Introducing the "Portable LIVE Production Bundle" from NewTek, Canon, and Vitec. Creating a Production Studio has never been so easy. THREE Best of Breed Companies. Now you can create LIVE production with confidence, taking advantage of the power and tools needed to make LIVE production possible.

TRICASTER BROADCAST Live Production Bundle includes the following:

TriCaster BROADCAST™, with SDI support, delivers enhanced efficiency and reliability. With audio embedded in the video signal, you can depend on a fast, professional setup. TriCaster BROADCAST makes it possible for you to deliver network quality programs to video, projector and Web with a full range of professional tools including six camera inputs, live virtual sets, double box effects and much more.

TriCaster BROADCAST™ provides the full range of professional broadcast tools with SDI support. Whether you work with a team or operate on your own, TriCaster BROADCAST is easy to set up, portable and provides the following system 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 serial digital cameras to provide full coverage of any venue
• Optional LiveText™ character generator allows remote control over show titles
• Dual virtual DDRs can be played on cue for perfect cut-ins every time
• Either virtual DDR may be used to overlay scrolls, crawls and motion titles
• Lock titles and graphics upstream to any input,
• Total flexibility with operation in either six-camera or three-camera mode. Switch six cameras with shared preview or three cameras with a dedicated preview for each
• 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
• Multi-format live clip playback
• TriCaster auto-detects and compensates for aspect on playback
• 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
• Digital BNC video connectors provide increased durability and reliability for your camera hook-ups
• Four balanced XLR or phone jack audio connectors for professional audio mixing
• Simultaneously record full-screen MPEG-2 while archiving your webcast
• Easily cut to video using the on-board DDRs at any time without needing another person to cue them up

TriCaster BROADCAST™ Specifications

Canon XH G1S

With the XH G1S, Canon continues to expand its offerings of high quality HDV camcorders. For the most demanding professional seeking a lightweight, handily-sized high performance camcorder, the XH G1S delivers. Industry standard HD-SDI, Genlock and Time Code IN/OUT, all SMPTE compliant, and a wide range of image parameter controls makes the XH G1S a leading choice in the category.

Starting with the superb Canon Genuine Canon 20x HD lens with Professional L Series Fluorite, the XH G1S adds 3CCDs, each of which is at 1440 x 1080 pixels. It also means you can be sure that your shooting in the field will be the best it can be with Canon’s SuperRange Optical Image Stabilization. It corrects for a wide range of camera movement and vibration, and combined with Instant AF (Auto Focus) you’ll get ultra-quick, accurate focus. The DIGIC DV II HD image processor finishes the picture with improved color reproduction and noise reduction - for a final result that delivers excellent image quality.

To further ensure that your vision is realized, the XH G1S gives you features that let you make manual adjustments to fine-tune your video- the ultimate in total image control. For those situations in which you need to let your camcorder take care of exposure and image controls, the automatic settings on the XH G1S will expertly assist you.

You’ll find flexibility, versatility and capability in the extensive array of features and optional accessories of the XH G1S. It is bound to meet and exceed your highest expectations.

Genuine Canon 20x HD Video Lens with Professional L-Series Fluorite

The XH G1S comes with a Genuine Canon 20x HD lens that shows why the name Canon is synonymous with optical excellence.

Canon reserves the L-Series designation for its highest quality photographic lenses. The Professional L Series Fluorite lens of the XH G1S ensures outstanding resolution, contrast and color reproduction, and delivers clarity and image quality you won't see with conventional optical glass lenses. And, because it's an ultra-low dispersion (UD) lens, chromatic aberration is reduced for brilliant results.

The XH G1S's design gives you equally impressive operational performance. The design lets you operate the zoom using the lens barrel ring, the control on the camera's grip, or the control on the camera's handle. When using the zoom ring on the lens, you can control the speed of your zoom by varying the angle of the ring, or by varying the speed at which you rotate the ring. When using the grip control, you can zoom at 16 different speeds; or you can use the control to operate at a single zoom speed which you preset. When using the handle zoom control, you can operate the zoom at a single speed which you preset. You can also select high-speed zoom to increase the zoom speed when using either the grip or handle control. And, because the lens is designed with a zoom ring, you can operate zoom, focus and aperture using a single hand.

This f1.6 - 3.5, 4.5 - 90mm lens gives you a wide view that - at its widest - is equivalent to a 32.5mm focal length lens on a 35mm camera. It also comes with two built-in ND filters, and can be enhanced with an optional wide converter to meet all your needs.

SuperRange Optical Image Stabilizer

The XH G1S also comes with Canon's innovative SuperRange Optical Image Stabilizer (OIS), which combines gyro- and image-sensors to give image stabilization through a wider range of camera motions. Some image stabilization systems correct one type of camera motion or vibration better than another. But Canon's SuperRange OIS corrects for a wide range of camcorder motion: the fast vibration you'd experience while recording from a moving car; the medium-speed motion of hand-held recording; and the slower motion of body sway. No matter what you're recording and how you're recording it, the XH G1S's stabilization design corrects camcorder shake instantly. In addition, optical stabilization keeps your shot steady without a loss in image quality - something that can't be said for electronic image stabilization.

Canon XH G1S Specifications: