TriCaster™ comes in different models

What They Say

"Iam now doing by myself what 22 people and a half million US dollars control room did, thanks to Newtek TriCaster "- Leo Laporte, TWIT

"The NATAS Technology and Engineering Emmy® Awards audience is filled with people that expect a certain level of quality from any project that they are viewing. TriCaster gives us the ability to add high-end broadcast production value to the awards webcast and stay within the limits of our budget."- Dave Gardy, chairman and chief executive officer, TV Worldwide

"The U.S. Army All-American Bowl Week is exciting to watch for not only families and friends of the young stars who get to compete, but to all football fans who want a glimpse of the future's college and NFL stars. Thanks to NewTek TriCaster, we can expand the NBC game coverage of the All-American Bowl to include other significant competitions and games during this week long San Antonio classic." - Rich McGuinness, president of SportsLink

"NewTek has set the standard for what to expect out of a mobile production switcher." - EventDV

The Photoreal motion blur and depth of field updates could well be the best implementation of these features that we’ve seen in any rendering engine....3D World

"The TriCaster brings industrial strength live video mixing within the reach of most organizations." - Studio Monthly

Features and Benefits

Live Camera

Instantly incorporate live video, taking component, Y/C or composite video from the camera and plugging straight into TriCaster's convenient front connection panel.

As soon as you plug in a camera, its video appears on-screen and is ready for use in your presentation. Quickly Connect up to three cameras for quick and compelling digital video that can then be sent to tape, to a projector or to the Internet. Live events become much easier and faster to set up thanks to TriCaster. Advanced controls are available.

iVGA

This exclusive NewTek technology is like nothing you've ever used before. Each computer runs a small application and is seen by TriCaster across the local area network.

The TriCaster producer can then choose among any of those computers, bringing it into the presentation in real time. This goes way beyond sharing graphics, though. iVGA is capable of bringing in full-screen images, animations and even video playing on the outlying computer with incredible clarity and smoothness.

The possibilities are exciting:

A co-worker breezes into the meeting with the latest ad storyboards or initial product videos. No longer do you have to halt the meeting for him to connect his system to the projector; just plug into the room's network connection, and with his launch of iVGA, he can drive the video, while you add this to the presentation.

Financial information can change right before your eyes. One of the presenters displays a ticker page on his computer, which can be viewed by entire group with a single click.

VCR

Animations and edited videos greatly enhance your live production, illuminating your points with moving pictures easily worth much more than a thousand words. TriCaster offers total freedom to record, edit and playback with its Virtual VCR. Even easier to use than your VCR at home, just drop in a video clip and when you're ready to make it live, select and play it instantly. With a big, friendly button just for the Virtual VCR on the video mixer panel, cutting between clips and live cameras is a snap.

Picture

You can use any picture on computer in your live presentation. TriCaster's Picture Player is one of several inputs to the video mixer, and can display images in full detail, with the ability to set specific playback times for each image in the list. Help your customers better understand each point by presenting supporting graphs and data.

Streaming Encoder/Server

Never again will you have to limit your audience to the people in the room. Today's corporations are quietly discovering the competitive advantage that Internet streaming provides. Further, live streaming is more beneficial than on-demand, as viewers report stronger positive impressions when watching a live event.

Let TriCaster help your key accounts, hot new leads, vendors and many others join in on your important meetings or events.

Audio Mixer

Running a presentation with live speakers and recorded footage requires flexibility and full control of audio, and TriCaster has simplified this to a few controls.

Each source (mic1, mic2, line, and VCR) has its own audio level controls and a single output volume control. Verify the quality of your signal with on-board audio meters as well as with the integrated headphone.

Each input has Balance, Equalization and Solo output. The microphone inputs also have an automated Talk Over button, to quickly reduce the volume of all other inputs, giving that microphone level priority. TriCaster PRO adds balanced audio and phantom power.

EDIT MEDIA

Bring in music or audio files through the capture panel or across the network, and bring them into your project without importing or converting anything.

TriCaster accepts .wav .MP3 and DV audio for immediate playback with control over left and right channels, a master audio slider and even a visual stereo positioner.

Overlay

You can't tell the players without a program, and the fastest way to identify members and messages is with overlay titles. Quickly create key points, identify all participants on-screen and do it with professionalism. TriCaster has a simple click-and-replace text update. These pages can be easily created, and all templates have been professionally designed, so it is guaranteed to make you look good.

Quickly browse through your many styles of lower or full-screen graphics, quickly replacing the stand-in text with your own, and it’s ready. Then, access any page with a click, and smoothly fade titles and text in and out. Create as many pages as you'll need from the various pre-loaded styles in TriCaster. Custom styles can be created using any graphics program and a text editor.

Video Effects

TriCaster is ready-to-go with hundreds of professional transitions: wipes, peels, 3D page curls and much more can be dropped into the Transitions folder and easily arranged. All transitions serve dual duty, in the switcher and also in the real-time editor. You can choose which order the transitions will be recalled, and auto-advance to the next in line. Move to the next level of portable live production with TriCaster. Using TriCaster VM™ you can use the transition selector to quickly dial in the effect you’d like.

Keyer

Broadcasters have known for years the impact of combining live images with background video and graphics, and do so by replacing an onscreen color with video, or keying. You see it every night in TV weathercasts. Key in real-time with the switcher or key it later in the editor. Let TriCaster help bring along the sophistication of a television studio to your next production.

Projector Out

NewTek TriCaster brings a flexibility and ease to presentations with three simultaneous outputs: Projector, video and Internet.

With the included projector support, plug into TriCaster’s DVI digital output, and project in high resolution. Mixing video sources with technical data, live web pages and PowerPoint™ is easier than ever before, since video is scaled up to your projector’s resolution. Don’t worry about connections and extra gear; TriCaster brings everything you’ll need for a professional production.

Capture Media

Digital Video Tools Connect a camera or deck to TriCaster, and use the streamlined capture functions begin ingesting clips for editing or live playback. Simple Start, Stop and Pause buttons make clip capture exceedingly simple.

Storyboard & Timeline

Storyboard Simplicity TriCaster's Storyboard editor is simple enough to master in seconds, as all pictures and videos sequence one after another. This is the best place to start editing, as you can quickly re-arrange and then play at once to see the changes.

Timeline Power

The power of the Timeline is how it can create picture-in-picture effects, add titles and quickly create multiple video and graphics layers.

Easily add transitions, and your project is now ready to be used in several ways; output as a digital video file, send to the projector or stream to the Internet. While the Storyboard is fast and simple, this is still a very powerful editor, capable of any special effect you'll need.

• Multiple video layers
• Animated titles
• Slow motion
• Panning, 3D rotation, soft edges, more

Along with the hundreds of professional transitions included, you have the all the tools you need to create or modify compelling messages on-site.