Read the full Press Release from Vizrt below:

Vizrt, a leader in real-time graphics and live production solutions for content creators, has announced a move that forms the most comprehensive single-vendor product portfolio in content creation.

Since the acquisition of NewTek by Vizrt in 2019, the organizations have focused on their respective broadcast and pro AV markets, largely operating separately under the umbrella of Vizrt Group. However, the markets of broadcast and pro AV are converging, and the needs of customers and end users are changing.

“From transitioning to IP-based infrastructure, monetization, capturing audience attention, remotely producing content, driving remote collaboration, moving to the cloud, focusing on sustainability, security, and the skill gap – we found our customers across both sides of the portfolio are evolving and often need to do more, with less. Now, Vizrt is a one-stop shop to support it all,” states Michael Hallén, CEO of Vizrt.

A customer-first organization

To best service its customers, which have become increasingly intertwined in the last few years, Vizrt and NewTek have been working hard to unify and grow its customer service, support, university,
R&D, and product teams.

“After years of investment, we have expanded our customer success function, which includes service, and support, to be a 150-person strong, critical branch of our organization. Our R&D teams, spanning
six global hubs, have over 250 engineers, and our product team has developed and released more than 20 innovations in the past year, with many more in the pipeline,” explains Hallén.

As a result of the last few years of investment, and to continue to deliver innovative and user-centric software solutions to meet the evolving needs of its customers and end users, Vizrt and NewTek are joining forces to become Vizrt.

New opportunities for partners

Through the unified ecosystem of products, all partners gain access to the entire portfolio to support them in offering new solutions and growing their businesses. Partners can certify as experts through Vizrt’s learning platform Viz University with new courses on studio, graphics, automation, live production, cloud, and more.

New products for end users

To better meet the needs of end-users and customers, Vizrt will extend its product portfolio and launch a new entry-level video production system for streamers and content creators, and new cloud live production systems.

Vizrt’s ambition is to support anyone creating content with the best storytelling solutions and a scalable portfolio of products, whether an individual, an educational institution, a corporate enterprise, a world-class broadcaster, or anything in between.

What about NDI and Vizrt Group?

Announced earlier this year, NDI will remain a standalone brand, but supported by Vizrt as a key partner. Vizrt Group will now operate under the Vizrt name. Vizrt is still owned privately by Nordic Capital, and its board and leadership team remain unchanged.

Read the full Press Release from Vizrt on System Integration Asia HERE

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Since Vizrt acquired NewTek in 2019, the companies have concentrated on their respective broadcast and pro-AV markets, largely operating independently under the Vizrt Group umbrella. However, the broadcast and pro-AV markets are merging, and customer and end-user needs are shifting.

“We’ve been together now for almost four years, and actually we consolidated a lot and moved together a lot during the first year. But we have not done that in the marketplace in the face of customers before. We’ve been working to combine the intellectual property from both companies as we have seen a lot of our TriCaster customer base asking for Vizrt stuff, and we have seen a lot of Vizrt customers asking for TriCaster. So it felt very natural to make it easier for those customers to buy from us.”

Michael Hallén, CEO of Vizrt

Because of the ongoing convergence of broadcast and pro-AV, now was the ideal time to make this transition.

“Video has obviously been important for many broadcast customers for many years. But I think that partly COVID ignited the interest even further, if you look at large corporations and similar. They are also asking for fairly advanced stuff, on the graphics side, the AI side that we provide from the Vizrt side of the fence. So we thought as we had joined engineering and all the other back office functions, it was time to put it in the same portfolio.”

Michael Hallén, CEO of Vizrt

The first major announcement from the combined portfolio is the release of TriCaster Mini Go, a new entry-level TriCaster with cloud-based switcher options.

“[TriCaster Mini Go] will unlock new horizons for seamless collaboration, remote production and the ability to engage audiences like never before”, says Hallén. “As technology advances, so should our solutions and TriCaster in the cloud reaffirms our commitment to provide our customers and end users with the tools they need to create captivating content in a cloud-powered era.”

Michael Hallén, CEO of Vizrt

Read the full article written by Jo Ruddock at SVG News Europe HERE

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Broadfield’s NDI Production Studio built around the Vizrt TriCaster And lots of complementary products from LiveU, Epiphan, PTZ camera manufacturers and more.

T2 & Broadfield teams worked together throughout the day to check out lots of great gear.

