Video businesses and facilities that want to grow, reach new audiences, and increase their revenue are moving beyond just “switching video.” They’re creating entirely new strategies for video, communication, and social media that make continued use of their most valuable assets: their video content.
These leaders are embracing the multi-camera production platform that was designed with their content creation goals in mind—TriCaster 860. Our foundation for facility-class live production, TriCaster 860 is for television stations and studios, video and A/V pros, trucks and facilities, event and staging producers, and Internet TV producers who create or cover large-scale video programs—and see a real-time gold mine for bonus, social and even future programming, in every show.
TriCaster 860 builds on the features of every TriCaster professional model, and adds more channels, more sources, more I/O, more visuals and effects, and higher capacity. That means you can add new shows or take on more clients, create more programming, and discover fresh streams of revenue from the same program content. With a fully loaded, 24-channel switcher with 8 M/Es, whopping eight-source ISO recording, real-time multi-channel media delivery with simultaneous streaming and social media publishing, and the world’s most powerful integrated effects system, your productions will be more than sizzling—they’ll be explosive.
Product Essentials:
Specifications
| Switcher Channels | 24 - 10 external, 6 internal, 8 M/E buses |
| Video Input | 8 simultaneous live video sources, in any combination of supported connection types, resolutions and frame rates (including PsF selections)
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| Network Sources | 2 live inputs via Gigabit connection, selectable from any available network sources with support for video, audio and alpha channel
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| Robotic Camera Support | Access up to 8 live Pan-Tilt-Zoom (PTZ) robotic cameras via standard serial and network protocols, with preset system and user interface control over camera orientation, zoom, focus and iris |
| Media | 5 integrated digital media sources for video, graphics and sounds (2 DDRs, 2 GFX and Sound) + 15 buffers |
| Buffers | 15 content buffers to store and playback video, animations, still images and graphics
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| Mix/Effect Buses (M/E) | 8 freely configurable M/E channels for video mixing, compositing, effects and virtual sets, each with independent Key layer and support for TransWarp effects
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| Macros | Record configurations and operation sequences, then attach to keyboard shortcuts, control surface actions, MIDI controllers, or on-screen hotspots for recall and automation
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| DSKs | 2 primary DSK channels, plus 1 additional Key layer per M/E bus, each with independent transition controls, 3D DVE, scaling, cropping and integrated TransWarp effects |
| Effects and Transitions | Integrated TransWarp effects engine on all effects channels supports standard transitions, customizable animation store transitions with audio, and overlay effects
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| Virtual Sets | 30+ HD live virtual sets, with presets, multiple camera angles, real-time reflections, and specular highlights
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| Holographic Live Virtual Sets | Support for custom virtual environments generated from panoramic smartphone, camera or DSLR images
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| Hotspots | Up to 8 freely configurable, interactive hotspots per input for macro control |
| Video Output | Configurable for up to 12 output connections, with support for key output and per-connection signal settings
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| Recording | Multi-track, multi-format recording of up to 8 simultaneous channels via IsoCorder™ technology
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| Grab | Grab full resolution, de-fielded still images from inputs and outputs, and freely choose to add grabs to Publish queue, Media Player presets and Buffer destinations |
| Media Publishing | Supports direct content upload to YouTube™, Facebook, Twitter™, FTP, local or external volumes, and network servers |
| Live Streaming | HD live streaming with simultaneous archive
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| Audio Inputs | 8 SDI Embedded 8 AES3/EBU 8 x 2 Balanced XLR (Mic/Line) Phantom Power Support |
| Audio Outputs | 3 SDI Embedded 2 AES3/EBU 4 Balanced XLR 4 Balanced XLR (AUX) 1 Stereo 1/4" (phones) |
| Audio Mixing | Integrated multi-channel audio mixer for internal and external audio sources, outputs, stream and headphones, with 4 fully independent stereo output mixes: 2 Master, 2 AUX
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| Supported Session Formats |
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| Playback Media Formats | AVI, DV, DVCPro, DVCProHD, FLV, F4V, H.263, H.264, MOV, MKV, MJPEG, MPEG (1, 2, all profiles, program or transport streams), MP4, WMV, WebM, PSD, PNG, TGA, BMP, JPEG, EXR, RAW, TIF, AIFF, MP3, WAV, and more, with Import Media application for batch import with optional transcoding of files (including Apple ProRes) |
| Export Media Formats | Export media application for batch copying with optional transcoding of files to compatible formats for different applications and devices: Apple ProRes, AVI, DV, DVCPro, DVD, H.264, MOV, MPEG-2, MJPEG, MP4, WebM and more |
| Post Production |
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| Monitoring | DVI and HDMI monitor outputs for user interface and multiview displays
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| Signal Monitoring | Integrated Waveform and Vectorscope, full field rate with digital calibration, color preview and support for ITU-R Rec. 601 and 709 |
| Session Management | Setup and store session settings in reusable template sessions |
| Latency |
Ultra-low, between 1 and 2 frames |
| Processing | Video: 4:4:4:4, 32-bit Floating Point Audio: 4 channels, 96 kHz, 32-bit Floating Point |
| A/V Standards | HD-SDI video conforms to SMPTE 292M SD video conforms to SMPTE 259M and ITU-R BT.656 Analog audio levels conform to SMPTE RP-155 |
| Control Surface | Optional TriCaster 860 hardware control surface
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| MIDI Control | Support for standard MIDI protocol enabling third-party MIDI device control of TriCaster operations via macros |
| System Physical | 4U Rack Mount, with 550W power supply and multi-tiered hardware and software fail-safe
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