TriCaster™ TCXD850 is designed to meet the most demanding high definition production requirements, packing the capabilities of a network television studio into a 4U rack mount system that is suitable for desktop and portable live production. This 22-channel, 1080p native, HD/SD live production switcher includes eight external video sources and eight virtual/mix channels; audio mixing capabilities and audio follows video support; 18 live HD virtual sets (using proprietary NewTek LiveSet™ technology) and advanced matte generation; overlay with keying, positioning, scaling, cropping, and rotation in 3D, plus animated effects; simultaneous HD live streaming and recording; enhanced media player capabilities; multi-view monitoring of all inputs and outputs; redundant power supply and removable storage; plus much more.
Powerful, affordable, and easy to learn, TriCaster TCXD850 changes expectations for what is possible in HD live production. With the capability to simultaneously produce, broadcast, live stream, project and record network-quality HD video, TriCaster TCXD850 allows you to build your brand, extend your reach and increase your advertising inventory and sponsorship revenue – anytime, anywhere.
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TriCaster™ TCXD850 at US$24,995 (Multi-standard US$27,995) is the latest addition to the NewTek line of portable live production systems. This 4U rack mount system is suitable for desktop and portable live production. TriCaster TCXD850 provides the highest quality, 32-bit floating point with 4:4:4:4 video processing and supports high definition (HD) and standard definition (SD) video in resolutions up to 1080p, as well as live web streaming in resolutions up to 720p. Whether you work with a team or operate on your own, TriCaster TCXD850 is easy to learn and provides the following benefits:
- A 22-channel, 1080p native switcher that gives you complete control to simultaneously broadcast, live stream, project and record HD and/or SD productions
- One-Button live streaming that allows you to deliver full, HD live streams directly to the Web in resolutions up to 720p, the highest output in the industry
- One-Button recording that allows you to capture your live productions at full resolution and preserve them as high quality video and stream files
- 50 hours of 1080i 59.94 recording capacity that you can extend by using the four removable drive bays, providing unlimited storage and backup for your post production and archiving needs
- Eight external video inputs that allow you to connect up to eight HD and/or SD live cameras in any combination of HD-SDI, SD-SDI, HD component, SD component, Y/C, or composite
- Eight virtual/mix channels with presets and individual overlays, that let you create and save complex switcher effects, and assign them to a single source for easy access and use
- 18 HD live virtual sets (using proprietary NewTek LiveSet™ technology) and advanced matte generation, that enable you to achieve the look of a sophisticated studio setting in a limited space
- Five digital media players, including two DDRs, titles bin, stills store, and sound player, that provide you with the ability to present video clips, motion graphics, titles, images, music, audio clips, and more during your live production
- Two downstream keys with independent effects, that allow you to key, position, scale, crop and rotate in 3D, and use animated effects to customize your overlay
- Two network inputs that deliver external computer sources to the switcher or overlay channels, so that you can access unlimited displays from a PC or Mac® (using proprietary NewTek iVGA™ technology), and/or titles and graphics from NewTek LiveText™
- Multi-view monitoring options that allow you to simultaneously view all switcher inputs at full field rate, view color Waveform and Vectorscope displays to verify signal integrity, and more
- Flexible audio support that lets you use any combination of embedded SDI, AES or balanced XLR audio inputs to bring in microphones, stereo or quad line level sources
- Audio mixing capabilities with audio follows video support and auxiliary routing, that give you the option to integrate an external audio setup
- Three video output rows that enable you to output HD and SD video simultaneously
- HDMI, DVI and VGA program output options that allow you to use a projector (IMAG) or other monitoring applications to display video
- Versatile 4U rack mount form factor with redundant power supply, that is suitable for your desktop (rubber feet supplied), as well as your portable live production demands
The TriCaster™ TCXD850 interface is set up much like the control room found in a live television truck. You have quick and easy access to virtual monitors and your live production tools, virtual sets, titling system, editing program, recording and streaming options and much more.
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1) LIVE PRODUCTION provides control of an entire multi-channel HD production. Connect up to eight HD or standard definition (SD) cameras, digital or analog audio, and go live with simultaneous output to video, projector and the Web.
2) LIVE VIRTUAL SETS in HD give you the flexibility of expansive, professional sets even though your location may have limited space. With live, multi-camera smooth zooming, show your talent in a network-style studio without the need for a camera operator or expensive motion control system. Sets include double box effects with options for stand-up and one or two presenters.
