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Comparative Matrix

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Feature
TriCaster™
TriCaster PRO™
TriCaster STUDIO™
TriCaster BROADCAST™ 
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, with alpha channel assignable to Overlay 1 DDR, 1 still store, with alpha channel assignable to Overlay 2 DDRs, with alpha channel assignable to Overlay   2 DDRs, with alpha channel assignable to Overlay
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.

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