[Ken S.]

Perfect, it worked. Thanks

[Ken S.]

Just did pending approval. Thanks

[Ken S.]

Sure.

[Ken S.]

will do, thanks.

[Ken S.]

Thanks for the info guys. Ryan this is what they sent me. This is recommended and not necessarily a fixed requirement.

For HD (High Definition) files:
Bit Rate: 50Mbs
Resolution: 1920x1080i, Interlaced
Frame Rate: 29.97fps (constant)
Recommended Codec: H.264
Audio: Stereo/48Khz

This is a small project and I will be shooting AVCHD 24mbps. I am not sure if it makes sense to output at twice the bit rate of what I am recording! Will there be any quality difference, or should I just output at 24mbps, which is what the camera records.

[Ken S.]

Thanks Matt, I am on budget, the major differences I see is the playback and recording capability along with accepting different formats on the tricaster. I am looking at used tricastors, but thinking about the ATEM with the Blackmagic Hyperdeck. I am new to these tools as I haven’t done live switching for years and want to make sure I am getting the right tools. The ATEM seems to do titles and chromakey, has downstream and upstream and can sync all inputs.

[Ken S.]

Bob do you know much about the Tricaster, can you give me an idea about the major differences for the price gap between it and the ATEM. I am looking at the Tricaster 300. I understand that one major difference is the tricaster’s ability to mix HD, SD formats and to record to internal hard drive, plus stream out of the box. Anything else that is major? I am trying to see the justification for the price difference. Frankly If I end up shooting sports I might need more than the 3 inputs the tricaster 300 offers. What do you think the 300 should be priced for to compete with the ATEM? Thanks

[Ken S.]

I was looking for s switcher that would allow live streaming, I don’t know why blackmagic stopped short, an encoded H.264 file is nice but why not have it stream live instead of later? There is a huge market for a muticamera live encoder.