3) ON-SCREEN MONITORS let you select shots with confidence. Displays include cameras, clips and iVGA™ networked computer inputs, along with the ability to send all monitors to a second display, and enlarge your workspace.
4) PREVIEW AND PROGRAM MONITORS let you display titles or a transition on-screen, while showing what source is up next. Innovative color Waveform Monitors and Vectorscopes ensure perfect signal quality for your live production.
5) ADVANCED VIDEO SWITCHER gives you unprecedented control over all inputs. Select a live output on Preview, and use either the on-screen T-bar or the optional LC-11 hardware to transition easily from one source to another. Versatile production tools such as Virtual Inputs and dual downstream keys provide the ability to easily create dynamic overlays and graphics.
6) VIDEO TRANSITIONS add interest and impact to your live production. Use any of the 200-plus HD broadcast-quality effects to transition from one source to another and fly titles and inserts on and off screen.
7) LIVE TITLES give you a broadcast look with graphics, titles and animated overlays on top of your live video. Lock a title or bug to a camera or virtual input and set the in and out motion for each.
8) ONE-BUTTON INTERNET STREAMING allows you to use Adobe® Flash® or Windows Media® to deliver a live stream directly to the Web, in 720p HD and other streaming profiles with simultaneous archive for later viewing. ONE BUTTON RECORDING captures your live production as a full HD resolution video file.
9) AUDIO MIXING gives you complete control over microphones, line inputs and clip playback levels. You can also adjust input trim levels for the best possible audio. In addition, the system provides both AES and embedded digital audio for pristine sound.
10) DIGITIAL MEDIA PLAYERS include two DDRs for video playback, titles, stills, music and sound, making it easy to add video clips and imagery to your production, as well as auto-insert clips captured during a live event for immediate playback. HD and SD resolutions are supplied in a variety of popular file formats.
11) VIRTUAL INPUTS provide eight customized inputs to configure virtual sets, layer live elements, assign titles, set upstream picture-in-picture elements and much more. These settings can be used as templates for easy creation of other mix effects, and are instantly available in the preset bin along the left.
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1Both digital (SDI) and analog video output connectors are active at all times.
- HD rows output HD-SDI and HD Component
- SD rows can be configured as “SDI + Component” or “SDI + Composite + Y/C”
- Output Row 1 and 2 run at the session resolution
- Output Row 3 always provides an SD output, which can either be 16:9 or 4:3 aspect
- For HD projects, all outputs are HD. Output consists of 3 HD-SDI and 3 HD Component
- For SD projects, output consists of 3 SD-SDI connections, 1 SD Component, 2 Composite and 2 Y/C
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A: Traditionally, producing live, high definition television has been very costly, requiring expensive equipment and a large crew. TriCaster TCXD850 changes all that. In one compact, affordable system, you have everything you need to simultaneously produce, broadcast, live stream, project and record a network-quality HD production - from anywhere.
TriCaster TCXD850 is designed to handle the most demanding production needs and environments, while offering the producer the flexibility operate on their own or with a small team. TriCaster TCXD850 delivers benefits unavailable in any other live production and streaming system including:
- 1080p native HD/SD live switching, with the ability to mix and match formats without losing image quality
- Eight external inputs that support any combination of HD and/or SD live cameras
- Eight customizable Virtual Inputs that offer greater, creative flexibility and production value
- Extensive video output options, including multi-view monitoring, AUX video output, and selectable record sources
- Freely configurable stream profiles with simultaneous HD live streaming and recording
- 18 HD live virtual sets, using proprietary NewTek LiveSet™ technology, to expand your production environment
- 50 hours of 1080i recording capacity that can be extended by using the four removable drive bays
A: TriCaster TCXD850 is a 22-channel, 1080p native HD/SD live production switcher, offering eight external video inputs, eight Virtual Inputs, 18 HD network-style live virtual sets (using proprietary NewTek LiveSet technology), HD titling, five internal media players, audio mixing, HD editing, full HD streaming and more. TriCaster TCXD850 allows for simultaneous broadcasting, live streaming and recording of full HD 16:9 or 4:3 productions.
Connect both HD and SD cameras for your production with simultaneous HD and SD video output. TriCaster TCXD850 supports video input from up to eight cameras, in any combination of HD-SDI, HD Component, SD-SDI, SD component, Y/C and composite, with support for four channels of analog or AES audio, per camera. SDI embedded audio is also supported for each camera connected through HD-SDI or SD-SDI inputs.