T2 started their tour by observing the Broadfield studio as it is used in normal operations. Starting off with a TriCaster TC1 Pro that handles all the switching and streaming for weekly livestreams. One demo showed how to bring in virtual guests and how to control the graphics over the top (OTT) of the livestream. Another demo showed the newly installed Viz Flowics – a live graphics application used to make custom “T2 Palooza” graphics for the guests.  

Atomos Sumo – used in studio to monitor the program out from the TriCaster. Other Atomos monitors were set up and shown in use to showcase the recording, monitoring, playback and new Atomos Connect features available in these devices. 

The Broadfield Studio is a working demo of many different products and during the T2 visit a Panasonic CX-350 was set-up as a main shot for webinars and connected to the TriCaster via baseband SDI. 

The new PTZOptics Move 4K ptz camera is currently setup as secondary camera for livestreams and one demo included the PTZOptics Web GUI to color match to the main camera (CX-350) and any others in use.  

BirdDog, Panasonic, Canon and JVC PTZ cameras are also used throughout the studio and were turned on and shown off throughout the different demos and throughout T2 Palooza! Broadfield’s production team demonstrated NDI|HX, NDI, SDI and HDMI workflows on these cameras. Glen spent a large amount of time showing off many of Kiloview’s Encoders/Decoders including the Gateway Media, E3, and D260. Showing all the capabilities these converters offer. They also used the studio to demonstrate POE connectivity to the Netgear M4250 switch.

The next demo included the Epiphan Pearl systems and the ease of use with LMSs like Kaltura and Panopto. A Panasonic CX-10 was connected via HDMI to a Pearl Nano that Glen accessed remotely to control the production just as a T2 customer’s IT guy would control a unit in a classroom. 
 
LiveU LU2000 and 300s- The studio rack includes the LiveU LU2000 Server for remote contribution. In T2’s demo Broadfield’s engineer, Glen, was brought into the studio via the LiveU LU300S Encoder at his home in Texas. During the demo Glen passed the DSLR camera and LU300S to Logan who walked outside to demonstrate the cellular bonding technology in action. 

The final demo is also the newest product available from Broadfield – the Advanced Image Robotics AIR ONE. T2’s team controlled the AIR ONEs robotic arm and all the camera settings wirelessly from an iPad while using that same iPad to control an AIR ONE that was booted up in California. The easily sent the cameras feed into Broadfield’s Studio to the TriCaster via SRT. 

Smaller desktop presentations included the brand new PTZOptics Studio Pro paired with the Atomos Zato. This pairing allowed the Studio Pro to be powered from the battery on the Zato. This same cable also brought the video from the Studio Pro into the Zato, which we then were able to encode into an NDI HX signal making a truly wireless camera and monitor. 

About T2 Computing

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About Broadfield

Broadfield has been in the video business since 1980 and has grown with the changes in the industry. When resellers call our knowledgeable sales team about digital video and live production products, they are guaranteed up to the minute information and pricing.  We offer a wide range of live streaming, storage, and production solutions.

Bergen, Norway— 04 September 2023 — Vizrt, the leader in real-time graphics and live production solutions for content creators, announces today a move that forms the most comprehensive single vendor product portfolio in content creation.

Since the acquisition of NewTek by Vizrt in 2019, the organizations have focused on their respective broadcast and pro AV markets, largely operating separately under the umbrella of Vizrt Group. But the markets of broadcast and pro AV are converging, and the needs of customers and end users are changing.

“From transitioning to IP-based infrastructure, monetization, capturing audience attention, remotely producing content, driving remote collaboration, moving to the cloud, focusing on sustainability, security, and the skill gap – we found our customers across both sides of the portfolio are evolving and often need to do more, with less. Now, Vizrt is a one-stop shop to support it all.”

Michael Hallén, CEO of Vizrt

A customer-first organization

To best service its customers, which have become increasingly intertwined in the last few years, Vizrt and NewTek have been working hard to unify and grow its customer service, support, university, R&D, and product teams.

“After years of investment, we have expanded our customer success function, which includes service, and support, to be a 150-person strong, critical branch of our organization. Our R&D teams, spanning six global hubs, have over 250 engineers, and our product team has developed and released more than 20 innovations in the past year, with many more in the pipeline.”

Michael Hallén, CEO of Vizrt

As a result of the last few years of investment, and to continue to deliver innovative and user-centric software solutions to meet the evolving needs of its customers and end users, Vizrt and NewTek are joining forces to become Vizrt.

