TriCaster BROADCAST™ with SDI support delivers enhanced efficiency and reliability. With audio embedded with the video signal you can depend on a fast, professional setup. Whether you rely on a team or operate on your own, TriCaster BROADCAST makes it possible for you to deliver your network quality program to video, projector and web stream with a full range of professional tools including six camera inputs, live virtual sets, double box effects and much more.

TriCaster BROADCAST provides the full range of professional broadcast tools with SDI support. Whether you work with a team or operate on your own, TriCaster BROADCAST is easy to set up, portable and provides all of the following system benefits:

• NewTek LiveSet™ technology makes it possible for you to turn a very small space into a larger than life network-style studio
  
• Quickly connect and mix six serial digital cameras to provide full camera coverage of any venue
  
• Small footprint allows live production setup in small spaces
  
• Optional LiveText™ character generator allows remote control over show titles
  
• Dual virtual VCRs that can be played on cue for perfect cut-ins every time
  
• Either virtual VCR may be used to overlay scrolls, crawls and motion titles
  
• Lock titles and graphics upstream to any input,
  
• Total flexibility with operation in either six-camera or three-camera mode. Switch six cameras with shared preview or three cameras with a dedicated preview for each
  
• Record, broadcast and stream either 4:3 or 16:9 productions
  
• Multi-format live clip playback
  
• TriCaster auto-detects and compensates for aspect on playback
  
• iVGA™ imports up to three displays, Mac and PC, as inputs for your TriCaster live production
  
• VC-1 streaming support
  
• Digital BNC video connectors provide increased durability and reliability for your camera hook-ups
  
• Four balanced XLR or phone jack audio connectors for professional audio mixing
  
• Simultaneously record full-screen .avi while archiving your web stream
  
• Easily cut to video using the on-board VCRs at any time without needing another person to cue them up

TriCaster features include:

• Switching and preview of 3 composite or Y/C Cameras; connect up to 6
  
• iVGA(TM) network import of external computer displays
  
• XGA Projector output
  
• Virtual VCR and picture player (digital disk recorder)
  
• Live web streaming and recording
  
• Video editing

• Component video in and out
  
• Auto camera calibration
  
• Waveform monitor and vectorscope
  
• Balanced audio in and out with phantom power
  
• High resolution projector outputs – WXGA, SXGA, and more

• Animated graphics from the DDR can be keyed onto the video
  
• A full integrated CG with the possibility to create and save templates
  
• More drive space to store up to 20 hours of video
  
• WMV VC1 higher quality streaming and other great features!

The latest in the award-winning TriCaster™ family, TriCaster PRO FX™ delivers the same small footprint as TriCaster and TriCaster PRO™ and includes many features previously exclusive to TriCaster STUDIO™. TriCaster PRO FX provides a complete portable studio which includes network style virtual sets, an integrated character generator, broader file format support, increased storage and much more.

What You Get
TriCaster PRO FX, is a true broadcast appliance. As with all Tricaster's, TriCaster PRO FX is easy to set up, portable for use in any environment and lets you capitalise on the following benefits:

• LiveSet™ technology that makes it possible for you to turn a very small space into a larger than life network style studio.
  
• Transition to live double-box effects. For example, show both your in-studio talent and remote reporter sharing the screen.
  
• Over 20 hours of video storage for video playback during live presentations and for archiving your live presentations.
  
• Full support for both 4:3 and 16:9 broadcasting giving you the option of delivering your program in the traditional TV format or film aspect ratio.
  
• LiveMatte™ technology makes it easy to create clean chroma keys for your talent to be displayed in the live virtual sets.
  
• With NewTek’s iVGA™ up to three computers on the same network with your TriCaster can be added as inputs for your TriCaster live production.
  
• Live overlays support text, picture and animated titles with alpha channel to provide depth and dimension to your graphics.
  
• VGA output to projector, with image enhancement controls provide the best quality image to a live in-house audience.
  
• Edit Media is now optimised with the SpeedEDIT 1.5 engine providing the ability to edit HD footage, along with render support for Mac, iPod, MPEG-4, Flash and more.
  
• 200+ different effects allow you to transition from one camera or source to another with style.
  
• File format support has been extended for live and post production to include MPEG and QuickTime for greater versatility in program delivery.
  
