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The TriCaster 40 is a complete HD multi-camera video production studio that enables anyone to create professional streaming television on a small budget. Version 2 of TriCaster 40 gives students & Schools,corporate videodepartments, small organizations and communities, video bloggers, and independent producers unprecedented access to the same production capabilities used by major networks – including customizable animated transitions,network-style titles and graphics, improved file interoperability and much more.
“At NewTek, we are constantly striving to help people with ideas use video in new ways, so that they can tell stories and make a big impact when sharing them with the world,” said Dr. Andrew Cross, Chief Technology Officer at NewTek. “Our next-generation TriCaster 40 gives the most budget-conscious storytellers a whole new class of professional tools, which if purchased individually, would each cost far more than the TriCaster 40 itself. This means that financial limitations no longer hamper creative storytelling. Anyone can use TriCaster 40 to turn a live event into a video production that rivals the pristine look of a network broadcast.”
TriCaster 40 version 2 Software: What’s New
With a broad range of new production capabilities, TriCaster 40 now enables video producers to create stunning HD television-style video broadcasts. Users can look forward to:
- Creating more engaging content with network-style, highly designed visuals that deliver a polished, post-production look to live productions, in real time;
- Creating and customizing transitions and effects, using the now included Animation Store Creator to produce full color full motion overlays, audio for both directions and even warped video mapped against any 3D surface for the highest-impact presentations possible;
- Adding a dedicated title station inside the TriCaster, with the included LiveText application onboard for creating unique HD titles and graphics with hundreds of pre-loaded templates, displaying real-time data, and using vector-based drawing tools and extensive text options for designing custom graphics;
- Enhancing the viewing experience with new video formats, recording options and session resolutions to reach more viewers on the platforms they watch;
- Maximizing production efficiency and minimizing disruptions with new workflows for capturing to disk and exporting to external applications for the smoothest content creation; and,
- Improving visual quality and consistency, correcting for variances in the video signal on every input, and tightly calibrating white, black and color levels for every source to broadcast-acceptable standards with preview scopes.
Switcher Channels | 14 – 6 external, 4 internal, 4 virtual inputs |
Video Input | 4 simultaneous live video sources, in any combination of HD Component, SD Component, Y/C or Composite and supported resolutions
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Network Sources | 2 simultaneous live sources via Gigabit connection, selectable from any networked computer or Apple® AirPlay® device
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Media | 3 integrated digital media sources for video and graphics: DDR and GFX x 2 |
Virtual Inputs | 4 independent, mix/effect-style channels supporting multi-source compositions, virtual sets, double-box effects and more
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Downstream Key | 2 downstream keyers, each with independent DVE, transition controls, positioning and scaling |
Video Layers | Up to 5 layers on-screen simultaneously |
Virtual Sets | 24 HD live virtual sets, with multiple camera angles, real-time reflections, specular highlights, animated zoom and presets |
Video Output | A/V output signal through up to 5 output connections
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Recording | Native recording in resolutions up to 1080i |
Recording Capacity | Accommodates ~ 20 hours 1080i or ~ 120 hours 480i via internal drive in QuickTime format
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Live Streaming | HD live streaming via Adobe® Flash® or Microsoft® Windows Media® Push/Pull |
Audio Inputs | 1/4” Mono (Mic) RCA x 2 Stereo L/R (Line) |
Audio Outputs | RCA x 2 Stereo L/R 1/4” Stereo (phones) |
Audio Mixing | Integrated multi-channel audio mixer for internal and external audio sources, output, stream and headphones |
Supported Formats | NTSC model: 1080i, 720p, 480i (16:9), 480i (4:3) |
Playback Media Formats | AVI, DV, DVCPro, DVCProHD, FLV, F4V, H.263, H.264, MOV, MKV, MJPEG, MPEG (1, 2, all profiles, program or transport streams), MP4, WMV, WebM, PSD, PNG, TGA, BMP, JPEG, EXR, RAW, TIF, AIFF, MP3, WAV, and more, with Import Media application for batch import with optional transcoding of files (including Apple ProRes) |
Processing | Video: 4:4:4:4, 32-bit Floating Point |
System Physical | 10.4 x 8.5 x 17.5 in (26.4 x 21.6 x 44.5 cm) |
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