If you're making the jump to 4K editing and find yourself needing a jolt of capacity and speed, don't expect external SSD drives to come close to the performance of internal drives on your Mac Pro (or most computers). Read on for some alternative solutions.
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Posted 11 Jul 2016
Once you've decided on the bitrates that you want to deliver, it's time to determine the best resolution for each one, from 360p on up to 1080p. Streaming Learning Center's Jan Ozer shows you how in this excerpt from his presentation at Streaming Media East 2016.
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Posted 05 Jul 2016
Streaming Media Contributing Editor Jan Ozer explains how to choose data rates and resolutions for adaptive bitrate streaming to most effectively meet client expectations and end-user needs in this excerpt from his presentation at Streaming Media East 2016.
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Posted 05 Jul 2016
Blackmagic Design's URSA Minis boast a 4.6K and 4K sensors that can deliver dazzling images. Here's a look at how two URSA Mini (both a 4K and a 4.6K model) performed when used in tandem on a recent corporate shoot.
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Posted 04 Jul 2016
Clear Online Video's Stjepan Alaupovic demonstrates how to spotlight text in your projects using animated lighting effects with this simple technique in Adobe After Effects CC 2015.
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Posted 24 Jun 2016
The production studio in your pocket—also known as your smartphone or tablet—has a pretty good camera, cellular data or Wi-Fi connectivity, and maybe even external microphone input and HDMI output connectors. This article will describe two different categories of live streaming from mobile devices: self-contained streaming and multidevice synchronized streaming.
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Posted 22 Jun 2016
The wiggle effect is a common look that editors use to enhance and add some randomness to a logo, text, or graphics. This tutorial demonstrates two quick ways to accomplish this look.
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Posted 09 Jun 2016
What do you look for in a tripod? Knoxville, Tennessee producers Paul Schmutzler and Jacob Dean explore this and other questions in this video review of the Manfotto 546B tripod along with various fluid heads and different camera rigs.
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Posted 30 May 2016
The cameras have poor controls, the headsets are bulky, and the results sometimes make people sick. Still, don't write off virtual reality just yet.
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Posted 24 May 2016
eMotimo's new camera robot, the Spectrum ST4, delivers multi-axis camera control for timelapses like its predecessor, the TB3, but features a new design and motion presets designed to enhance its appeal for video producers.
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Posted 24 May 2016
The new Edelkrone JibPLUS is a new motion control device capable of tracking up to three targets at once
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Posted 18 May 2016
The new Atomos Shogun Flame, along with other new entries in the Atomos monitor/recorder line, brings forth AtomHDR, which enables producers taking advantage of new HDR capabilities available in their cameras to reproduce it on their monitors as they do HDR work in the field.
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Posted 10 May 2016
This tutorial demonstrates a nice way to highlight key words, titles, logos, and lower-thirds within your video graphics using a simple workflow in After Effects CC.
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Posted 09 May 2016
Shawn Lam interviews Blackmagic Design's Bob Caniglia about the URSA Studio Viewfinder, a Streaming Media Best of NAB 2016 award-winning accessory for Blackmagic's popular URSA camera line that contributes to a professional studio camera workflow that producers can build around the camera.
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Posted 04 May 2016
Pan-tilt-zoom (PTZ) camera systems are now hitting a sort of renaissance for event videography, especially in live concert, government, and worship settings. This tutorial looks at how to use a PTZ-based workflow to pull off a multicam live-switched stream with a single operator at the controls.
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Posted 03 May 2016
Shawn Lam interviews Matrox's Wayne Andrews regarding the Matrox Monarch LCS, a Streaming Media Best of NAB 2016 award-winning new, dual-input, dual-encoder addition to the popular Matrox Monarch series of streaming and recording appliances.
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Posted 28 Apr 2016
Recording a presentation that is delivered to a live audience for later on-demand viewing is nothing new. Neither is webcasting live presentations. But more and more the lines of what is considered the norm for presentations is getting blurred as online participants interaction is being incorporated with the live audience and presenters are delivering their talks remotely to both a live and an online audience. This article discusses the challenges producers face when managing both live and online audiences and presenters concurrently.
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Posted 26 Apr 2016
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.
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Posted 21 Apr 2016
NAB took over Las Vegas this week, and the Streaming Media and Streaming Media Producer editorial staffs were on hand to pick out the signal from the noise, selecting the best new products from this year's show
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Posted 20 Apr 2016
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