LAS VEGAS – NAB Show – April 12, 2010 NewTek, manufacturer of industry-leading video and 3D animation products, today announced that it has launched TriCaster™ model TCXD850, the latest addition to the TriCaster line of high definition (HD) portable live production systems. This new TriCaster offers a 22-channel switcher, with eight HD or standard definition (SD) digital or analogue inputs, two DDRs, titles, stills, two network inputs and eight virtual/mix channels.

“TriCaster TCXD850 takes the TriCaster product line to a new level of performance, introducing a rack mount system with significant new capabilities, at all levels of production”, said Andrew Cross, executive vice president, engineering, NewTek. “This latest TriCaster continues to change expectations about what is possible in HD live production, enabling producers to deliver compelling live events, successfully engage their audience and create new revenue streams.”

TriCaster TCXD850 benefits and features include:

22-channel switcher with eight digital or analog inputs, two DDRs, two network inputs, titles, stills and eight virtual/mix channels

Advanced overlay capabilities include rotation, positioning and scaling in 3D plus animated effects

New live virtual sets in HD include double box effects with options for stand-up and one or two presenters

Photorealistic LiveMatte™ virtual sets system with advanced matte generation and spill suppression for every switcher input

Two network inputs deliver graphics from LiveText™, presentations from a PC or Mac® using iVGA™ or other computer sources to the switcher or overlay channels

Simultaneous monitoring of all switcher inputs at full fields-rate and signal integrity verification with color Waveform/Vectorscopes

Using any combination of either embedded digital, AES or the 16 balanced analog XLR audio inputs to bring in microphones, stereo or quad line level sources

Audio mixing capabilities with audio follows video support and auxiliary routing to integrate into an external audio setup

HDMI and VGA program outputs for projector (IMAG) or other monitoring applications

36 hours of 1080i recording capacity that can be extended by using the three removable drive bays

Three video outputs rows provide flexible simultaneous HD and SD video output

Durable rack mount 4U case with redundant power supply

With TriCaster, anyone can simultaneously produce, live stream, broadcast and project HD and SD network-style productions. A single operator or small team can create sophisticated productions, switching between multiple cameras, virtual inputs and live virtual sets, while inserting clips, titles and motion graphics with multi-channel effects. TriCaster is used by broadcasters, sports organizations, schools, houses of worship; government agencies and others to provide a new level of extended programming and content to their audiences.

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The TriCaster family of products include: TriCaster, TriCaster VM, TriCaster PRO, TriCaster STUDIO TriCaster BROADCAST and TriCaster TCXD300 which are trademarks of NewTek, Inc.
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