Newtek’s New Tricaster TC1 – Streaming Media East 2017
By Jim Bask
Live Streaming at 4K at 60 Frames a second is so 2017. At Streaming Media East 2017, we got an overview of Newtek’s powerful new tricaster, the TC1.
Live Streaming at 4K at 60 Frames a second is so 2017. At Streaming Media East 2017, we got an overview of Newtek’s powerful new tricaster, the TC1.
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In traditional broadcast workflows, there were people who created content, and other people who put it over the airwaves. But the traditional model is crumbling. In the world of the internet, user-generated content, social media and subscription-based TV, a new content delivery platform must emerge.
The new TC1 brings 4k 60p live streaming at a very affordable price. The TC1 has 4 hard inputs (physical camera) and multitude NDI or ‘network-based’ camera inputs. This means that churches can now easily deploy cameras and video sources around their facilities using their existing network infrastructure.
…I travel with the RAID for several reasons, shooting in 4K RAW for file transfer, file transport and editing on the road. I tried a 1080 workflow with proxy back to 4K but always seemed to have problems. In my opinion, the camera is shooting 4K and I want to use the media it generates for the best possible grade, so transcoding is not an option for me either.
We started about 2 years ago with a single Epiphan Pearl. After seeing how well it handled encoding, recording, and streaming concurrently, we outfitted each of our 5 studios with one. Check out our video review of the Epiphan Pearl.
Tim Dougherty, Senior Solutions Engineer of Wowza Media systems created this piece for Worship Tech Director
Have you ever been distracted by video content, in a good way?
Recently, I met a dear friend for lunch, in a popular sports-themed restaurant, where I was peculiarly impressed with the great number of LED displays and video walls showcasing some unbelievable content.

Bridgeway Church is a non-denominational worship centre in Greenville, South Carolina. In 2016 they began a journey towards live streaming Sunday worship services to their congregation of 1000+ members. Their goal was to provide something inclusive for members who couldn’t join in person due to travel or sickness.