This article is the fourth in a series on webcast video production and discusses video switchers, including the cost and features that differentiate several popular models.
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Posted 13 Nov 2012
Streaming Media Producer editor Steve Nathans-Kelly interviews NewTek SVP on the red carpet at Streaming Media West regarding the NewTek TriCaster 40 and the present and future of affordable, accessible live production and webcasting.
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Posted 07 Nov 2012
Event video producer David McKnight lays out a backup strategy for CF, P2, and SD-based videographers who have sizable quantities of card-based client video they need to store and back up systematically, locally and/or in the cloud.
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Posted 29 Oct 2012
In this tutorial you'll learn how to maximize the brightness and contrast of your video in Adobe Premiere Pro CS6 using the Brightness, Contrast, and Gamma Correction controls for effective and balanced adjustments.
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Posted 23 Oct 2012
At this prominent NY media industry show, November 14-15 at Javits, Hitachi will feature its new SK-HD1200, a 3Gbps, native 1080/60p HDTV studio/field color portable camera first introduced at NAB 2012
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Posted 16 Oct 2012
The HD KVM ELR extends laptops, Blu-rays and any device using HDMI to a flat panel display or projector equipped with HDMI
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Posted 08 Oct 2012
All new T2 iDDR models all include faster signal processing, generous storage capacity, and secure 2.5-inch HDD or SSD storage drives that allow users to work faster and smarter, while supporting more native file formats and compression codecs, including those from Grass Valley and a variety of third-parties
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Posted 26 Sep 2012
TriCaster 8000 allows producers to create multi-camera video programs for broadcasting, live streaming, and projection, while simultaneously publishing clips and stills to Facebook, YouTube, Twitter, and Flickr
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Posted 26 Sep 2012
Live Experience Platform features include trivia, text messaging, audience polling, postings and an aggregate news feeds of all social media networks such as Twitter, Facebook and Google Plus, as well as real-time photo-sharing via Instagram
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Posted 26 Sep 2012
Austin's Transistor Six recreates the authentic, intimate feel of the BBC's Peel Sessions by capturing almost-famous bands live on still and Super 8 film and delivering performance and interview clips in online "web sessions." Here's a behind-the-music look at Transistor Six, its founders, its business model, its gear, and its analog ambitions.
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Posted 19 Sep 2012
Half the size of the NewTek TriCaster 855, the TriCaster 455 holds its own for live production and streaming at a lower price point. We really like the functionality of the 455, especially when it comes to one-button streaming, a robust but manageable control surface, and the ability to add AirPlay virtual inputs to the HD-SDI physical inputs.
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Posted 18 Sep 2012
New Petrol Bags new carrying case designed specifically for working sound professionals offers superior protection for delicate audio equipment and accessories both in transit and on location
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Posted 11 Sep 2012
Ninja-2 is now shipping for $995; Canon EOS C100 shipping in November for MSRP $7,999
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Posted 11 Sep 2012
Anton/Bauer's AB-HDRF System COFDM transmitter utilizes the 5.8 GHz frequency band, sends its signal directly to the AB-HDRX dual-diversity receiver or the DirectVu handheld confidence monitor/receiver, designed for live event use
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Posted 11 Sep 2012
Grass Valley unveils new LDX Series cameras, Karrera and Keyenne Switchers, K2 Summit 3G Media Server, K2 Dyno S Replay Controller, and GV Stratus Media Application Framework
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Posted 11 Sep 2012
Livestream Studio HD500 is designed to perform as a standalone, broadcast quality live video switcher when using live video output for applications such as in-venue screen broadcasting, live-to-tape production and network and local television programming, all with or without live streaming to the web
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Posted 05 Sep 2012
Streaming Media Producer continues its "What Is...?" series tackling essential topics in the streaming media and live production world with a look at IMAG, or image magnification, a common and effective way of delivering instant video projection of speakers and performers at corporate, conference, and faith-based events. We examine the technical challenges, the required gear, and the preferability of producing separate feeds for projection and streaming of the same event.
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Posted 05 Sep 2012
SPARC's LIVE ART combines two brilliant and ambitious ideas: to create "a 20-week inclusive performing arts educational experience for children with and without developmental disabilities and hearing impairment," culminating "with these students performing on stage alongside some of Virginia's best professional musicians"; and to bring in a skeleton film crew to document not just the event itself, but the entire 5-month teaching, development, and rehearsal process in a documentary that is now being crowd-funded to completion.
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Posted 04 Sep 2012
NewTek returns to its roots of empowering entry-level and budget-constrained live producers with its first sub-$5k HD-capable, multi-camera live production system
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Posted 29 Aug 2012
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