Vizrt TriCaster Mini 4K | NDI

Properties:

The TriCaster® Mini 4K | NDI® is a compact live video production system over NDI®, supporting video formats up to Ultra HD (3840 x 2160 pixels) at 60p. It features eight IP video inputs, two IP video mix outputs, two streaming outputs, four monitor outputs via Mini-DisplayPort (two with multiview), MIC and LINE audio inputs, two LINE audio outputs, and a headphone output. The TriCaster® Mini includes multiple mix/effect buses (M/E), various keyers (such as Chroma, Luma, or Media), and a range of virtual sets and box effects. For recording, an external hard drive can be connected via USB 3.0. The package includes two Spark Plus IO 4K units, enabling UltraHD encoding and decoding from HDMI to NDI® and vice versa.

• Plug-and-play NDI® without external networks
• Includes two PoE input modules that allow HDMI devices to be used directly as NDI® sources
• Eight live video inputs supporting any combination of resolutions up to 4K UHD
• One-button streaming to all major platforms
• Free NDI|HX camera app for mobile iOS devices as a live source via WiFi
• Compact and lightweight for mobile use

Technical Specifications:

• Processing: Floating Point YCbCr +A 4:4:4:4 (Video), Floating Point 96 kHz (Audio)
• PTZ Support: Up to 8 simultaneous PTZ cameras via serial and network protocols (including RS232, RS422, and IP with integrated control and preset system)
• Mix/Effect Buses (M/E): 4x M/E bus for video re-entry support / 1x mix/effect channel per bus with support for up to 2 sources / 2x KEY layers per bus / 9x memory slots per bus
• DSK Channels: 2
• Media: 5x media players (2x DDR, 2x GFX, 1x Sound) / 15x media buffers (5x animation buffers, 10x graphic buffers)
• Keyer: Integrated LiveMatte™ Chroma and Luma keying technology on all source channels and M/E buses / 8x input keyers, 2x media player keyers, 4x M/E keyers, 15x buffer keyers
• COMP: Integrated video composition engine on the switcher and each M/E bus for creating, storing, and applying layers, configurations, and motion paths in DVE style, 16 configurable COMP presets per bus
• Virtual Sets: Integrated LiveSet™ technology with over 30 virtual live sets and box effects included
• DataLink: Integrated DataLink™ technology enables automated real-time data entry from internal and external sources, including websites, spreadsheets, scoreboards, databases, RSS feeds, monitoring files, XML, CSV, ASCII, and more
• Recording: 4x recording channels from NDI® inputs or mix outputs (10x with Premium Access), recording and storing alpha channel data / 4x QuickTime® archive video recorders (Native NDI codec for recording, not required for playback in standard NLE applications)
• Storage: Capacity varies based on format, resolution, and file specifications, recording to external hard drive via USB 3.0
• Grab: Capture full-resolution, deinterlaced still images from external video sources and outputs
• Export: Video and image files to social media, FTP, local or external volumes, and network servers (optional transcoding available)
• Audio Mixing: Integrated multi-channel audio mixer with stereo audio and DSP support
Supported Video Formats:
• Ultra HD - 3840 x 2160p / 23.98 / 24 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 59.94 / 60
• Full HD - 1920 x 1080p / 23.98 / 24 / 25 / 29.97 / 30 / 50 / 59.94 / 60
• Full HD - 1920 x 1080i / 50 / 59.94 / 60
• HD - 1280 x 720p / 25 / 29.97 / 30 / 50 / 59.94 / 60
• SD - 25 / 50 / 59.94 / 60
• Supported Media File Formats: Import, store, and playback multimedia files (optional transcoding available)
• Video: AVI, DV, DVCPro, DVCProHD, FLV, F4V, H.263, H.264, MOV, MKV, MJPEG, MPEG, MP4, WMV, WebM, and more
• Still Images: PSD, PNG, TGA, BMP, JPEG, JPEG-XR, JPEG2000, EXR, RAW, TIF, WebP, and more
• Audio: AIFF, MP3, WAV, and more
• Pass-through Latency: Approx. 1 - 1.5 frames
• Tally: Network tally support via NDI®
• MIDI: Support for standard MIDI protocol, allowing third-party device control
• NIC: 2x 1 Gigabit NIC

Connections:

• 8x IP video via NDI®
• 1x Audio (MIC) via 1/4" Jack (balanced)
• 2x Audio (LINE) via 1/4" Jack (balanced)

• 2x IP video mix via NDI®
• 2x Video streaming (individually configurable, with simultaneous stream archive)
• 4x Monitor via Mini-DisplayPort (with HDMI adapters, two outputs support multiview)
• 2x Audio (LINE) via 1/4" Jack (balanced)
• 1x Headphone (stereo) via 1/4" Jack

• 1x USB 3.0 via USB-A (for external hard drive)

General Product Information:

• Dimensions (W x H x D): 117 x 234 x 201 mm
• Weight: 4.1 kg

Scope of Delivery:

• 1x TriCaster® Mini 4K | NDI®
• 2x Spark Plus IO 4K
• 1x NewTek Premium Access (for 6 months)