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NewTek TriCaster Portable Production System MANUFACTURER: NEWTEK PRODUCT CODE: TRICASTER QUANTITY: MINIMUM ADVERTISED PRICE: $4995.00 **Add to Order for Lower Price** AVAILABILITY: USUALLY IN STOCK You’ve got something to express, with TriCaster you can broadcast or web stream your message out to the world and project to a live audience with the tools and techniques used on network television. TriCaster is a portable production system. At just under 10-pounds and the size of a shoe box you can take TriCaster anywhere. Plug it in and hook up 3 camcorders and you can live mix your camera sources with video from the TriCaster virtual video cassette recorders (VCR’s) using cut and fade transitions or any one of the 200+ video effects that come with the system. Your production can be complete and polished with opening titles, closing credits and graphics to identify your participants and locations. BENEFITS: The flexibility to quickly connect and switch live between three composite or S-Video cameras RCA video connectors for hook-up to any camera Audio connectors for professional audio mixing Record either full-screen .avi or archive your Internet stream Enjoy the flexibility of simultaneous output to broadcast, projector and live web stream for both in-house and remote audiences Template-based titling system makes creating powerful graphics and titles quick and easy With NewTek's iVGA™, any PC or Mac on the same network as TriCaster can be added as an input for your TriCaster live production Tailor your production using any of the 200+ different effects to transition from one camera or source to another 200+ different effects allow you to transition from one camera or source to another with style Integrated VCR allows you to playback pre-recorded video in your live presentation Built-in audio mixer allows you to effectively blend microphones, musical score and other sound elements TriCaster picture player allows you to include photos and still images in your production Easily record your productions in either AVI or WMV formats Built-in video editing lets you prepare video segments in advance for replay during your live production BRIEF SPECIFICATIONS: Video Input: 3 Y/C; 3 Composite (RCA) Audio Input: 2 Unbalanced Mic Inputs (phone); 1 Stereo Line In (RCA) Video Output: 1 Y/C; 1 Composite (RCA) Audio Output: 1 Unbalanced Line Out (Phone); 1 Stereo Headphone Out Video Ingest: 1, 4-pin IEEE FireWire®; 1, 6-pin IEEE FireWire® iVGA™ Input: 1 Ethernet Network Connection TriCaster Family Comparison Feature   TriCaster™  TriCaster PRO™   TriCaster STUDIO™  TriCaster BROADCAST™  Weight  10 lbs  10 lbs   16 lbs  16 lbs  Dimensions  11.5D x 8H x 7.5W"  11.5D x 8H x 7.5W" 15.5D x 8.5H x 10.4W" 15.5D x 8.5H x 10.4W" Video Inputs  3 Y/C or composite  3 component, Y/C or composite   6 component, Y/C or composite  6 SDI component, or composite  Video Output   Y/C + composite  Component + Y/C + composite  Component + Y/C + composite  SDI + Component + Y/C over BNC + composite  Virtual Set Support   No   Yes; virtual sets included  Yes; virtual sets included   Yes; virtual sets included   Integrated Character Generator  Yes – optional LiveText™ support Yes – optional LiveText™ support Yes – optional LiveText™ support  Yes–  optional LiveText™ support On-screen ISO Preview Monitors  Yes  Yes  3-cam ISO previews or 6-cam shared preview  3-cam ISO previews or 6-cam shared preview  16:9 Video Support   Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Projector Output  Yes; 4:3 and 16:9 aspects   Yes; 4:3 and 16:9 aspects   Yes, 4:3 and 16:9 aspects  Yes; 4:3 and 16:9 aspects  Projector Resolutions  XGA, DVI and analog outputs  XGA, SXGA, QSXGA and higher; DVI and analog outputs XGA, SXGA, QSXGA and higher; DVI and analog outputs XGA, SXGA, QSXGA and higher; DVI, HDMI and analog outputs Camera Auto-Calibration Yes Yes Yes Yes iVGA Network Import  Yes – 1 input Yes – 3 inputs Yes – 3 inputs Yes – 3 inputs Live Web Streaming  Yes; push or pull Windows Media support Yes; push or pull Windows Media with VC-1 and Flash streaming support Yes; push or pull Windows Media with VC1 and Flash streaming support  Yes; push or pull Windows Media with VC-1 and Flash streaming support 16:9 streaming  Yes Yes  Yes  Yes  Recorder  Yes; MPEG-2 or WMV  Simultaneous MPEG-2 + WMV records Simultaneous MPEG-2 + WMV records Simultaneous MPEG-2 + WMV records Recording Capacity  10 hours MPEG-2 10 hours MPEG-2   20 hours MPEG-2 20 hours MPEG-2 DDR Playback   1 DDR, 1 still store, with alpha channel assignable to Overlay 1 DDR, 1 still store, with alpha channel assignable to Overlay 2 DDRs, with alpha channel assignable to Overlay   2 DDRs, with alpha channel assignable to Overlay Mic Inputs   2 Phone   2 balanced (XLR or phone)   4 balanced (XLR or phone)  4 balanced (XLR or phone)  Line Inputs  1 RCA stereo  2 XLR/phone 1 1 RCA stereo pair  4 XLR/phone 1 4 XLR/phone 1 Line Outputs   1 RCA stereo pair   2 balanced phone   2 balanced phone; 2 RCA  2 balanced phone; 2 RCA  Preview Out  No  No  No  Yes, configurable as FX row output Vectorscope  No  Yes  Yes  Yes  Waveform Monitor  No  Yes  Yes  Yes  Phantom Power  No  Yes  Yes  Yes  Nonlinear Editor  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Upstream Effects  No  Yes  Yes  Yes  File Formats  AVI, DV, MPEG-2, QuickTime, HDV, JPG, PNG, and more ... AVI, DV, MPEG-2, QuickTime, HDV, JPG, PNG, and more ... AVI, DV, MPEG-2, QuickTime, HDV, JPG, PNG, and more ... AVI, DV, MPEG-2, QuickTime, HDV, JPG, PNG, and more ... Render Outputs  AVI, DV, MPEG-2, DVD, QuickTime, MP4 (iPod and PSP) AVI, DV, MPEG-2, DVD, QuickTime, MP4 (iPod and PSP) AVI, DV, MPEG-2, DVD, QuickTime, MP4 (iPod and PSP)  AVI, DV, MPEG-2, DVD, QuickTime, MP4 (iPod and PSP) Accessory Options* LiveControl™ LC-8, TimeWarp™ LiveText™, DataLink™ LiveControl LC-11, TimeWarp, LiveText, DataLink LiveControl LC-11, TimeWarp, LiveText, DataLink LiveControl LC-11, TimeWarp, LiveText, DataLink 1 Inputs are selectable between line and mic impedance. * The RS-8 will work with all upgraded models of TriCaster. There is an upgrade offer for RS-8 owners who wish to purchase LiveControl. DOWNLOAD TRICASTER BROCHURE