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NewTek TriCaster 850 Complete Bundle
Deliver network-quality HD live production using TriCaster 850, paired with the powerful TriCaster 850 CS optional control surface, designed specifically to mirror the TriCaster 850 interface. Illuminated buttons, twist knobs, a premium T-bar and three-axis joystick provide a physical connection to all TriCaster functions and effects. The combination packs the power of a network television studio into a versatile, 4U rack mount system with full touch control of the 24-channel system.
The versatility of TriCaster 850 and TriCaster 850 CS works for both desktop and portable live production. With the ability to simultaneously broadcast, live stream, project and record network-quality HD video, TriCaster 850 allows you to get your message to a global audience, quickly and easily. Build your brand, extend your reach and increase your advertising inventory and sponsorship revenue - anytime, anywhere.
LIVE CAMERA
Instantly incorporate live video, taking SD-SDI, Y/C, component or composite video (depending on model) from the camera by connecting to TriCaster's convenient front panel. Once a camera is connected to TriCaster, its video appears on-screen and is ready for use in your presentation. Connect up to six cameras (depending on model) and deliver your program to video, projector or the Web. TriCaster makes live event production faster and easier.
LIVE VIRTUAL SETS
With LiveSet you can achieve the look of a sophisticated studio setting in a tight space without the need for external equipment. LiveSet is integrated into every TriCaster STUDIO and TriCaster BROADCAST. With lights, a simple camera setup and a green or blue backdrop, your on-camera talent can be placed in any one of the LiveSet virtual sets. With the proprietary technology in LiveSet, you can also have multiple camera angles and change focal length from telephoto to medium to wide, without ever moving the cameras. The virtual sets in LiveSet are designed with the Emmy Award-winning LightWave 3D. Use LiveSet Generator for LightWave 3D to create your own photo-realistic 3D virtual set environments. With LiveSet Constructor you can also create simple LiveSet environments, using your own foreground and background artwork or photography available free to registered owners of TriCaster STUDIO and TriCaster BROADCAST.
iVGA
This proprietary NewTek technology allows you to use any computer on the network as a video source. Simply add the small iVGA application to networked computers and those systems will be seen by TriCaster. The TriCaster producer can then choose among any of those computers, bringing it into the presentation in real time. NewTek's iVGA is capable of bringing in full-screen images, animations and even video playing on the outlying computer with incredible clarity and smoothness.
VIRTUAL DDRs
TriCaster offers total freedom to record, edit and play back with its virtual DDRs. Simply drop in a video clip and when you're ready to take it live, select and play it back instantly. Using the virtual DDR button on the video mixer panel, it is easy to cut between video clips and live cameras.
STILL PLAYER
TriCaster's Picture Player is one of several inputs to the video mixer and can display a series of images in full detail, with the ability to set specific playback times for each image in the list.
STREAMING
More and more viewers are turning to the Web for information and entertainment. Live streaming with TriCaster is the ideal way to leverage your content. TriCaster allows you to live stream events and activities that may be better suited for the Web rather than a live broadcast allowing you to reach a global audience, expand sponsorship and advertising opportunities and build a stronger relationship with your viewers, fans and community. TriCaster makes live streaming easy with full support for Flash and Windows Media.
AUDIO MIXER
Running a presentation with live presenters and recorded footage requires flexibility and full control of the audio, TriCaster simplifies this to a few controls. Each source (mic1, mic2, line, and DDR) has its own audio level controls and a single output volume control. The quality of your audio signal can be verified with on-board audio meters as well as with the integrated headphone output. Each input has Balance, Equalization and Solo output. The microphone inputs also have an automated Talk Over button, to quickly reduce the volume of all other inputs, giving that microphone level priority. Most TriCaster models offer balanced audio and phantom power. Edit Media provides the ability to bring in music or audio files through the capture panel or across the network. These audio elements may then be added to your project without importing or converting. TriCaster accepts wav, MP3 and DV audio for immediate playback with control over left and right channels, a master audio slider with a visual stereo positioner.
OVERLAY / DSKs
Identify presenters and create key points with overlay titles. TriCaster offers numerous professionally designed templates that are customizable through a simple click-and-replace text function. Quickly browse through many styles of lower or full-screen graphics and replace the stand-in text with your own. Access any page with a click and smoothly fade titles and text in and out. Create as many pages as you need from the various pre-loaded styles in TriCaster. Custom styles can be created using any graphics program and the integrated Edit Text.
EDIT TEXT
When you need to create custom titles or graphics, TriCaster includes a character generator that provides complete control over text, gradients, shadows, font selection and more. Completed pages can be simply exported to Overlay where they are ready to add to your live production. Title pages, bulleted lists, lower thirds, scrolls and crawls can all be quickly customized.
