TouchCast Pitch Windows: Tips and Tricks

Test Your Camera and Audio Setting

Always check the Camera and Microphone settings before working with Pitch to develop presentations.  The default setting be fine for your session but it's always better to check them first.

Use the Camera options to:   

• Select the camera to be used when you record
• Setup green screen special effects if that is to be used

Use the Audio options to:

• Select the microphone to be used as you record
• Set your microphone record volume (gain)

Break Presentations and Scenes Into Multiple Clips

Each time you begin recording your Pitch presentation, Pitch starts a new clip.  You could begin recording and capture all of your scenes, then stop recording. This will result in one very long clip.  While this method could work, it makes editing and finalizing your presentation more difficult,

A better approach is to start recording as you begin a scene and pause when you are done with that scene.  Using this method, you will have one clip for each scene (plus clips for scenes retakes). The method makes editing your presentation easier.  

Yet another approach is to use Record Start / Pause operations to break sections within a scene into multiple clips.  This method provides additional flexibility as you edit and handle multiple takes.

Save Your Project File Frequently

Remember to save your project to a local (or network) storage location frequently (Pitch saves your project as a .tcp file which you can assign a name to as your save it).

Use Shortcuts

Many common Pitch operation can be performed using Shortcuts (key combinations).  Many users find this to be a time saver. You can find those shortcuts here: TouchCast Pitch Windows: Keyboard Shortcuts Table