DESCRIPTION
The RØDECaster Video is a revolutionary all-in-one video and audio production console that provides intuitive control over every element of your content. Combining powerful video switching, recording, and production capabilities with a fully integrated professional audio mixer, it offers a seamless way to streamline and supercharge your workflow for studio productions, video podcasts, and interviews, and stream live events with broadcast quality.
Key Features:
- Switch between up to six video sources and seven fully customisable scenes at the press of a button
- High-performance octa-core CPU video and audio processor
- Four full HD (1080p) HDMI inputs with auto frame rate conversion and two configurable HDMI outputs for viewing program, preview and multiview
- Two flexible USB-C ports for connecting compatible webcams and RØDE USB audio devices to use as additional video and audio sources
- Two studio-grade Neutrik® combo jacks with ultra-low-noise, high-gain Revolution Preamps™ for capturing pristine audio from XLR microphones, instruments, or any other audio source
- Dual internal wireless receivers for connecting RØDE Series IV wireless microphones
- Powerful APHEX® audio processing, including an EQ, compressor, noise gate, high-pass filter, de-esser, and the legendary Aural Exciter™, Big Bottom™ and Compellor™ effects
- 2-inch high-resolution touchscreen and versatile rotary encoder for quick configuration and setting adjustment
- Ability to create seven complex scenes with multiple layers of video, media, and graphics, which can be saved and triggered at the touch of a button
- Automatic chroma keying for effortlessly replacing backgrounds with media or live video inputs
- Media playback, graphic overlays, keying, transitions, and multi-source scene creation are all accessible from the front panel
- Innovative "Inspect" feature for quick and easy preview and configuration of any input or scene
- Intelligent auto-switching for seamless hands-free switching of video sources and scenes based on audio inputs
- Stream directly to all major platforms via Wi-Fi or Ethernet, or to streaming software via USB
- Record directly to an external USB storage device, including isolated (ISO) recording for post-editing flexibility
- Remote control, user-assignable graphics and media, custom scene building, audio mixing and effects, and other advanced configuration options via RØDE Central
- Designed and made in RØDE’s state-of-the-art facilities in Sydney, Australia
- Built-in NDI® support delivers seamless video-over-IP with up to four inputs and one output via Ethernet, plus iPhone integration through the RØDE Capture app.
Audio Specs:
- Analog Audio Inputs: 2 combo jacks (microphone, line, or instrument) with Revolution Preamps™
- Wireless Audio Inputs: 2 Series IV wireless receivers
- Digital Audio Inputs:
USB 1:
2-in/2-out or multichannel (20-in) output
USB 1 Chat (uses USB 1 port):
2-in/2-out with mix-minus
USB 2:
2-in/2-out with MFi support
USB 4 & 5:
compatible with RØDE USB microphones and RØDECaster Pro II and Duo
- Analog Audio Outputs:
2 headphone outputs (1/4-inch)
2 balanced line outputs (1/4-inch, L/R)
- Audio Mixer:
20 possible audio sources (9 stereo channels simultaneously): combo 1 and 2 (can be combined for stereo), wireless 1 and 2, video clips, sounds, HDMI 1, 2, 3, and 4 (each can be split for two mono), Bluetooth,3 USB audio interfaces (computers), 2 hosting USB audio devices (microphones)
12 Outputs with Custom Routing: live mix, headphone 1, headphone 2, recording, monitors, USB Main, USB Chat, USB 1, 2, 4, and 5, Bluetooth
Note: Each output can be independently configured with custom level, mute status and level offset settings for each of the 9 inputs
- Audio Processing:
APHEX® VoxLab™ Processing: per channel
Advanced APHEX® granular processing on each channel: Compressor, Equaliser (EQ), De-esser, Panning, Noise Gate, High-pass Filter, Aural Exciter™, Big Bottom™
- Preamps:
Frequency range: 20Hz – 20kHz
Input gain: up to 76dB Input
Equivalent Input Noise:
-131.5dBV (A-weighted)
- Streaming Sample Rate / Bit Depth: 48kHz / 32-bit
- Recording Sample Rate / Bit Depth: 48kHz / 24-bit
Power and Mechanical:
- Power Supply Requirements: USB-C PD 60W, 20V 3A
- Weight (grams): 1257
- Dimensions (millimetres) Length: 132.5 Width: 305.9 Height: 61.4
Video Specs:
- Video Input Feeds: 6 simultaneous
- HDMI Inputs: 4 type-A (HDMI 1.4b)
- USB (UVC) Inputs: 2 multi-function USB-C for UVC video
- HDMI Outputs: 2 configurable, preview, program, multiview
- Video Input Frame Rates: 1920x1080p: 23.97, 24, 25, 29.97, 30, 50, 59.94, 60, (HDMI only) 1920x1080i: 25, 29.97, 30
- Video Output Frame Rates: 1920x1080p: 24, 25, 30, 50, 60
- Video Streaming Standards: 1920x1080p: 23.97, 24, 25, 29.97, 30, 50, 59.94, 60
- Video Engine Colour Space / Bit Depth: 4:4:4 RGB / 8-bit
- HDMI Input Colour Space / Bit Depth: 4:4:4 RGB, 4:4:4 YUV, 4:2:2 YUV / 8, 10, 12-bit
- USB Input Colour Space: 4:2:2 YUV, 4:2:0 YUV (NV12)
- HDMI Output Colour Space / Bit Depth: 4:4:4 RGB, 4:4:4 YUV / 8-bit
- USB Output Colour Space / Bit Depth: 4:2:2 YUV / 8-bit
- Format and Frame Rate Converters: On all HDMI and USB inputs