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Feature

Duo 

TriCasterPROSTUDIOBroadcast
Price

 $3995

 $4995 $7995 $9995$11,995 
Weight

 8.5 lbs

 10 lbs

 10 lbs

 16 lbs  16 lbs 
Dimensions 

 11”D x 6.6” H x 7.5” W

 11.5 D x 8 H x 7.5” W 

 11.5 D x 8 H x

7.5” W 

 15.5 D x 8.5 H x

10.4” W 

11.5 D x 8 H x

7.5” W  

Video Inputs 

 3 Y/C or composite

 3 Y/C or composite

  3 component,

Y/C or composite 

6 component + Y/C + composite  SD-SDI component + Y/C +composite  
Video Output 

 Y/C+ composite

Y/C + composite  

 Component + Y/C+ composite 

 Component + Y/C+ composite  SD-SDI Component  + Y/C + composite

Virtual Set Support 

 No

 No

Yes; virtual sets included 

 Yes; virtual sets included 

Yes; virtual sets included 

Integrated Character Generator

 Yes

Yes

 Yes - optional  LiveText Support 

  Yes – optional  LiveText Support Yes – optional  LiveText Support 
On-screen ISO Preview  Monitors

 YES

 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 YES 
Projector Output 

 No

 Yes 4:3 aspect Yes; 4:3 and 16:9 aspects   Yes; 4:3 and 16:9 aspects  Yes; 4:3 and 16:9 aspects 
Projector Resolutions 

 N/A

XGA

XGA, SXGA, QSXGA and higher  XGA, SXGA, QSXGA and higherXGA, SXGA, QSXGA and higher 

Camera Auto-Calibration

 YES

 YESYES YES YES 

iVGA Network Import

 Yes – 3 inputs

Yes – 3 inputs 

 Yes – 3 inputsYes – 3 inputs Yes – 3 inputs

Live Internet Streaming

 Yes; push or pull Windows Media support

  Yes; push or pull Windows Media support Yes; push or pull Windows Media with VC-1 streaming supportYes; push or pull Windows Media with VC-1 streaming support  Yes; push or pull Windows Media with VC-1 streaming support
16:9 streaming

 YES

 YES

YES 

YES 

YES 

Recorder 

 Yes; MPEG-2 or WMV

 Yes; AVI or WMV  Simultaneous AVI & WMV recordsSimultaneous AVI & WMV records Simultaneous AVI & WMV records 
Recording Capacity 

 10 hours MPEG-2

 10 hours MPEG-2  10 hours MPEG-2 20 Hours MPEG-2 20 Hours MPEG-2 
DDR Playback 

 1 DDR, 1 still store

 1 DDR, 1 Still store. 

 1 DDR, 1 Still store.  2 DDRs, with alpha channel assignable  to Downstream Key2 DDRs, with alpha channel assignable  to Downstream Key
Mic Inputs 

 2 1/8” unbalanced

 2 Phone 2 balanced (XLR or phone)  4 balanced (XLR or phone)4 balanced (XLR or phone)
Line Inputs 

 1 RCA stereo

 1 RCA stereo  2 XLR/phone, 1 RCA stereo pair 4 XLR/phone  4 XLR/phone
Line Outputs

 1 RCA stereo pair 

1 RCA stereo pair 

2 balanced phone 

2 balanced phone; 2 RCA 2 balanced phone; 2 RCA  
Preview Out

 NO

 NONO 

NO

YES 
Vectorscope

 NO

 NOYES YES YES 
Waveform Monitor

 NO

NOYES YES YES 
Phantom Power

 NO

 NOYES YES YES 
Nonlinear Editor

 NO

 YES  YES YES YES
Upstream Effects

 NO

 NO

  YES YES YES
File Formats 

 AVI, DV, MPEG-2, QuickTime, HDV, JPG, PNG, and more

AVI, DV, MPEG-2, DVD, QuickTime, MP4 (iPod and PSP)

 AVI, DV, MPEG-2, QuickTime, HDV  and more AVI, DV, MPEG-2, QuickTime, HDV  and more AVI, DV, MPEG-2, QuickTime, HDV  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)AVI, DV, MPEG-2, DVD, Quicktime,  MP4 (iPod and PSP)
Accessory Options

 TriCaster VM, TimeWarp, LiveText, DataLink

 TriCaster VM, TimeWarp, LiveText, DataLink

 TriCaster VM, TimeWarp, LiveText, DataLinkTriCaster VM, TimeWarp, LiveText, DataLink TriCaster VM, TimeWarp, LiveText, DataLink
     
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