TV_Production

=TV Production with the NewTek Tricaster = Hank Wajda Mike Chichocki

TV Production with the NewTek Tricaster
Sigmund Weis Music Building, Room 115 2:50 - 4:30 PM**
 * Thursday, July 30, 2009

** //Bensalem Township School District; Robert K. Shafer Middle School// **
The Newtek Tricaster is marketed as a "TV Production Studio in a a box". In 2007, I took over our schools TV studio and was given the task of upgrading our 25 year old analog equipment. After much research, I decided on the Newtek Tricaster. Newtek, makers of the original "Video Toaster", has designed the Tricaster for all School budgets, starting at around $3000. My goal is to demonstrate the Tricaster, hooking up two cameras, an iPod and speakers to a projector to show how this turnkey solution can help schools produce live broadcasts, or stream activities directly onto the web. Mr. Jim Davis, from DVS Direct in DuBois, PA (800-379-7267) has graciously offered to come to Bucknell today to help me demo the product for you. The Tricaster is a great product for TV production in education. (www.newtek.com). Our local high school visited my middle school, and after seeing the product in action, purchased it's own Tricaster. All video is recorded directly to hard drive, with titling, transitions, and all production done in real time.

The NewTek Tricaster is marketed as a production studio in a box. It is essentially a turnkey product, video production software running on top of Windows XP. It has a sophisticated hardware audio and video interface, allowing you to connect all your cameras, DVD players, iPods, and microphones directly to it. Available on the NewTek Site **(** [|**www.newtek.com**]** ) ** Shafer Middle School, Bensalem SD, Bensalem, PA [|www.bensalemsd.org/shafer] (look for Shafer Sunny Side Up archive, posted daily, all year long) STN – Student Television Network [] Check out my Tricaster related links on my public Diigo page, [|www.diigo.com/user/hankwajda]
 * What is the Tricaster? **
 * What models are available? ** There are five models
 * Tricaster Duo - $3,995 **
 * Tricaster - $4,995 **
 * Tricaster Pro - $7,995 **
 * Tricaster Studio - $9,995 **
 * Tricaster Broadcast - $11,995 **
 * Tricaster XD300 - $14,995 (High Definition, coming Q4 2009) **
 * Schools using Tricaster in Education **

Special Thanks to Jim Davis of DVS Direct
I would like to especially thank Mr. Jim Davis for bringing the Tricaster used in the demo today. His company is DVS Direct ([|www.dvsdirect.com]). ** Please contact him for more information, pricing and availability. ** DVS Direct 314 W. Long Avenue  DuBois, Pennsylvania 15801 Phone number 800- 379-7267