NewTek Unveils All-NDI, 4K-Capable TriCaster TC Mini

With today's announcement of the next-generation TriCaster TC Mini, NewTek delivered a host of new features to the Mini's target demographic of EDU and school sports producers, as well as in-house corporate production staff and pro AV crews by unleashing the first 4K/UHD-capable, 受欢迎的Mini系列的全ndi型号.

Designed to bring "software-defined visual storytelling (SVDS)" to the broadest base of TriCaster customers, the new TC Mini features the same compact form factor as previous Mini models, positioning it as a solid choice for on-the-go producers who prize mobility, 适应性, and quick setup in any venue in which they're tasked to shoot and stream. Its small size and light weight allows storytellers to take it to virtually any location, 设置, 快速开始流媒体和录制.

"One of the things that we're really keen on with a system like this," 说s NewTek Product Marketing Manager Matthew Allard, "is keeping it simple to operate and simple to install." The plug-and-play setup of TriCaster Mini aims to help new video producers to get started quickly, and easily work their way up to creating more sophisticated programs, 分辨率高达4K, 现在所有的屏幕上都能看到. “TC Mini”配有快速入门指南, a quick series of videos inexperienced users can download" to help them get started, 阿拉德说. "We want to get people up and running right away."

TriCaster Mini’s 8 external video inputs supports any combination of compatible sources 分辨率高达4K UHD--essentially, 任何连接到网络的源. TriCaster Mini’s four plug-and-play NDI connections with 权力-over-Ethernet (PoE) makes video, audio, 理货, 权力, and control available by plugging in an Ethernet cable. Two included input modules with PoE directly connect the user's existing HDMI devices, instantly upgrading them to NDI-compatible sources. Also included are hundreds of entry-level and advanced production tools like built-in virtual sets, 动画过渡效果, 体育赛事重播, 流媒体, 记录, 预测, 一键式社交媒体出版, 还有更多.

The arrival of the TC Mini also marks the debut of NewTek Live Panel in the Mini line, availing Mini users with growing production skillsets of the ability to configure custom UIs, including presets for particular shooting environments, or a series of recurring shows with consistent features or production elements. This browser-based control system enables users to run live productions from a laptop or tablet located anywhere on the network.

The new TC Mini also features Live Story Creator, introduced at NAB 2019, which enables users to build a script in Microsoft Word with triggers for actions, 将文档加载到TriCaster中, 然后按照剧本来演整部剧.

Another highlighted feature of the TC Mini is its suitability for PTZ and mobile device production. TC Mini users can access up to 8 NDI-connected PTZ sources as inputs, and control the cameras from within the software as well. Exclusive to the new TriCaster Mini is the NDI|HX Camera Application for Mobile Devices available as a download from the Apple store. 这允许视频, 最高可达4K UHD从iOS设备, to transmit over Wi-Fi as an NDI source and connect with TriCaster Mini systems on the network, so now you can pull shots in from your teams iPhones, 无缝.

The TC Mini also comes equipped with 2 流媒体 encoders and a 1TB SSD for live 记录, enabling users to make ISO 记录s of individual (isolated) feeds or program feeds of complete shows. 着眼于移动设备的流媒体, Instagram, 诸如此类, TC Mini supports 流媒体 square or vertical images. "Outboard to a mobile world is simple and easy," 阿拉德说.

Going all-NDI with this Mini model was a conscious decision driven by NewTek's sense of the Mini demographic as differentiated from, 说, 高端TC1用户, 保留SDI输入的混合系统. 在设计这个迷你模型时, 阿拉德说, "We think about when it goes into a middle school or high school, 他们不关心SDI. They hear about NDI, the network-connected box, they want to use that."

TC Mini的起价为8,995美元.