User manual NEWTEK TRICASTER BROCHURE

[. . . ] footprint makes it possible to broadcast from literally TRICASTER There is a reason TriCaster is the standard in portable live TRICASTER uSERS TRICASTER PRO TRICASTER STUDIO TRICASTER BROADCAST TriCaster BROADCASTTM with SDI support delivers efficiency and reliability. Whether you rely on a team or operate on your own, TriCaster BROADCAST makes it possible for you to deliver your network quality program to video, web stream and video projector with a full range of professional tools including six camera inputs, live virtual sets, character generator, multi-format file playout, over 200 DVEs, double box effects and much more. Broadcasters, local TVs, radios, press groups, sports teams, schools and universities, corporations, institutions and many others have come to rely on the award-winning TriCaster for portable live production and live web streaming. Live Switching of 6 SDI/analog cameras · Virtual Sets · 16:9 wide-screen and 4:3 support · Dual Digital Disk Recorders (DDR) playback · Keyable DDRs · Full CG with interactive templates · Flash Video® streaming, Live Windows Media® and VC1 Streaming · Simultaneous FLV or WMV and MPEG-2 program out recording · 200+ video transitions · Audio mixing · iVGATM graphics import · Live keying · Waveform & vectorscope · Supports AVI, MPEG-2, QuickTime® and more · Also render output to DVD, iPod® and PSP®, WMV, FLV · Professional video editing · Optional slow motion/instant replay TimeWarp console · Optional LiveText software for remote CG Video input 6 SDI 6 component (BNC) or 6 Y/C (over BNC) or 6 composite (BNC) Genlock in (BNC) With 6 component inputs TriCaster STUDIOTM is the ultimate portable production package, offering multiple upstream effects, advanced switching and virtual set support. [. . . ] The Preview monitor can also display waveform and vectorscope signals to ensure perfect signal quality before going live. 5 6 7 8 9 5 ADVANCED VIDEO SWITCHER gives you total control over all six SDI or component inputs. Select a live output on Next, and use either the on-screen T-bar or the optional LiveControlTM surface to transition easily from one source to another. Use any of the 200+ broadcast-quality transitions: cross-fades, wipes, pushes and 3D transitions. 7 LIVE TITLES gives you the broadcast look with graphics, titles and animated overlays on top of your live video. Employ LiveTextTM for an additional operator to control titles during the show. 8 AUDIO MIXING with complete control over microphones, line inputs and clip playback levels, as well as adjusting input trim levels for the best possible audio. TriCaster BROADCAST also provides both AES and embedded digital audio for pristine audio. 9 PRODUCTION PANEL provides numerous tools to make your live production easier, such as adding new titles on the fly, arranging video clips or pictures to auto-play when selected from either VCR, selecting external computer graphics, color matching cameras, Auto-calibrating component cameras, setting up chroma keys and configuring record and live steaming options. 10 10 ONE-BUTTON WEB STREAMING allows you to push or pull a live stream directly to the web, with simultaneous archive for on-demand viewing. ONE BUTTON RECORDING captures your live production to the internal hard drive as a full-resolution video file. TriCaster BROADCAST allows you to simultaneously stream while recording up to 20 hours of fullresolution video and on-demand Windows Media clips. "Incontestably the most "multi" of the multimediaswitcher in the market. It even does editing!" - Caméra Video TM NETwoRk STylE lIvE vIRTuAl SETS Until now, virtual set technology has been complicated and expensive. LiveSetTM allows you to achieve the look of a sophisticated studio setting within a very small space without the need for external equipment because LiveSet is integrated into every TriCaster PROTM, TriCaster STUDIOTM and TriCaster BROADCASTTM. With lights, a simple camera set-up, and a green or blue backdrop your on camera talent can be placed in any one of the LiveSet virtual sets. The proprietary technology in LiveSet makes it possible for you to have multiple camera angles and to change distance from close-up to midway and to a wide shot without having to move your cameras. The virtual sets in LiveSet are designed with the Emmy® Award-winning LightWave 3D®. To create your own photo-realistic 3D virtual set environments there is LiveSet GeneratorTM for LightWave 3D. The free LiveSet Generator plug-in with LightWave 3D v9 makes it possible to create virtual sets to meet any production requirement. To create simple LiveSet environments using your own foreground and background artwork or photography there is LiveSet ConstructorTM freely available to registered owners of TriCaster PRO, TriCaster STUDIO and TriCaster BROADCAST. For a physical connection to each input during your live presentation, NewTek offers LiveControlTM with large, back-lit, easy-to-read buttons allowing for easy transition from one source to the next without looking down or using a keyboard or mouse. All camera, picture, video, and network sources can be placed on either oN youR owN oR wITh A TEAm, booST youR lIvE pRoduCTIoN powER the Live or Preview row. [. . . ] AVI, DV, MPEG-2, QuickTime, HDV, JPG, PNG, and more . . . Outside of the USA NewTek ships Multi-Standard versions of TriCaster. In the USA TriCaster is also available in NTSC-only versions. Inputs are selectable between line and mic impedance. There is an upgrade offer for RS-8 owners who wish to purchase LiveControl. www. newtek-europe. com 2005 Emmy® Award Nominee for Outstanding Achievement in Advanced Media Technology BYT E dia Lab's Me "C OL RS D, D GE EAD FIN ® N. A. T. A. S. BYTE. com Media Lab's "Cold, Dead Fingers" Award TriCaster, TriCaster PRO, TriCaster STUDIO, TriCaster BROADCAST, LiveSet, LiveMatte, LiveSet Constructor, LiveSet Generator, LiveText, LiveControl, TimeWarp, SpeedEDIT and iVGA are trademarks of NewTek Inc. [. . . ]