Used NewTek TriCaster Mini Advanced HD-4i Built-In Screen Switcher

SKU: US1671821 MFR: FG-001988-R001
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NewTek TriCaster Mini Advanced Specifications

  • Video Inputs

    HDMI: 4 x HDMI type A
    NDI: Up to 8 compatible devices

  • Video Output

    HDMI: 2x HDMI type A
    Display: 1x DisplayPort, 1x HDMI, 1x DVI
    Interface/Multiview: 1x HDMI, 1x DVI

  • Other I/O

    Ethernet: 1x RJ45
    USB 3.0: 4x USB Type-A
    USB 2.0: 2x USB Type-A
    Audio: 1x Analog multichannel, 1x optical S/PDIF

  • Media

    Five integrated digital media sources for video, graphics and sounds (two DDRs, two GFX and Sound) and 15 buffers

  • Downstream Keyer

    Two primary DSK channels
    One additional key layer per M/E bus (each with independent transition controls, 3D DVE, scaling, cropping and integrated TransWarp effects)

  • Audio Inputs

    Line Level: 2x 1/4" (left and right channels)
    Microphone: 1x 1/4"

  • Audio Outputs

    Line Level: 2x 1/4" (left and right channels)
    Headphone: 1x 1/4"

  • Video Resolution

    1080p 30/24
    1080i 60
    720p 60/30/24
    480i 60

  • Playback Media Formats

    Video: AVI, DV, DVCPro, DVCProHD, FLV, F4V, H.263, H.264, MOV, MKV, MJPEG, MPEG (1, 2, all profiles, program, or transport streams), MP4, WMV, WebM and more
    Image: PSD, PNG, TGA, BMP, JPEG, EXR, RAW, TIF and more
    Audio: AIFF, MP3, WAV and more

  • Latency

    Between 1 and 2 frames

  • Processing

    Video: 4:4:4:4, 32-bit floating point
    Audio: Four channels, 96 kHz, 32-bit floating point

  • Recording

    Up to four simultaneous video input or output signals in QuickTime (XDCAM HD compatible, 4:2:2 encoding, 24-bit audio), MPEG-2 (High or Normal profile), AVI (SpeedHQ), or H.264 (High or Web quality) file formats

  • Storage

    2x 750GB internal drives, approximately 30 hours of HD video

  • Display

    Built-in 7" (17.78cm) LCD screen for output display

  • Dimensions

    4.6 x 9.2 x 7.9" (11.68 x 23.37 x 20.07cm)

  • Weight

    9 lbs (4.08kg)

About NewTek TriCaster Mini Advanced HD-4i Built-In Screen Switcher

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.

TriCaster Mini HD-4i
• HDMI video connectivity
• Native NDI integration
• Hundreds of built-in capabilities
• 1.5 TB internal storage
• Space-saving case display

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.

• HD switching, streaming and recording
• 8 external video inputs and 4 mix outputs
• Connect to compatible IP devices via NDI
• Streaming to Facebook Live, Twitch and more
• Real-time social media publishing
• Multi-channel recording and internal storage
• Video playback without any additional hardware
• Built-in live titling and motion graphics
• Multi-channel audio mixing

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.

Advanced IP Workflow

Video Over IP
Send and receive real-time, low-latency, frame-accurate video over IP on a standard network infrastructure via the NDI protocol,Tek's innovative Network Device Interface technology, with any NDI-enabled device on the same LAN available as a video source or destination.

Audio Over IP
Send and receive multi-channel audio over IP on a standard network infrastructure via the NDI protocol,Tek's innovative Network Device Interface technology, with any NDI-enabled device on the same LAN available as an audio source or destination.

IP Source Selection
Access both the inputs and outputs of all NDI-enabled devices on the same network from any external input on the TriCaster switcher-dramatically increasing the amount of available video sources for any production.

IP Outputs
Distribute more video from your TriCaster system, sending output signals, sub-mixes or individual sources to NDI-enabled devices with 4 fully configurable, IP video outputs.

Audio

Audio Routers
Apply more sophisticated audio routing configurations, mapping any input channel (or combination of input channels) to any output channel (or combination of output channels) with four complete 4x4 routers for every audio input.

