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TriCaster Mini HD-4 with Advanced Edition Software Bundle (Academic)
You don’t have to be a video expert, own a studio, lug any complicated equipment around, or use expensive professional cameras to make great content quickly and stream it live in minutes. With everyday camcorders and TriCaster Mini, anyone can make a show with professional results.
- Designed for do-it-yourself live video
- Hundreds of built-in capabilities for switching, streaming, recording, and publishing
- Essential hardware and storage (750 GB) for streamlined workflows
- Supports off-the-shelf HDMI cameras
About Advanced Edition Software
Take your productions to unprecedented levels of creativity, productivity and performance with more than 100 next-level capabilities that unlock your TriCaster’s potential and push your shows way beyond expectations.
NewTek Advanced Edition Software Bundle includes one downloadable copy of each of the following:
- TriCaster Advanced Edition Software
- NDI Telestrator
- NDI Transmit
- Virtual Set Editor Advanced Edition
- LiveText 2.5 w/ DataLink 3 Technology
- NDI for Adobe CC
- NewTek Connect
- NewTek IsoCorder
- Only one NewTek Advanced Edition Software Bundle per NewTek TriCaster or 3Play unit may be purchased.
Educational Bundle is only available to accredited educational institutions, must be accompanied with qualifying educational institute documentation. Not-for-Profit Organizations, Government and Houses of Worship do not qualify for Educational.
Educational Bundle is only available to accredited educational institutions, must be accompanied with qualifying educational institute documentation.
Not-for-Profit Organizations, Government and Houses of Worship do not qualify for Educational.
| Intergration Features | |
| HDMI Connectivity | Plug-and-play input of up to four, everyday HDMI camcorders to produce live video with professional-quality results. |
| Network In | Access virtually limitless video sources and content applications from 2 live network inputs, with the ability to connect to networked computers, iOS devices, cloud-based media, IP cameras, streaming servers and more |
| Audio Mixer | Full-featured audio mixing, with sophisticated routing, customization, control and flexibility—and without the investment in scores of external hardware. |
| Creative Tools | |
| 4 M/E Banks | Expand creative possibilities for your production. In Mix mode, M/Es can use program/preview transitions and overlay to create full-featured sub-mixes. In Effect mode, create multiple video layers for real-time compositing, or transform your green screen setup into an elaborate virtual set. |
| Network In | The most powerful integrated effects engine available in live production delivers full-color, animated transitions with alpha channel and embedded audio, real-time cloth dynamics, 3D video warping, and transformations with TransWarp effects and motion overlays. |
| Virtual Sets | Next-generation virtual sets, complete with pan and scan shot framing, animated virtual camera moves and customizable presets, for studio-style presentation and on-the-fly adjustments—without touching the live camera. |
| Holographic Virtual Sets | Next-generation virtual sets, complete with pan and scan shot framing, animated virtual camera moves and customizable presets, for studio-style presentation and on-the-fly adjustments—without touching the live camera. |
| Buffers | Access up to 15 additional graphics and title sources – instantly – during live production, with integrated multiviewer, title editing and presets. Buffers are also shareable across the network for watch folder application (real-time edit and update of content). |
| Versatile Output | |
| Social Media Publishing | Real-time publishing links you with your social networks – like Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube – so you can share, distribute, and engage instantly. |
| FTP & File Copy | Duplicate and transfer saved files and recordings for internal and external distribution. |
| Live Streaming | Encode and broadcast A/V output to the Web during production, with CDN presets and one-button live streaming. |
| Recording | Capture full-length live production, source footage, or clips for live playback at full resolution, replacing decks or media servers dedicated to recording. |
| Network Out | Send an A/V output signal over the network to another TriCaster or supported third-party applications for display, rebroadcast or encoding. |
| ON-AIR OPERATION | |
| 16-Channel Switcher | 16 switcher channels with 6 external sources, 6 internal sources, and 4 M/E buses |
| Macros | Make commonly used series of commands automatic, or just simplify complex ones. Record any sequence of operations as a macro event, then trigger with a mouse click, keystroke, control surface action, MIDI button or gesture-based onscreen hotspots. |
| Flexible Control | Breakout live production control to any number of supported devices, including TriCaster control surfaces, Avid Artist Mix audio consoles, MIDI controllers (including smart devices with MIDI apps)—and let talent trigger automated sequences with on-camera hot spots. |
| Hot Spots | Turn on-screen areas into interactive controls and let your talent trigger macros with live motion - even run your one-person show from in front of the camera. A wave of a hand or a walk to a mark, and the next action sequence happens automatically. |
| Remote Camera Control | Control robotic PTZ (pan-tilt-zoom) cameras directly from the User Interface, including camera orientation, zoom, focus and iris, plus position presets with thumbnail preview to set up shots remotely and change angles on the fly. |
| Video & Audio | |
| Video Input | Plug-and-play input of up to 4 HDMI camcorders |
