TriCaster DUO™ From NewTek $3,995 US
The TriCaster DUO™ interface is set up much like the control room found in a television station. You have quick and easy access to virtual monitors and your live production tools, titling system, recording and streaming options and much more. With TriCaster DUO™, the power of Portable live production is yours.
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Television and the Internet are the literacy of this generation, it is imProtant for our children to learn to communicate in the language of video but it has always been an expensive and complex process. Not anymore. With NewTek TriCaster DUO™, an affordable, easy-to-use, Portable live production system, your students can produce network-style newscasts, sProting events worldwide and include family members anywhere in the world in imProtant school functions.
TriCaster DUO™ is a lightweight, Portable system (small enough to fit in a backpack) that provides all the tools required to create, broadcast and live stream your show including: multi-camera switcher, virtual digital disc recorders, title generator, video transitions, keyer, audio mixer and more.
Students will enjoy the collaborative experience of producing and directing their own newscasts and video productions. TriCaster DUO™ comes with a curriculum to assist in teaching the network-style production process. With optional external controls such as TriCaster™ VM™ for switching, TimeWarp™ for slow motion replay and LiveText™ for titling everyone can get in on the action.
With TriCaster DUO™, the power of Portable live production is yours for just $3,995.
TriCaster DUO™ Benefits
TriCaster DUO™, at US$3,995, is easy to set up, Portable and lets you capitalize on the following benefits:
- Curriculum helps guide students through the process of creating network-style television Multi-camera support provides the flexibility to quickly connect and switch between three composite or S-Video cameras
- Use any video camera with the RCA video connectors
- TriCaster™ accessories let you expand your production team with a technical director, titles operator, and video playback operator
- Record either full-screen MPEG-2 or archive your Windows Media stream
- Template-based titling system makes creating powerful graphics and titles quick and easy
- NewTek iVGA™, makes it possible to add any PC or Mac on the network with TriCaster™ as a live input
- Choose from 200-plus effects to transition from one camera or source to another
- Integrated DDR lets you roll video clips into your live presentation
- Built-in audio mixer allows you to manage microphones, musical score and other sound elements
- TriCaster™ Picture Player allows you to include photos and graphics in your production
TriCaster DUO™ Specifications
| Price | $3,995 | Weight | 8.5 lbs |
| Dimensions | 11” D x 6.6” H x 7.5” W | Recording Capacity | 10 hours MPEG-2 |
| Video Input | 3 Y/C 3 Composite (RCA) |
Audio Input | 2 Unbalanced Mic Inputs (1/8”) 1 Stereo Line In (RCA) |
| Video Output | 1 Y/C 1 Composite (RCA) |
Audio Output | 1 Unbalanced Line Out (RCA stereo) 1 Stereo Headphone Out |
| iVGA™ Network ImProt | Yes – 3 inputs | iVGA™ Input | 1 Ethernet Network Connection |
| Virtual Set support | No | Integrated Character Generator | Yes |
| On-screen ISO Preview Monitors | Yes | 16:9 Video support | Yes |
| Projector Output | No | Projector Resolutions | N/A |
| Camera Auto-Calibration |
Yes | Live Web Casting | Yes; push or pull Windows Media support |
| 16:9 streaming | Yes | Recorder | Yes; MPEG-2 or WMV |
| DDR Playback | 1 DDR, 1 still store | Mic Inputs | 2 1/8” unbalanced |
| Line Inputs | 1 RCA stereo | Line Outputs | 1 RCA stereo pair |
| Preview Out | No | Vectorscope | No |
| Waveform Monitor | No | Phantom Power | No |
| Nonlinear Editor | No | Upstream Effects | No |
| File Formats | AVI, DV, MPEG-2, QuickTime, HDV, JPG, PNG, and more | Render Outputs | AVI, DV, MPEG-2, DVD, QuickTime, MP4 (iPod and PSP) |
| Accessory Options | TriCaster™ VM™, TimeWarp™, LiveText™, DataLink™ |