SIS LIVE - EXHIBITING SISCASTER HD AT BROADCAST VIDEO EUROPE, 16TH - 18TH FEBRUARY, EARLS COURT 2

SIS LIVE's low cost, compact OB vehicle, SISCaster, has achieved widespread acceptance for live broadcasting, web streaming and mobile content delivery, and has opened up new opportunities for multiplatform event coverage.

As well as a Standard Definition video version, SIS LIVE has developed a High Definition capable unit, SISCaster HD, which delivers a full HD signal.

SISCaster is a sophisticated, compact OB production unit that integrates multiple wireless cameras, its own IP uplink and all the facilities normally found in a high end scanner into a vehicle the size of a standard people carrier. The unit is ideal for traditional programme making, product launches and for covering live events on big screens while simultaneously feeding video, recording and broadcasting to the internet.

SIS LIVE has integrated NewTek's tricaster TCXD300 unit into SISCaster HD.  TriCaster is a high definition, network-quality portable live production solution.  TriCaster TCXD300 is a small box that provides multi-channel HD switching, HD network-style virtual sets, HD titling, HD digital disk recording, audio mixing, HD editing, full HD streaming and more.

Nic Christodoulou, Commercial Project Director, SIS LIVE, says: "SISCaster is a low cost production unit that takes what you get in a full OB unit and makes it affordable for a wide range of production applications. It is designed to be simple to operate, so anyone can make programmes with it. SISCaster HD brings full HD programming to the same people at an incredibly low cost."

SISCaster HD can be powered from a domestic mains supply, its own engine or the on-board silent battery back-up system. The unit uses the latest self aligning VSAT satellite technology to offer unlimited streaming at a choice of bit rates to any server required. It also encodes edited clips or the live vision mixer output using the on-board Windows Media, QuickTime, iPhone, Real Player and Flash encoders.  A full range of additional extras, including graphics packages, are available.

See live streaming from SISCaster HD during BVE at www.sislive.tv and outside the main entrance at the show for a full demo.  See NewTek on stand E20.