Surging in popularity thanks to affordable, unmanned multirotor copters comfortably paired with cameras ranging from GoPros to DSLRs to REDs, aerial cinema is proving as effective a pro video tool as it is a cool hobby. But regardless of what "ready to fly" advocates tell you, there's no shortcut to aerial cinema coolness. This 3-part series will provide an essential primer in the technologies, tools, techniques, legal and practical concerns, and hidden challenges you'll face in aerial cinema as you prepare for takeoff.
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Posted 30 Jun 2014
Shawn Lam guides readers/viewers through a simple, powerful, and versatile live-switched production and streaming workflow with Roland's VR-50HD all-in-one multi-format AV mixer.
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Posted 24 Jun 2014
New camera series features Range-Set image control, a revolutionary new camera optical image control technology that allows integrators and technical staff the ability to set the appropriate camera wide field-of-view and optical zoom range to match the requirements of the room
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Posted 18 Jun 2014
The live event was watched outside the Emirates Stadium on a 100m2 mobile LED screen, and online by 200,000 worldwide
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Posted 18 Jun 2014
Production company TVPRO produced a live two-day pay-per-view HD stream and a separate stream optimized for mobile devices, featuring competition build up and coverage of the big races, plus a third stream consisting of beauty shots and CG from the main arena was produced and streamed free of charge
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Posted 18 Jun 2014
If you're looking for a tripod for tracking high-motion events and have only $150 to spend, you should check out the Adorama 3Pod V2AH.
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Posted 17 Jun 2014
Latest addition to the PESA Xstream family of multi-channel HD IP streaming devices includes I/O options for standalone streaming applications or as part of a larger hybrid broadcast system
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Posted 11 Jun 2014
New line of Multi-Format Matrix Switchers designed for fixed installations requiring high-quality integrated video and audio conversion and switching
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Posted 11 Jun 2014
Part of WOWOW is a service called "WOWOW Members on Demand," which allows subscribers to have access to video on demand and simulcasts of content via the Internet on a computer, tablet or smart phone
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Posted 03 Jun 2014
The time for idle speculation about 4K production has passed. 4K is here, and it's arrived in mainstream cameras at various price points with some surprisingly modest data rates. Do you need all-new, cutting-edge hardware to handle it? Probably not. Delve deeper into the specifics of your production chain, and do a little math to find out what your needs really are, and what you find might surprise you.
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Posted 03 Jun 2014
A veteran producer of video projects on multiple continents offers tips on everything from hard-shelled equipment cases to travel restrictions to international power issues to visas to carnets for videographers who want to book international jobs, make the most of them, and escape the pitfalls that come with being un- or under-prepared.
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Posted 22 May 2014
RMP was created to provide broadcast quality production to mid-market events, where smaller venues can be served cost effectively by smaller mobile production units equipped with world-class solutions
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Posted 21 May 2014
The new features--which further eliminate the need for racks of specialized equipment and multiple operators to produce video content that offers the same professional quality and look of a network-style television broadcast--are now available at no cost to current TriCaster 8000, 860, 460 and 410 model owners
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Posted 21 May 2014
Grass Valley is integrating AJA's Corvid Ultra and TruScale scaling hardware into the K2 Dyno to drive real-time pan and zoom to allow HD extraction from 4K acquisition with DynoZoom
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Posted 07 May 2014
The Delvcam DELV-DUALFPV-7 provides 5.8GHz monitoring in a small, lightweight & durable package which is perfect for FPV aerial monitoring of quadcopters, hexcopters, octocopters in addition to GoPro mounted cameras and similar mobile video capture devices
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Posted 07 May 2014
A strong contender for the most affordable 4K camera on the market today, Panasonic's DMC-GH4 adds both UltraHD and pixel-for-pixel Cinema4K to the feature set that made its GH3 predecessor great, and joins a rapidly growing Micro 4/3 marketplace.
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Posted 07 May 2014
Company offers two models of innovative, if fragile, studio camera
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Posted 02 May 2014
Shawn Lam and NewTek CMO Carter Holland discuss the latest developments with NewTek's 3Play professional instant replay and slo-mo server.
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Posted 02 May 2014
Shawn Lam and Roland's Doug Schouten discuss key features of Roland's VR-50HD an audio/video mixer/switcher with a multi-viewer touchscreen and integrated USB 3.0 output for live streaming.
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Posted 25 Apr 2014
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