• Character generator provides the ability for you to create your own custom titles, motion graphics, scrolls and crawls.
  
• For complete versatility and reliability connect Y/C sources using either 4-pin or dual BNC connectors.
  
• In-field system recovery provides on-location confidence at any production.

What it is
NewTek TriCaster combines everything found in a television live truck into a
box small and light enough to fit into a backpack.

What it Offers
TriCaster offers simplified live switching and audio mixing, with realtime output to video, projector and the Internet for less than £4,000. TriCaster's user-friendly interface is in plain English instead of video jargon, meaning you don't have to know about video production to produce compelling presentations. Its quick startup and dedicated usage allow you to produce professional quality video within minutes of opening the box.

Who Benefits
Corporate communications, human resource and corporate training professionals can benefit from rapid setup on site and easy use. TriCaster is also perfect for educators, local access channels or anyone wanting to communicate live events.

Specifications:

Components

• Live Production
  
• Live Internet streaming
  
• Professional Titling
  
• Video Capture
  
• Network Input
  
• Media Editing
  
• Virtual VCR playback
  
• Picture sequencing
  
• VGA projector output
  
• Camera setup
  
• Colour Background creator
  
• Audio Mixer
  
• Headphone output

• 3 Camera inputs (composite or Y/C)
  
• 2 phono Mic inputs
  
• 1 Stereo RCA line input
  
• 1 Firewire video input
  
• 2 USB 2.0 inputs
  
• 1 RJ45 Network input

• 1 video output (Y/C or composite)
  
• 1 stereo RCA line output
  
• 1 VGA monitor output
  
• 1 DVI projector output
  
• 1 Internet Streaming output
  
• Storage
  
• 150 Gigabytes, for more than 6 hours of digital video storage

• Animated graphics from the DDR can be keyed onto the video
  
• A full integrated CG with the possibility to create and save templates
  
• More drive space to store up to 20 hours of video
  
• WMV VC1 higher quality streaming and other great features

Planet eStream enables any organisation to create a central archive of multimedia content which can be readily retrieved and viewed via the local intranet or the World Wide Web. All that the end user requires is a web browser and Windows MediaTM Player running on a suitable platform.

The organisation would typically populate the Planet eStream archive with a combination of existing multimedia content and newly acquired material on an ongoing basis.The Planet eStream 4.5 solution provides the ability to store up to 3,500 hours of video rich content as standard.

The emphasis is on ease of use for both the end users and the content creators via Planet eStream’s intuitive user interface.

Visit our dedicated Planet eStream Web Site at http://www.planetestream.co.uk.

Standard features:-

• Real time video and audio capture
  
• Real-time video and audio archiving to a central location
  
• Schedule recordings
  
• Automatic multi-bit rate capture to optimise playback quality over client’s available bandwidth
  
• Batch transcoding and conversion
  
• High definition content compatible
  
• Full indexing and description of the archived content
  
• Fully-searchable HTML multimedia archive
  
• Add chapters to archived content
  
• Add existing multi media content to the archive
  
• Synchronise Microsoft® Power Point presentations with video playback
  
• Ability to add other related media e.g. still images, MP3 files
  
• Create play lists
  
• Create lesson plans (educational version only)
  
• Access media via local intranet and internet
  
• Retrieve content via database search or hyperlink
  
• Provides video on demand to the end user
  
• PC, PDA, Set Top Box and Apple Macintosh support
  
• Broadcast live events
  
• Broadcast archived material
  
• Multicast broadcasting support
  
• Wireless LAN compatible
  
• Distance learning and VLE integration
  
• Planet eStream server HTML Administration Area
  
• Customisable client access rights to Planet eStream archive
  
• Fully comprehensive support

• Microsoft Active Directory integtration
  
• Adobe Flash Media Server Module
  
• Add new content via any web browser with the Remote Transcoding Module
  
• Record up to six FreeView TV channels simultaneously with the HTML-based Digital Terrestrial (Freeview) TV Recording Module

• On-site installation (UK mainland only)
  
• Introductory training session carried out on same day as installation
  
• 12 months on-site warranty covering parts and labour on both hardware
  and software
  
• Telephone technical support
  
• 1 x Planet eStream V4.5 software license server edition
  
• 1 x Planet eStream multi processor server hardware
  
• 1 x Microsoft® Windows 2003 Server Enterprise Edition
  
• 1 x Planet eStream redundant disk array with 3,500 hours of video storage
  
• 1 x Planet eStream V4.5 software license Encoder Station edition
  
• 1 x Planet eStream Encoder Station hardware complete with 19”TFT monitor,
  keyboard, mouse and speakers
  
• 1 x Cable set specific to client requirements

Turbo-Charge Your Windows Media Video (WMV) Encoding
The Tarari® Encoder Accelerator dramatically accelerates encoding of high quality Standard Definition and High Definition Windows Media Video (WMV), Microsoft’s implementation of SMPTE VC-1.