Input Level Control
Fine-tune sound with independent control for every audio channel-up to 4 per input.

Output Audio
Deliver pitch-perfect sound mixes for any setup, supplying audio signals via four IP-ready, quad-channel output busses-Master, Aux 1, Aux 2 and Aux 3.

Dante Audio Networking
Expand integration and IP workflow possibilities with audio input over the network from devices that use the Dante networking protocol from Audinate. Requires Dante Virtual Soundcard license from Audinate (sold separately).

Audio Recording Options
Configure the captured audio source for each ISO recording with per-channel audio signal selection.

Default Media File Level
Reduce time spent individually configuring audio levels for non-native clips and sound files by assigning a preset level to all files added to media players.

Noise Gate
Manage audio signals with greater precision using noise gate settings in the audio mixer to exclude low-level sounds.

VU Meters
Achieve higher-quality sound by determining audio clipping more easily and accurately with an updated VU meter interface.

Data

DataLink Integration
Use real-time data from internal and external sources in your live program without adding dedicated data input software. Built-in DataLink maps your selected data source to titles, comments, file names and other fields in graphics templates and updates their corresponding content instantly-automatically or on-demand-ensuring you have the most current and accurate information.

DataLink File Watcher
Save time converting detailed information like sports statistics and sales data into graphics. With DataLink and a CSV, XML or ASCII file, you can transform raw spreadsheet data into production-ready title pages that can be edited and updated in real time.

Macro Automation

Multi-Step Macros
When timing is everything but anything can happen, take control by creating automated sequences using macro commands with expert pacing and built-in pauses that wait for your (live) cue to resume.

Macro Triggering
Gain additional flexibility for activating automated macro sequences with triggers that include audio level changes, media playback and specific switcher actions and the ability to assign multiple triggers for the same macro.

Media Players

Playlist Effects
Produce more engaging playlist sequences from your on-board media by adding transitions between playlist media-and even combining real-time, slow-mo and fast-mo with per-clip playback speed settings.

Real-Time Clip Editing
Speed up turnaround of raw recordings and video files for DDR playback with easy, built-in clip splitting and trimming tools.

Monitoring

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

Display Outputs
Choose from more video signal selections to monitor, display or project using the supplemental display ports-and customize every screen in your setup to your workflow.

Blue Only Option
Calibrate video signals with greater flexibility and accuracy with a Blue Only viewport overlay compatible with any monitor.

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

Multiview Scopes
Calibrate video signals with greater precision using large waveform and vectorscope displays on Multiview.

Operation

Clean M/E Output
Optionally elect to output an M/E sub-mix without real-time overlays for flexible downstream use or archive.

Control Surface Mapping
Access additional video sources directly from companion control surfaces, with revised CS button mapping for the updated switcher layout.

Control Surface Support
Pair your choice of TriCaster control surfaces with your TriCaster Advanced Edition system, with universal support for all current CS models.

Hardware Configuration
Streamline hardware setup with local input and output connections, including Genlock and PTZ settings, centralized to a single configuration panel.

LTC
Automate external timecode configuration for your TriCaster production - including 24-hour wraparound - simply by plugging in an LTC timecode source.

Video Layer Management
Easily identify, monitor and manage switcher BKGD, DSK and KEY layer video sources in real time, with enhanced controls that include full-time, full-motion confidence monitors and an integrated layer priority system.

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

IP Network Tally
Reduce on-air mistakes with visual indication of on-air status supplied over the network to compatible systems sending output to TriCaster network inputs.

Metadata
Attach comments to sources, clips and images to simplify and sophisticate your workflow at the same time. DataLink uses comments as internal data sources to feed titles, label published content, enter metadata and more.

UI Enhancements
Work more efficiently and keep a closer eye on the show with visual indicators, updated shortcuts and control tools, hover tooltips and other on-screen improvements.

Button Lock
Protect your live program from accidents or mistakes by locking control surface buttons to their current state.

Session Recordings
Locate and verify active and completed recordings more quickly with a dedicated Session Recordings browser folder.

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