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TriCaster™ 300
Portable Live Production in HD/SD
Pricing: $11,995.00
TriCaster™ is the gold standard in portable live production and TriCaster™ 300, raises the bar, capabilities and expectations. TriCaster™ 300, is the latest entry in the TriCaster family for live production and streaming. TriCaster™ 300, provides a small footprint and easy one-person or small team operation making it possible to live produce in HD/SD and stream from almost anywhere.
TriCaster™ 300 Interface
The power to drive your production

HD Portable Live Production
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Live Virtual Sets With Color Scopes
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Live HD Streaming
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Four-Channel Audio Per Camera
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TriCaster™ 300 Benefits
TriCaster 300 at US $11,995 (Educational: US$11,995), represents the state-of-the-art in portable live production systems with the highest quality 32-bit floating point, 4:4:4:4 video processing. TriCaster 300 accepts high definition video in both 1080i and 720p along with SDI, Y/C, component and composite. Whether you work with a team or operate on your own, TriCaster 300 is easy to set up, portable and provides the following system benefits:
Pristine Video and Audio
- End-to-end HD 1080i video pipeline, including effects and virtual sets
- Video processing employs 32-bit floating-point precision, 4:4:4:4 video processing and component (YCbCrA) color (well beyond industry standard 10-bit)
- Four-channel audio processed at 48 kHz, 32-bit floating point
- Extensive audio input/output flexibility including Embedded SDI on all video channels, four channels of AES/EBU, and professional level balanced XLR/phone connectors
- All video inputs can be Proc-Amped, keyed and frozen, including titles and DDRs
- Integrated full field rate Waveform Monitor and Vectorscope with full color beam tracing
- Individual processing controls for both Main and VGA outputs
- Pristine capture of video or stills with support for full 4:2:2 up to 1920 x 1080 resolution at very high bit-rates
- Next-generation optimized user-interface design with key live production tools readily available, supported by the ability to quickly access controls to configure each source
Virtual Switcher Inputs and Live Virtual Sets
- Five Virtual Input functions, each similar to advanced mix/effects bus with positioning and overlay capabilities
- Use "virtual cameras" by populating multiple Virtual Inputs from a single camera source (and switch between them)
- Each source has a Proc Amp, keying, garbage matte and alpha channel support
- Layer up to five live video or CG sources (internal or supplied by network)
- Independent zoom and pan controls for each source that make composition and camera placement easy
- All Virtual Inputs provide an additional overlay channel with independent transitions and scaling capabilities
- Insert live video inputs into live virtual sets with ease
- Zoom the virtual camera smoothly and easily either interactively, or using automatic control to user specified zoom preset levels
- Presets provide quick convenient access to numerous Virtual Input setups
Production Flexibility
- HD-SDI and HD component plus SD-SDI, component, Y/C and composite input/output
- Mix source resolutions and aspect ratios (including HD and SD video)
- Simultaneous HD and SD video output with Proc Amp control
- iVGA™ supports unlimited networked computers as live inputs to the switcher
- Simple live HD streaming with Adobe® Flash® or Windows Media® in either push or pull
- Record 18 hours of full HD 1080i video in high quality 100Mbps I-Frame only MPEG at up to 4:2:2 color precision
- Genlock input for broadcast system integration supports bi-level and tri-level references
- On-screen ISO monitoring for all switcher inputs (internal and external)
- Enhanced secondary video output for projector or second monitor (up to 1920 x 1200) with sophisticated full field-rate defielding and scaler processing offers varied displays including Program, Preview, Effects, all ISO sources, Waveform Monitor and Vectorscope, and more
- Dedicated upstream overlay with transitions with per source positioning, scaling, and color processing
- Two additional downstream overlay channels with individual transitions, scaling, position, keying and alpha channel
- Sophisticated control system for transitions, automated playback, overlays and more
- Next generation LiveMatte™ HD for incredibly clean real-time keying with advanced spill suppression and garbage matte controls.
