NewTek 3Play 425 Multi-Standard with Control Surface

- 3Play 425 Multi-Standard -

Level the playing field for dramatic live production.
With 3Play 425, local producers can deliver high-impact sports and events that grow an audience, while visually branding their shows just like the major leagues and networks. Instant replay, dramatic slow motion, and real-time highlights production are available at your fingertips with this practical, powerfully efficient system.

Enter the world of replay (and beyond) with:
• The most professional instant replay system available for under $10k
• 4-camera capture, 2-channel delivery to feed video boards or broadcast
• Seamless mixing of live video with assets from your media library
• Capabilities for slow-motion playback

Relive the game-changing moments.
Deliver it all-real-time highlights, slow motion, instant replay, and more-from multiple angles and at a fraction of the cost.

Big Look for Local Sports
Hitting the six-channel "sweet spot" for sports producers with four cameras in and two fully independent channels out, 3Play 425 gets you the professional, multi-camera replay coverage for which you've been aiming.

Show-Stopping Slow Motion
Give fans more of what they want to see: network-style, dramatic plays in smooth, interpolated slow motion. Break down highlights or analyze pivotal moments frame by frame and with incredible detail.

In-Game Highlights
Don't wait to replay the shining moments. Build highlight reels or sponsor blocks at breakneck speed for on-command instant replay to fill timeouts or lead into a break.

Capture Every Angle
Take on additional productions sans a time out, with simultaneous ISO recording of up to 4 live sources, plus 40 hours of recording capacity. Repurpose all of your captured footage for additional post-game coverage and review.

Interface

User Interface - Connect up to four live video sources, audio sources, and the optional hardware control surface for multi-channel recording, multi-speed playback, and highlight reel creation.

Live Desktop Monitors - View the action from every angle with full field rate preview displays. Integrated multi-view monitoring allows you to select from additional layouts and send all on-screen monitors to a second display to enlarge your workspace.

Output Monitors - Monitor the live video output of the two fully independent playout channels. Full field rate displays include the option to show or hide HUD (Heads-Up-Display).

HUD - View key playback data for A and B output channels, including time code, clip duration, and playback speeds.

Recording - Capture up to four channels of video simultaneously for instant replay or playback. Files are recorded at native resolution to a high-quality MPEG-2 video format.

Clips List - Manage all marked events and clips for playback, with per-clip metadata entry for efficient asset management and organization.

Play List - Create highlight reels or compile clips for sequenced playback. Play List settings include the option to add a background music track, plus per-clip management of audio, playback speed and crossfade transitions.

Interactive Dashboard - Operate 3Play 425 with on-screen controls, including output mode settings, playback buttons with speed presets, in and out point markers, and transport commands.

Asset Management

Filter
Locate relevant clips and events quickly and easily, filtering content using keywords and metadata.

List Organization
Organize content to preference with multiple Clips List and Play List pages, arranging assets by team, player, play type, time period, and more.

Metadata
Enter text notes and descriptions for assets to easily identify, organize, and manage content.

Audio

Audio Configuration
Designate the sound that accompanies each video input for capture, with independent configuration of audio channel and input type.

Mix-and-Match Audio Connections
Use any combination of supported digital, analog, and network audio devices to input and output high-quality audio.

Capture

Automatic Replay Recording
Activate recording automatically when you set your first Mark In or Mark Out point.

Multi-Channel Recording
Capture every angle of live action for instant replay, playback, or archive, recording multiple, native-resolution video channels simultaneously.

Redundant Capture Mode
Protect critical footage and accelerate post-production workflows with a redundant capture mode that optionally creates duplicate recordings of up to four video channels using auxiliary storage.

Configuration

Proc Amp Controls
Individually adjust color characteristics and levels for each input source, including brightness, contrast, hue, and saturation.

Recording Options
Choose the destination drive for each active recording and other assets associated with your 3Play session.

Sessions
Configure and store the framework and assets for your productions, including the video standard and resolution, input and output configuration, and more.

Control

Control Panels
Take a hands-on approach to operation with companion hardware control panels that map to the user interface.

Event Marking
Start and end events and clips at the exact frame you want with pinpoint Mark In and Mark Out controls.

Transport Controls
Use a simple set of familiar controls to manage playback and list functions, including Play, Stop, Previous, and Next.

Integration

3G/HD/SD-SDI
Industry-standard SDI input and output connectivity with support for 3G, HD, and SD video formats.

Genlock
Synchronize the timing with other equipment in your production environment using an external reference signal.

Mix-and-Match Video Inputs
Connect video cameras or devices of any supported connection type, resolution, frame rate, and aspect ratio, with per-input configuration.

IP

Native IP Processing
True IP production, with software-driven processing maintaining native resolution of every signal from input to output and eliminating the need for conversion to and from baseband video.

NDI
Send and receive video, audio, and data over IP to and from compatible production systems, devices, and applications across a network with integrated Network Device Interface (NDI) technology.

Monitoring

Multiviewers
Monitor the multiple input and output signals in your production simultaneously with viewports built into the user interface, and optionally extend monitoring to additional displays.

Production Clocks
View the system clock, generate and display local timecode, and set start and end times for your video program, including countdown, to time productions precisely.

Visual Indicators
Obtain real-time feedback from a variety of on-screen visual indicators to easily assess the status of production activities.

Multimedia

Background Audio
Import audio files, songs, and sound effects to provide background music and audio for clips and highlights.

Media Playback
Store and playback short-form and long-form video clips, motion graphics, and packages of virtually any file format.

Play List Effects
Add transitions between Play List items and combine real-time, slow-mo, and fast-mo with per-clip playback speed settings.

Operation

Multi-Tiered Failsafe
Ensure productions continue through unexpected circumstances with multiple, redundant failsafe mechanisms that monitor and resolve error conditions with minimal disruption.

Redundant Power
Safeguard system availability with redundant, removable power supplies included with 4RU system hardware.

Resolutions
Launch your session in any of the supported interlaced or progressive scan resolutions and frame rates, including 3G, HD, and SD selections.

Output

Clip Playback
Capture and mark live action to create events, then replay clips from multiple angles.

Dual Output Channels
Output live video, replays, recordings, stored media, and more using two fully independent, simultaneous output channels.

List Playback
Create highlight reels, clip sequences, or blocks of content, then hit play to roll from one video to the next automatically.

Telestration

First Replay Telestration
Perform live telestration and remote playback from any compatible connected device, with support for annotation, custom graphics, and transport control.

Total Solution

Compatible NewTek Products
Add to your existing workflow or create an entirely new one, building around 3Play with a range of seamlessly compatible, software-driven production solutions.

- 3Play 425 Control Surface -

Dedicated hardware control for entry-level instant replay.
Exclusively for 3Play 425, the 3Play 425 CS provides simple, straightforward control of capture, clip management and playback functions for fast, professional operation.

Features
• Manual control of multi-channel instant replay and slow-motion playback
• Premium T-Bar, speed presets and jog wheel for precision control
• Large, backlit buttons for heightened visibility of control surface activity
• Intuitive layout and transport controls mapped to 3Play 425 live desktop and dashboard
• Durable, ergonomic design for confident, comfortable performance