Overview
TriCaster® Vectar is a revolutionary live video production solution designed for today's remote-oriented, cloud-based broadcasting environment. Developed by Vizrt, a leader in software-defined visual storytelling tools, TriCaster Vectar operates entirely in the cloud, providing unparalleled flexibility and scalability for live broadcasting across multiple platforms, including the internet, mobile, and television. With support for a vast range of media formats, resolutions, and frame rates, it allows simultaneous delivery to diverse destinations, ensuring a versatile and comprehensive broadcasting experience.
TriCaster Vectar excels in live switching, mixing, and streaming, integrating comprehensive tools such as multi-viewers, media playback, recording, and advanced graphics handling into one streamlined workflow. It also includes Live Call Connect, which effortlessly integrates with major video calling applications such as Skype™, MS Teams™, and Zoom Meetings™, expanding creative possibilities by incorporating contributors from across the globe. The system's capability to handle 44 video/audio channel IP video sources and 8 outputs through NDI®, RTMP, RTSP, HTTP, and SRT further enhances its utility in distributed production environments.
The platform is engineered for remote production, supporting distributed teams and enabling production control from any location with internet connectivity. This feature is critical for facilitating collaboration across geographical boundaries, making it invaluable in globalized production settings. Integration with AWS services like Amazon EC2, Amazon EBS, and Amazon FSx provides secure, scalable compute and storage solutions. The system is designed to be deployed quickly through Viz Now, utilizing automated deployment on AWS, which significantly reduces setup times and allows broadcasters to be on-air swiftly and efficiently. Contact us if you are interested.
Overall, TriCaster Vectar represents the cutting edge of cloud-based live production, combining flexibility, ease of use, and robust performance to meet the demands of modern broadcasters. It eliminates traditional hardware constraints, offering a new paradigm in content production that is perfectly aligned with the needs of a multi-source, globally connected audience.
The free version features a watermarked output; you are only charged for AWS infrastructure costs associated.
Highlights
- Advanced Live Production Tools: Offers extensive live switching, mixing, and streaming capabilities, with support for numerous video sources, audio, multi-format delivery, and integration of graphics and video playback. This ensures dynamic and engaging content for diverse broadcasting needs.
- Optimize Broadcast with TriCaster Vectar's Vertical Scalability: Tailor your EC2 instance capacity precisely to the volume of video and audio feeds processed, optimizing cost-efficiency and performance. Scale up or down effortlessly to match production size and complexity, ensuring optimal alignment with operational requirements and cost-effective resource utilization.
- Unmatched Control and Flexibility with TriCaster Vectar: Experience unparalleled input capacity with support for up to 44 video and audio channels. Leverage dynamic macro capabilities for seamless, complex productions and utilize NDI Genlock for precise camera timing. Advanced web streaming options and multi-program output with unique re-entry functionality allow for tailored broadcasting across various formats and platforms, enhancing live and post-production integration.
Details
Typical total price
$1.94/hour
Features and programs
Financing for AWS Marketplace purchases
Pricing
Instance type | Product cost/hour | EC2 cost/hour | Total/hour |
|---|---|---|---|
g4dn.2xlarge | $0.00 | $1.12 | $1.12 |
g4dn.4xlarge Recommended | $0.00 | $1.94 | $1.94 |
g4dn.8xlarge | $0.00 | $3.648 | $3.648 |
g5.2xlarge | $0.00 | $1.58 | $1.58 |
g5.4xlarge | $0.00 | $2.36 | $2.36 |
g5.8xlarge | $0.00 | $3.92 | $3.92 |
Additional AWS infrastructure costs
Type | Cost |
|---|---|
EBS General Purpose SSD (gp3) volumes | $0.08/per GB/month of provisioned storage |
Vendor refund policy
All fees are non-cancellable and non-refundable except as required by law
Legal
Vendor terms and conditions
Content disclaimer
Delivery details
64-bit (x86) Amazon Machine Image (AMI)
Amazon Machine Image (AMI)
An AMI is a virtual image that provides the information required to launch an instance. Amazon EC2 (Elastic Compute Cloud) instances are virtual servers on which you can run your applications and workloads, offering varying combinations of CPU, memory, storage, and networking resources. You can launch as many instances from as many different AMIs as you need.
Version release notes
To review the release notes for TriCaster Vectar version 1.6 navigate to https://vizrt-marketplace-productmaterial.s3.amazonaws.com/TriCaster+Family/TriCaster+Vectar/TriCaster-Vectar-ReleaseNote-1.6.1.pdf
See https://www.vizrt.com/products/tricaster/tricaster-vectar/ for more details.
A User Guide is available from the installed application home page, by navigating to Help > Documentation > Live.
Additional details
Usage instructions
Step-by-step instructions for configuring your software: https://vizrt-marketplace-productmaterial.s3.amazonaws.com/TriCaster+Family/TriCaster+Vectar/TriCaster+Vectar+AWS+Marketplace+AMI+Quick+Guide_1.0.pdf
Resources
Vendor resources
Support
Vendor support
Vizrt is dedicated to offering outstanding support to all our clients. Customers who purchase a license for TriCaster Vectar receive comprehensive support services that include direct access to our technical support teams for timely assistance with any issues or queries. Additionally, they benefit from an extensive knowledge base for self-help articles, troubleshooting tips, and user guides, along with access to our community forums for further insights and troubleshooting. For more details on our support offerings or to access support resources, please visit our support page at Vizrt Support
AWS infrastructure support
AWS Support is a one-on-one, fast-response support channel that is staffed 24x7x365 with experienced and technical support engineers. The service helps customers of all sizes and technical abilities to successfully utilize the products and features provided by Amazon Web Services.
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