NewTek TriCaster TCXD850 is the latest model in the TriCaster family of portable live production products. It provides anyone wanting to produce network-style productions and streams with an end-to-end HD 1080i video pipeline, including effects, keying and virtual sets. This HD portable live production appliance allows you to create, broadcast, stream and project HD video with the flexibility of one-person or small team operation.

NewTek TriCaster TCXD850 represents a breakthrough in portable live production, allowing you to more successfully engage audiences, deliver messages and events, build brands and create new revenue streams. You can now produce network-quality HD or SD output, access unprecedented effects and layering capabilities, and take advantage of the most powerful virtual set technology available.

TriCaster is used by sports organizations, broadcasters, schools, government agencies and others to provide a new level of extended programming and content to their audiences.

TriCaster TCXD850 includes a 22-channel switcher that allows you to connect up to eight cameras and provides HD network-style virtual sets, HD titling, dual HD DDRs, audio mixing, HD editing, full HD streaming and more. TriCaster TXCD850 supports recording, broadcasting and streaming of full HD 16:9 or 4:3 productions.

You can connect both HD and SD cameras for your production with simultaneous HD and SD video output. Cameras can be HD-SDI, HD Component, SD-SDI, SD component, Y/C or composite analog inputs, with support for four channels of analog or AES audio per camera. Each camera also offers SDI embedded audio in either HD or SD production.

TriCaster TCXD850 one-button live stream option delivers full HD live streams, including superior quality 720p, the highest resolution output in the industry. The system supports Adobe. Flash. or Windows Media. in either push or pull. TriCaster TCXD850 will also simultaneously live stream your production while recording to the internal hard drive in full 1080i HD. In addition, your live stream is also preserved as a Flash stream file.

The integrated dual DDRs allow automatic insertion of clips in a wide variety of formats, as well as scrolls, crawls and motion graphics. The workflow is stream-lined with the addition of playlists right next to the DDRs. You can create as many playlists as needed for the show, simply clicking on a playlist instantly loads those clips. This essentially provides an unlimited number of custom lists at any time.

TriCaster TCXD850 provides fully-fielded preview monitors for all inputs, clips, network inputs and titles, allowing you to keep an eye on every production element. An optional second bridge monitor allows you to send all monitors and scopes to a second DVI or HDMI monitor, which creates a larger workspace. Two NewTek iVGA. network inputs provide connection to an unlimited number of external displays (Mac and PC).

Yes. Virtualsets.com's virtual set designs are fully compatible with the TCXD850 LiveSet format. Our multi-camera virtual set designs feature multiple virtual monitors, live reflections, and the ability to perform live zooms.

TriCaster represents an innovative breakthrough in portable live video production and live web streaming. TriCaster leverages NewTek.s latest technology, making it possible for producers to have a tool that is mobile, affordable and easy-to-use by one operator or a small team.

Here is a comparison chart of the entire TriCaster family, from the TriCaster TC100 to the TriCaster XD850.

Yes. In TriCaster TCXD850, NewTek has designed a revolutionary new switcher engine that fully supports:

• all fielding formats
• all aspect ratios
• all frame-rates
• all color spaces.

This means that TriCaster TCXD850 allows SD and HD video signals to be used with no destructive operations of any kind before they are transformed into the output format. This results in far higher image quality. TriCaster TCXD850 switcher natively mixes images from any formats out of:

• YCbCr 4:2:2
• YCbCrA 4:4:4:4
• YCbCr 4:2:2 plus Alpha
• RGBA
• YCbCr 4:2:0

The final switcher output is YCbCrA 4:4:4:4 floating-point, which ensures that TriCaster TCXD850 is doing all image composition in the same color space as the output and therefore preserves out-of-range colors, such as super black, super white and out-of-range chroma.

TriCaster TCXD850 is an industry leader in providing HD streaming capabilities, delivering the maximum resolution available in the industry of 720p.

You can seamlessly use any of the following sources in your live production:

• HD SDI and HD component
• SD SDI and component, Y/C over BNC and composite
• Video roll ins
• Full screen text
• Titles over live cameras with custom motions in and out
• PowerPoint. or any other PC or Mac screen sent across the local network
• Talent keyed within live virtual sets
• Eight Virtual Inputs, each similar to an advanced Mix/Effects bus capable of overlay, positioning, scaling, rotation and cropping.

Yes. There is an NTSC version and an International version that supports NTSC, NTSC-J and PAL formats. The International version cannot be purchased online. Please contact us for pricing for the International TCXD850.

Yes. TriCaster TCXD850 is a 4U Rack Mount unit that is 43 lbs and is just 19. deep x 7.25. high x 21.5. wide.

Yes. LiveControl. LC-11 is compatible with TriCaster TCXD850 and employs the joystick controls to position, zoom and rotate virtual sources and LiveSets.

There is capacity for more than 18 hours storage for HD video, and about 30 hours of SD video. Additionally, there are 3 Trayless SATA II Removable Drive Bays for easy archiving and retrieval of HD content.