New opportunities for partners

Through the unified ecosystem of products, all partners gain access to the entire portfolio to support them in offering new solutions and growing their businesses. Partners can certify as experts through Vizrt’s learning platform Viz University with new courses on studio, graphics, automation, live production, cloud, and more.

New products for end users

To better meet the needs of end-users and customers, Vizrt will extend its product portfolio and launch a new entry-level video production system for streamers and content creators, and new cloud live production systems.

Vizrt’s ambition is to support anyone creating content with the best storytelling solutions and a scalable portfolio of products, whether an individual, an educational institution, a corporate enterprise, a world-class broadcaster, or anything in between.

What about NDI and Vizrt Group?

Announced earlier this year, NDI will remain a standalone brand, but supported by Vizrt as a key partner. Vizrt Group will now operate under the Vizrt name. Vizrt is still owned privately by Nordic Capital, and its board and leadership team remain unchanged.

Please follow our blog at http://news.broadfield.com/ to stay up to date on this transition.

Check out the full press release here!

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Discover how Cranfield University has broken traditional boundaries by seamlessly integrating departments and equipping the next generation with AV-over-IP solutions for the “third space”. They’re not just pushing the boundaries of academia and IT; they’re redefining what’s possible.

NewTek released a press release highlighting the partnership.

San Antonio, TX, –– 11 April 2023 — NewTek, the leader in IP-based video technology and part of the Vizrt Group, today announces a new technical partnership with the leading video management system provider, Panopto, regarding NewTek’s CaptureCast.

CaptureCast is an automated, IP-based, distributed lecture capture solution that connects any room, whether a classroom or a meeting room, to any other space – anywhere in the world via the power of NDI^®.

As a Panopto-endorsed capture hardware device, CaptureCast has been jointly engineered and extensively tested to ensure the best integration and performance.

“Worldwide, we see an increased demand for AV-over-IP in education and business. Hybrid teaching and working are driving changes in communication, and rapid technology changes in AV mean many customers need the flexibility of AV-over-IP.  Collaborating with organizations like NewTek on products like CaptureCast, brings class-leading AV-over-IP options to all our users,” states Rene Karras, Head of Marketing, Panopto EMEA.

CaptureCast, when combined with a powerful and flexible scheduling tool, automates the lecture or presentation capture, freeing the storyteller, presenter, or educator to focus on the content.

With this seamless and integral part of the lecture capture workflow, users gain a flexible scheduling tool via Panopto, and Panopto customers can implement CaptureCast with no additional hardware. Users simply plug and play, and CaptureCast can be set up as a remote recorder quickly and efficiently for any classroom or boardroom.

A unique integration with Panopto’s Remote Recorder feature supports configuring, scheduling, and recording sessions from CaptureCast all over a web browser.

CaptureCast is also fully accessible and controllable through an easy-to-use web interface, offering enhanced AV room management. Video content then automatically stores in Panopto’s cloud-based video management system for easy management and distribution.

“AV integration is vital for our customers – they take real pride in their implementations which are at the forefront of the latest workflows and standards. They have told us loud and clear that they need AV-over-IP. Technical collaborations help us provide them with market-leading options – this is why we are delighted to be working with NewTek to provide a total solution for professional, high-quality, and high-scale video capture and delivery,” adds Neil Burdess, Product Manager, Panopto.

Together, the organizations offer a complete AV-over-IP workflow. No SDI or HDMI is needed to facilitate multi-room network device interface (NDI) setups. Panopto also includes pre-existing support for NDI tools. Users can seamlessly set up high-quality capture via NDI-enabled devices and distribute through the cloud quickly and efficiently.

This unique capability enables organizations to synchronize physically separate video sources in the cloud and stream them as a single production. For example, Panopto and CaptureCast can synchronize an NDI-enabled camera at the back of an auditorium with a demo laptop on stage, capturing both feeds simultaneously and streaming them to a live audience without the need for physical connections between the video sources.

Beyond a single room, through CaptureCast’s Virtual Recorders capability, a single unit can capture multiple rooms simultaneously, then be pushed to Panopto. As such, CaptureCast servers can live in the data center, not physically in each room, offering untold flexibility and scalability when delivering lectures, meetings, and event capture.

