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Welcome to the next revolution in live broadcast.
Welcome to the world of TriCaster STUDIO™.
Virtual sets, up to six cameras, real-time chroma keying, multiple upstream effects – welcome to the newest addition of the TriCaster™ family, TriCaster STUDIO™.
TriCaster STUDIO extends the excitement of live broadcast production via projector, television and Internet with more power and capabilities than ever before. The result is an advanced production studio powerful enough to be utilized in network environments yet still portable and small enough to fit in a backpack.
The ultimate portable production package awaits you in TriCaster STUDIO™ which extends capabilities with 6 inputs instead of 3, offering multiple upstream effects, advanced switching and virtual set support.
• Live Switching of 6 cameras
• 16:9 wide-screen support
• Dual DDR playback
• Keyable DDRs
• 500 video transitions
• Titles
• Audio mixing
• iVGA™ graphics import
• Timed Picture playback
• Live keying
• Live Windows Media® and VC1 Streaming
• Simultaneous AVI and WMV record
• Professional video editing
• Supports AVI, MPEG-2, QuickTime® and more
• Render output to DVD, iPod® and PSP®.
TriCaster STUDIO Specs
Video input 6 Y/C
6 composite (BNC)
6 component (BNC)
Video output 2 Y/C
2 composite (BNC)
2 component (BNC)
Audio input 4 balanced Mic/Line inputs (XLR or phone)
Audio output 2 balanced phone outs
2 unbalanced RCA outs
1 stereo headphone out
Video ingest 1 4-pin IEEE FireWire®
1 6-pin IEEE FireWire®
iVGA™ input Switch between 3 iVGA client displays
Tally 6 Tally light connectors
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Why Buy Guy?
Every Guy Graphics NewTek TriCaster
Series Workstation comes with our exclusive GUY
GRAPHICS FREE BUNDLE! which contains the
following items for FREE! Take advantage of the great deals that only Guy
Graphics has to offer!
 19" LCD flat panel monitor.
Display Type: TFT LCD
Display Area: 19"
Display Colors: 16.2 Million
Pixel Pitch: 0.294 mm
Brightness: 300 cd/m2
Contrast Ratio: 700:1
Viewing Angle (H/V): 150° / 135°
Response Time: 5 ms
Max/Native Resolution: 1280 x 1024
Interface: Analog / Digital
 2.0
Channel Multimedia Speaker System
Magnetically Shielded
ower LED/Volume
Output power: 120W PMPO.
Distortion: 0.3%
Input sensitivity: 300 ~ 500 mV
S/N ratio: 62 dB
Frequency Range: 5Hz ~ 15KHz
 With
this TriCaster™ & TriCaster PRO™ training, you'll go from novice
to productive user in just over an hour - the same day you unpack your
box, you'll have mastered the system! Walk through hardware and software
setup, and then get up to speed quickly and easily using NewTek's latest
portable powerhouse. If you're just starting with the TriCaster™ or
TriCaster PRO™ , or if you're considering purchasing this unit, then our
training is for you!
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TriCaster STUDIO Virtual Sets
What are Virtual Sets?
Virtual sets can be as simple as a photo with the host or anchor keyed over the
background. This can also be quite elaborate, with the talent interacting with
the room’s environment, such as reflections across the floor or desk. Virtual
sets can be a post-production process, where recorded footage of the talent is
rendered into the room, but this is very time intensive, having to shoot and
then composite each shot.
How do live virtual sets differ?
While several companies offer software packages providing virtual sets as a
post-production tool, the realm of live virtual sets has typically been quite
expensive, with systems costing $50,000 and more, depending on the amount of
specialized hardware required. TriCaster STUDIO provides portable, live
production, and allows all six inputs to have its own camera angle in the room.
Like most virtual set systems, you can cut between angles, but STUDIO lets you
fade or perform 3D transitions between angles.
NewTek has dramatically improved your access to affordable virtual sets with
TriCaster STUDIO™. Unlike simpler live solutions, STUDIO brings realism into
your virtual set with reflections, video walls, refracted glass and more – in
real-time.
Why are Live Virtual Sets important?
Cue the talent and broadcast your show. Virtual Sets give you the flexibility to
use expansive, professional sets and even though your location may have limited
space. The scaling capabilities within TriCaster STUDIO let you push the talent
into a wide-shot without trucking to the back of the room. This boosts
production quality without requiring a sound stage and floor staff.
