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Video Production

Today's streaming productions scale from impromptu online broadcasts captured via webcam and delivered within a corporate firewall to massive professional multicam productions streamed worldwide. With tutorials,  reviews, and analysis from leading producers, the content on this page looks at preproduction, audio and video capture, encoding, and especially the gear and strategies essential for successful streaming.

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SMW '19: Teradek Talks End-to-End Encryption and 4K HEVC

Streaming Media contributing editor Tim Siglin interviews Teradek VP of Sales Jon Landman at Streaming Media West 2019.

Tim SiglinSteve Nathans-Kelly // 05 Dec 2019

The 2019 Streaming Media Readers’ Choice Award Winners

The people have spoken. These are their choices for the best products and services in 28 categories from analytics to webcasting and everything in between.

Streaming Media Editorial Staff // 20 Nov 2019

SMW '19: Wowza Talks ClearCaster Expansion

Streaming Media contributing editor Tim Siglin interviews Wowza Media Systems Director of Sales Engineering Tim Dougherty at Streaming Media West 2019.

Steve Nathans-KellyTim Siglin // 26 Nov 2019

SMW '19: Telestream Talks Wirecast Now and Future

Telestream Senior Product Manager Lynn Elliott and Streaming Media Contributing Editor Tim Siglin discuss current and upcoming developments for Telestream's Wirecast live production solution in this interview from Streaming Media West 2019.

Steve Nathans-KellyTim Siglin // 26 Nov 2019
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Mux: View From the Top 2019

Mux wants to do what we can to foster and encourage the video developer community because a strong community allows all of us to grow and learn while building and improving amazing projects and companies.

Matt McClure // 13 Aug 2019

Red5 Pro: View From the Top 2019

Our customers are pushing the boundaries of what's possible with everything from live drone streaming, 360º cameras, live auctions, eSports, and more. These use cases are just the beginning/

Chris Allen // 13 Aug 2019

SSIMWAVE: View From the Top 2019

At SSIMWAVE we provide viewer-centric technology that works like a big tuning knob, allowing each business to adjust for their exact needs and audiences.

Dr. Abdul Rehman // 13 Aug 2019

Telestream: View From the Top 2019

Telestream combines businesses that extend our ability to positively impact the Quality of Service and Quality of Experience elements of customer operations.

Scott Puopolo // 13 Aug 2019
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Squashing the Bugs: 6 Steps for Solving Video Streaming Problems

As a video solutions architect, our columnist has a lot of experience dealing with streaming issues that others created. Here's how he goes about solving them.

Robert Reinhardt // 08 Nov 2019

5 Low-Cost Ways to Provide Closed Captions for VOD Streams

Attaching captions to on-demand videos can be simple and low-cost, but doing the same for live video is a little more involved. Here are the options.

Robert Reinhardt // 22 Oct 2019

5 Best Practices for Using a Lightboard in Instructional Videos

Lightboards are great resources for online video learning, and they can be built for under $200. Here are five tips for getting impressive results every time.

Liam Moran // 07 Oct 2019

What Teachers Need to Know When Upgrading an Instructional Camera

For teachers, the most important feature is versatility—a sneaky way of saying the most important feature is having as many features as can be packed into the camera before rendering it uncontrollable.

Liam Moran // 24 Jun 2019
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