Used in our company studios for broadcasting during quarantine, no longer needed for daily operations.  Installed and operated by in house techs.  

The NewTek Vizrt Tricaster TC2 Elite is a production switcher with 8 inputs and 12 outputs. It supports NDI and 3G-SDI interfaces for both input and output. Capable of handling UltraHD 4K resolution, it also features DisplayPort for connectivity. This switcher, labeled as TC 2 Elite, is ideal for video production and editing applications.

“When it comes to professional live productions, the TC2 Elite is pretty much the most bang for your buck you can get.”

It includes:

• • A full 8x8 3GSDI matrix, for 8 HD60p inputs and 8 HD60p outputs
• • Full native NDI capability for 32 inputs and outputs via NDI if the SDI options are not enough
• • 4K workflow with either 4K NDI or by muxing and demuxing the 8 HD-capable inputs and outputs into 2 UHD-capable inputs and outputs
• • 8 M/Es with a total of 8 layers each (4 base layers and 4 overlay layers), and the ability to use an M/E as a layer
• • 4 additional program overlays (for a total possibility of 12-layer M/Es)
• • 4 DDR media playback bins for videos, graphical overlays, transitions, etc.
• • 2 XLR audio input channels, 6 1/4" TS audio input channels (for 8 total mono audio channels)
• • 2 XLR audio output channels, 2 1/4" Balanced TS audio output channel, 1 1/4" Balanced TS Stereo audio output

The machine itself is:

• • 10-core Intel i9 10900X, 3.7 GHz
• • 32GB 3000 MHz DIMM RAM
• • Samsung SSD 860 EVO M.2 250GB for OS and operations, Intel RAID 0 3.6 TB for media and data
• • NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Super
• • I219-V - 1GB  and Aquantia AQtion - 10GB ethernet cards