Newtek Tricaster 8000

User Interface
Elegant and intuitive, the TriCaster 8000 User Interface provides complete control over live production, streaming, recording, and social media publishing operations.
Workspace
Create a view that works for you. Customize the User Interface and Multiview monitors, populating a variety of layouts with your preferred combination of inputs, outputs, scopes, clocks or images.
Recordable Macros
Make your favorite series of commands automatic. Record any sequence of operations as a macro event and trigger it with a mouse click, keystroke or control surface action. Talent can also trigger macros by making contact with configurable on-screen hotspots.
Social Media Share
Publish content instantly to popular social media sites like YouTube™, Facebook and Twitter™, upload to FTP sites, or transfer to network locations. Share clips and stills during live production or upload your full-length show within moments after production wraps.
Live Streaming
Launch live streaming video of your show to the Web with simultaneous archive, at the touch of a button. TriCaster 8000 includes presets for the most common streaming profiles, in resolutions up to 720p, with support for custom multi-bitrate stream profiles.
Grab
The unique view from every angle is up for grabs. Snap photos from one or all cameras, simultaneously; build a collection of HD still images to post to social media sites, or use during the show.
Recording
Capture video from up to eight individual sources, simultaneously, with integrated IsoCorder™ multi-track, multi-format recording technology. Files are recorded at native resolution, and compatible with every major non-linear editing application, computer operating system, and media sharing website.
Live Desktop Monitors
Create a custom workspace layout with your choice of virtual monitors. Full field rate displays also include convenient options for additional customization, including safe areas, VU meters, and alpha channel transparency display.
Cameras
Connect up to eight live cameras or video sources, of any connection type or resolution. TriCaster 8000 also supports direct connection and input control of upstream external video routers; making countless, additional cameras and video sources available from the switcher.
Network Sources
Share computer screens or displays from wireless Apple® AirPlay® devices, like iPad®, iPhone®, or iPod®, connected to the same local network. TriCaster 8000 also accepts network output signals from NewTek 3Play™ systems and other TriCaster 8000 systems.
Look-Ahead Preview Monitor
Set up and preview your next shot before it goes live, including any titles and overlays to be applied.
Program Montor
View the primary video output signal being broadcast, streamed, projected and/or recorded.
DDRs
Load and playback video clips, packages and motion graphics. TriCaster 8000 offers native support for an extensive range of file formats, allowing you to work with essentially any media asset you're given.
Graphics
Display images, apply titles or present static graphics. Choose and edit templates in a variety of styles and designs, or import your own graphics for a custom-branded live production.
Frame Buffer
Store any image, title or graphic as a selectable source, or dedicate the frame buffer channel to a shareable watch folder for updating assets remotely, using any preferred graphic design application.
M/E Buses
Mix multi-source compositions or create complex video effects, and configure for output to the main switcher, any overlay channel, input into another M/E bus, or as an alternative recording mix. TriCaster 8000 features eight M/E buses, each a complete switcher with independent keying and positioning effects per selected source, four layers of overlay, the powerful TransWarp effects engine, and presets. M/E buses also support 3D video production, real-time motion tracking, macro hotspots, and live virtual sets.
M/E Re-Entry
Create sophisticated, layered effects for virtually any application. Every switcher channel is available as a source for an M/E bus, including other M/Es, allowing for incredibly deep and complex effects operations.
Live Virtual Sets
Up the production value of any presentation with a multi-source virtual set, complete with real-time reflections and specular highlights. TriCaster 8000 includes 24 HD virtual sets in a variety of styles and settings, each with multiple angles, customizable pan, zoom and pedestal animations, and support for motion tracking and hotspots.
M/E Effects
Apply titles, graphics and spectacular effects to M/E compositions. Each M/E bus is equipped with four, fully configurable overlays, each with independent keying, positioning effects, transition controls and support for TransWarp effects.
Live Production Switcher
Control productions of any scale, in all resolutions up to 1080p. Integrate multiple cameras, video feeds, media sources, graphics, transitions and effects without any extra hardware or external devices.
TransWarp Effects
Supported on every available effects channel, the TransWarp effects engine is simply the most powerful integrated effects system in live production. TriCaster 8000 electrifies live video, DSKs and overlays with full-color animation store transitions, complete with embedded audio and 3D warping of video. The integrated Animation Store Creator application also allows you to build custom transitions and effects, with eye-catching visuals like real-time cloth dynamics, 3D transformations, and motion overlays.
Switcher Effects
Apply titles, graphics and spectacular effects to live video. The switcher supports dynamic TransWarp effects on the primary video layer, and on each of the four, fully configurable DSKs. Each DSK also includes independent keying, positioning effects and transition controls.
Multi-Channel Audio Mixer
Deliver pristine sound with adjustable audio controls for internal and external sources, plus outputs, including audio-follows-video, sub-mix routing, and a seven-band equalizer and compressor/limiter on every source and output. Touchscreen and tactile remote control are also in the mix, via the companion iPad audio mixing app and native support for Avid® Artist Series audio control surfaces.
Media
Load video clips, motion graphics, sounds, titles and stills of virtually any file format for live playback or overlay. Build playlists before or during a show, and save frequently used video and graphics collections as presets.

