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The NewTek TriCaster 2 Elite and 2 Stripe Control Panel Kit Promo provides broadcast video producers, visual storytellers, and system integrators with functionality and uncompromised flexibility connecting virtually any video source or remote caller, blending superior production tools and NDI IP workflow management like no other video production systems in the industry.
The TriCaster 2 Elite comes with the NewTek 2-Stripe Control Panel. The Newtek 2-Stripe Control Panel is designed for use with the TriCaster TC1, TriCaster 1 Pro, and TriCaster 2 Elite. It features IP-based connectivity, with support for multi-engine control over the network. The NewTek IP Series Control Panels connect you to the systems, devices, software, and sources that form your interconnected production environment. Pairing the 2-Stripe Control Panel with the Video Mix Engine across your network, you have consummate control of the most sophisticated productions under the most demanding of circumstances.
NewTek IP Series Control Panels combine the comprehensive functionality, precision controls, premium hardware mechanics, and ergonomic design that operators demand with the visually arresting aesthetic that executives covet. Combining SDI compatibility, IP flexibility, 4K UHD capacity, and support for virtualization, the NewTek IP Series integrates into your current infrastructure, while priming your facility for the future. Its forward-thinking technology, seamless integration of turnkey capabilities, and modular architecture ensure that your workflow and productions keep pace with your vision for storytelling, even in the face of a rapidly changing video landscape.
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All Eligible Rackmount Systems:
TriCaster TC1
TriCaster 8000
TriCaster 860
TriCaster 850
TriCaster 460
TriCaster 450
TriCaster 410
TriCaster 410P
Any NewTek HD or SD Production Switcher
Setting New Standards
TriCaster 2 Elite enables studios, broadcasters, large scale campuses, and enterprise facilities to harness nearly every major video calling application and IP video source type in use today, including:
• Skype™, MS Teams™, Zoom Meetings™, GoToMeeting™, Discord, Tencent
• NDI®, SRT, RTMP, RTP, HTTP, SRC
• Smartphones
These, along with almost unlimited traditional SDI sources, can be accessed and used simultaneously to connect in-studio guests and remote video callers without compromise or worrying about connectivity.
Unparalleled Flexibility
NewTek TC2 has a high-speed 60x45 video crosspoint that includes 8 configurable mix outputs in HD or 2 in UHD; 8 mix/effects (M/Es) with 4 layers each and 32 external inputs that automatically determine video format and resolutions up to 4Kp60.
• Produce simultaneous mixes
• Deliver multiple 4K streams to different places at once
• Feed video walls
• Accommodate separate branding and language packages
• Record programs, sources, and replays
• Media Players
• Tell more and better stories
• Powerful and complete live
• NDI applications
• Live video production system
Premium Access
NewTek Premium Access provides access to premium applications, and tools such as Live Story Creator, LiveGraphics, LivePanel, NDI KVM, Digital Media Aspect Ratios & Frame Rates, and Unlimited NDI Recording.
Live Call Connect
Many types of live productions are enhanced with the ability to easily bring in participants who are located remotely. Live Call Connect functionality integrates many of the most commonly used Internet conferencing applications including Microsoft Skype™, Microsoft Teams™, Zoom Meetings™, GoToMeeting™, Discord™, and Tencent™.
Productions are enhanced with real-time interactions that feature multiple high-quality video and audio inputs, so that show producers are able to connect between studios and remote guests or callers from anywhere in the world, without compromise or worrying about connectivity.
LiveGraphics™
Design animated titles, motion graphics, and looping effects using popular Adobe® Creative Cloud® tools*—then import them directly into your NewTek live production system. With the innovative LiveGraphics Creator plugin to simplify and accelerate authoring in Adobe® After Effects® CC for users of all experience levels, plus enhanced real-time system functionality allowing unprecedented customization, playback, and automation options, LiveGraphics lets you produce and present spectacular live graphics faster and easier than ever before.
• Transform Adobe® Photoshop® CC files into complex animations
• Simplify and accelerate motion graphics creation using Adobe® After Effects® CC
• Support for live text editing, replaceable images, and real-time data integration
• Smart layers with independent Intro, Outro, and Loop motion settings, and effects
• Configurable animation speed, delay, and layer linking for offset actions
• User-friendly, drag-and-drop interface, and one-button file import/export
• Comprehensive preset library for text and layer effects
• Load layered animations and PSD files directly into system buffers
• Designate layer and data presets for any asset, then export and store as a template
• Up to 16 data presets and effect states per asset, with full macro support
• Fully compatible with DataLink™, including DataLink™ extension for Google Chrome
• 100+ customizable, production-ready templates included
* Adobe® Creative Cloud® membership required. Minimum system requirements apply.
Advanced Audio I/O
Merge system audio seamlessly into external routing and mixing workflows for comprehensive integration, sophisticated configuration, and complex handling. Advanced Audio I/O extracts all incoming and outgoing audio channels, including embedded SDI and NDI® audio channels, and makes them available for independent routing and delivery to external audio destinations, including Dante™, AES67, and USB sound devices, as well as compatible mixing boards and consoles.
• Supports comprehensive integration of system audio with external mixers
• Allows independent routing of any audio input or audio output channel(s) for external routing
• Enables extraction of embedded audio from SDI or NDI® sources for external routing
• Supply multiple audio channels from any input source or output to external destinations1
• Up to 8x audio channels per input source or output
*Requires external audio device that supports the appropriate number of channels
Compatible with Dante™, AES67, and USB sound devices2
2 Dante and AES67 require compatible virtual sound card licenses (sold separately)
NDI® KVM
Access the user interface of your NewTek live production system and take control from anywhere on your network. With NDI ® KVM, your workspace is simultaneously output as an interactive NDI® video source. Simply launch NDI® Studio Monitor, select the source from among the available inputs and outputs, then view or run your production remotely from any compatible computer or device.