The explosion of Internet TV means viewers are going to expect higher
production quality to keep their attention. TriCaster STUDIO lets you stream
live, to a worldwide audience.
SAVE TIME
Get it done now. Shoot for air, not for rendering later with STUDIO’s live
virtual sets. This gives your talent the opportunity to interact with virtual
monitors and desks.
Shooting in different studios no longer requires lengthy set-up and
re-lighting.
TriCaster STUDIO sets are all designed to operate from the same camera and
lighting angles.
This small, 16-pound box contains everything you’ll find in a TV live
truck: switcher, titler, keyer, audio mixer, VCRs and more. This makes TriCaster
field setup a snap. With all cameras having time-base correction and proc-amp
adjustment, you can be show-ready in minutes.
SAVE SPACE
Sound stages, in use since the days of silent film, are ideal places to set up,
construct and shoot expansive newsrooms and show studios, but many producers are
forced to shoot within much smaller spaces. TriCaster STUDIO’s integrated
garbage mattes allow you to cleanly isolate your talent, regardless of
peripheral clutter.
SAVE MONEY
In case your facility lacks a tape room and router to assign clip playback to
your video wall and the plasma monitor behind your desk…
Oh. You don’t have any of those? No problem. TriCaster STUDIO realistically
inserts your talent into that environment without the construction costs or
additional electronics purchases.
Integrated clip playback in STUDIO’s dual VCRs means the technical director
can effortlessly roll in produced segments without the need to hire a videotape
operator.
NewTek TriCaster Comparisons
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Feature
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TriCaster
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TriCaster PRO
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TriCaster STUDIO
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| Price |
$4,995 |
$6,995 |
$9,995 |
| Weight |
10 lbs |
10 lbs. |
16 lbs. |
| Dimensions |
11.5D x 8H x
7.5"W |
11.5D x 8H x
7.5"W |
15.5D x 8.5H x
10.4"W |
| Video Inputs |
3 Y/C or Composite |
3 Component, Y/C
or Composite |
6 Component, Y/C
or Composite |
| Video Outputs |
Y/C + Composite |
Component + Y/C +
Composite |
Component + Y/C +
Composite |
| Virtual Set
Support |
No |
No |
Yes (Virtual sets
included) |
| Switching Surface |
Yes - TriCaster VM |
Yes - TriCaster VM |
Yes - TriCaster VM |
| 16:9 Video Support |
No |
No |
Yes |
| Projector Output |
Yes 4:3 aspect |
Yes 4:3 aspect |
Yes 4:3 and 16:9
aspect |
| Projector
Resolutions |
XGA |
XGA; SXGA |
XGA; SXGA; QSXGA
and higher |
| Camera
Auto-Calibration |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
| iVGA Network
Import |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Live Internet
Streaming |
Yes; Pull Windows
Media |
Yes Push/Pull
windows Media |
Yes; Push/Pull
Windows Media with VC1 Streaming support |
| 16:9 Streaming |
No |
No |
Yes |
| Recorder |
Yes; AVI or wmv |
Simultaneous AVI
& wmv records |
Simultaneous AVI
& wmv records |
| Recording Capacity |
6 hours AVI |
10 hours AVI |
20 hours AVI |
| DDR Playback |
1 DDR |
1 DDR |
2 DDRs, alpha
channel assignable to downstream key |
| Mic Inputs |
2 Phone |
2 Balanced (XLR or
Phone) |
4 Balanced (XLR or
Phone) |
| Line Inputs |
2 RCA |
2 XLR/Phone*
1 RCA Stereo pair |
4 XLR/Phone* |
| Line Outputs |
2 RCA |
2 Balanced Phone;
2 RCA |
2 Balanced Phone;
2 RCA |
| Headphone Out |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Vectorscope |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
| Waveform Monitor |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
| Phantom Power |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
| Nonlinear Editor |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Upstream Effects |
No |
No |
Yes |
| File Formats |
AVI |
AVI |
AVI, DV, MPEG-2,
DVD, QuickTime, MP4 (iPod and PSP) |
| Render Outputs |
AVI |
AVI |
AVI, DV, MPEG-2,
DVD, QuickTime, MP4 (iPod and PSP) |
| * Inputs are selectable
between line and mic impedance. |
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