NewTek CaptureCast NDI Video Recorder
The world’s first NDI-native, fully automated, lecturecapture solution
CaptureCast captures every moment from every perspective andgives remote learners the chance to interact with content as if they were inthe room whether live or on-demand.
Video technology connecting educators and learners likenever before.
Using CaptureCast, teachers or instructors can focus on whatthey’re best at and let the technology do the heavy lifting. From fixed camerasin lecture halls to wirelessly connecting any smartphone – CaptureCast capturesevery moment, from every perspective and allows learners to interact withcontent as if they were in the room – live or on-demand.
Record & Stream
Camera, screen or document – CaptureCast simultaneouslyrecords and streams multiple sources in any room, moving automatically betweendifferent set-ups for each session – at the touch of a button.
Enrich & Automate
Built to record a single session or set to a semester-longtimetable, CaptureCast just works. Each recording is enriched with metadata solearners can immediately access content and search using keywords – jumpingstraight to the content they want, when they want it.
Share & Engage
CaptureCast publishes to live platforms simultaneously,putting all-important content in the hands of learners everywhere. Tightintegration with market-leading 3rd party platforms means CaptureCast has youcovered, every step of the way.
Technology That Gives More Time for Content
CaptureCast almost ‘self-drives’, building smart workflowsfor you, which, when combined with a powerful and flexible scheduling tool,automates the lecture or presentation capture, freeing the story teller,presenter or educator to focus 100% on the content.
Powered by NDI
Thanks to having NDI (the most popular IP-Video technology)baked in, CaptureCast can wirelessly connect with smart phones and tablets,turning them into camera systems in addition to PTZs and other capture devicesor media sources. Need a document camera or a close up of an item for ademonstration? NDI puts the power to use multiple sources into your pocket.
Advanced Features Delivering Exceptional Experiences
Packed with ground-breaking technology, CaptureCast is amulti-input, multi-room recording and live streaming solution that has beendesigned to bring the awesome communication power of video to remote, hybridand on demand scenarios across a multitude of education, training, corporateand government experiences.
Multi-Media Recording
Your audience will always have the best seat in the class:record up to 6 NDI|HX inputs or 8 NDI inputs concurrently to capture everyteaching moment in high definition (1080/60p).
Smart Workflows
There are only so many hours in the day – from cameras todocuments, presentations to smartphones, CaptureCast automates complex andtime-consuming workflows and manages the process for you, from beginning toend.
Flexible Scheduling
Leaving the teacher or presenter to focus on what they dobest: built-in event calendar to automate start and stop time of every lecturefor completely hands-off operation.
We’ve done our homework on teamwork
Tried and tested integrations with best of breed providerslike Panopto, Kaltura, Opencast, Vimeo, YouTube and many more mean you cancreate seamless end-to-end workflows for the top results every time.
Micro-Broadcasting
Let CaptureCast do the work – high quality video content canbe automatically recorded and streamed to an audience easily. Stream one ormultiple inputs to multiple streaming providers while concurrently liverecording.
Web-Based Control Interface
CaptureCast can be controlled right from a browser, using anintuitive control interface, giving the visual storyteller or educator thefreedom to concentrate on their day, safe in the knowledge that they are alwaysin control.
Presentation Extraction
Smart features like built in Presentation Extraction canautomatically recognize and index presentation slides and text from the stream,making it easier to search and playback later.
CaptureCast Command Center
All devices, all streams – one centralized management system.Have ultimate visibility of each
CaptureCast unit on your network, in real time.
Monitor & Manage Devices
With Command Center, you can configure, monitor, and controlevery single unit on your network in one centralized place – no matter whichCaptureCast Recorder you choose to buy.
Real-time Audio & Visual Feedback
Check in on every video and audio input on every singlerecorder in your fleet. See at a glance which recorders are offline, which needupdates, and which need to have their inputs checked.
High-Level Schedule Monitoring
View the schedule for every single recorder in your fleet inan easy-to-understand timeline view. See which recordings are ongoing, whichhave successfully finished, and quickly deal with any failures.
Technical Specifications
Video Capture Inputs
Up to 6 x NDI|HX or 8 x NDI
Supported Video Formats
1920×1080 (HD 1080p)
1280×720 (HD 720p)
854×480 (WVGA)
Audio Capture Inputs
NDI|HX or NDI
NIC
1 x 10 Gigabit NIC
1 x 1 Gigabit NIC
Encoding
H.264/AAC
Streaming
RTMP/RTMPS
Resolution & FPS
User selectable up to 1920 x 1080 30/60 frames per second
Bitrate
Constant bitrate configurable from 100 – 20,000 kbIt’sec orvariable bitrate based
Storage
2 TB Hard Drive
Remote Storage
FTP, SFTP, Dropbox, Google Drive
Management
Web UI or REST API
Operating System
Linux (Ubuntu 22 LTS)
Room Capture
Concurrently capture multiple rooms with multiple inputs(Camera and Screen) per room with a maximum of 6 inputs at one time
System Physical
H 1.88in (4.28cm) x W18.97in (48.2cm) x D22.73in (57.75cm) /
23.19in (58.91cm) with Bezel – Rack Rails Included
27.38lb / 12.42kg
Built-In Video Platform
Integrations Kaltura, Panopto, Opencast, VimeoPro, YouTube
