NewTek TriCaster STUDIO
TriCaster STUDIO™ delivers portable live production and streaming with photo-real live virtual sets. TriCaster STUDIO™ is a live production workhorse that offers the ability to switch six cameras and incorporate real-time keying, titling, audio mixing, live streaming, virtual sets and more. With TriCaster STUDIO, you have the power of a live television truck in one simple to use portable system.
The LiveSet™ virtual set technology in TriCaster STUDIO allows you to achieve the look of a sophisticated studio setting within a very small studio space without the need for external equipment.
Write Your Own Review
You're reviewing: NewTek TriCaster STUDIO
SPECIFICATIONS
- Dimensions - 17.5in D x 8.5in H x 10.4in W
- Weight - 19 lbs
- Recording Capacity - 20 Hours MPEG-2
- Video Input
- 6 Y/C
- 6 Composite (BNC)
- 6 Component (BNC)
- Audio Input - 4 Balanced Mic/Line Inputs (XLR or phone)
- Video Output
- 2 Y/C
- 2 Composite (BNC)
- 2 Component (BNC)
- Audio Output
- 2 Balanced Line Outs (phone)
- 2 Unbalanced Line Outs (RCA)
- 1 Stereo Headphone Out
- Video Ingest
- 1, 4-pin IEEE FireWire
- 1, 6-pin IEEE FireWire
- Tally - 6 Tally Light Connections
- iVGA Network Import - Yes – 3 inputs
- iVGA Input - Shift Between 3 iVGA Client Displays
- Virtual Set Support - Yes; virtual sets included
- Integrated Character Generator - Yes
- On-screen ISO Preview Monitors - 3-cam ISO previews or 6-cam shared preview
- 16:9 Video Support - Yes
- Projector Output - Yes; 4:3 and 16:9 aspects
- Projector Resolutions - XGA, SXGA, QSXGA and higher; DVI and analog outputs
- Camera Auto-Calibration - Yes
- Live Web Casting - Yes; push or pull Windows Media with VC-1 and Flash streaming support
- 16:9 streaming - Yes
- Recorder - Simultaneous MPEG-2 + WMV records
- DDR Playback - 2 DDRs, with alpha channel assignable to downstream key
- Mic Inputs - 4 balanced (XLR or phone)
- Line Inputs - 4 XLR/phone
- Line Outputs - 2 balanced phone; 2 RCA
- Preview Out - No
- Vectorscope - Yes
- Waveform Monitor - Yes
- Upstream Effects - Yes
- Phantom Power - Yes
- Nonlinear Editor - Yes
- File Formats - AVI, DV, MPEG-2, QuickTime, HDV, JPG, PNG, and more ...
- Render Outputs - AVI, DV, MPEG-2, DVD, QuickTime, MP4 (iPod and PSP)
- Power Consumption - 90 watts / 307 BTUs per hour
- Accessory Options - LiveControl LC-11, TimeWarp, LiveText 2
FEATURES
- 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


