NewTek TriCaster Advanced Edition User Guide - Manual (Page 17)

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INTRODUCTION
Thank you for purchasing this NewTek TriCaster™ system. NewTek is extremely proud
of its record of innovation and commitments to excellence in design, manufacture, and
superb product support. TriCaster Advanced Edition constitutes our best release ever,
and you will find it exceptionally powerful. This chapter provides a quick tour of its major
components of.
SECTION 2.1 MEET THE FAMILY
All professional model TriCasters bear a strong family resemblance. The user interfaces of TriCaster Mini,
410, 460 and 860 have a great deal in common with the flagship system, TriCaster 8000. The latter, of course,
has a number of unique attributes and features, but many aspects of the workflow and user software are
intentionally very similar. Among other benefits, this makes it easy for TriCaster users working with multiple
machines to feel right at home and avoid errors.
SECTION 2.2 OVERVIEW
Not so long ago, live high definition television production demanded very expensive equipment, daunting
technical skills, and a large crew. TriCaster™ changed all that. In one compact system, it provides a complete
set of tools you can use to create, broadcast, web stream and project your production. TriCaster even includes
NewTek’s latest edition of the famous LiveSet™ virtual set system to provide you with network quality ‘bigger
than life’ production capabilities.
TriCaster continues to raise the bar for live production systems. Simply put, TriCaster represents the most
complete, reliable and efficient integrated system available for live production and web streaming. Its
capabilities are equally well suited to broadcast center installations and remote production, and it can be
operated, if desired, by just one person. No matter what your live broadcast ambitions are, NewTek and
TriCaster stand ready to help you fulfill them.
With TriCaster you can produce and distribute live video programs from diverse sources and digital media
in both standard and high definition. Use multiple cameras, network video sources, recorded digital video,
multimedia presentations from networked laptops, live web pages, digital photos and graphics, control
robotic cameras, and much more.
TriCaster also supports the Apple AirPlay® protocol, allowing off-the-shelf mobile video devices (such as
iPhone® and iPad®) to stream content wirelessly to TriCaster. Your presentations can simultaneously be
displayed by video projectors, television monitors, broadcast by traditional means, and streamed in high
quality on the Internet.
SECTION 2.3 TRICASTER™ ADVANCED EDITION
Any TriCaster is an extremely powerful, innovative, and cost-effective tool for creative producers. With the
introduction of TriCaster™ Advanced Edition, we have taken things to a whole new level for those who need