NewTek is targeting studios, broadcasters, large scale campuses and enterprise facilities with its flagship TriCaster 2 Elite live video production system.
It supports video over IP and SDI as well as most web conferencing tools, including Skype, MS Teams, Zoom Meetings and GoToMeeting. IP video sources supported include NDI, SRT, RTMP, RTP, HTTP, SRC, and smartphones. Sources can be accessed and used simultaneously.
The product incorporates a 60x45 video crosspoint that includes 32 external inputs that automatically determine video format and resolutions up to 4Kp60. Each input includes proc amp tools, independent keying and cropping for crisper video, as well as triggers for automation. Eight configurable mix outputs in HD or two in 4Kp60, direct NDI outs of media players, multiple streaming encoders, continuous NDI conversion of all eight SDI inputs, and eight independently selectable recorders for immediate replay are provided.
TriCaster control API and automation tools support interoperability with existing equipment, such as control room systems, video walls, multiviewers and media platforms.
Eight mix/effects (M/Es) with four layers each integrate with Adobe Creative Cloud tools. Visual storytelling automation tools with simplified teleprompter-based scripting with Microsoft Word document files are included. Virtual and augmented reality scenes can be rendered in real time from Adobe Photoshop files while non-standard framerate and aspect ratios such as 9:16 can serve many modern media screens. Other features include frame sync on every input, animated GIF support in buffers, social media publishing, audio mixing and routing, including support for Dante and AES-67.