NewTek Tricaster TXCD450
Portable HD Switcher

TriCaster™ 450 lets you connect up to four cameras. Get full coverage. It's easy. On your own or with a team. No production is too big or too complicated. Paired with the optional TriCaster 450 CS control surface, and the TriCaster 850 TW, you get a hands-on connection to every source and function. 14-channel live production. Multi-definition video support in resolutions up to 1080p. Stream live to the Web in resolutions up to 720p - with the push of a button. Apple® AirPlay® support to deliver video and audio into your live production, with iOS devices like iPod®, iPad® and iPhone®. iKnow. It's cool.

Powerful and compact, TriCaster 450 lets you:

• Connect up to four HD and/or SD live cameras
• Make changes on the fly with TriCaster 450 CS and TriCaster 850 TW
• Push one button to live stream, with simultaneous archive
• Push one button to record, with adjustable audio headroom
• Get up to 20 hours of HD recording
• Configure, store and import your favorite streaming set-ups as presets
• Access online CDN accounts, even during live production, with an integrated Web browser
• Create and save complex switcher effects to a single button
• Get 20 HD live virtual sets and advanced matte generation to get the look of a sophisticated studio setting in a limited space
• Create custom virtual sets or double-box effects with optional TriCaster Virtual Set Editor (VSE)
• Expand your workspace with multi-view monitor output
• Get a multi-channel audio mixer with audio follows video suppport
• Connect a projector or big screen for IMAG video output
• Use as a desktop or rack mount system

NewTek TriCaster Studio

TriCaster STUDIO:  
NewTek TriCaster STUDIO™ is a virtual TV studio that fits in a backpack. The perfect tool for portable, live production, this 6-input switcher offers a technical breakthrough in live virtual set production, finally making this technology accessible to teachers, churches and sporting events. Record, stream and project live events from within TriCaster STUDIO’s virtual set environments. Smaller production facilities can now afford to present a ‘Network Look’ with TriCaster STUDIO advanced switching features, such as Dual-channel upstream effects, dual VCR playback, animated titles and on-set virtual monitors and video editing with SpeedEDIT™ are all integrated into one 16-pound box

TriCaster STUDIO™ is easy to set up, portable and lets you capitalize on the following benefits:

• LiveSet™ technology that makes it possible to give a very small space the appearance of large network-style studio
• Quickly connect and mix six component, composite or S-Video cameras to provide full coverage of any venue
• Dual virtual DDRs with alpha channel support
• Both virtual DDR’s may be assigned to downstream key for scrolls, crawls and motion lower-thirds
• Integrated character generator provides the ability to create custom titles, motion graphics, scrolls and crawls
• Optional LiveText™ character generator allows remote control over show titles
• Ability to lock any title or graphic to any input
• Complete flexibility with the choice to operate in either six-camera or three-camera mode providing the ability to switch six cameras or three cameras and use three virtual ISO monitors
• Full support for both 4:3 and 16:9 broadcasting provides the option of delivering your program in the traditional TV format or film aspect ratio
• Auto-detection of the aspect ratio of all clips
• NewTek iVGA™, makes it possible to add any PC or Mac on the network with TriCaster as a live input
• Flash, Windows Media and VC-1 streaming support
• Three professional BNC component video connectors provide increased durability and reliability for camera hook-ups
• Four balanced XLR or phone jack audio connectors for professional audio mixing
• Simultaneously record full-screen MPEG-2 while archiving the stream
• Easily cut to video using the on-board DDRs at any time without needing another person to cue them up

TriCaster Interface 

The TriCaster interface is set up much like the control room found in a broadcast production truck. You have quick and easy access to virtual monitors and your live production tools, virtual sets, titling system, editing program, recording and streaming options and much more.

 

NewTek TriCaster™ TCXD850
HD Portable Live Switcher

TriCaster TCXD850 is designed to meet the most demanding HD production requirements. This 24-channel HD/SD live production switcher comes in a rack mount form factor, with redundant power and removable storage; eight external sources, eight virtual/mix channels; new live HD virtual sets and advanced matte generation; overlay with rotation, positioning and scaling in 3D plus animated effects; HD live streaming; increased media player capabilities, and multi-view monitoring of all inputs and outputs.

Powerful, yet true to the TriCaster tradition, the new TriCaster TCXD850 is easy to learn and use, with the flexibility for one person or a small team to deliver HD network-quality video.

