Osprey Video Talon G1 is a solid entry into the encoding market
The Osprey Video Talon G1 is a solid entry into the encoding market. The future of the generable Osprey line of video capture cards has been in flux for some time but the new company, now going by the product name, has served up several new products and their engineers are committed to bringing new innovative […]
Quick Poll Highlights Popular Encoders Used In the Field
In a quick poll I did on LinkedIn, I asked the very basic question “What your go-to device was for live web streaming?” If you’re in the professional event streaming business or thinking of breaking into the profession you may have been overwhelmed by the myriad of choices and options in the marketplace when it […]
Newtek Announces New TriCasters and Features TriCaster 410 460 860 8000v2
On Wednesday night September 4, 2013 NewTek announced a slew of new products and new product functionality today on a special edition of This Week in Tech (TWiT). I’m going to dive right into the list: Holographic Virtual Sets Animated Frame Buffers MIDI support Macros Hotspot Triggers Pan Tilt Zoom (PTZ) control Social media publishing […]
Maho Beach St. Maarten. Blown Away: A documentary short at the intersection of art and foolishness.
July, 2013, Maho Beach, St. Maarten (Kingdom of the Netherlands) – First off, we are not advising anyone try this. Sandy Audio Visual LLC, SAV Productions, South Caribbean Media and all of its agents, assigns, owners, anyone that gives a hoot at all about us and our exposure to liability simply say “DO NOT TRY […]
TTFN Looks at the Canon XA 25
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TZeq6HWyW0k&feature=share&list=UUn1OuvSlLEFV0kgZRr2GgXw No more waiting! You can buy it at B&H Photo or Amazon.com. They’re in stock and shipping now. These cameras have been extremely popular. Why? Because they’re awesome. We had a chance to check them out at NAB last Spring and immediately fell in love with these little powerhouses. If they are out of […]
Blackmagic Design Production Studio 4K with SAV Skaarhoj C90A
Here’s a quick look at the Blackmagic Design Production Studio 4K with SAV Skaarhoj C90A. This video shows the new 4K switcher from Blackmagic Design coupled with the Skaarhoj C90A controller. What a beautiful mating! The BMD Production Studio 4K is available for pre-order at B&H Photo. The controller can be purchased through us by […]
Unboxing Blackmagic Design Production Studio 4K
This is an unboxing of the Blackmagic Design Production Studio 4K. As the name implies, it is a 4K (4 times HD resolution) capable video switcher. This model is a sibling to the BMD Television Studio. The 4K, like the TVS, has a 1 rack unit design, but that’s pretty much where the similarity ends. […]
Apple Enters Streaming Video Appliance Market for NAB 2013
Cupertino, CA – Apple enters the live video streaming market with professional lives streaming device. Today apple announced a new set of 17″ Macbooks it has dubbed the “Macbook live”. These notebook computers look essentially the same as the latest Retina Display Macbooks but have 4 Thunderbolt ports capable of driving a “StreamDock” attachment that […]
Livestream Releases New Streaming Software – Livestream Studio
Livestream.com released its stand alone software switcher, Livestream Studio, meeting its Q1 2013 schedule. Studio is the software component of Livestream’s suitcase encoder. Livestream Studio works on the PC platform with Blackmagic Design capture cards. Studio can send a live webstream to any CDN. It retails for just under $2000. The next comparable software, Wirecast […]
Livestream Broadcaster and Teradek Cube Compareview and Test
Chip Dizard of Web Video Chefs and Colin Sandy of Sandy Audio Visual LLC do a quick test and review of the Livestream Broadcaster and its predecessor, the Teradek Cube.