Free upgrade adds new preview monitor mode, full-featured character
generator, and other significant improvements
San
Antonio, Texas – December 5, 2007 --
NewTek, Inc., manufacturer of industry-leading video and 3D animation
products, today announced the release of a major upgrade to its TriCaster
STUDIO™ portable live production and virtual set system. Key new
capabilities in the update include features that provide additional preview
options when switching live camera sources and greater flexibility when
creating text and title treatments. The upgrade is available immediately as
a free download to TriCaster STUDIO owners.
New features of TriCaster
STUDIO include:
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Full-featured
character generator, including scrolls and crawls, and the ability to
easily produce title templates for live production.
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Titles can be placed
up-stream of every input individually.
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New 3 camera dedicated
on-screen preview monitor display mode.
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An iVGA underscan
button that allows control over whether or not a VGA input fills the
entire video frame.
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Improved keying and
ease-of-use with an optimized LiveMatte™ engine.
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A Y/C across BNC
option that allows users to create long cable-runs on site using two
shielded BNC cables, which is sturdier and more cost-effective than
using an S-Video cable.
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Video editor
improvements based on SpeedEDIT 1.5, with new video effects, audio
filters and other features.
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Additional tools will
be available to allow you to create your own LiveSet™ virtual sets with
Lightwave 3D v9.
“TriCaster has completely upended the economics of live production and
streaming,’” said Andrew Cross, NewTek’s Executive Vice President of
Software Engineering. “There’s nothing on the market that even comes close
to TriCaster STUDIO‘s extensive suite of portable live production
capabilities.”
TriCaster STUDIO provides all of the capabilities of a live remote
production truck including: component video, balanced audio, six video
inputs and advanced switching features, live virtual sets, multiple upstream
effects, title graphics, dual virtual playback DDR's and an additional
record DDR, live streaming and much more, in a small, 16-pound package.
TriCaster STUDIO makes it possible to cover live events and broadcast and
stream from locations where the use of remote truck facilities are not
feasible.
Virtual
Sets
The proprietary virtual
set system in TriCaster STUDIO, LiveSet™ allows separate virtual sets to be
assigned independently to all six camera inputs and the dual integrated
DDR’s. In addition, each input has an independent LiveMatte™ module
eliminating the need for expensive keying or frame-sync hardware. Each
virtual set supports virtual cameras with multiple angles and focal lengths
with support for secondary video sources such as on-screen background
monitors. The photo-realistic LiveSet engine allows real-time rendering of
reflections, refractions, bump maps and more.
Pricing
and Availability
TriCaster STUDIO in NTSC
is available in North America for $9,995US through December 31, 2007. The
price will increase to $10,995US January 1, 2008. TriCaster STUDIO is also
available internationally in dual PAL/NTSC versions. For more information,
please visit www.NewTek.com
<http://www.newtek.com/>
or call NewTek Sales at
1-800-368-5441, international callers dial +1-210-370-8000.
About
NewTek
With headquarters in San
Antonio, Texas, NewTek is an Emmy® Award-winning and leading provider of
full-featured video editing, live production, presentation, animation and
special effects tools including TriCaster™, TriCaster Pro™, TriCaster
STUDIO™, VT[5]™, SpeedEDIT™, 3D Arsenal™ and LightWave 3D®.
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The
TriCaster family of products include: TriCaster, TriCaster VM, TriCaster PRO
and TriCaster STUDIO which are trademarks of NewTek, Inc.
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SpeedEDIT,
iVGA, LiveSet, LiveMatte, VT[5], 3D Arsenal and LightWave Rendition are
trademarks of NewTek, Inc.
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LightWave
and LightWave 3D are registered trademarks of NewTek
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All
other products or brand names mentioned are trademarks or registered
trademarks of their respective holders.