- Convenient user presets available throughout the live production environment, including DDR playlists, Virtual Inputs, and audio mixers
- Integrated audio mixer with audio-follows-video and talk-over options
- Auxiliary audio output supports external mixing of sound from integrated media players for easy integration with complex audio installations and external mixing
- Edit title pages live, including changes to fonts, text sizes, graphic replacement and more
- Media player autoplay allows easy on-air cue of titles, video clips, sophisticated count-down capabilities and more
- DDR provides real-time dynamic playback speed control for clip playback
- New session system allows convenient storage and recall of complete configuration and playlist setups for different shows, locations and more
- Easy access to every important control during live production
- Support for LiveControl™ LC-11 hardware switcher
- Extensive file format support simplifies media import
- Integrated professional HD CG/Titling and real-time HD editing capabilities
TriCaster™ 300 Specifications
Price |
$14,995
Multi-standard
US$17,995 |
Weight |
20 lbs |
Dimensions |
17.5" D x 8.5" H x 10.4" W |
Recording Capacity |
~ 18 Hours 1080i HD |
Video Input |
3 Simultaneous Inputs. Any combination of: HD-SDI, HD Component, SD-SDI, SD Component, Y/C (BNC) and Composite |
Audio Input |
2 Balanced Combination XLR/Phone Jacks
2 x 4 Balanced Phone Jacks
3 x 2 AES3/EBU BNC Connectors 3 x SDI Embedded
Phantom Power Option |
Video Output 1 |
3 HD/SD-SDI
3 HD/SD-Component |
Audio Output |
4 Balanced Phone Jacks (Program Out)
4 Balanced Phone Jacks (Auxiliary Out)
2 AES/EBU (Program Out)
2 AES/EBU (Auxiliary Out)
3 SDI Embedded
1 Stereo Headphone Jack |
Video Processing |
32-Bit Floating Point, YCbCrA 4:4:4:4 |
Audio Quality |
24-bits, 48 kHz, 4 Channels |
Supported Formats |
Standard: 1080i59.94, 720p59.94, 480i59.94 (16:9 and 4:3)
Multi-Standard: 1080i50, 720p50, 576i50 (4:3 and 16:9) |
Mix HD/SD Sources |
Yes |
Presets |
Numerous Preset Bins Including Individual Production Sessions |
Tally |
3 Tally Light Connections (Program, Preview and both) |
Video Ingest |
1, 6-pin IEEE FireWire® |
16:9 Video Support |
Yes |
iVGA™ Network Selections |
Unlimited |
iVGA™ Input |
1 Ethernet Network Connection |
Virtual Set Support |
Yes; 15 HD Virtual Sets Included. (Can be positioned and scaled) |
Virtual Inputs (M/E - Style) |
5 with Presets |
Virtual Input Overlay |
1 Channel with Transitions |
Main Overlay |
2 Downstream Key Channels with Independent Transitions |
On-screen ISO Preview Monitors |
"All Sources," or "Preview and FX" or "Scopes with Preview" (full-time, tabbed) |
Integrated Character Generator |
Yes |
Projector Output |
Yes; 16:9 and 4:3 Aspects |
Projector Resolutions |
Up to 1920 x 1200 |
Full HD 720p 16:9 streaming |
Yes |
Live Webcasting |
Yes; Adobe Flash and Push or Pull Windows Media with VC-1 support |
Media Player |
1 Each DDR, Stills, Titles with Alpha Channel Assignable to Downstream Key |
Recorder |
Simultaneous Full Resolution MPEG-2 + Stream |
Waveform Monitor |
Yes |
Vectorscope |
Yes |
Nonlinear Editor |
Yes |
Render Outputs |
AVI, DV, MPEG-2, DVD, QuickTime, MP4 (iPod and PSP) |
File Formats |
AVI, DV, MPEG-2, QuickTime, HDV, JPG, PNG, and More |
Accessory Options |
LiveControl™ LC-11 |
1 Both 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”
For live productions:
- Output Row 1 and 2 run at the session resolution
- Output Row 3 always provides an SD output
- SD output is always 16:9 for 16:9 sessions, 4:3 for 4:3 sessions (HD or SD)
- Minimum display resolution of 1280 x 1024 for 4:3, or 1440 x 900 for 16:9
For post productions:
- 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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