The Blackmagic Design ATEM Mini Pro is worth several times its $595 price tag. It has so many professional features that it is a tough act to compete with in the crowded compact switcher market.
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Posted 01 Jun 2020
Patrick Heaphy of Pearl River, NY-based studio LCM247 explains how his social-distanced skeleton crew delivered a 5-hour live-streamed "Interthon" featuring multiple live feeds and performances by 15 area musicians that raised over $110,000 for a local food bank in hard-hit Rockland County, NY.
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Posted 26 May 2020
Compact, prosumer 4K cameras like the Canon XA40 and XA45 pack enough professional features that they're well worth considering for pro producers who need to travel light or with a compact kit. Choosing such a camera also means accessorizing it with properly proportioned compact audio gear--like the options we'll explore here.
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Posted 24 May 2020
With social distancing making in-person live production difficult-to-impossible, Anthony Burokas demonstrates how to produce a professional live show using multiple remote video feeds using vMix Call.
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Posted 21 May 2020
A large portion of my time is spent educating clients on what I do, what I can do, and what I can't do. In particular, what I can't do is key to managing client expectations. By making sure we're both working toward the same goals, we have a better chance of avoiding potential conflicts down the road.
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Posted 21 May 2020
10 key reasons why you won't want to miss Nadine Krefetz' in-depth online workshop at Streaming Media East Connect, Tuesday, May 26, 3 pm ET/12 pm PT.
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Posted 20 May 2020
Quarantined in Tokyo, and looking for a way connect with others around the country who were sheltering at home as they were, Japanese Hollywood actress Ikumi Yoshimatsu and RIM Entertainment's Matt Taylor decided to do what they do best--develop and deliver a new show with Ikumi on camera and Matt producing--from the bedroom of their Tokyo apartment.
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Posted 18 May 2020
Mixing audio for a video recording or live stream involves many of the same techniques and equipment, but each has different production standards and you don't have to worry with live sound reinforcement using loudspeakers. In this article, I explain my approach to mixing audio for both of these environments at the same time.
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Posted 18 May 2020
The current spike in organized, competitive online gaming--driven in part by social changes brought on by COVID-19--lands on top of a widely reported 2019 esports boom, and already-high expectations for 2020 growth.
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Posted 11 May 2020
Many people have gone all in on NDI. But how they use it can be very different from how you might want to use it.
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Posted 08 May 2020
Jan Ozer will be presenting two in-depth workshops on encoding for streaming and on-demand video, the first for novices and the second for advanced users, May 26-27 at Streaming Media East Connect 2020.
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Posted 08 May 2020
New releases include AK-HC3900 studio cam, AW-UE100 4K PTZ camera, and KAIROS live production platform
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Posted 06 May 2020
Streaming Media East and the Content Delivery Summit are going virtual with a week full of free webinars as well as five deep-dive workshops. Here's how to attend, speak, and sponsor.
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Posted 06 May 2020
Marc Franklin takes an up-close look at some key features of Canon's XA40 compact 4K camcorder, and assesses its pros and cons for professional and run-and-gun work.
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Posted 30 Apr 2020
The second annual StreamingMediaProducer 25 is here! We chose the most innovative companies that enabled, enhanced, and streamlined the workflows of live video producers—particularly those who need the mobility, agility, and versatility to deliver great work, regardless of the venue or production conditions.
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Posted 30 Apr 2020
On April 14, brand communications agency Brand Definition was due to launch a decked-out, NDI-driven live production studio in their Portland, Oregon office. Now they've temporarily pivoted to remote media production to meet their clients' shifting communications needs. In this interview, Managing Director Daniel O'Connell and Director of Digital Media Chris Hertzog explain how they're supporting business resilience in a fast-changing world.
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Posted 28 Apr 2020
Filmmaker and musician Bill Grant explains how he and former bandmates and friends are collaborating across social distance to create mosaic music videos he calls "Quarantine Covers."
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Posted 21 Apr 2020
During this morning's "Hack the NAB Show" webinar, HuddleCamHD announced two new 4k HuddleCam webcams that offer appealing new features for videoconferencing, demos, and lecture capture, including lossless 3X zoom in Zoom, framing presets, and autotracking subjects.
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Posted 20 Apr 2020
How does a church with no in-house streaming gear or on-staff expertise deliver live-switched, streamed services to hundreds of socially distanced parishioners on four days' notice? Legacy Church's Jeff Leach and Apache Rental Group's Zak Holley explain how they did it in this interview with Streaming Media's Steve Nathans-Kelly.
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Posted 17 Apr 2020
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