NewTek introduces a new Mini, the TriCaster TC Mini!

The new TriCaster TC Mini looks a lot like the earlier TriCaster Minis but brings a wealth of new capabilities including 4K UHD support,  pure IP-based NDI connectivity and easy set-up using HDMI video sources, Skype support and much more!

The TriCaster TC Mini supports up to 8 NDI input sources and two NDI output signals over IP (NDI). HDMI video sources are brought in via external NDI input modules. Because the TC Mini is an NDI device, NDI hardware and software solutions will work with the system including PTZ cameras, NDI encoders and titling software. The TC Mini is a full NDI device as opposed to NDIHX, meaning it has minimal latency and less compression for both live switching and recording files.

(Why is the new TriCaster Mini such a big deal? Click here to find out!)

Product highlights include:

·        Switching, streaming, recording, and delivery in HD up to 1080p 60 fps, and 4K Ultra HD at 60 fps (2160p).

·        True IP switching, with native software-driven processing for maximum production power and flexibility

·        Native integration of NDI®, NewTek’s innovative Network Device Interface technology, supporting video, audio, and data transmission over IP with near-zero latency

·        Flexible HDMI integration with devices using external NDI input modules that eliminate HDMI cable length limitations

·        Comprehensive camera coverage and compelling multi-source video mixing, including 4 direct inputs supporting Power over Ethernet devices.

·        Studio-grade Skype® video calling with Skype TX software support, including automatic Mix Minus for clean audio return to the caller

·        Integrated video players providing playback, replay, and live editing without any additional hardware

·        Capture up to 4 high quality NDI® or QuickTime® files from input or output sources for post-production, VOD, and archival needs, or up to 10 with Premium Access. Use the NDI I/O Plug-in for Adobe Creative Cloud to directly bring in files for editing and animation

·        NDI HX Camera Application for Mobile Devices to use iOS based devices capable of up to UHD resolution video as NDI sources

·        Live stream programs with built-in encoders to Facebook Live, Microsoft® Azure®, Periscope, Twitch, YouTube™ Live, and more

·        Real-time social media sharing to Facebook, Imgur, LinkedIn, Twitter, Vimeo, YouTube, and more

·        Advanced audio mixing with multi-source configuration and control, professional DSPs, and stereo master output

·        Premiere creative capabilities, including multi-bus mix effects, transitions, advanced chromakeying, spectacular live virtual sets, and more

·        Compact portable device

·        Additional advanced software functions such as Live Story Creator simple show automation and Live Panel custom software panels for control with Premium Access package.

·        Support for up to 8 PTZ video cameras.

·        Professional chroma-keying and virtual sets.

·        Works with the TriCaster TC Mini external control surface when you want to get hands-on with a physical switcher interface.

Why is the new TriCaster Mini such a big deal? Click here to find out!

Click here for a comparison chart between the TriCaster TC1, TriCaster TC410 Plus and the new TriCaster Mini.

Priced at $8,995.00, the TriCaster TC Mini includes a pair of 4K NDI input modules for bringing in the video output of two HDMI video sources. Additional input modules can be purchased. Bundles with NewTek external control surfaces, PTZ video cameras and carrying cases also exist.

NewTek is also including a free six-month subscription to their Premium Access software with your new TriCaster Mini purchase. Premium Access includes a number of additional capabilities (LiveGraphics, LivePanel, NDI KVM, Advanced Audio, Virtual PTZ and access to special LiveSet content) that greatly add to your TriCaster Mini’s capabilities. Optionally, you can purchase the ProTek warranty for your TriCaster Mini and receive two years of the comprehensive ProTek warranty and a two-year Premium Access subscription at a greatly reduced cost.

SOME TIPS ABOUT WORKING WITH THE NEW TRICASTER TC MINI

1) When working with the system for the first time you will need internet access to register the system with NewTek. You won’t be able to use the TriCaster until you do so. Unlike previous TriCasters which allowed you to enter just the serial number to get the system running for testing purposes (albeit with the NewTek watermark stamp on the output) the system won’t run until you register it with NewTek. While this is a simple process to complete, you want to do this before going live with the system.

2) We also discovered that the two Input Modules included with the TC Mini (technically not Sparks but that is what they look like) won’t work until you sign the EULA (End User License Agreement). Again, easy to do but if you don’t know how or that you have to even do it, very frustrating. Simply click on the Web Page link for each input module as an NDI source and enter Admin for both the username and password. Accept the EULA and the Input Modules will then work.

3) You can use other NDI encoders besides the two 4K HDMI input modules included with the TC Mini. We connected an older NewTek Connect Spark HDMI to the third NDI port on the TC Mini and were able to bring in a third video source that way. We didn’t have to create a network or set an IP address on the Connect Spark HDMI to get it working with the TC Mini. The TC Mini simply found the third NDI device and made it a new video source to switch with. Any NDI encoder made by NewTek, Birddog or Magewell, etc. should work this way.

4) To take a conventional (non-NDI) video signal out of the TC Mini you have a couple of options . . . you can use one of the four mini diplays ports on the TC Mini and add an adapter to take an HDMI signal directly to a projector or monitor (the TC Mini actually ships with one of those). Or . . . you can use a bidirectional NDI encoder/decoder like a BirdDog Studio connected to the TC Mini and send out an SDI or HDMI video signal. That NDI decoder provides a pair of NDI mix outs and can be connected to either of the four NDI ports or the two house Ethernet ports on the TC Mini.

For more information please fill out the form below or call Matt Drabick at 919 810 9457.