3PLAY gives sports broadcasters, leagues, teams and schools an affordable option to deliver instant replay and slow motion for broadcast, webcast, arena scoreboard displays and more.

Product Details

NewTek 3PLAY™ delivers multi-channel high definition slow motion and instant replay affordably to live sports and television producers worldwide. The small size and portability make it possible to carry 3PLAY to any venue. The ability to connect to any switcher provides the ultimate flexibility for any production environment. 3PLAY is the perfect instant replay and slow motion solution for live production.

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With NewTek 3PLAY you can:

• Capture all the action with synchronized, continuous recording and display of up to three audio/video streams
• Deliver slow motion instant replays immediately by bookmarking key events with marked in and out points
• Organize replays in separate lists using color coding to easily distinguish teams, players, game periods, event types, highlights and more
• Playback key elements at variable speeds from multiple camera angles to give the viewer a comprehensive look at all the action
• Quickly generate highlight reels automatically from the “Master List” by exporting selected video segments including an edit decision list to a non-linear editor
• Provide the highest signal quality with HD and SD SDI as well as component, Y/C and composite signals at multiple resolutions including 1080i, 720p and SD at 4:3 or 16:9
• Multi-standard version supports both NTSC and PAL
• Choose from two output modes. One output mode allows the 3PLAY operator to send a switched replay from multiple camera angles as one video stream to the switcher. The three output mode allows the operator to control the playback speed and the switcher is fed all three outputs so the director or technical director can select the camera angle for broadcast
• Record three isolated cameras simultaneously providing the ability to switch the event in post for maximum flexibility and functionality

System Specifications

FORMATS

• Video is compressed using MPEG-2 VBR, I-Frame only.
• Audio is uncompressed and sampled at 48kHz, 24-bit.
• 30 hours of storage (10 hours of 3 simultaneous channels.)

STANDARDS

• HD-SDI video conforms to SMPTE 292M
• SD video comforms to SMPTE 259M and ITU-R BT.656.
• Analog audio levels conform to SMPTE RP-155.

GENLOCK

• Locks to HD or SD analog signals.
• Supports either tri-level or regular sync sources.

VIDEO

Inputs

• 3 Serial Digital Inputs with HD-SDI and SDI support
• 3 Component inputs with HD and SDI support
• 3 Y/C inputs
• 3 Composite inputs

Outputs

• 3 Serial Digital inputs with HD-SDI and SDI support
• 3 Component inputs with HD and SDI support
• 3 Y/C inputs
• 3 Composite inputs
  

Formats

• 1080i 59.94Hz
• 1080i 50Hz*
• 720p 59.94Hz
• 720p 50Hz*
• 480i 59.94Hz
• 576i 50Hz*

AUDIO

Inputs

• Up to four channels embedded audio supported on SDI and HD-SDI inputs
• 3 AES3/SPDIF digital Audio inputs
• 4 Balanced analog inputs per video channel
• Nominal level +4 dBu (-20dBFS), Maximum level +24 dBu

Outputs

• 4 embedded audio outputs per video output is supported on SDI and HD-SDI
• 3 AES3/SPDIF digital audio outputs
• 4 Balanced analog outputs per video channel
• Nominal level +4 dBu (-20dBFS), Maximum level +24 dBu

3PLAY supports both 16:9 and 4:3 aspects
* Requires the multi-standard version of 3Play 100HD