Hardware-Assisted Acceleration
Faster turnaround with hardware-assisted acceleration from Tarari® means film and TV post-production facilities, broadcasters, and IPTV providers can now provide significantly more throughput, maximising the return on encoding resources and while cutting costs.

WMV/VC-1 Encoding
Microsoft’s superior Windows Media Video compression technology has made PC HD video possible, now Windows Media encoding Powered by Tarari® makes it practical.

Tarari and Microsoft partnership is your advantage
Tarari is a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner. We work directly with Microsoft in Redmond to implement algorithms from the Microsoft Windows Media Codec in Tarari’s re-configurable silicon. This partnership safeguards your investment in Tarari technology and ensures the Tarari Encoder Accelerator will maintain compliance with Microsoft’s Windows Media/ VC-1 codecs.

Superior quality encoding
Tarari’s hardware version of the highest quality Microsoft video encoding algorithms ensures you always get the highest quality encoded video output – at accelerated encoding speeds.

Tarari does the heavy lifting – and CPU offload
Since Tarari’s technology is designed to perform compute-intensive functions such as motion estimation much faster than general-purpose CPUs, encoding is faster. By offloading algorithms which take the most CPU cycles, Tarari technology frees the CPU for other tasks resulting in increased overall system productivity.

Encode multiple streams simultaneously
The Tarari Encoder Accelerator provides improved encoding efficiency when encoding multiple video streams using a single Tarari Encoder Accelerator board.

Automatic Seamless Integration
The Tarari Encoder Accelerator provides seamless acceleration for WMV/VC-1 encoding applications based on the Microsoft Windows Media Format SDK—without the need for any special scripting or “digital glue.” Simply install the Tarari Encoder Accelerator and the encoding process will be faster!

See Adobe Acrobat pdf datasheet (left) for more information.

Introducing the first Osprey® Video card for the PCIe family of solutions from ViewCast, the new Osprey-700 HD high-definition video capture card.

By utilising the high-speed PCI Express bus, the Osprey-700 HD provides the bandwidth required for high-resolution video capture in applications for a wide range of HD resolutions including 1080i (60/59.94/50 Hz) and 720p (60/50 Hz).

The Osprey-700 HD offers HD-SDI/SD-SDI video input with eight embedded SDI audio stereo pairs. Future driver release will upgrade the Osprey-700 HD audio capabilities to combine embedded SDI audio stereo pairs. It supports extraction of vertical blanking interval (VBI) data for closed captioning and teletext applications.

The Osprey-700 HD is compatible with Osprey Digital SimulStream® to allow the output of multiple streams from a single channel input to multiple applications.

With the capability to meet all video resolution needs from HD to SD, the Osprey-700 HD is an excellent choice for broadcasters, content owners and content aggregators needing to re-purpose high-definition and standard definition content for IP video distribution and video-on-demand applications as well as ingesting HD/SD video for archiving and/or transcoding workflows.

Key Features:-

• Extraction of Closed Captioning, Teletext
  
• PCIe®-compatible (1x)
  
• Osprey SimulStream Ready
  
• Video Processing Applications:
  
• Bob1 and Advanced Deinterlace
  
• Spatial Downsampling
  
• Temporal Downsampling
  
• RGB, YUV Format Conversion
  
• Contrast, Brightness, Hue, Gamma
  
• Dynamic Format Change
  
• Inverse Telecine
  
• Watermarking
  
• Cropping
  
• Windows® XP
  
• Windows Server® 2003 and Windows Vista™

The Niagara GoStream and GoStream Plus are portable streaming encoding units, designed for the most novice of users to make capturing and streaming video uncomplicated. GoStream and GoStream Plus feature three EZStream® buttons, which allow users to select from predefined encoding profiles. With a portable, streamlined chassis design, intuitive front panel, and EASE control menus, streaming setup is quick and easy. Predefined encoding profiles allow streaming to begin simply with the push of a button.