TriCaster TCXD850 is the latest addition to the NewTek HD portable live production family. This durable rack mount system provides the highest quality, 32-bit floating point with 4:4:4:4 video processing. TriCaster TCXD850 accepts video in all common video formats and sources, including HD-SDI, SDI, component, Y/C, or composite. Whether you work with a team or operate on your own, TriCaster TCXD850 is easy to learn and provides the following benefits:

• 22-channel switcher with eight HD-SDI or analog inputs, two DDRs, two network inputs, titles, stills and eight virtual/mix channels
• Five digital Media Players for video playback, titles, stills, music and sound
• Overlay with rotation, positioning and scaling in 3D plus animated effects
• Two network inputs deliver graphics from LiveText, presentations from a PC or Mac® using iVGA or other computer sources to the switcher or overlay channels
• Simultaneously monitor all switcher inputs at full field-rate and verify signal integrity with color Waveform/Vectorscopes
• Use any combination of either embedded digital, AES or the 16 balanced analog XLR audio inputs to bring in microphones, stereo or quad line level sources
• Audio mixing capabilities with audio follows video support and auxiliary routing to integrate into an external audio setup
• HDMI and VGA program outputs for projector (IMAG) or other monitoring applications
• 36 hours of 1080i recording capacity that can be extended by using the three removable drive bays
• Three video output rows provide flexible simultaneous HD and SD video output
• Durable rack mount 4U case with redundant power supply

NewTek Tricaster TCXD300
Portable HD Switcher

The TriCaster TCXD300 Portable Live HD Production from NewTek is a high-definition (HD), live, multi-camera, video production environment. This solution eliminates the need for big television studios or giant production trucks with banks of monitors, miles of cables, tape machines, video recorders, video effects generators, titling stations, audio mixers, and more. This solution is designed to incorporate all of that power, quality, and potential in a lightweight box small enough to fit in a backpack. Using this device, one person or a small team can deliver network-quality video.

Use this unit to broadcast, project, live stream, or record full HD programming. It also offers multi-channel HD switching, HD network-style virtual sets, HD titling, HD digital disk recording, audio mixing, HD editing, and full HD streaming, among many other features.

Virtual Inputs and Live Virtual Sets

• Five Virtual Input functions, each similar to advanced mix/effects bus with positioning and overlay capabilities
• Use "virtual cameras" by populating multiple Virtual Inputs from a single camera source (and switch between them)
• Each source has a Proc Amp, keying, garbage matte and alpha channel support
• Layer up to five live video or CG sources (internal or supplied by network)
• Independent zoom and pan controls for each source that make composition and camera placement easy
• All Virtual Inputs provide an additional overlay channel with independent transitions and scaling capabilities
• Insert live video inputs into live virtual sets with ease
• Zoom the virtual camera smoothly and easily either interactively, or using automatic control to user specified zoom preset levels
• Presets provide quick convenient access to numerous Virtual Input setups

Production

• HD-SDI and HD component plus SD-SDI, component, Y/C and composite input/output
• Mix source resolutions and aspect ratios (including HD and SD video)
• Simultaneous HD and SD video output with Proc Amp control
• iVGA supports unlimited networked computers as live inputs to the switcher
• Simple live HD streaming with Adobe Flash or Windows Media in either push or pull
• Record 18 hours of full HD 1080i video in high quality 100Mbps I-Frame only MPEG at up to 4:2:2 color precision
• Genlock input for broadcast system integration supports bi-level and tri-level references
• On-screen ISO monitoring for all switcher inputs (internal and external)
• Enhanced secondary video output for projector or second monitor (up to 1920 x 1200) with sophisticated full field-rate defielding and scaler processing offers varied displays including Program, Preview, Effects, all ISO sources, Waveform Monitor and Vectorscope, and more
• Dedicated upstream overlay with transitions with per source positioning, scaling, and color processing
• Two additional downstream overlay channels with individual transitions, scaling, position, keying and alpha channel
• Sophisticated control system for transitions, automated playback, overlays and more
• Next generation LiveMatte™ HD for incredibly clean real-time keying with advanced spill suppression and garbage matte controls.
• Convenient user presets available throughout the live production environment, including DDR playlists, Virtual Inputs, and audio mixers
• Integrated audio mixer with audio-follows-video and talk-over options
• Auxiliary audio output supports external mixing of sound from integrated media players for easy integration with complex audio installations and external mixing
• Edit title pages live, including changes to fonts, text sizes, graphic replacement and more
• Media player autoplay allows easy on-air cue of titles, video clips, sophisticated count-down capabilities and more
• DDR provides real-time dynamic playback speed control for clip playback
• New session system allows convenient storage and recall of complete configuration and playlist setups for different shows, locations and more
• Easy access to every important control during live production
• Support for LiveControl™ LC-11 hardware switcher
• Extensive file format support simplifies media import
• Integrated professional HD CG/Titling and real-time HD editing capabilities