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TriCaster™

TriCaster PRO™

TriCaster STUDIO™

TriCaster BROADCAST™

List Price 

$4,995 

$7,995 

$9,995 

$11,995 

Weight 

10 lbs 

10 lbs  

16 lbs 

16 lbs 

Dimensions 

11.5D x 8H x 7.5W" 

11.5D x 8H x 7.5W"

15.5D x 8.5H x 10.4W"

15.5D x 8.5H x 10.4W"

Video Inputs 

3 Y/C or composite 

3 component, Y/C or composite  

6 component, Y/C or composite 

6 SDI component, or composite 

Video Output  

Y/C + composite 

Component + Y/C + composite 

Component + Y/C + composite 

SDI + Component + Y/C over BNC + composite 

Virtual Set Support  

No  

Yes; virtual sets included 

Yes; virtual sets included  

Yes; virtual sets included  

Integrated Character Generator 

Yes – optional LiveText™ support

Yes – optional LiveText™ support

Yes – optional LiveText™ support 

Yes–  optional LiveText™ support

On-screen ISO Preview Monitors 

Yes 

Yes 

3-cam ISO previews or 6-cam shared preview 

3-cam ISO previews or 6-cam shared preview 

16:9 Video Support  

Yes 

Yes 

Yes 

Yes 

Projector Output 

Yes; 4:3 and 16:9 aspects  

Yes; 4:3 and 16:9 aspects  

Yes, 4:3 and 16:9 aspects 

Yes; 4:3 and 16:9 aspects 

Projector Resolutions 

XGA, DVI and
analog outputs 

XGA, SXGA, QSXGA and higher; DVI and
analog outputs

XGA, SXGA, QSXGA and higher; DVI and
analog outputs

XGA, SXGA, QSXGA and higher; DVI, HDMI and analog outputs

Camera
Auto-Calibration

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

iVGA Network Import 

Yes – 1 input

Yes – 3 inputs

Yes – 3 inputs

Yes – 3 inputs

Live Web Streaming 

Yes; push or pull Windows Media support

Yes; push or pull Windows Media with VC-1 and Flash streaming support

Yes; push or pull Windows Media with VC1 and Flash streaming support 

Yes; push or pull Windows Media with VC-1 and Flash streaming support

16:9 streaming 

Yes

Yes 

Yes 

Yes 

Recorder 

Yes; MPEG-2 or WMV 

Simultaneous MPEG-2 + WMV records

Simultaneous MPEG-2 + WMV records

Simultaneous MPEG-2 + WMV records

Recording Capacity 

10 hours MPEG-2

10 hours MPEG-2  

20 hours MPEG-2

20 hours MPEG-2

DDR Playback  

1 DDR, 1 still store 

1 DDR, 1 still store

2 DDRs, with alpha channel assignable to downstream Key 

2 DDRs, with alpha channel assignable to downstream Key 

Mic Inputs  

2 Phone  

2 balanced (XLR or phone)  

4 balanced (XLR or phone) 

4 balanced (XLR or phone) 

Line Inputs 

1 RCA stereo 

2 XLR/phone ¹
1 RCA stereo pair 

4 XLR/phone ¹

4 XLR/phone ¹

Line Outputs  

1 RCA stereo pair  

2 balanced phone  

2 balanced phone; 2 RCA 

2 balanced phone; 2 RCA 

Preview Out 

No 

No 

No 

Yes, configurable as FX row output

Vectorscope 

No 

Yes 

Yes 

Yes 

Waveform Monitor 

No 

Yes 

Yes 

Yes 

Phantom Power 

No 

Yes 

Yes 

Yes 

Nonlinear Editor 

Yes 

Yes 

Yes 

Yes 

Upstream Effects 

No 

Yes 

Yes 

Yes 

File Formats 

AVI, DV, MPEG-2, QuickTime, HDV, JPG, PNG, and more ...

AVI, DV, MPEG-2, QuickTime, HDV, JPG, PNG, and more ...

AVI, DV, MPEG-2, QuickTime, HDV, JPG, PNG, and more ...

AVI, DV, MPEG-2, QuickTime, HDV, JPG, PNG, and more ...

Render Outputs 

AVI, DV, MPEG-2, DVD, QuickTime, MP4 (iPod and PSP)

AVI, DV, MPEG-2, DVD, QuickTime, MP4 (iPod and PSP)

AVI, DV, MPEG-2, DVD, QuickTime, MP4 (iPod and PSP) 

AVI, DV, MPEG-2, DVD, QuickTime, MP4 (iPod and PSP)

Accessory Options*

LiveControl™ LC-8, TimeWarp™ LiveText™, DataLink™

LiveControl LC-11, TimeWarp, LiveText, DataLink

LiveControl LC-11, TimeWarp, LiveText, DataLink

LiveControl LC-11, TimeWarp, LiveText, DataLink

1 Inputs are selectable between line and mic impedance.
* The RS-8 will work with all upgraded models of TriCaster. There is an upgrade offer for RS-8 owners who wish to purchase LiveControl.