RØDE has certainly jumped into the video arena with gusto; today it announced two new products adding to last year’s RØDECaster Video and Video S models.
First up is the RØDECaster Video Core, a console that has advanced switching, recording and streaming ,and incorporates an integrated audio mixer. RØDE says it “offers a flexible foundation for creating broadcast-quality content across video podcasts, live streams and studio productions in a compact desktop-friendly unit.”
Key features of the RØDECaster Video Core include:
- Switch between up to four video sources and five fully customisable scenes
- High-performance octa-core CPU video and audio processor
- Three full HD (1080p) HDMI inputs with auto frame rate conversion and one configurable HDMI output for viewing program, preview and multi-view
- Two flexible USB-C ports for connecting select video and audio devices
- 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
- 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
- Support for network cameras (including PTZ operation) with up to four NDI inputs® and one output via Ethernet, plus dual-cam streaming with the free RØDE Capture app for iOS devices
- Media playback, keying, transitions, multi-source scenes, graphic overlays, audio mixing and advanced configuration via the RØDECaster App
- Remote control, user-assignable graphics and media, custom scene building, audio mixing and effects, and other advanced configuration options via RØDECaster App
- Intelligent auto-switching for seamless hands-free switching of video sources and scenes based on audio inputs
- Dual USB-C audio interfaces for simultaneous connection to two computers and/or mobile devices
- Stream directly to all major platforms via Ethernet and record directly to an external USB storage device, including isolated (ISO) recording for complete post-editing flexibility.
Recorded data can be sent to an attached SSD via USB or can be sent directly to a computer via UVC. Importantly, data can also be exported as an EDL file allowing direct importation into Blackmagic Design’s DaVinci Resolve. This includes switch, transition, graphic and timeline data.
If you have a RØDECaster Pro II or Duo, using RØDECaster Sync, you can create a fully integrated video and audio setup, with hands-on control over your entire production alongside expanded inputs and outputs.
RØDECaster Sync? Wazzat?
Launching alongside the RØDECaster Core Video, RØDECaster Sync is a new feature that seamlessly connects the RØDECaster Video Core with the RØDECaster Pro II and RØDECaster Duo audio interfaces, creating a single unified production hub. RØDE states that “with RØDECaster Sync, audio-first creators can expand into video with zero fuss, scaling their setup effortlessly while maintaining the studio-grade sound and intuitive control that has made RØDECaster the creative industry standard”.
Or, in a single easy sentence, RØDECaster Sync is a system that links RØDE’s audio mixers and video switchers, so they function as a single audio-video production console.
The price of the RØDECaster Core Video is USD$599 or in Australia for $940.