NewTek TriCaster Mini Advanced HD-4sdi

Now with NDI Technology and TriCaster Advanced Edition Software

Portable, Professional, and Equipped for End-to-End IP
Produce and publish extraordinary video content for screens and audiences of all sizes with the most complete, compact multimedia studio in the world-TriCaster Mini Advanced.

Real Video Production. No Experience Required.
You don't have to be a video expert, own a studio, or know your way around a broadcast control room to deliver your message through video with network-quality results. With an all-in-one design, do-it-yourself setup, and hundreds of entry-level and advanced production capabilities, you can be on your way to captivating audiences from anywhere within minutes of opening the box.

Max potential
Maximize your investment now and for the future. With TriCaster Advanced Edition software now included, TriCaster Mini Advanced offers more than 100 additional video production capabilities compared to the original system platform-at no additional cost.

Enter the World of IP Video - Today.
Connect to the most prolific IP-based workflow in the industry right out of the box. With native integration of NDI, NewTek's innovative Network Device Interface technology, TriCaster Mini Advanced is instantly compatible with products from hundreds of manufacturers and developers over the network.

Get Creative
• Use any combination of compatible video sources, including cameras, mobile devices, computers, gaming systems, streaming media, video files, graphics, images, animations, and more
• Let your imagination run wild with multi-bus mix effects, custom animated transitions, data-driven graphics, green screen compositing, live virtual sets, and more
• Personalize your production environment with customizable control and monitoring options, and automate live operations with a versatile macro automation system

Reach Your Audience
• Live stream to multiple destinations simultaneously, including Facebook Live, Microsoft Azure, Periscope, Twitch, Ustream, YouTube Live, and more
• Share media to multiple user accounts on your favorite social networks, like Facebook, Imgur, LinkedIn, Twitter, Vimeo, YouTube, and more
• Capture and export QuickTime and H.264 video files for VOD, post-production, replay, and archive

TriCaster Mini HD-4sdi
• SDI video connectivity
• Native NDI integration
• Hundreds of built-in capabilities

Audio

7-Band Equalizer
Shape sound to your preference, configuring the tonal range of seven separate frequencies for each audio input and output.

AES67
Support for the AES67 networking protocol via compatible WDM audio drivers for interfacing with compatible audio devices over IP.

Audio Delay
Compensate for external synchronization issues between incoming audio and video sources with a configurable audio delay setting for every audio input.

Configuration

Buffer
Manage buffer configuration quickly and easily with anicon-based control scheme comprised of individual, interactive buttons for configuration, asset management, title editing, and unloading.

Auto Color
Optionally enable automatic color matching between video inputs to account for variable lighting conditions and camera settings.

Clip Thumbnails
Optionally customize the thumbnail image for each media file in the DDR and the Media Browser for at-a-glance identification and organization.

Control

Autoplay
Enable media playback to start and stop automatically, and optionally advance to the next item in the playlist when playback of the current item concludes.

COMP Panel Control
Access, assign, and apply COMP presets directly from the configuration panel of any M/E bus.

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

Data

Data Presets
Store frequently used text and images as easily accessible presets to accelerate graphics production and live titling workflows.

DataLink
Map real-time data from internal and external sources to titles, comments, file names, and other fields in graphics templates.

DataLink Extension
Add the DataLink extension to the Google Chrome browser of any networked computer to send text or images from the Web across the network to the system for use in titles and graphics.

Integration

Camera Settings and Control
Manage settings for connected cameras as supported, to include focus, iris, and white balance, plus access and operate PTZ controls for applicable sources, directly from the configuration panel.

Device Webpage
Access the discrete device webpage served by any applicable input source (such as the NewTek NDI PTZ Camera) directly from its input configuration panel.

IP

Multi-Engine Workflow
Quickly and seamlessly switch over the NewTek VMC 4-Stripe Control Panel or 2-Stripe Control to operate another VMC1 on the network as part of a multi-engine workflow.

Native IP Processing
True IP switching, with native 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.

Macro Automation

Macro Triggers
Trigger macros manually with a mouse click, keyboard shortcut, control panel button, MIDI button, GPI trigger, hotspot interaction, or other compatible control method.

Macro Editor
Edit the action, timing, and order of steps in a macro sequence, insert and delete steps, and easily modify macro data with cut, copy, and paste commands.

Multi-Step Macros
Insert pauses and manual cues to create multi-step macro command sequences that permit accounting for and adjusting to real-time production pacing.

Monitoring

Adaptive Monitoring
Maximize screen usage with smart workspaces that automatically adjust the size and layout of multiviewer windows according to your user interface configuration and the available space on connected displays.

Live Output Monitoring
Work with higher-quality video output previews, taking advantage of enhanced signal processing and full field-rate deinterlacing.

Monitor Proc Amps
Compensate for environmental lighting conditions and external display settings with configurable color settings for the User Interface, Multiview, and display outputs.

Multimedia

Animation Buffers
Load multiple video loops, motion graphics, and animations into dedicated memory slots for instant recall and playback.

Buffers
Load multiple images, graphics, and titles into dedicated memory slots for instant recall and display.

Extend Play
Enable an optional AutoPlay setting to continue playback of video clips even when a custom Out point is set or a DDR is no longer selected on the Program row.

Operation

Auto-Detect
Reduce setup time with automatic detection of resolution and frame rate for most session-format SDI cameras.

Automatic Media Retrieval
Save time locating and restoring media for production sessions with automatic media retrieval, even when drive settings have changed on the system or a session backup has been restored.

Backup and Restore
Protect the system against unforeseen hardware and software issues, using a comprehensive system restore function to return the system to factory defaults or creating a bootable clone of the system drive on an external drive for backup.

Outputs

Clean M/E Output
Optionally output a 'clean' version of the video mix from any M/E bus for simulcasting, sub-mixing, archive, or distribution purposes.

M/E Output
Output the video mix from one or more M/E buses for simulcasting, sub-mixing, archive, or distribution purposes.

NDI Mix Output
Supply up to four video mix outputs to the network via NDI, permitting other NDI-enabled devices connected to the network to use the signals for input or delivery.

Pre- & Post-Production

Animation Store Creator
Generate custom, full-color transitions and animated effects with alpha channel and embedded audio from logos and graphics using the included Animation Store Creator application.

LiveText
Create custom title templates and graphics for productions using the built-in character generator application, LiveText.

Virtual Set Editor
Purchase and install this optional software to customize live virtual set templates, import virtual studios created using a choice of design applications, or transform panoramic images into 360-degree virtual environments.

Publishing

Auto Queue
Optionally enable media designated for sharing to be uploaded and exported to publishing destinations automatically.

File Export
Live export media from your production for local or remote collaboration, delivering to FTP sites, or copying to local or external storage locations, including network servers.

Multi-Account Publishing
Reach more friends, fans, and followers with no extra effort required, publishing media to multiple user accounts on the same social network simultaneously.

Recording

Add To Playlist
Enable instant, in-show turnaround of captured content, optionally adding recorded clips to DDR