NewTek TalkShow VS-100 Skype TX

Hardware Video Input

1 x HD-SDI with embedded audio

Hardware Video Output

1 x HD-SDI with embedded audio

Hardware Audio Input

1 x embedded SDI audio
2 x Balanced XLR (Line)

Hardware Audio Output

1 x embedded SDI audio
2 x Balanced XLR (Line)

AirSend Networking

Integrated NewTek AirSend technology enabling network transmission of
A/V input and output signals between TalkShow and other supported systems, including TriCaster, 3Play and select third-party partner solutions

Dante Audio Networking

Integrated Dante audio support, enabling TalkShow to interface with other audio devices utilizing the Dante networking protocol from Audinate

Call Recording

Supports full-bandwidth recording of call video and audio (optionally including return audio on separate channels) to external USB 3.0 or SAN storage

Video Effect Controls

Fully configurable color correction settings for incoming and outgoing video signals, including white balance, proc amp controls and auto color

Audio Effect Controls

Fully configurable settings for incoming and outgoing audio signals, including gain control, seven-band equalizer and compressor/limiter

Talk Back

Supports direct, off-air communication between operator and remote caller via headset

Call Management

• Direct mouse and keyboard USB interface required for Skype TX call management in single-unit installation (single-caller)
• Supports Skype TX call management over local network via Skype TX Control application in multi-unit installation (multi-caller)

Local Monitoring

• DVI and HDMI monitor ports for connecting external user interface display
• Stereo 1/4” phone jack for local audio monitoring
• Front-mounted RGB video preview display with tally support
• Full-motion input and output video previews within user interface
• Audio VU metering configurable for dBFS, dBU and dBVU

Watermark

Integrated support for displaying Skype logo watermark on output

Tally

• Supports hardware tally via HD15 GPI connector or network tally via NewTek AirSend
• Optionally display customizable tally overlay on return signal

GPI

HD15 GPI connector

Reference

• Genlock input supporting SD (Bi-level) or HD (Tri-level) reference signals
• +4dBU audio reference level

Software

Windows Embedded 8.1, Skype TX Client software, and TalkShow control software

CPU

4th Generation i7 Quad-Core

Graphics

Intel HD4600 GPU

Memory

8Gb

Storage

120Gb internal SSD

Processing

Video: 4:4:4:4, 32-bit Floating Point
Audio: 4 channels, 96 kHz, 32-bit Floating Point

Network

Dual gigabit Ethernet NIC supporting Skype TX call transmission, AirSend signals to and from supported systems, Dante audio networking, and local network traffic

Fail-Safe

• Multi-tiered fail-safe system
• Automatic failover to audio transmission with caller snapshot when bandwidth falls below operator-defined preset value
• Comprehensive system restore operation

System Physical

1RU Rack Mount with 180W power supply (110-220V external; 12V internal)

• 19.0 x 1.75 x 16.75 in (48.3 x 4.5 x 42.5 cm) with rack ears attached
• 14 lbs (6.4 kg)

If you need callers to identify when their call is selected as the on-air source, only NewTek TalkShow makes it possible. Built-in tally is also visible to operators at-a-glance and downstream TDs (in NewTek TriCaster and 3Play environments), reducing chances for on-air mistakes

Callers have no built-in visual indication to notify them when their call is the on-air source. External tally configuration and components required to communicate on-air status of calls for in-studio personnel

Only TalkShow allows call manager to independently adjust incoming and outgoing audio signals using built-in gain control, graphic equalizer and compressor/limiter for the highest-quality sound, and embeds SDI on both input and output

Capture calls with one-click, full-bandwidth recording onto external USB 3.0 or SAN storage in QuickTime file format, and repurpose into extended postproduction workflows - only with TalkShow

Recording requires a complicated workflow involving external capture device, signal routing, storage, all of the necessary cabling to make it work, and coordination to ensure recording is triggered

Works easily into established network audio infrastructures with input from and output to audio devices utilizing the increasingly ubiquitous Dante™ networking protocol from Audinate®

Requires technically complex, external audio configuration to interface with network audio devices, or locking in to proprietary audio networks

NewTek's real-time processing engine gives you control over picture attributes, adding correction tools to enhance lighting and color including proc amp controls, auto color setting, and white balance - and clean, deinterlaced return video to caller

Without tools to address color and lighting, potential risk for quality differences during the course of a call, if remote lighting or color balance conditions change. Additionally, return feed back to caller from SDI source will show interlace lines

Without interrupting on-air audio, communicate with caller directly by plugging in a standard headset and clicking the Talk Back button. Easily discuss Q&A, instructions or coaching tips with confidence and improve conversation quality

Offline interaction between call manager and caller can’t take place without adding complex external audio switching or other parallel communication means (phone, IFB, etc.)

In NewTek workflows, dramatically reduce setup time and conserve hardware connections by using built-in NewTek AirSend technology to network with TriCaster and 3Play network I/O over IP

Setup requires hardware connections even in NewTek environments, plus some degree of rerouting or re-wiring to pair with TriCaster or 3Play

Reduce cable runs to a total of three cables with SDI I/O carrying video and audio; or even to just one cable total, when networked with TriCaster and 3Play over IP

Adding one caller to a program can require 2x the cabling with video and audio hardware connections wired separately; or consists of wiring multiple devices together

Compact 1RU system slides into even the most crowded racks and makes it easy to stack multiple TalkShow systems to accommodate multiple callers

Adding one caller to a program could consume up to 3x the amount of rack space or consist of a sprawling mass of components and cabling with multiple points of failure

Easily overcome changes that can impact call presentation and system performance with a comprehensive restore function that lets you return
to factory default settings at any time

Undoing unwanted system changes means resorting to troubleshooting, retracing steps, or experimentingn with every device in the workflow—consuming valuable time, energy and expense in the process
to discover and resolve the issue

Customers already know how to use Skype. With NewTek TalkShow, based on Skype TX, there's no need to change the way staff, crew and remote callers use video calling - and no learning curve

Custom solutions could introduce complexity, disrupt familiar calling workflows, add extra setup for callers,and potentially limit client device compatibility