Yes, you can run NewTek iVGA. on a network-connected laptop and send that image to TriCaster across the network for remote interviews, and capitalizing on TriCaster double-box LiveSet. display.

TriCaster TCXD850 writes I-Frame only MPEG-2 files at approximately 100mbps in HD, and 50mbps in SD. It supports .standard. profile MPEG-2 which is 4:2:0 encoding and is widely compatible and .high. profile that has 4:2:2 encoding but lesser compatibility.

• NTSC: 1080i 59.94Hz, 720p 59.94Hz, 480i 59.94Hz
• Multi-Standard adds: 1080i 50Hz, 720p 50Hz, 576i 50Hz

Video is compressed using MPEG-2, constant quality, 100Mb, I-Frame only. Four channels of audio are sampled at 96 kHz, using 32-Bit Floating Point precision

The system supports*: dnxhd, dv, dif, flv, h261, h263, h264, m4v, mkv, mjpeg, mjpg, mov, mp4, m4a, 3pg, 3g2, mpeg, mpg, m2p, ts, m2t, m2ts, mxf, asf, wmv, avi

* Please note: Different applications write files in widely different ways and it is hard to ensure absolute compatibility with every possible file type variant. As a 64-bit application, TriCaster TCXD300 support for QuickTime (MOV) files is limited to codecs that can be decoded natively until Apple releases a 64-bit version of QuickTime.

Support for audio formats include: wav, mp3, aiff, wma

Almost all image formats are supported including: BMP Dr. Halo CUT, DDS, EXR, Raw Fax G3, GIF, HDR, ICO, IFF, JNG, JPEG, JIF, JPEG-2000, JPEG-2000, KOALA, Kodak PhotoCD MNG, PCX, PBM, PGM, PPM, PFM, PNG, Macintosh PICT, Photoshop PSD, RAW camera, Sun RAS, SGI, TARGA, TIFF, WBMP XBM, XPM

Yes. NewTek recommends that TriCaster TCXD850 and all inputs are genlocked to the same reference signal. As TCXD850 is HD native, there is full support for both tri-level and regular sync sources.

Yes, TriCaster TCXD850 gives you an HD video editor based on NewTek SpeedEDIT technology for full-featured pre-production and post production.

There are several accessories already:

• LiveControl. LC-11 hardware switching surface
• TimeWarp. provides a hardware surface for another operator to control slow motion replays
• LiveText. 2 will provide HD titles from a network-connected laptop.

It is NewTek.s plan to create an entirely new family of TriCaster TCXD850 compatible accessories and add-ons in the future. Please contact us if you have any suggested TriCaster accessories. We'll forward them to the development team.

NewTek TriCaster TCXD300 is the first model in the TriCaster family of portable live production products to offer high definition support. It provides anyone wanting to produce network-style productions and streams with an end-to-end HD 1080i video pipeline, including effects, keying and virtual sets. This HD portable live production appliance allows you to create, broadcast, stream and project HD video with the flexibility of one-person or small team operation. TriCaster TCXD300 weighs only 20-pounds, and is small enough to fit in a backpack.

NewTek TriCaster TCXD300 represents a breakthrough in portable live production, allowing you to more successfully engage audiences, deliver messages and events, build brands and create new revenue streams. You can now produce network-quality HD or SD output, access unprecedented effects and layering capabilities, and take advantage of the most powerful virtual set technology available.

TriCaster is used by sports organizations, broadcasters, schools, government agencies and others to provide a new level of extended programming and content to their audiences.

TriCaster TCXD300 includes a multi-channel switcher that allows you to connect up to three cameras and provides HD network-style virtual sets, HD titling, HD digital disk recording, audio mixing, HD editing, full HD streaming and more. TriCaster TXCD300 supports recording, broadcasting and streaming of full HD 16:9 or 4:3 productions.

You can input both HD and SD cameras for your production with simultaneous HD and SD video output. Cameras can be HD-SDI, HD Component, SD-SDI, SD component, Y/C or composite analog inputs, with support for four channels of analog or AES audio per camera. Each camera also offers SDI embedded audio in either HD or SD production.

TriCaster TCXD300 one-button live stream option delivers full HD live streams, including superior quality 720p, the highest resolution output in the industry. The system supports Adobe. Flash. or Windows Media. in either push or pull. TriCaster TCXD300 will also simultaneously live stream your production while recording to the internal hard drive in full 1080i HD. In addition, your live stream is also preserved as a Flash stream file.

The integrated DDR allows automatic insertion of clips in a wide variety of formats, as well as scrolls, crawls and motion graphics. The workflow is streamlined with the addition of playlists right next to the DDR. You can create as many playlists as needed for the show, simply clicking on a playlist instantly loads those clips. This essentially provides an unlimited number of custom lists at any time.

ISO modes for all three cameras, clips, network inputs and titles allow you to keep an eye on upcoming production elements. An optional second bridge monitor allows you to send all monitors and scopes to a second DVI or HDMI monitor, which creates a larger workspace. NewTek iVGA. network provides import of an unlimited number of displays (Macs and PCs).

