NewTek TriCaster PRO Professional Portable Studio
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MANUFACTURER: NEWTEK
PRODUCT CODE: TRICASTER_PRO
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TriCaster PRO™ provides a complete portable studio for the professional producer with the ability to mix component, composite and S-Video camera sources. Produce your show with network style virtual sets, balanced audio, an integrated character generator, broad file format support, increased storage and much more.
Broadcasters, sports teams, corporations, schools, media ministries and many others have come to rely on the award-winning TriCaster PRO™ for portable live production and live web streaming.
BENEFITS:
LiveSet™ technology that makes it possible for you to turn a very small space into a larger than life network style studio
Transition to live double-box effects. For example, show both your in-studio talent and remote reporter sharing the screen
Over 20 hours of video storage for video playback during live presentations and for archiving your live presentations
Full support for both 4:3 and 16:9 broadcasting giving you the option of delivering your program in the traditional TV format or film aspect ratio
LiveMatte™ technology makes it easy to create clean chroma keys for your talent to be displayed in the live virtual sets
With NewTek’s iVGA™ up to three Mac or PC’s on the same network with your TriCaster can be added as inputs for your TriCaster live production
Live overlays support text, picture and animated titles with alpha channel to provide depth and dimension to your graphics
VGA output to projector, with image enhancement controls provide the best quality image to an in-house audience
Edit Media is now optimized with the SpeedEDIT™ 1.5 engine providing the ability to edit HD footage, along with render support for Mac, iPod, MPEG-4, Flash and more
200+ different effects allow you to transition from one camera or source to another to customize your production
File format support has been extended for live and post production to include MPEG and QuickTime for greater versatility in program delivery
Character generator provides the ability for you to create your own custom titles, motion graphics, scrolls and crawls
For complete versatility and reliability connect Y/C sources using either 4-pin or dual BNC connectors
In-field system recovery provides on-location confidence at any production
BRIEF SPECIFICATIONS:
Video Input: 3 Y/C; 3 Composite (BNC); 3 Component (BNC)
Audio Input: 2 Balanced Mic/Line Inputs (XLR or Phone); 1 Stereo Line In (RCA)
Video Output: 1 Y/C; 1 Composite (BNC); 1 Component (BNC)
Audio Output: 2 Balanced 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"
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15.5D x 8.5H x 10.4W"
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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.
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