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Shawn Lam
Principal, Shawn Lam Video

Shawn Lam (video@shawnlam.ca) is a professionally accredited and multi-award winning Vancouver based video producer and technical director. He has written over 50 articles for Streaming Media Producer and predecessor EventDV Magazine and is a respected video production expert and sought-after product reviewer. His Vancouver-based video production company, Shawn Lam Video Inc., specializes in corporate and event video production, including online video, video switching, webcasting, and video SEO. In additional to serving 5 terms as the President of the British Columbia Professional Videographers Association, Shawn has taught video production business at B.C.I.T and has spoken at several international video production conferences. Shawn was a contributing author to the Adobe Premiere Pro CC Visual QuickStart Guide (Peachpit Press, 2013). He lives in the Vancouver suburb of Port Coquiltam, with his wife and three kids and enjoys mountain biking, hiking, and going on adventures with his kids.

Articles By Shawn Lam

Almost Live from NAB: Datavideo KMU-100

Shawn Lam interviews Datavideo's Craig Moffat regarding the Datavideo KMU-100, a new device that enables 4K shooters to take up to 4 images from their camera's 4K output as discrete 1080 outputs in real-time and send them to a switcher or monitor. With support for two 4K inputs, the KMU-100 can output up to 8 separate images.

Review: Sony PXW-FS5

I've waited 5 years to write this review, about a new camera model that delivers everything I'm looking for in a professional video camera: Sony's large-sensor, interchangeable-lens, 4K-capable PXW-FS5 XDCAM Super35.

Sony Breaks New Focal Length Ground in Professional Video--and No One Notices

On February 3, Sony announced a new camera, three new lenses, and two teleconverters. The media jumped all over the specs on the new Sony a6300 mirrorless camera, but the big news for live producers concerns the lenses.

How to Choose Video Converters and Scalers for Live 4K and HD Production

Signal conversion is required in most live HD video productions, and this article will discuss how to convert modern and legacy video signals to the most common outputs required in modern HD and 4K broadcasts.

Review: Sony PXW-X70 Professional XDCAM Compact Camcorder

Unlike most camcorders in its price range (MSRP $1,999) and compact form fact, the Sony PXW-X70 boasts solid sensor size (1") and a host of other pro features, including dual XLR audio inputs, dual recording slots, 3 ND filters, a full-size HDMI output, 3G HD-SDI output, and NFC and wireless LAN control, along with future upgrading to 4K UHD internal recording.

Almost Live from NAB: Matrox Monarch HDX

In this interview from NAB 2015, Shawn Lam and Matrox's Dan Maloney discuss the Monarch HDX, which ships in June and builds on the success of the Monarch HD streaming and recording appliances by adding more flexibility in the 2 existing encoders, and adds a third encoder for preview.

Almost Live from NAB: Litepanels Caliber 3-Light Kit

Shawn Lam interviews Litepanels' Alan Ipachian atthe VITEC booth at NAB 2015 regarding the Litepanels Caliber, a new 3-light kit featuring Caliber fresnel fixtures

Almost Live From NAB: Teradek VidiU Pro

Shawn Lam and Topher Delancy discuss the Teradek VidiU Pro in the Teradek booth at NAB 2015

Almost Live From NAB: Blackmagic Micro Cinema Camera and Micro Studio Camera

Blackmagic Design president Dan May gives Streaming Media Producer editor Shawn Lam an early look at two new Micro cameras in the Blackmagic booth at NAB 2015

Almost Live from NAB: Marshall Electronics HDMI/HD-SDI-to-USB 3.0 Converters

Marshall Electronics director of sales Devan Cress gives Streaming Media Producer editor Shawn Lam an up-close look at two Streaming Media Best of NAB-winning USB 3.0 converters, the VAC-11SU3 and VAC-11HU3 and discusses viable applications for streaming producers.

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