Yes. Virtualsets.com's virtual set designs are fully compatible with the TCXD300 LiveSet format. Our multi-camera virtual set designs feature multiple virtual monitors, live reflections, and the ability to perform live zooms.

Here is a comparison chart of the entire TriCaster family, from the TriCaster TC100 to the TriCaster XD850.

Yes. In TriCaster TCXD300, NewTek has designed a revolutionary new switcher engine that fully supports:

• all fielding formats
• all aspect ratios
• all frame-rates
• all color spaces

This means that TriCaster TCXD300 allows HD and SD video signals to be used with no destructive operations of any kind before they are transformed into the output format. This results in far higher image quality. TriCaster TCXD300 switcher natively mixes images from any formats out of:

• YCbCr 4:2:2
• YCbCrA 4:4:4:4
• YCbCr 4:2:2 plus Alpha
• RGBA
• YCbCr 4:2:0

The final switcher output is YCbCrA 4:4:4:4 floating-point, which ensures that TriCaster TCXD300 is doing all image composition in the same color space as the output and therefore preserves out-of-range colors, such as super black, super white and out-of-range chroma.

TriCaster TCXD300 is an industry leader in providing HD streaming capabilities. While TriCaster TCXD300 supports full 1080i HD video recording and distribution, for streaming the system delivers the maximum resolution available in the industry of 720p.

You can seamlessly use any of the following sources in your live production:

• HD SDI and HD component
• SD SDI and component, Y/C over BNC and composite
• Video roll ins
• Full screen text
• Titles over live cameras with custom motions in and out
• PowerPoint. or any other PC or Mac screen sent across the local network
• Talent keyed within live virtual sets
• Five Virtual Input functions, each similar to advanced mix/effects bus with positioning and overlay capabilities

Yes. There is an NTSC version and an International version that supports NTSC, NTSC-J and PAL formats. The International version cannot be ordered online. Please contact us for pricing for the International TCXD850.

Yes. TriCaster TCXD300 weighs 20 lbs and is only 17.5. deep, by 8.5. high and 10.4. wide . small enough to fit in a backpack or in carryon luggage.

Yes. LiveControl. LC-11 is compatible with TriCaster TCXD300 and employs the joystick controls to position, zoom and rotate virtual sources and LiveSets.

There is capacity for approximately 18 hours storage for 1080i HD video, and about 30 hours of SD video.

Yes, you can run NewTek iVGA. on a network-connected laptop and send that image to TriCaster across the network for remote interviews, capitalizing on TriCaster double-box LiveSet. display.

TriCaster TCXD300 writes I-Frame only MPEG-2 files at approximately 100mbps in HD, and 50mbps in SD. It supports .standard. profile MPEG-2 which is 4:2:0 encoding and is widely compatible and .high. profile that has 4:2:2 encoding but lesser compatibility.

• NTSC: 1080i 59.94Hz, 720p 59.94Hz, 480i 59.94Hz
• Multi-Standard adds: 1080i 50Hz, 720p 50Hz, 576i 50Hz

Video is compressed using MPEG-2, constant quality, 100Mb, I-Frame only. Audio is sampled at 48 kHz with, 24-bit precision.

The system supports^*: dnxhd, dv, dif, flv, h261, h263, h264, m4v, mkv, mjpeg, mjpg, mov, mp4, m4a, 3pg, 3g2, mpeg, mpg, m2p, ts, m2t, m2ts, mxf, asf, wmv, avi.

* Please note: Different applications write files in widely different ways and it is hard to ensure absolute compatibility with every possible file type variant. As a 64-bit application, TriCaster TCXD300 support for QuickTime (MOV) files is limited to codecs that can be decoded natively until Apple releases a 64-bit version of QuickTime.

Support for audio formats include: wav, mp3, aiff, wma

Almost all image formats are supported including: BMP Dr. Halo CUT, DDS, EXR, Raw Fax G3, GIF, HDR, ICO, IFF, JNG, JPEG, JIF, JPEG-2000, JPEG-2000, KOALA, Kodak PhotoCD MNG, PCX, PBM, PGM, PPM, PFM, PNG, Macintosh PICT, Photoshop PSD, RAW camera, Sun RAS, SGI, TARGA, TIFF, WBMP XBM, XPM.

Yes. NewTek recommends that TriCaster TCXD300 and all inputs are genlocked to the same reference signal. As the system is HD native, there is full support for both tri-level and regular sync sources.

Yes, TriCaster TCXD300 includes an HD editor based on NewTek SpeedEDIT technology for full-featured pre-production and post production.

The TriCaster TCXD300 is based on an entirely new real-time architecture; therefore some TriCaster add-ons are not compatible. There are a few exceptions: the LiveControl LC-11 hardware surface is compatible with TriCaster TCXD300, as is LiveText 2.

There are several accessories already:

• LiveControl. LC-11 hardware switching surface
• LiveText. 2 remote titling software
  

It is NewTek.s plan to create an entirely new family of TriCaster XD-series compatible accessories and add-ons in the future. Please contact us if you have any suggestions for TriCaster accessories. We'll forward them to the development team.