Eight, fully customizable, virtual/mix channels with presets and individual overlays add another level of production flexibility. Like having a “switcher within a switcher,” each Virtual Input allows you to mix complex effects and assign them to a single source or save them as a preset. Configure HD live virtual sets, layer live elements, key talent over a background, lock titles and graphics to a source, and more.
TriCaster TCXD850 provides a one-button live stream option to deliver full HD streams up to 720p, the highest resolution output in the industry. The system supports Adobe® Flash® or Windows Media® in either push or pull. You can also simultaneously record your live stream to the internal hard drive in full HD resolution, preserving it as a high quality video file. In addition, your live stream is automatically captured and archived as a stream file.
The five internal media players allow automatic insertion of clips in a wide variety of formats, as well as title scrolls, crawls and motion graphics. The workflow is streamlined with the addition of playlist presets located next to the media players. You can create as many playlist presets as needed for your production, and instantly load clips with a simple click. The result is an unlimited number of custom playlists that can be created and made available for use at any time.
TriCaster TCXD850 provides full field rate preview monitors for all inputs, clips, network inputs and titles, allowing you to keep an eye on every production element. An additional output 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).
The full version of NewTek's popular and versatile non-linear video editing program SpeedEDIT™ is included as well. SpeedEDIT provides powerful, professional tools to let you prepare movies for insertion into your live productions, or perform post production work on recorded programs.
A: Yes. TriCaster TCXD850 fully supports all:
- fielding formats
- aspect ratios
- frame rates
- color spaces
TriCaster TCXD850 maintains the original image quality from initial input to final output, natively mixing HD and SD video signals from formats including:
- YCbCr 4:2:2
- YCbCrA 4:4:4:4
- YCbCr 4:2:2 plus Alpha
- RGBA
- YCbCr 4:2:0
The final 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.
A: Yes. TriCaster TCXD850 is an industry leader in HD streaming capabilities, delivering 720p maximum resolution – the highest in the industry.
A: Yes. The TriCaster TCXD850 is suitable for desktop (rubber feet supplied) and portable live production. Weighing 42 pounds and housed in a 4U rack mount case measuring 19" wide x 7.25" high x 21.5" deep, the modest footprint of TriCaster TCXD850 makes it possible to deliver network-quality video production from anywhere.
A: Yes. The optional TriCaster LC-11 control surface is compatible with TriCaster TCXD850. TriCaster LC-11 offers manual control of switching and transitions, and employs the joystick controls to perform position, zoom and rotate functions on live cameras and virtual sources.
A: TriCaster TCXD850 offers recording capacity for approximately 50 hours of HD video and approximately 155 hours of SD video on a 2TB hot-swappable drive. This can be extended by populating all four trayless SATA III removable drive bays.
A: 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 has 4:2:0 encoding and is widely compatible, plus "high" profile with 4:2:2 encoding, but less compatibility.
A: TriCaster TCXD850 supports the following resolutions and frame rates:
- NTSC: 1080/30p, 1080/24p, 1080/60i, 720/60p, 720/30p, 720/24p, 480/60i
- Multi-Standard adds: 1080/25p, 1080/50i, 720/50p, 720/25p, 576/25i
A: 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.
A: Supported video formats include: 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
A: Supported audio formats include: wav, mp3, aiff, wma
A: 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, KOALA, Kodak PhotoCD, MNG, PCX, PBM, PGM, PPM, PFM, PNG, Macintosh PICT, Photoshop PSD, RAW camera, SUN, RAS, SGI, TARGA, TIFF, WBMP, XBM, and XPM
A: Yes. NewTek recommends that TriCaster TCXD850 and all inputs are genlocked to the same reference signal. As TriCaster TCXD850 is HD native, there is full support for both tri-level and regular sync sources.
A: Current available accessories include:
- TriCaster LC-11, a hardware switching surface that provides touch control of production inputs and functions
- TimeWarp™, a hardware surface that allows a dedicated operator to control instant replay and slow motion video playback
- LiveText™ 2, remote titling software to produce and deliver HD titles and graphics from a network-connected laptop
NewTek plans to introduce additional lines of TriCaster TCXD850 compatible accessories in the future. We will share more information on these products as they develop.
NOTE: Specifications are subject to change without notice.
