This article takes a look at 12 options you can pick from when looking to produce live-switched video: Boinx mimoLive, Broadcast Pix ChurchPix, Ecamm Live, ManyCam, OBS Studio, PRISM Live Studio, Vizrt TriCaster, Telestream Wirecast, vMix, Vimeo Livestream Studio, and XSplit Broadcaster
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Posted 19 Mar 2024
Vimeo offers a wealth of monetization opportunities for creators looking to turn their passion into profit. From direct sales and subscriptions to advertising and supplementary revenue streams, Vimeo provides the infrastructure and tools to empower creators to build a sustainable video business model on their own terms.
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Posted 13 Mar 2024
The introduction of the Allen & Heath CQ line revolutionized my audio setup, providing a compact, all-in-one solution without compromising essential features.
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Posted 14 Feb 2024
NDI runs the risk of fumbling the ball on the 20-yard line—squandering the nearly decade lead they have in IP video by not enforcing that licensees integrate all of the standard. I write this in the hope that they re-establish what the NDI standard means: that to license NDI, and display the NDI badge, a product must be 100% compatible.
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Posted 07 Feb 2024
In this review, we'll look at Blackmagic Design's 7" 12G Video Assist. Like the 5" and 3G models in the Video Assist line, this compact monitor-recorder is designed to go out into the field and attach to the camera, rig, or tripod. It allows you to see your shot better than a small viewfinder or pop-out LCD that's rarely larger than three four inches on most pro camcorders. The Video Assist also enables you to record your footage in high-quality ProRes or HD|NX at resolutions up to 4Kp60.
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Posted 24 Jan 2024
If you are in the business of recording and streaming conferences, the Blackmagic Design HyperDeck Studio may be an indispensable tool.
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Posted 17 Jan 2024
If you're looking for a compact PTZ camera system for a small performance stage, conference room, podcast table, demonstration kitchen, instruction classroom, or any number of setups where the cameras can be positioned close to the subjects, and you would really benefit from the ability to manually change the shot or leverage automatic tracking, the OBSBOT Tail Air is custom-tailored to your needs.
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Posted 03 Jan 2024
Magewell's new Director Mini is a mini marvel. This 5.5" "all-in-one" production tool with a $1,299 street price can mix multiple inputs and do picture-in-picture graphics, audio mixing, recording, streaming, and more, as IEBA's Anthony Burokas explains in this in-depth review.
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Posted 20 Dec 2023
Newest version of twice-annual report expands on "pain points" and growth patterns, available for download now.
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Posted 29 Nov 2023
The customer wanting to watch your stream on Insta does not want a horizontal video shoehorned into a vertical frame. The customer watching the horizontal version doesn't want the vertical slice with the same thing blurred out behind it to fill the frame. Each of those customers is hungry for that particular experience. It's your job to give your customers what they are hungry for.
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Posted 17 Oct 2023
Too often, offsite attendees are treated as afterthoughts in hybrid events, where all the emphasis is on the audience in the room. But drawing in the remote audience and recognizing the importance of doing so is critical. Innovative strategies abound for drawing in remote viewers and creating more compelling experiences; Stream4Us' Anthony Burokas, LiveX's Anna Cowdery, and Howard & Associates' Andy Howard offer some best practices to best engage remote viewers in hybrid events.
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Posted 04 Oct 2023
Streaming engineer and strategist and Streaming Media The Video Doctor columnist Robert Reinhardt of VideoRx discusses some of his favorite features of the new AJA HELO Plus Advanced Streaming and Recording Appliance in this new tutorial video. A longtime user of the original HELO in his own professional live productions, discusses the new chassis design, new layout features for picture-in-picture and more, streaming to two destinations simultaneously, new SRT support, and more.
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Posted 04 Oct 2023
As streaming has moved through the pandemic years into a new normal that isn't exactly what anyone expected, the meaning of hybrid event streaming production and delivery that has emerged over the last few years continues to evolve. So what does it mean in 2023, for producers, organizations, and audiences, both onsite and remote? And what can streamers do to level the playing field for those participating from near and far? In this clip from their recent panel at Streaming Media Connect 2023, LiveX's Anna Cowdery, Ohio State's Derrick Freeman, Boston 25 News's Ben Ratner, Stream4us' Anthony Burokas, and Howard & Associates' Andy Howard discuss best definitions and best practices for hybrid event video in 2023.
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Posted 20 Sep 2023
My current role as media coordinator at the State Bar of Wisconsin involves live production of Continuing Legal Education seminars for lawyers. Our job—as a two-person media department—is to make our speakers and presenters look good. Between us, we operate a NewTek TriCaster, audio mixing, projection, and multiple cameras. This article will discuss how and why we transitioned from Panasonic CX350s and SDI to an all-PTZ camera NDI workflow.
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Posted 20 Sep 2023
An inevitable question for any streaming strategy or workflow is "Will it scale?" When it comes to incorporating interactivity, promoting it, and delivering interactive experiences that are satisfying both for large-scale streaming audiences and the brands behind them, this question is more mission-critical than ever. In a recent panel at Streaming Media Connect 2023, B Live's Jay Kopelman, Bulldog DM's John Petrocelli, and LiveX's Corey Behnke break down the problem and the challenges facing streamers and brands when it comes to making streaming interactivity is popular and profitable for all its stakeholders.
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Posted 06 Sep 2023
This quick tutorial for remote producers should enable you to bring guest presenters into vMix via vMix Call and give you the ability to talk to them, and give them the ability to talk to you, without the audience hearing. Then, when the callers go live, the bus will automatically switch and the audience will hear them but they will not hear what's going on outside of the live show.
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Posted 06 Sep 2023
Streaming Media has announced that Evan Shapiro, self-described "media cartographer" whose incisive data presentation, analysis, and commentary is mapping out the future of the streaming media industry and overall entertainment sector, has signed on as host and MC of the next Streaming Media Connect virtual event, which runs August 22-24.
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Posted 19 Jul 2023
Most live-streamed productions are almost entirely focused delivering a great stream to a live audience, but if you're not thinking about the flip to VOD when you're live, many producers would argue that it's one of the first things you should be thinking when the live show ends.
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Posted 18 Jul 2023
Blackmagic Design today announced that Osaka based video production company vpac Inc. built its new VR, XR, streaming and chroma key studios around a full Blackmagic Design workflow, including Blackmagic Studio Camera 4K Pro G2, Ultimatte 12 4K real time compositing processor and ATEM Mini Extreme ISO live production switcher.
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Posted 21 Jun 2023
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