“AV-over-IP is the future of recording and moving video. This partnership with Panopto ensures both our tech support experts can work together to introduce innovative solutions and additional, integrated capabilities so our joint customers across education and enterprise can have the top tech in AV-over-IP available,” concludes Liam Hayter, Product Manager, CaptureCast and Micro-broadcasting, Vizrt Group.

Check out the full press release here!

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NDI|HX PTZ3 is the world’s first camera to offer NDI|HX3. Delivering better video with reduced latency – using a fraction of the bandwidth.

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Connect. Better.
The NDI|HX PTZ3 can be added into a workflow with one ethernet cable for audio and video, PTZ control, tally and PoE for power.

A PTZ Camera Like No Other
The PTZ3 allows video professionals, information technology managers, and system designers to explore new ways to expands, grow, and evolve their video productions using the network, while simultaneously streamlining integration and installation by incorporating power over Ethernet.

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• One ethernet cable for audio and video, PTZ control and tally
• Compatible with NDI version 5
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• Native support for HD video formats up to 1080p 60

PTZ3UHD 30x PTZ Camera

Truly mastering the art of capture, the PTZ3 UHD is the best and easiest way of getting the highest quality video and audio onto any network and into any production. The PTZ3 UHD takes pan/tilt/zoom quality to new levels; ease-in and ease-out movements deliver seamless, smooth transitions for a natural, superior quality production without jittery or stuttering movements.

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NewTek TriCaster Mini Advanced HD-4

The NewTek TriCaster Mini Advanced HD-4 is a compact, all-in-one multimedia solution that allows you to simultaneously broadcast, stream, and record live productions from virtually anywhere.

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NewTek TriCaster Mini Advanced SDI

This is the newest version of the NewTek TriCaster Mini Advanced SDI with substantially upgraded components and features now closer in hardware to the TriCaster Mini 4K | NDI. 

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NewTek TriCaster Mini X

Making professional video production possible for all – the Mini X gives producers at any level the freedom to create and share video wherever and whenever they want using anything from a smartphone to a 4K camera.

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NewTek TriCaster Mini 4K | NDI

NewTek TriCaster Mini 4K|NDI is an easy to use compact video creation system to let anyone with a story to tell make fun and exciting shows without needing production expertise. 

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NewTek TalkShow VS 4000

Professional, multi-channel video calling system designed to simultaneously connect you with up to 4 remote guests regardless of location in real time and deliver distraction-free, broadcast-quality HD content with complete production control.

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NewTek TriCaster 1 Pro

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TriCaster 2 Elite is a more flexible approach to digital media production. With TriCaster 2 Elite, content creators can integrate current and future resources into digital media production models that employ standard network infrastructures.

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NewTek Flex Control Panel

The NewTek Flex Control Panel offers greater control than ever before. Offering better connectivity and better control – all with the incredible flexibility of NDI®. NewTek Flex harnesses the power of the most complete production system on the planet in one control surface. For the first time NewTek introduces a Control Surface that offers video mixing, audio mixing, PTZ control, audio I/O, and talkback.

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TriCaster 2 Elite is a more flexible approach to digital media production. With TriCaster 2 Elite, content creators can integrate current and future resources into digital media production models that employ standard network infrastructures. TriCaster 2 Elite supports distributed operation with access to more media formats, enablement of more workflow possibilities, and providing more business opportunities.

TriCaster 1 Pro is an incredibly powerful production system for the modern producer, publisher, and content creator. Perfect for productions with intense demands on quality and feature set. TriCaster 1 Pro is the perfect balance of investment and power, fully equipped with the industry’s leading software-driven production technology and hundreds of future-ready capabilities.

TriCaster TC1 is most complete production system available today, it represents the continued innovation of the iconic product that defined an industry. Designed with the way you work in mind and equipped with hundreds of advanced production capabilities, it has everything you need to do video your way today—and tomorrow.

NewTek Flex Control Panel offers greater control than ever before. Offering better connectivity and better control – all with the incredible flexibility of NDI®. NewTek Flex harnesses the power of the most complete production system on the planet in one control surface. For the first time NewTek introduces a Control Surface that offers video mixing, audio mixing, PTZ control, audio I/O, and talkback.

NewTek Spark Plus video converters are the fastest, easiest, and best way to video over IP. Ultra-portable enclosures with resolutions up to UHD 60p, the groundbreaking benefits of NDI®, and a host of tools and capabilities makes NewTek Spark Plus video converters the right choice for the full spectrum of video production needs.

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