VIDEO EFFECTS
TriCaster is ready-to-go with hundreds of professional transitions. Wipes, peels, 3D page curls and much more can be dropped into the Transitions folder and easily arranged. All transitions that can be used live in the switcher can be used in the real-time editor. You choose which order the effects will be recalled and auto-advance to the next transition. Using TriCaster TCXD850CS or LC-11 external control devices, you can use the transition selector to quickly dial in the effect you choose.
KEYER
TriCaster provides the ability to combine live images with background video and graphics using the included keyer. This effect is seen nightly in TV weathercasts. Key elements can be added in real-time using the TriCaster switcher or keyed in later using the editor.
PROJECTOR OUTPUT
TriCaster provides you the flexibility to deliver your program to three simultaneous outputs: video, projector and the Web. Project your production in high resolution through TriCaster's DVI digital output. TriCaster provides the ability to mix video with computer sources including PowerPoint with professional results as the video is scaled up to the resolution of your projector.
CAPTURE MEDIA
Connect a camera or video deck to TriCaster and use the streamlined capture functions to begin ingesting clips for editing or live playback. Start, stop and pause buttons make clip capture simple.
STORY BOARD & TIMELINE EDITING
TriCaster's storyboard editor is simple enough to master in seconds, as all pictures and videos sequence one after another. This is the best place to start editing, as you can quickly rearrange and then replay to see the changes. The storyboard is fast and simple, yet powerful enough to provide any special effect you need.
- Multiple video layers
- Animated titles
- Slow motion
- Panning, 3D rotation, soft edges, more
- The timeline editor allows you to further refine your program by creating picture-in-picture effects, adding titles and producing multiple video and graphics layers.
Transitions are easy to add by dropping them between each video segment in the storyboard or on the timeline. Once edited, your project is ready to be used in several ways; output as a digital video file, sent to a projector or streamed.
TRICASTER 850 - VIDEO LINKS
Watch the online demos to get a great overview of the TriCaster 850.
NewTek TriCaster 850 Demonstration
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SPECIFICATIONS
- Dimensions: 19in D x 7.25in H x 21.5in W
- Weight: 42 lbs
- Video Input
- 8 Simultaneous Inputs.
- Any Combination of: HD-SDI, HD Component, SD-SDI, SD Component, Y/C (BNC) or Composite.
- HD-SDI Video Conforms to SMPTE 292M and SD Video Conforms to SMPTE 259M and ITU-R BT.656.
- Audio Input
- 8 x 2 Balanced XLR at Line and Mic Level
- 8 AES3/EBU BNC Connectors
- 8 SDI Embedded Analog Audio Levels Conform to SMPTE RP-155 Phantom Power Option
- Video Output (1)
- 3 HD/SD-SDI
- 3 HD/SD Component HDMI Output Aux VGA/DVI Output User Interface VGA/DVI Output
- Audio Output
- 4 Balanced XLR (Program Out)
- 4 Balanced XLR (Auxiliary Out)
- 2 AES/EBU (Program Out)
- 3 SDI Embedded (Program Out)
- 1 Stereo 1/4in Headphone Jack
- Video Processing: 32-Bit Floating Point, YCbCrA 4:4:4:4
- Audio Processing: 32-Bit Floating Point, 96 kHz, 4 Channels
- Supported Formats: NTSC: 1080i 59.94, 720p 59.94, 480i 59.94 (16:9 and 4:3) Multi-Standard: 1080i 50, 720p 50, 576i 50 (16:9 and 4:3)
- Recording Capacity: ~ 36 Hours 1080i 59.94 Removable Drive Bays for Unlimited Record Time and Backup Capability
- Presets: Numerous Preset Bins (includes individual production sessions)
- Mix HD/SD Sources: Yes
- Video Ingest: 1, 6-pin IEEE FireWire
- Tally: DB15 Connector for 8 PGM Row Tally Lights
- iVGA Network Selections: 2 Channels Dedicated to Separate iVGA Sources (select instantly from unlimited network sources)
- Network Connection: 1GBit Connection for Network Inputs and Streaming Output
- Virtual Set Support: Yes - 18 HD Virtual Sets Included
- Per Virtual/Mix Channel Overlay: 1 Channel with Keying, Effects with Positioning, Scaling, Cropping, and 3D Rotation
- Virtual/Mix Channels: 8 Independent Channels with Presets
- Main Overlay: 2 Downstream Keys with Independent Effects with Keying, Positioning, Scaling, Cropping and 3D Rotation
- Media Player: 2 DDRs, Stills, Titles, Audio Player (all video sources provide output with alpha channel, for use in overlays, virtual sets, etc.)
