NewTek’s TriCaster Mini is a portable system which allows anyone, including those
who are unfamiliar with the technical language of video production or broadcasting, to
transform an ordinary presentation into engaging professional multimedia content.
The company aims to transform the way people create network-style TV content and
share it with the world.
Marketers, corporate employees, small business managers, community
administrators, educators, trainers, non-profit and worship service volunteers and
entertainers can now use TriCaster Mini to assemble visually sophisticated multimedia
presentations – and stream them live, publish to social media or upload to a website
from the office, an event, or any location with an internet connection.
Andrew Cross, president and chief technical officer for NewTek said, “With TriCaster
Mini, we have built a product that gives anyone wishing to use video to communicate
with others the ability to create content that looks like professionally made television
in minutes where traditionally it took hours or days. Our goal is to dispel the myth
that it’s too technologically difficult or expensive to produce engaging multimedia
content, and we’ve achieved that with TriCaster Mini.’
Anyone who is familiar with computer software and has access to one or more
cameras can use TriCaster Mini to capture and mix multiple live video camera angles
with graphics, video clips, audio, titles and special effects. Setup is fast,
straightforward and uncomplicated, and within a matter of minutes, users can create
a multimedia programme that looks professional without any other broadcast studio
equipment or a professional crew. An integrated and configurable video screen on the
side of the system also serves as a monitor for displaying a range of content selected
by the user.
As newcomers become more comfortable with multimedia presentations, they can
further explore a wide range of creative tools that come standard with TriCaster Mini,
including:
• Mix different visual sources
• Overlay logos, presentations, charts, titles, media files, animations
• Import your own branding elements and have them appear in transitions and
animations
• Incorporate a slideshow, web-pages from another computer
• Replace solid backgrounds with a simulated environment
• Webcast programmes on a live video stream
• Post clips to YouTube, Facebook and Twitter, your web site
• Have guest speakers call in from their webcams
• Record the programme so people can watch it on-demand
• Record all camera footage simultaneously so you can edit the programme
• Make keyboard shortcuts for sophisticated sequences with one touch
