tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-89793940110037479032024-03-14T03:16:01.855-04:00NewTekNewsDigital Arts is a NewTek Top 10, Elite Partner. In Business Since 1990Jeff Cupphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00573549583592359900noreply@blogger.comBlogger303125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8979394011003747903.post-19571498110632357962021-04-20T11:41:00.002-04:002021-04-20T11:41:31.444-04:00Digital Arts - Award Winning NewTek PartnerOur first top 10 award was in 2004, we've only missed a few times since then but we still punch way above our weight. Digital Arts has been a NewTek dealer since 1991, an Elite Partner since 2009 and we are now a Platinum Partner with on-staff NewTek Certified Solution Experts. Call us at 1-800-692-6442 to arrange a free online or in-person demo of any of NewTek's product line.Jeff Cupphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00573549583592359900noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8979394011003747903.post-88913893853715163382021-04-20T11:00:00.001-04:002021-04-20T11:00:18.301-04:00New 3Play 3P2 Introducing 3Play® 3P2! NewTek's all-new sports replay production solution ensures that sports broadcasters never miss an angle or unforgettable sporting moment thanks to unparalleled connectivity and efficiency across the whole production workflow.3Play has always been about more than replay. 3Play 3P2 keeps this storied tradition alive by offering unparalleled connectivity and efficiency Jeff Cupphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00573549583592359900noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8979394011003747903.post-40765107671027293882020-07-28T17:56:00.000-04:002020-07-28T17:56:58.275-04:00Digital Arts is, yet again, named a NewTek Top 10 Elite Partner!I got busy and forgot to post this.We won this award in 2004, 2005 & 2007 and have received it every year since 2013. Yea us.Jeff Cupphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00573549583592359900noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8979394011003747903.post-85595007621189719342020-07-07T16:10:00.002-04:002020-07-28T17:58:09.777-04:00TriCaster 2 Elite Now Shipping
TriCaster 2 Elite merges NewTek’s proven software-driven live production approach with power, efficiency, and flexibility – enabling you to create for all types of digital media programs and platforms.
TriCaster 2 Elite is not only a premium live production system for television, but the extensible hub of your entire digital media production environment.
Easily cross the lines between Jeff Cupphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00573549583592359900noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8979394011003747903.post-39325570283910750842019-11-07T12:06:00.000-05:002019-11-07T12:06:08.831-05:00NDI.TV Goes LiveNewTek launched anew NDI web site a few days ago. This looks to be a central location for all things NDI.
Get general NDI info, access NDI Tools downloads and even get the various NDI Developer Kits all in one place.
Jeff Cupphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00573549583592359900noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8979394011003747903.post-86992426924042606052019-11-07T07:00:00.000-05:002019-11-07T12:10:04.103-05:00NewTek Announces New 4K TriCaster MiniToday NewTek announced the latest version of the TriCaster Mini:
New TriCaster Mini 4k NDI
TriCaster Mini 4KUHD Basic Specs:
Supports up to 4k UHD!
NDI I/O for audio and video
Analog audio like current Mini
Up to Eight NDI inputs
Dual Gigabit Ethernet Ports
Four Additional POE+ Ethernet Ports for cameras or input modules
Two input modules included
More on NewTek's site
TriCaster MiniJeff Cupphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00573549583592359900noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8979394011003747903.post-67984783560536527042019-09-14T10:35:00.000-04:002019-09-14T10:35:10.613-04:00TriCaster Mini RefreshI didn't post this when it was news but NewTek has done a refresh on the TriCaster Mini.
They now ship with Advanced Edition 3.0 and Windows 10. The HD-4i (HDMI inpurts two hard drives and the 7" internal preview monitor has been discontinued. The HD-4 (HDMI, single drive) and the HD-SDI (SDI, dual drive, internal monitor) models continue. There was no change in list prices and the bundles are Jeff Cupphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00573549583592359900noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8979394011003747903.post-68724349043760358962019-09-14T10:29:00.001-04:002019-09-14T10:29:17.093-04:00NDI 4.0 ReleasedLots of cool new capabilities including better support for cross-subnet connections, unlimited recording, better quality, lower bandwidth and more.
Press release - Get the official line.
General info and news at NDI.tv
Downloads - NDI Tools for both Mac and PC along with the new NDI Analysis Tool.