Virtual PTZ
Expand your shot selection and storytelling opportunities without increasing your source count. With Virtual PTZ, you can create and access multiple shots from any individual video signal—complete with live virtual zoom and real-time pan and scan effects. Start with a full-resolution camera angle or video source, define distinct areas of interest, then store as full-frame presets that you can switch or transition between seamlessly.
Virtual Set Library
Conquer the challenges of time, space, and budget while taking your presentation to a whole new level. With full access to the premium library of NewTek LiveSet™ virtual sets, you can choose from an extended variety of simulated environments to suit your style and your brand, providing an instant professional touch that enhances the look and feel of your productions.
The installer includes LiveSet effect(s) with left, center, and right camera angles, and corresponding NewTek Virtual Set Editor* template(s) for optional customization.
* NewTek Virtual Set Editor software sold separately.
• Boardroom
• Chic Comfort
• Cloud City
• Communique
• Continental
• Freight Forward
• Lecture Lux
• Market Trends
• Overtime
• Ready Room
• Scandiale
• SOHO
• Warm Reception
TriCaster® Live Production Systems – Comparison
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TriCaster TC1 |
TriCaster 1 Pro |
TriCaster 2 Elite |
Key Technical Specifications |
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Video Inputs |
Simultaneous video inputs supporting any combination of compatible sources in resolutions up to 4K UHD at up to 60fps (2160p 59.94) |
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16 |
32 |
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NDI Video Input |
IP video inputs via NDI™, resolution-independent, with support for key and fill |
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16 |
32 |
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SDI Video Input |
3G/HD/SD-SDI connections supporting video input in any combination of standard formats, resolutions, and |
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4 |
8 |
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PTZ |
Support for up to 8 simultaneous Pan-Tilt-Zoom (PTZ) robotic cameras via serial and network protocols, including RS232, RS422 and IP, with integrated controls and preset system |
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8 |
16 |
32 |
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Video Outs |
Configurable independent video mix outputs, with simultaneous delivery via IP and SDI |
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4 HD |
8 HD or 2 UHD |
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Network Video Output |
IP Outputs via NDI® with various configuration options |
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4 48 |
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SDI Video Output |
3G/HD/SD-SDI connections with various configuration options |
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4 8 |
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Media |
5 x media players (configuration below) and 15 x media buffers |
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2 x DDR |
4 x DDR |
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Recording |
Total number of video recording channels |
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8 |
16 |
32 |
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NDI®|HX Camera |
NDI® TriCaster Camera App for Android and iOS available free of charge; turning any mobile device into a live production camera |
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Y |
Y |
Y |
|
Live Call Connect |
Seamless integration of multiple remote callers from popular video communication applications like Facebook Messenger, WhatsApp, and FaceTime, Zoom, Skype TX, Microsoft® Teams, Discord, Slack and Tencent as unique video inputs. |
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N/A |
Up to 4 Unique Callers |
Up to 9 Unique Callers |
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Selectable Audio & Video Return |
Enables operators to select Live Call Connect audio and video return allowing greater flexibility |
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N/A |
N/A |
Y |
|
Variables Support in Macros |
A dynamic and powerful tool that allows operators to use logic in macros to deliver complex productions |
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N/A |
Y |
Y |
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Neural Voice |
Clean audio at the touch of a button. Using AI, TriCaster can cancel or reduce background noise and automatically detect voices; maintaining all-important production quality. |
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N/A |
Y |
Y |
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Live Streaming & Publishing |
Configure and launch live streaming video to the Web with built-in streaming encoders supporting a choice of connection types, resolutions, and streaming providers, including multiple preset options and custom profile settings. |
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2 |
3 |
3 |
|
Quality Monitoring |
View the resolution / frame rate of every video source coming into their TriCaster to ensure they can always be confident of the quality of their sources |
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N/A |
Y |
Y |
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Alpha Channel |
Operators can now send Alpha Channel through one of the MIX outs. Bringing postproduction closer to live, users can use the keying on TriCaster to feed graphics or real time 3D creation tools |
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N/A |
Y |
Y |
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Customized |
Bring the LivePanel™ Builder into the TriCaster; create bespoke user interfaces and customize each preset |
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N/A |
Y |
Y |
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NDI Genlock |
Allows users to match outputs to a common sync pulse telling it exactly when to send a frame of video. |
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N/A |
Y |
Y |
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Live Graphics |
Design animated titles, motion graphics, and looping effects using popular Adobe® Creative Cloud® tools— |
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N |
Y |
Y |
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Live Story Creator |
Simply and easily build a script in Microsoft Word® with triggers for actions, once loaded into your NewTek live production system the show is easily executed. |
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N |
Y |
Y |
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LivePanel |
Create your own software-based control panels and operate your NewTek live production system from any compatible desktop or mobile device—anywhere on the network. |
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N |
Y |
Y |
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Advanced Audio |
Process 64+ channels of Dante™ and AES67 audio, while extracting all incoming and outgoing audio |
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N |
Y |
Y |
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Virtual PTZ |
Expand shot selection by creating and accessing multiple shots from any individual video signal complete with live virtual zoom and real-time pan and scan effects |
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N |
Y |
Y |
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Live Matte Ultra |
Get the highest quality chroma keying with LiveMatte™ Ultra for virtual sets and other compositing |
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N |
Y |
Y |
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As-run Logs |
Retrieve a log of what clips or branding events played at what times to check operation and reconcile billing |
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N |
Y |
Y |
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