The Power of the GoStream Plus platform allows users to encode multiple formats and resolutions simultaneously , It also features full D1 compression, and allows users to export files to storage devices and view video on a handheld device such as an Apple iPod® or Creative's Zen™ video players via a device dock on the front panel. USB ports allow easy installation of software upgrades, encoding profiles and for transferring archive files.

Full portability and mobility can be archived with wireless and battery options that create a system that can be used anywhere there is a wireless network. This portable unit gives the user the flexibility to be mobile, but with the optional Dual Dock it has the power of a rack-mount unit.

Features:

• Full portability and mobility can be achieved with wireless and battery options that create a system that can be used anywhere a wireless network is available
  
• Advanced setup and profiles allow experienced users to customise the configurations
  
• Ease Menus allow basic encode/setup from the front panel interface
  
• USB ports allow easy installation of software upgrades, encoding of profiles, and transfer of archive files.
  
• Client management software and Web-based encoder configuration is included

Osprey 440 - Enabling Multi-channel video capture

The Osprey-440 is a 64-bit four-channel, multi-port audio and video capture card. This PCI-X card can process four channels of full-motion (30 fps) video and audio, from four NTSC or PAL analog sources. The Osprey-440 features Logo/Bitmap overlay/watermark capability, audio gain control, and programmable audio sampling rates. Based on the reliability of ViewCast’s Osprey Video capture card, the Osprey-440 provides multi-source capture through four composite (BNC) connectors on the faceplate plus additional video inputs via internal pins on the circuit board.

Description
The Osprey-440 is a PCI card designed to simultaneously capture 4 channels of analog video and / or stereo audio signals. The Osprey-440 is intended primarily for applications where multiple channels of video need to be captured and processed independently. The Osprey-440 is designed to minimise internal PC space requirements by implementing multiple channels per card, and allowing multiple cards in a single system. The channel density enabled by the Osprey 440 allows fewer computer systems to be used for capture of a given number of channels, dramatically reducing total system cost. Additional features of the Osprey-440 include four standard alarm inputs and four alarm outputs and support for them within the Osprey AVStream driver. The Osprey-440 includes 12 additional internal auxiliary audio and video inputs that can be switched in as alternatives to the rear panel connectors, three per channel. These additional inputs are intended for developers who may wish to source audio and video from within their own enclosure or from other auxiliary sources under their control. Familiar features of other Osprey multimedia-class cards have been retained, including options for SimulStream, cropping, watermarking, and audio capture. Multiple cards may be used in a single system chassis. The Osprey-440 is compatible with the Osprey SDK for development of media applications supporting Video-for-Windows and DirectShow.

Key Features:

• (4) composite BNC video connectors
  
• 64-bit PCI-X design
  
• Full motion (30fps) video capture
  
• Logo/Bitmap overlay
  
• Watermark capability
  
• Programmable audio sampling rates
  
• Osprey SimulStream
  
• Osprey SDK for development
  
• Osprey 440 Developer Guide
  
• AVStream and VFW driver support (Windows 2000 and XP)

• Multi-channel audio/video capture card
  
• Allows increased capture capabilities in a single PC
  
• Reduces cost of deploying multi-channel video systems
  
• Supports (4) audio inputs & (4) audio outputs)
  
• Design offers (12) internal audio/video inputs for increased capture capability
  
• Customisable feature set.

The NEW Osprey-300 offers simultaneous analog video capture plus the latest in DV capture technology supporting IEEE-1394b (800 mbs).

The Osprey-300 combines the quality and superiority of the industry-leading Osprey Video streaming capture cards with the features of standard IEEE-1394.

And because it is an "all-in-one" video capture card, the Osprey-300 maximises PCI slot usage.

Certified for Adobe Premiere Pro! With Adobe Certification, the Osprey-300 provides high-performance capture & device control for realtime editing without rendering!

The Osprey-300 ships with a breakout cable for analog video and audio inputs.

Other analog input breakout options include a breakout box and a breakout rack panel.

New from Viewcast - the Osprey-300 also features PCI-X compatibility providing high-performance/high-bandwidth data transfer. The Osprey-300 is backward- compatible with the standard PCI bus interface as well so it will work in your current system today and be future-ready for your next system purchase tomorrow.