Switcher Channels	24 – 10 external, 6 internal, 8 M/E buses
Video Input	8 simultaneous live video sources, configurable as SDI, analog or router inputs, in any combination of HD-SDI, HD Component, SD-SDI, SD Component, Y/C (BNC) or Composite connections and resolutions
Network Sources	2 live sources via Gigabit connection, selectable from any networked computer or Apple® AirPlay® device
Media	6 integrated digital media sources for video, graphics and sounds
Frame Buffer	9 channels for static graphics or watch folder
Mix/Effect Buses (M/E)	8 re-entrant M/Es with independent 3D positioning, scaling, cropping, keying, transitions and Proc Amp controls
Macros	Record operation sequences and attach to keyboard shortcuts, control surface actions or on-screen hotspots
DSKs	4 primary DSK channels and 4 layers of overlay per M/E bus, each with independent transition controls, 3D positioning, scaling, cropping and integrated TransWarp effects
Effects and Transitions	Integrated TransWarp effects engine on all effects channels supports standard transitions, customizable animation store transitions with audio, and overlay effects Animation Store Creator for custom animations Supports per-pixel alpha blending between sources and real-time 3D warping of video or graphics
Virtual Sets	24 HD live virtual sets, with presets, multiple camera angles, real-time reflections, and specular highlights Live pan and zoom of virtual camera and customizable virtual camera presets with animated, pan, zoom and pedestal moves
Hotspots	Up to 8 freely configurable, interactive hotspots per input
Video Output	Up to 14 configurable connections and 8 A/V output signals Mix and match output formats, connections, and resolutions HD-SDI, HD Component, SD-SDI, SD Component, Y/C (BNC) or Composite HDMI and VGA for additional displays or projectors Network output for live streaming and/or sending A/V output to network-connected TriCaster
Recording	Multi-track, multi-format recording of up to 8 simultaneous channels via IsoCorder™ technology Native recording in up to 1080p with timecode
Recording Capacity	~ 50 hours 1080i or ~ 300 hours 480i 4 trayless SATA III removable drive bays with hot-swap support for unlimited storage and backup
Social Media Publishing	Integrated application for content upload to YouTube™, Facebook, Twitter™, Flickr®, FTP or network servers
Live Streaming	HD live streaming via Gigabit connection, with presets in up to 720p, supporting most common streaming profiles and custom multi-bitrate streaming profiles, configured via browser based plug-ins, Adobe® Flash® to Flash media server connections or Microsoft® Windows Media® Push/Pull Streaming Profile Manager with integrated Web browser and integrated Livestream® plug-in
Audio Inputs	8 SDI Embedded 8 AES3/EBU 8 x 2 Balanced XLR (Mic/Line) Phantom Power Support
Audio Outputs	3 SDI Embedded 2 AES3/EBU 4 Balanced XLR 4 Balanced XLR (AUX) 1 Stereo 1/4" (phones
Audio Mixing	Integrated multi-channel audio mixer for internal and external audio sources, outputs, stream and headphones Seven-band equalizer and full stereo compressor/limiter per input and output Digital audio inputs equipped with audio time-base synchronizers Supports companion iPad® audio mixing app and Avid® Artist Series audio control surfaces
Supported Formats	NTSC: 1080/30p, 1080/24p, 1080/60i, 720/60p, 720/30p, 720/24p, 480/60i Multi-Standard: NTSC-J; PAL 1080/25p, 1080/50i, 720/50p, 720/25p, 576/25i
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) NewTek SpeedHQ codecs for Mac and PC for extended file compatibility with TriCaster and system applications
Export Media Formats	Export media application for batch copying with optional transcoding of files to compatible formats for different applications and devices: AVI, DV, DVCPro, DVD, H.264, MOV, MPEG-2, MJPEG, MP4, WebM and more Presets for NLEs: Adobe Premiere®, Avid® Media Composer®, Apple® Final Cut Pro®, and more Presets for mobile platforms: Android®, iPad®, iPhone®, iPod Touch® and more
Monitoring	Freely configurable for any combination of input sources, program, preview, M/E buses, clocks or images
Signal Monitoring	Integrated Waveform and Vectorscope, full field rate with color preview and support for ITU-R Rec. 601 and 709
Processing	Video: 4:4:4:4, 32-bit Floating Point Audio: 4 channels, 96 kHz, 32-bit Floating Point
Physical	4U Rack Mount, with 550W redundant, removable power supply and multi-tiered hardware and software fail-safe 19 x 7.25 x 21.5 in / 42 lbs (48.3 x 18.4 x 54.6 cm / 19 kg)

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