- On-Screen Preview Monitors: in All Sources,in in Computer Sources,in in Camera Inputs,in in Preview and FXin or in Scopes with Switchable Inputin (full-time, tabbed - all run at full field rate)
- Projector Output: Yes - 16:9 and 4:3 Aspects
- Projector Resolutions: Up to 1920 x 1200
- Full HD 720p 16:9 Streaming: Yes
- Live Webcasting: Yes - Adobe Flash, Windows Media Push/ Pull and VC-1 Codec Support
- Waveform Monitor and Vectorscopes: Yes - Full Field Rate with Color Preview
- Record to Disk: Simultaneous Recording of Full Resolution MPEG-2 and Archive of Web Stream
- Integrated Character Generator: Yes
- Nonlinear Editor: Yes
- File Formats: AVI, DNXHD, DV, M4V, MPEG-2, QuickTime, H264, HDV, JPG, PNG, PSD and More
- Render Outputs: AVI, DV, MPEG-2, MP4 (iPod and PSP), QuickTime
- Form Factor: Rack Mount (4U with optional rails)
- Redundant Power Supply: Yes
- Drive Bays: 4 Trayless SATA II Removable Drive Bays
- Accessory Options: TriCaster TCXD850 CS, TriCaster Virtual Set Editor, TriCaster LC-11, TriCaster TimeWarp and TriCaster LiveText2
TriCaster TCXD850 CS
- Panel Dimenson: 28.5 in x 11.5 in
- Base Dimensions: L: 27 7/16" W: 11" H: 2" (Back) ~ 5/8" (Front)
- Weight: 16.3 lbs
- Joystick Height: 2.75"
FEATURES
TriCaster 850 is a 24-channel, high definition (HD) portable live production system. TriCaster 850 provides the highest quality, 32-bit floating point with 4:4:4:4 video processing, and supports (HD) and standard definition (SD) video in resolutions up to 1080p, as well as live web streaming in resolutions up to 720p. Together, TriCaster 850 and the optional TriCaster 850 CS control surface provides a hands-on connection to your live productions. The back-lit buttons, twist knobs, premium T-bar and three-axis joystick are mapped directly to the TriCaster 850 interface and provide you with a physical connection to the system's functions and effects.
- A 24-channel, 1080p native switcher that gives you complete control to simultaneously broadcast, live stream, project and record HD and/or SD productions
- Optional TriCaster 850 CS control surface gives you a physical connection to all sources and functions in your live production, allowing changes on the fly
- One-Button live streaming that allows you to deliver full, HD live streams directly to the Web in resolutions up to 720p, the highest output in the industry
- One-Button recording that allows you to capture your live productions at full resolution and preserve them as high quality video and stream files
- 50 hours of 1080i 59.94 recording capacity that you can extend by using the four removable drive bays, providing unlimited storage and backup for your post production and archiving needs
- Eight external video inputs that allow you to connect up to eight HD and/or SD live cameras in any combination of HD-SDI, SD-SDI, HD component, SD component, Y/C, or composite
- Eight virtual/mix channels with presets and individual overlays let you create and save complex switcher effects, and assign them to a single source for easy access and use
- 18 HD live virtual sets (using proprietary NewTek LiveSet technology) and advanced matte generation let you achieve the look of a sophisticated studio setting in a limited space
- Optional TriCaster Virtual Set Editor (VSE) includes specially designed TriCaster VSE Sets with a variety of elements that can be edited. Change images, backgrounds and color schemes; add custom logos; adjust select set pieces, talent placement, and more - or add your own artwork to TriCaster VSE Layer Sets to create custom virtual sets or double-box effects
- Five digital media players, including two DDRs, titles bin, stills store, and sound player, that provide you with the ability to present video clips, motion graphics, titles, images, music, audio clips, and more during your live production
- Two downstream keys with independent effects, that allow you to key, position, scale, crop and rotate in 3D, and use animated effects to customize your overlay
- Two network inputs that deliver external computer sources to the switcher or overlay channels, so that you can access unlimited displays from a PC or Mac (using proprietary NewTek iVGA technology), and/or titles and graphics from NewTek LiveText
- Multi-view monitoring options that allow you to simultaneously view all switcher inputs at full field rate, view color Waveform and Vectorscope displays to verify signal integrity, and more
- Flexible audio support that lets you use any combination of embedded SDI, AES or balanced XLR audio inputs to bring in microphones, stereo or quad line level sources
- Audio mixing capabilities with audio follows video support and auxiliary routing, that give you the option to integrate an external audio setup
- Three video output rows that enable you to output HD and SD video simultaneously
- HDMI, DVI and VGA program output options that allow you to use a projector (IMAG) or other monitoring applications to display video
- Versatile 4U rack mount form factor with redundant power supply, that is suitable for your desktop (rubber feet supplied), as well as your portable live production demand