Software Developer Kit - Make your own stuff!Jeff Cupphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00573549583592359900noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8979394011003747903.post-19101910384484581802019-05-24T11:40:00.000-04:002019-05-24T12:16:50.413-04:00New Wireless Mics Might Be A Mistake in 2019
"Only use a wireless microphone when there is no other choice". I've said this for years and no one ever listens to me. But the problem is getting worse. The FCC in 2017 sold off a big chunk of frequencies that were popular with wireless mic users (the 600MHz band) to T-Mobile. As soon as T-Mobile starts using the band in your area it becomes illegal to use your expensive wireless mics.
Jeff Cupphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00573549583592359900noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8979394011003747903.post-49091406735490571702019-04-22T08:00:00.000-04:002019-04-22T08:00:03.322-04:00New TriCaster 410 Plus
The newly announced mid-range TriCaster is positioned pretty much exactly as the original TC410 vs TC460 was. It more or less the same hardware as the TC1 with a slightly condensed feature set. The list of reduced features is pretty short and depending on your needs may make it the perfect TriCaster.
Main Differences vs the TC1:
No 4K Support
Eight external inputs on switcher vs sixteen
Jeff Cupphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00573549583592359900noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8979394011003747903.post-53939846584056133472019-04-19T16:37:00.001-04:002019-04-19T16:37:54.678-04:00NDi Converter ComparisonJeff Cupphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00573549583592359900noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8979394011003747903.post-86130424772863458432019-04-08T14:17:00.000-04:002019-04-08T14:17:02.163-04:00A couple other things re: NAB announcementsNewTek's press release
A little more info, VMC subscriptions start at $795 per month. Live Story Creator lets you go directly from script to prompter to TriCaster automation in one step. It's included in Premium Access.Jeff Cupphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00573549583592359900noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8979394011003747903.post-30263259076464803712019-04-08T00:06:00.000-04:002019-04-27T17:21:11.562-04:00Quick NoteJust a quick note after the dealer meeting. Much of it was covered in the Dr. cross interview I previously linked to.
Big improvements in NDI 4. Record any/all NDI streams. Related to this is that that record function will be harnessed by TriCasters for easy instant replay. The replay function may be a premium access feature.
Any NDI streams you record will be synchronized and there will Jeff Cupphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00573549583592359900noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8979394011003747903.post-2860755388574526982019-04-03T11:58:00.001-04:002019-04-03T11:58:38.978-04:00More Pre-NAB from NewTek - Dr. Cross InterviewInterview with Andrew Cross
TL;DR:
More on the merger. Building the IP Production Monster.
NDI 4.0 - Bigger, better, faster, lower overhead, with synchronization and unlimited recording plus even more, more.
Unreal Engine plugin for NDI. Easy E-Sports?
IP Series as a scaleable cloud service. All ghost, no machine.
New Innovative NDI Converter boxes. So you can get video into your virtualized Jeff Cupphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00573549583592359900noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8979394011003747903.post-24275314680009198692019-04-02T09:33:00.001-04:002019-04-03T09:46:44.683-04:00VizRT buys NewTek! - I didn't see that coming......and no, it's not an April Fools gag.
RedShark has the best take on this I've seen so far.
The press release is here
VizRT real time motion 3D graphics + NewTek real time everything else. On the face of it the merger looks like a winner to me.
I'll update as necessary. Check back for more info after Sunday's dealer meeting.
Update: In case you have no idea what VizRT does:
Update 2: Jeff Cupphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00573549583592359900noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8979394011003747903.post-41328860063364485972019-03-22T12:39:00.000-04:002019-03-22T12:39:30.378-04:00Big ChangesThis is kind of an 'Inside Baseball' post but I always do a pre-NAB speculative thing so here's this year's. And as always I have no actual inside knowledge I've just have been observing NewTek for 29 years but they often surprise me so don't make any life-altering decisions based on anything here.
There have been big changes to the NewTek TriCaster and 3Play lineup and as we run up to Jeff Cupphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00573549583592359900noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8979394011003747903.post-7997317913831761002019-03-22T11:09:00.002-04:002019-03-22T11:12:27.411-04:002019 NAB Code & NewTek EventDigital Arts is going to NAB Show, Las Vegas Convention Center, April 6-11.
