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Introducing NewTek ProTek℠. A new take on customer support and service, going a step beyond everyday assistance. Be part of a customer group that receives priority service, and even faster NewTek-provided support.

With ProTek Coverage:

• You have greater access to service and support, including extended hours and free overnight return shipping, to keep your mission-critical productions going strong.
• A guarantee that within 3 to 5 days of receipt, your system - whether repaired or replaced - will be on its way back to you.
• Your coverage can be extended. Enjoy priority service year after year.

Get ProTek today. Every production should come with peace of mind.

NewTek is offering a one-month-only Past Purchase Promotion for owners of eligible TriCaster™ or 3Play™ products purchased after October 6th, 2010. Now is your exclusive opportunity to buy 12 months of extended protection on your product. Don't let your standard warranty end without a plan for protection. Contact Digital Arts during the month of December to buy ProTek now, and begin the New Year with a full year of coverage.

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Holiday Promotions From NewTek

Good through December 28.

TriCaster 850 EXTREME Holiday Bundle (effective Today-December 28, 2011)

TriCaster 850 EXTREME + TriCaster 850 CS for only $34,995 US MSRP.  This is a savings of $6,000!
 

TriCaster 850 Holiday Bundle (effective Today-December 28, 2011)

TriCaster 850 + TriCaster 850 CS for only $27,995 US MSRP.  This is a savings of $3,000!

Virtual Set Editor 1.5 Is Available

It must just be a flurry of activity at NewTek now a days!

The TriCaster Virtual Set Editor 1.5 update includes additional PSD file support, allowing for better integration of PSD artwork into TriCaster virtual sets and double-box effects.

TriCaster Virtual Set Editor 1.5 includes the following benefits:

• The ability to use 32 or 16-bit PSD files to produce real warped mapping layers, giving  users more design options
• Seamless conversion of PSD Layer Groups into VSE Layer Groups, for better organization
• The option to name individual PSD Input Layers, making it easier to manage files
• The ability to rename individual camera angles, providing added convenience

This update is now available as a free download to registered owners of TriCaster Virtual Set Editor at http://reg.newtek.com.

LiveText 2.1 Released

DataLink™ 3.0 Includes New Profile Manager and More

LiveText™ 2.1 offers a major update to DataLink™ functionality. The new 3.0 app brings added convenience and important new tools, such as the DataLink Profile Manager. More value. More possibilities.

DataLink Profile Manager includes the ability to:

• Edit and manage INI files to configure DataLink sources, automatically
• Store and recall an unlimited number of custom "data profiles," quickly
• Define a database, network source (RSS feed), text file, or serial-connected scoreboard as the data source, or refer to data from several sources, simultaneously
• Adapt easily to different venues, sports or other set-ups, (activate the desired custom data profile and re-launch LiveText, with the push of a button)

LiveText 2.1 is available as a
FREE DOWNLOAD
to registered LiveText 2 owners: 

More Thoughts on the TriCaster 850 Extreme

Browsing around on the web you'd think that the biggest new feature of the 850 Extreme is the Apple AirPlay support. Now don't get me wrong AirPlay is cool but the Extreme can record 8 streams of HD at once! While doing everything else it does.

I think this is a great feature. You can obviously use it to record camera isos for posting later or as backups. But think about it, you can record several different versions of you main switch: HD and SD versions, 1080i and 720p, with and without overlay graphics. This will save hours of time re-rendering productions just to repackage them for different uses.

The next most useful features are the improvements in the audio section of the 850 Extreme. I carried around a mixer just so I could use it to insert compressor/limiters in the signal path. With the 850 Extreme's built in compressor/limiters I can eliminate the mixer, the compressors and a whole bunch of cable failure points. If you are doing music events that require complex mixing you'll probably still want the mixer but for sports and meeting type projects you can reduce the amount of equipment you drag around quite a bit.

The audio grouping in conjunction with the audio follows video will make it easy to manage mic muting during commercial playback and the like. In the original 850 it had the audio follow feature but without the grouping it wasn't really all that useful in most situations.

Color transitions with sound effects are de rigueur for sports production and the 850 Extreme delivers. It looks like it will be easy to import animation sequences and audio clips an compile custom transition.

I also like the new streaming configuration panel. Presets for all the major CDNs will eliminate a lot of the cutting and pasting that was necessary to get the streaming configured. And the built in browser eliminates needing to carry around a lap top just to confirm your stream.

TriCaster 850 Extreme is a cool piece of kit.

NAB 2011 But Wait There's More - UPDATE

SpeedEDIT 2.1 - Free Upgrade

Update:
Features& Fixes

• New keyer using LiveMatte technology
• 24bit audio support
• Improved Filebin performance with large still image sequences
• Improved compatibility with JVC Mov, Sony EX, FinalCut MP2, and Blackmagic clips

DataLink 3.0 - Free Upgrade for DataLink and LiveText 2 owners
Update:
 DataLink 3.0 also adds support for RSS feeds from multiple network data sources, including Twitter feeds, all of which can be independently configured for use in LiveText 2.

"The new DataLink 3.0 streamlines the configuration and management of data sources," said NewTek Chief Technology Officer, Andrew Cross. "The added hardware sources and the support for RSS feeds provide a wide array of creative possibilities. DataLink 3.0 provides yet another advantage for TriCaster users who need to deliver constantly changing information that is accurate and looks great."

TriCaster Studio - New Lower Price $7995


TriCaster TCXD 300 - New Lower Educational Price $11,995

Lightwave 10.1 - Read the press release for details