Part 2 of this series on webcast video production focuses on Sony's NEX-FS100 large-sensor camcorder and new capabilities added via a firmware upgrade that (among other things) makes it compatible with Sony's LA-EA2 lens adapter. While it's not as strong a webcast camera as the FS700 (review coming soon), it still has much to recommend it.
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Posted 07 Jul 2012
Streaming Media Producer kicks off its "What Is...?" series tackling essential topics in the streaming media production world with a look at live switching, touching on the differences between switching and mixing, assembling the components and crew of a live switch, and the basics of "punching" a multi-camera show or event for live delivery.
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Posted 03 Jul 2012
Lander University is utilizing a combination of Canon BU-46H remote-control HD pan-tilt-zoom (PTZ) cameras, Canon XF305 HD camcorders, and Canon VC-C50iR security cameras to capture game play for local cablecasts, worldwide webcasts, and coaching/player analysis
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Posted 26 Jun 2012
A Grass Valley customer since it launched in January 2009, MLB Network's facility also features a collaborative editing environment based on 15 Grass Valley Aurora™ editing systems and multiple Grass Valley K2 HD media servers, configured as a flexible and highly reliable storage area network (SAN), and is one of the largest K2/Aurora systems in the world.
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Posted 26 Jun 2012
Two-hour live production streamed live to Neelb.tv and delivered on large public screens in Belfast using Broadcast Pix Granite 5000 Video Control Center
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Posted 26 Jun 2012
This tutorial describes how to install and configure ViewCast's dual-channel Osprey 820e card ($1,795 MSRP; as low as $1,400 street) into a Windows system for driving two cameras within Telestream Wirecast, and discusses the board's highly functional set of utilities and SimulStream feature, which allows it to feed audio and video streams to more than one encoding application.
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Posted 18 Jun 2012
This article will be the first in a series of articles on webcasting and will cover a wide range of topics including video cameras, video switchers, converters, computer inputs, audio, reference monitors, webcast hardware, webcast software, live streaming services providers, and some additional hardware that is important in order to produce a professional live webcast.
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Posted 15 Jun 2012
The new multi-screen technology is ideal for driving three image magnification (I-MAG) screens, as each enjoys patented technology to maintain one frame of constant delay for continual lip sync throughout a presentation
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Posted 12 Jun 2012
Application designed to control parameters of the M-480 Digital Mixer, allowing the user to store scenes and edit the Channel Strip (EQ), GEQ, Sends on Fader, and more
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Posted 12 Jun 2012
The speed of Thunderbolt-enabled data transfer offers myriad advantages for video workflows
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Posted 12 Jun 2012
Due to its unprecedented screen resolution, speed, and next-gen connectivity, the new next-generation MacBook Pro, announced on Monday at Apple's World Wide Developers Conference, might just be the ticket for streaming media ultraportability, for a variety of reasons.
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Posted 12 Jun 2012
This is the first of a three-part tutorial on using Wirecast to mix two streams of video and other disk-based content. In this first tutorial, I'll describe how to install and configure two Blackmagic Design Intensity Pro cards into an HP Z600 for switching with Wirecast.
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Posted 11 Jun 2012
Matrox I/O devices let users encode H.264 files for delivery to the web, iPad®, and iPhone® up to five times faster than software alone
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Posted 30 May 2012
On the Red Carpet at Streaming Media East, Streaming Media Producer editor Steve Nathans-Kelly interviews Michael Kolowich, CEO of KnowledgeVision Systems, about a new approach to webinars--known variously as "flipped" or "instant"--that delivers a traditional webinar's video presentation component to attendees on-demand, as soon as they sign up, and then devotes the entire live webinar session to interactive Q & A.
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Posted 30 May 2012
Advanced features give users the ability to deliver high quality video from the field as a part of Streambox integrated end-to-end solution. The new software will support Full 1080i and 720p, as well as 16:9 or 4:3 aspect ratio selection for the source video.
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Posted 16 May 2012
KnowledgeVision 2.0 includes an updated version of KVStudio, its powerful online presentation creation tool; KVCentral, a new browser-based console for publishing and tracking online presentations in content marketing and e-learning applications; and PresentationCloud, an online space for sharing and tracking presentations.
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Posted 15 May 2012
Shawn Lam interviews Blackmagic Design president Dan May on UltraStudio Express, Blackmagic's new Thunderbolt-powered SDI/HDMI capture and playback solution.
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Posted 01 May 2012
In Episode 2, Shawn discusses the MC100, the new SDI-to-HDMI mini converter from Matrox Video with Matrox product manager Charles Amyot.
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Posted 24 Apr 2012
In this final segment of this series on the JStreet Making History convention webcast, we'll examine one aspect of webcast production that too often gets ignored: monitoring and controlling audio volume, which becomes a complex issue as speakers change, audio techs and shooters adjust their own levels, and the webcaster is left to make sure the signal sent over the web remains audible and consistent.
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Posted 22 Apr 2012
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