Vizrt TriCaster Vizion Tower with 44 NDI Inputs and 16 SDI Inputs/Outputs

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Vizrt TriCaster Vizion Tower with 44 NDI Inputs and 16 SDI I/O
HD-BNC to BNC Pigtails
Power Cord
Quick Start Guide
3-Year Viz Flowics Basic
1-Year Standard Support
Limited Manufacturer 3-Year Hardware Warranty

Video Input
44 x simultaneous external video inputs, supporting any combination of compatible sources in resolutions up to UHD at frame rates up to 60fps (2160p 59.94)

Network Video Input
44 x IP inputs via NDI®, resolution-independent, with support for key and fill

SDI Video Input
12G/3G/HD SDI connections supporting video input in any combination of standard formats, resolutions, and frame rates2

Up to 16 configurable ports depending on hardware version. These ports can be configured for input or output. Up to 4 ports support 12G signals.

Available frame rates determined by session video standard (NTSC or PAL)

Video connections are HD-BNC connectors. HD-BNC to BNC pigtails are provided with your system.

Video Output
Configurable for up to 16 independent HD or 2 UHD video mix outputs, with simultaneous delivery via IP and SDI

Network Video Output
56 x IP outputs via NDI® (HD sessions only)
16 x video mix outputs in resolutions up to 1080p at frame rates up to 60fps (1080p 59.94) or 2 x UHD video mix outputs at up to 60 frames per second (2160p 59.94)

SDI Video Output
12G/3G/HD SDI connections, optionally configurable for:

16 x independent 12G/3G/HD video mix outputs supporting standard NTSC and PAL formats, resolutions, and frame rates3

Available frame rates determined by session video standard (NTSC or PAL)

16 Video connections are HD-BNC connectors. HD-BNC to BNC pigtails are provided with your system.

Audio
44 channel integrated audio mixer with support for 8-channel audio, DSPs and 4x8x8 audio input routing

Local Audio Input

Up to 16 x SDI embedded

Local Audio Output

Up to 16 x SDI Embedded

Network Audio

Media
5 x media players

• 4 x DDR
  
• 1 x Sound
  
• 15 x media buffers
  
• 10 x animation buffers with GIF support
  
• 5 x graphic buffers

Keyers
Integrated LiveMatte™ chroma and luma keying technology on all source channels and M/E buses

• 44 x input keyers
  
• 4 x media player keyers
  
• 8 x M/E keyers
  
• 1 x PREVIZ keyer
  
• 15 x buffer keyers

COMPs
Integrated video composition engine on the switcher and each M/E bus to create, store, and apply layer configurations and DVE-style motion sequences

• 16 x configurable COMP presets per bus

Virtual Sets
Integrated LiveSet™ technology with 30+ live virtual sets and box effects included

DataLink
Integrated DataLink™ technology enabling real-time, automated data input from internal and external sources, including webpages, spreadsheets, scoreboards, databases, RSS feeds, watch files, XML, CSV, ASCII and more

Macros
Record, store, edit and automate commands and user-configured operation sequences

• Attach to control panel buttons, keyboard shortcuts, hotspots, MIDI and Xkeys® buttons or GPI triggers
  
• Attach to internal events and state changes, including audio, media playback, tally and specific switcher actions
  
• Supports control via web-based interface

Recording

• 8 x configurable M/E channels
  
• Up to 16 x physical SDI inputs
  
• 4 x DDR’s
  
• 3 x streaming encoders
  
• Support for growing file playback from DDR’s
  
• Instant Replay capability on each input
  
• 44 x total configurable inputs

Storage
4 TB SSD internal storage

• Supports recording to external storage via 7 USB 3.2 type A, and 1 USB 3.2 type C, 1 USB 2.0 2(Gen2, Type A)
  
• Supports shared storage integration and third-party partner solutions

PTZ
Support for up to 44 simultaneous Pan-Tilt-Zoom (PTZ) robotic cameras via serial and network protocols, including RS232, RS422 and IP, with integrated controls and preset system

Conference Calling
Support for multiple simultaneous video call inputs with Microsoft Skype™, Microsoft Teams™, Zoom Meetings™, Slack, Discord™, and Tencent™ software integration using the Live Call Connect feature,

Grab
Grab full resolution, deinterlaced still images from external video sources and outputs

Export
Export video and image files to social media, FTP, local or external volumes, and network servers, with optional transcoding

Supported Media File Formats
Import, store, and play back multimedia files, with optional transcoding, including:

• Video: AVI, DV, DVCPro, DVCProHD, FLV, F4V, H.263, H.264, MOV, MKV, MJPEG, MPEG, MP4, WMV, WebM, and more
  
• Image: PSD, PNG, TGA, BMP, JPEG, JPEG-XR, JPEG2000, EXR, RAW, TIF, WebP, and more
  
• Audio: AIFF, MP3, WAV, and more

Signal Monitoring
Integrated waveform and vectorscope, full field rate with digital calibration, color preview and support for ITU-R Rec. 709

Processing
Video: YCbCr + Alpha color space, using 4:2:2:4
Audio: Floating Point, 96 kHz

Latency
Processing Latency: ~1.0-1.5 frames
Practical Throughput Latency: 4 frames

A/V Standards

• 12G-SDI video conforms to SMPTE ST 2082
  
• 3G-SDI video conforms to SMPTE 424M (Level A)
  
• HD-SDI video conforms to SMPTE 292M

Tally
Network tally via NDI®, and Blackmagic Design® SDI tally standard

Genlock
Genlock input per I/O board supporting SD (Bi-level) or HD (Tri-level) reference signals

GPI
Supports GPI signals via JLCooper Electronics eBox GPI interface

MIDI
Support for standard MIDI protocol enabling third-party device control

System Drive
500GB SSD

NIC

• 1 x 10 GbE
  
• 1 x 1 Gigabit NIC

System Physical
1RU chassis with redundant 675W PSU and multi-tiered hardware fail-safe Tower chassis with 1 x 1125W PSU

• Tower - 17.5 x 15.2 x 6.65" / 44.5 x 38.6 x 16.89 cm - 27.8 lb / 12.6 kg
  
• 1RU Rack - 25.7 x 17.2 x 1.7" / 654 x 438 x 43 mm - 26.7 lb / 12.1 kg

Viz Flowics Basic Plan

4 Users
5GB Asset Library
1 Output
1 Team
Graphics Editor

• Timeline-based Animations
  
• Text Crawler
  
• Assets Library
  
• Custom Fonts
  
• 140 ready-to-use free graphics

Data Integrations

• Google Sheets Data Provider
  
• RSS / Atom Data Provider
  
• JSON REST Connector
  
• JSON WebSocket Connector
  
• Data Bridge

Security – MFA
Control API
24/7 Live Chat & Knowledge Base Support
Viewer Engagement - X (Twitter) & Instagram Search
Viz Flowics runs in cloud, rendered locally via TriCaster Live Link.