| Network Inputs | Choose 2 live sources from any number of supported devices on the same network, including computers, wireless Apple® AirPlay® devices, USB webcams, and more |
| Audio Inputs | Embedded audio from 4 HDMI inputs, plus 1/4” jacks for a microphone and stereo audio mixer |
| Video Outputs | Deliver to 4 different screens with 2 HDMI outputs, plus video-only HDMI and DVI display ports |
| Network Outputs | Ethernet port for HD streaming live to the Web, publishing to social media platforms, distributing content to servers and storage locations, and output to other TriCaster systems |
| Audio Outputs | Embedded audio from 2 HDMI outputs, plus 1/4” jacks for stereo output and headphones |
| Video Resolutions | NTSC: 1080/30p, 1080/24p, 1080/60i, 720/60p, 720/30p, 720/24p, 480/60i (Multi-Standard also includes: NTSC-J 1080/30p, 1080/24p, 1080/60i, 720/60p, 720/30p, 720/24p, 480/60i; and PAL 1080/25p, 1080/24p, 1080/50i, 720/50p, 720/25p, 720/24p, 576/25i) |
| Tools | |
| Video Switching | 16-channel video mixer with 2 overlay channels for mixing sources and creating multi-layer compositions |
| Audio Mixing | Multi-channel software audio mixer for managing camera audio plus internal and external audio sources, outputs, recorded audio, stream audio, and headphones |
| Multimedia | 5 digital media players for video, graphics and sounds, plus 15 buffers for still images and titles |
| Mix Effects | 4 M/E channels, each with independent switcher and key layer, for advanced video mixing, compositing, effects and virtual sets |
| Transitions & FX | Built-in effects engine for transitions, animation stores, and real-time 3D video warping, plus included Animation Store Creator for custom effects |
| Virtual Sets | 30+ HD live virtual sets with multiple camera angles, shot presets, realistic virtual camera movements, and real-time reflections, plus support for custom holographic virtual sets |
| Macros | Record your favorite go-to settings, commands, or operation sequences, then create custom one-step shortcuts to simplify or automate control |
| Tricaster Mini Specs | |
| Switcher Channels | 16 – 6 external, 6 internal, 4 M/E buses |
| Video Input | 4 simultaneous live video sources over HDMI, with per-input auto-detection of format, resolution, and frame rate
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| Network Sources | 2 live inputs via Gigabit connection, selectable from any available network sources with support for video, audio and alpha channel
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| Robotic Camera Support A | Access up to 4 live Pan-Tilt-Zoom (PTZ) robotic cameras via standard serial and network protocols, with native preset system and user interface control over camera orientation, zoom, focus and iris |
| Media | 5 integrated digital media sources for video, graphics and sounds (2 DDRs, 2 GFX and Sound) + 15 buffers |
| Buffers | 15 still & title buffers, with multiviewer, title editing and presets
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| Mix/Effect Buses (M/E) | 4 freely configurable M/E channels for video mixing, compositing, effects and virtual sets, each
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| Macros | Record configurations and operation sequences, then attach to keyboard shortcuts, control
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| DSKs | 2 primary DSK channels, plus 1 additional Key layer per M/E bus, each with independent transition controls, 3D DVE, scaling, cropping and integrated TransWarp effects |
| Effects and Transitions | Integrated TransWarp effects engine on all effects channels supports standard transitions,
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| Virtual Sets | Integrated TransWarp effects engine on all effects channels supports standard transitions,
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| Holographic Live Virtual Sets | Support for custom virtual environments generated from panoramic smartphone, camera or
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| Hotspots | Up to 8 freely configurable, interactive hotspots per input for macro control |
| Video Output | Configurable for up to 6 output connections (plus Case Display), with support for key output and per-connection signal settings
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| Recording* | Multi-track, multi-format recording of up to 4 simultaneous channels via IsoCorder™ technology
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| Recording Capacity* | 2 x 750GB internal drives accommodating a total of ~30 hours 1080i (varies by resolution and format; capacity expandable using additional supported storage)
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| Grab | Grab full resolution, de-fielded still images from Program output, and freely choose to add grabs to Publish queue, Media Player presets and Buffer destinations |
| Media Publishing | Supports direct content upload to YouTube™, Facebook, Twitter™, FTP, local or external volumes, and network servers |
| Live Streaming | HD live streaming with simultaneous archive
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| Audio Inputs | 4 HDMI Embedded 1/4” Mono (Mic) 1 x 2 Stereo 1/4” (Line) |
| Audio Outputs | 2 HDMI Embedded 1 x 2 Stereo 1/4” (Line) 1/4” Stereo (phones) |
| Audio Mixing | Integrated multi-channel audio mixer for internal and external audio sources, outputs, record, stream and headphones, with support for Master and Aux output mixes
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| Supported Session Formats |
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- TriCaster Mini HD-4 Base with 1x750GB Drive
- NewTek Advanced Edition Software Bundle
- TriCaster Advanced Edition Software
- NDI Telestrator
- NDI Transmit
- Virtual Set Editor Advanced Edition
- LiveText 2.5 w/ DataLink 3 Technology
- NDI for Adobe CC
- NewTek Connect
- NewTek IsoCorder
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