If you're interested in coming along, here's a code for a free exhibits pass: JOINME Register here: https://invt.io/1edipb17ijn
Also register for the NewTek Community Event Sunday April 7:
https://www.newtek.com/nab2019/community-event/
Jeff Cupphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00573549583592359900noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8979394011003747903.post-20823958385567569762018-06-07T17:26:00.002-04:002018-06-07T17:26:49.040-04:00TriCaster recording format compatibility
NewTek recently posted this. The current version of Standard Edition is basically the same.
• Adobe Premiere v12.1.0 running on Windows 10 64-bit. For any video formats not supported,use the TriCaster Export tool to convert recording into ProRes 422 format.
• Avid Media Composer v2018 running on Windows 10 64-bit. Install NewTek codec pack and theXDCAM AMA drivers for full compatibility.
• Jeff Cupphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00573549583592359900noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8979394011003747903.post-78877981960035361662018-05-01T16:30:00.000-04:002019-04-18T11:04:18.435-04:00Backing Up Your TriCaster Session - Best PracticesYou've got your TriCaster session set up precisely as you like, all your content is loaded, you've built a couple dozen lower thirds, setup a bunch of macros and comps. You're ready to go. Then something goes horribly wrong, your hard drive gets corrupted or fails and hours of work are gone.
Well not if you had made a backup.
NewTek has built in a lot of functionality to help you keep your Jeff Cupphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00573549583592359900noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8979394011003747903.post-72871339270719409792018-04-10T11:15:00.000-04:002018-04-10T11:15:48.409-04:00NAB ReportIt's taken me a c couple of days to digest NewTek's NAB announcements. My predictions were way off in some ways.
The big news is not really news if you've been paying attention, NewTek is continuing to innovate. It seems the next step in the evolution of their IP based production systems is to (buzzword warning) virtualize them. Now NewTek has always been about "Better Hardware Jeff Cupphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00573549583592359900noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8979394011003747903.post-46155335559564372442018-04-05T12:18:00.000-04:002018-04-05T12:18:09.603-04:00NewTek NDI 3.5 Announced
From the NewTek Announcement:
NDI Scan Converter
The new version of NDI Scan Converter provides vastly improved image
quality and much, much more. The GPU is now used to capture the screen,
and handles the lion’s share of color conversion, processing and NDI
transmission. You can now capture all of your system’s desktops in
real-time, at full 60Hz and with almost no Jeff Cupphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00573549583592359900noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8979394011003747903.post-40456569568207056132018-03-28T16:36:00.000-04:002018-03-28T16:36:08.550-04:00NAB Predictions It's that time of year again where I go out on a limb and make my predictions for NewTek's new products at NAB.
Remember I have no insider knowledge, just 28 years of observing NewTek so I could be entirely off base. Definitely don't make any purchase decisions based on my wild-ass guesses!
New low end machine.
A sub TC Mini (TC Micro?) machine aimed at the educational market. This may be Jeff Cupphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00573549583592359900noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8979394011003747903.post-14372750404790989162018-03-02T07:00:00.000-05:002018-03-02T07:00:26.960-05:00How to create an End-to-End IP Sports Production WorkflowJeff Cupphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00573549583592359900noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8979394011003747903.post-2392815242443727522018-03-01T17:03:00.005-05:002018-03-01T17:04:59.609-05:00NewTek Community Event at NAB
Be the First to See What’s Ahead
NewTek Community Event
Sunday, April 8, 2018SLS Las Vegas, Congo Ballroom2535 S. Las Vegas Blvd., Las Vegas, NV 89109Cocktail Hour: 5:30-6:30pm, Presentation: 6:30-7:30pm
Join NewTek for an evening of fun, celebration and inspiration with our host Kiki Stockhammer. This is your opportunity to be the first to hear the NewTek vision for the futureJeff Cupphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00573549583592359900noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8979394011003747903.post-26331231301671166462018-02-28T11:58:00.000-05:002018-02-28T11:58:13.473-05:00Free NAB Exhibit PassTake in the Exhibits at NAB in Vegas April 7-12. Sign up at http://NABShow.com and use our promo code EM12 and get the exhibit pass free.Jeff Cupphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00573549583592359900noreply@blogger.com0