"The X Factor" Uses NewTek to Power Interactive Second
Screen Experience
Live pre-show and behind-the-scenes cameras use NewTek TriCaster™
and 3Play™ to deliver VIP access to fans across multiple platforms
and mobile devices
SAN ANTONIO - December 22, 2011 - NewTek, announced today that "The
X Factor" uses NewTek TriCaster™ 850 EXTREME™ portable live
production and 3Play™ instant replay systems to power "The X Factor"
live pre-show and backstage camera views. The weekly live pre-show
is part of "The X Factor" digital, multi-platform fan experience and
includes live broadcast, fan interaction through Twitter, Facebook
and Skype and delivery to multiple platforms and mobile devices.
"The X Factor" uses two TriCaster 850 EXTREME systems. One TriCaster
is used to produce and deliver the pre-show. The second provides
exclusive, live backstage camera angles delivered to mobile devices
during all live television broadcasts. Live inputs coming into the
TriCaster systems include eight 720p feeds from Ikegami cameras in
the studio area, along with Folsom Image Pro HDs for Twitter and
Skype. NewTek LiveText™ allows the social media producer to insert
real-time Twitter updates, via the network input on TriCaster. The
3Play instant replay system is used to record all camera feeds,
providing ready access to video content from any source, for instant
playback.
"What we are doing with 'The X Factor' pre-show is unique in that it
allows us to create content across several platforms and devices,
completely independent from the main broadcast show, with a very
limited crew," said Victor Borachuk, technical director, "The X
Factor." "NewTek makes it possible to build our setup in a
streamlined form-factor. If required, we could easily move to
another location and be back up and running, ready to fade up
opening titles. With a traditional broadcast setup, a move like that
would be impossible."
TriCaster allows anyone to simultaneously produce, live stream,
broadcast, project and record HD and SD network-style productions. A
single operator or small team can switch between multiple cameras,
virtual inputs and live virtual sets, while inserting clips, titles
and motion graphics with multi-channel effects. TriCaster is used by
thousands of broadcasters, webcasters, sports organizations,
schools, houses of worship, government agencies and others to
provide a new level of extended programming and content to their
audiences.
"We wanted to take the fan experience to the next level. We believe
our pre-show and interactive social content is the show our fans
would produce if they had the means," said Jim Fraenkel, executive
producer of digital content for "The X Factor." "NewTek systems make
this possible. They're economical and allow us to be flexible enough
to deliver exactly what we expect from broadcast gear."
Watch what the people at X Factor have to say about their experience
with NewTek's products.
About NewTek
Benefiting producers and artists with cost-effective and
groundbreaking technologies, NewTek is a worldwide leader in
portable live production, video editing, 3D animation and special
effects tools, including the TriCaster™ product line, 3Play™ and
LightWave 3D®. NewTek has won numerous industry accolades, including
two Emmy® Awards.
Clients include: "The X Factor," ESPN X Games, New York Giants, NBA
Development League, Fox News, BBC, NHL, Nickelodeon, CBS Radio, ESPN
Radio, Fox Sports, MTV, TWiT.TV , USA TODAY, Department of Homeland
Security (DHS), and National Aeronautics and Space Administration
(NASA). NewTek products have been used in feature films and
television shows, including "Avatar," "The Adventures of Tintin,"
"Terra Nova," "Fringe," "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation," and more.
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