Summary: Cramming the features of a television live truck into a relatively inexpensive 10-pound box, the TriCaster brings industrial-strength live video mixing within the reach of most organizations.
Target Apps:
Corporate, educational and church-related presentations that mix live video with text and graphics
What It Costs You:
$4,995 for TriCaster with keyboard and mouse, $995 for optional TriCaster VM video mixer board
What’s Cool:
Eight-channel video and graphic switcher; can simultaneously output to a video recorder, projector and Internet stream; internal hard drive for storing video files and related production content; pre-installed transitions and effects; no scan converters required
What’s Missing:
Doesn’t include monitor; not compatible with HD video formats
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Specs
Storage: Built-in 150 GB hard drive Dimensions: Measures 11.5 x 8.0 x 7.5 inches, weighs 10 pounds Formats: (Video) DV, avi, wmv, MPEG-1; (Images) png, bmp, jpg, tga, psd; (Audio) wav, mp3 Inputs: 3 camera inputs (composite or T/C), 2 phono mic inputs, 1 stereo RCA line input, 1 FireWire video input, 2 USB 2.0 inputs, 1 RJ45 network input Outputs: 1 video output (Y/C or composite), 1 stereo RCA line output, 1 VGA monitor output, 1 DVI projector output, 1 Internet streaming output
Consider the marvels of miniaturization. We’re used to hearing about complex electronic circuits being shrunk smaller than the head of a pin, or millions of transistors reduced to an area tinier than a postage stamp. So what do we make of NewTek’s claim that the TriCaster has distilled the capabilities of a television live truck into a case the size of a bread box? Is it fact or hyperbole? And does this thing really go for just $4,995?
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The TriCaster includes one RJ45 Network Input (above) and one DVI projector output (right).
Comments (1) for "NewTek TriCaster"
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I recently purchased Tricaster PRO for my studio at Ridley High School. I love the ease of setup and operation. I do have a question about settting a playback VCR during a LIVE production which we use for replay. Should I loop through the recording VCR to the replay VCR. I had some problems by using the S-video out and the composite video out in our first attempt.
Posted by Mike Iannacci on Saturday, September 15, 2007 @ 09:47 AM
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