Key Benefits:-

• Dual-channel -
• Use analog and DV inputs independently and simultaneously.
  
• Optimises workflow for postproduction houses.
  
• OHCI-compliant (IEEE-1394b) - supports popular video applications; captures in DV; supports device control, input/output, display and storage devices.
  
• PCI-X bus interface for compatibility with the latest PC technologies, providing high-performance/high-bandwidth data transfer.
  
• Increase capture and streaming ability using the optional SimulStream feature.
  
• Includes one 1394a port for direct compatibility with older 400 MHz 1394 devices.

• WHQL-Certified, WDM/AVStream driver
  
• Cascading ability allows for multiple Osprey-300's per chassis
  
• Advanced DMA for ultra-high performance (full 30fps)
  
• Hardware audio gain control for analog audio inputs
  
• Closed Caption extraction
  
• Hardware Cropping and Bitmap Overlay
  
• AVI or extended AVI capture for use with the most popular 3rd party editing and streaming software applications (e.g., PremierePro, FLASH, Real Producer 10, WM9)
  
• PCI-X compatible
  
• Breakout cable included for video and audio inputs
  
• Options: Breakout box or Rackmount panel
  
• Osprey SimulStream Ready
  
• Niagara SCX Ready: Remote encoder management and control

• Video Input: Composite (BNC), S-Video
  
• 1394 I/O: IEEE 1394a, 1394b
  
• Audio Input: Balanced stereo (2 x XLR), Unbalanced stereo (2 x RCA)
  
• Audio Output: Unbalanced stereo line level (3.5mm) (Loop out)
  
• 64-bit/66 MHz PCI Interface
  
• 32-bit/33 MHz PCI Compatible
  
• 3.3 volt PCI 2.3 compliant
  
• Windows 2000, 2003 Server, and XP

This low-cost streaming video workhorse can be found in nearly every corporate and professional streaming video production facility in the world. If you need to stream video, you’ll want the Osprey-100. It’s the video capture card that launched Internet video.

Don’t be fooled by the low price of this card either. Industry-leaders Microsoft and RealNetworks back it simply because it is the best video capture card on the planet.

Use it with the latest streaming tools.

An Osprey-100 board is included with every copy of RealNetworks Streaming Media Starter Kit, and is also bundled as part of their RealMedia Creation Kit. The Osprey-100 also allows for Windows Media encoding along with capture into other popular software packages.

Key Benefits:-

• Multiple cards can be used simultaneously in a single system
  
• Captures full frame video at 30 frames per second
  
• Recommended by Microsoft and RealNetworks
  
• Windows 95/98/Me, 2000, and NT support

• Closed Caption
  
• PAL and NTSC supported video formats
  
• Image overlay
  
• Supports Video for Windows APIs and OPI (Osprey Programming Interface)

The Osprey 200 family of analogue capture products is the next step in rich media capture. Combining the ability to capture professional-quality stereo audio with the already proven and recommended video capture capabilities of the Osprey-100, now comes the Osprey-200 family.

The Osprey-210 provides a single card solution and offers a high degree of scalability and flexibility. It is an analogue capture card with BNC or S-Video connectors for composite video, unbalanced stereo audio inputs, and audio loop-back feature for monitoring of the captured source.

The 200 Series is optionally available with the SimulStream and Fluition Smil Authoring Software. Simulstream allows the user to create simultaneous multiple streams at different bit rate speeds through different streaming applications from the same source via a single Osprey 200 series card. One Osprey card, located in one PC/encoding station, can create as many different streams from a single source (analogue, digital or SDI) as the processing power of the that PC/encoding station can handle. i.e. Three streams of 58k, 128k and 384k in Windows Media format and three streams of 58k, 128k and 512k in Real format - all streaming simultaneously, all in realtime, all from just one Osprey card and one PC/encoding station.

Key Features:-

• Multiple cards can be used simultaneously in a single system
  
• Captures full frame video at 30 frames per second
  
• Supports most popular video and audio APIs
  
• Professional video connector enhances reliability
  
• Monitoring of video and audio capture with minimal CPU utilisation
  
• BNC composite video input
  
• Audio Loop-back
  
• Hardware audio gain control
  
• Closed Caption

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