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NEW PRODUCT ALERT! Roland V-02HD Now Shipping!

By Jim Bask 0 Comment December 11, 2018

  COMING SOON!   Roland V-02HD PAC1 Events or productions often bring serious challenges that are easily solved — if you have the right equipment. Roland’s versatile V-02HD multi-format video […]

Nic’s “Herzog” Accessory Kit for RED DSMC2 Cameras

By Jim Bask 0 Comment December 10, 2018

DSMC2, the latest generation of RED’s camera BRAIN, is not only powerful, but the entire system is extremely versatile. These bodies can house three different sensors: MONSTRO 8K VV, HELIUM 8K, and GEMINI 5K S35. A wide range of modules and accessories expand the possibilities even further. We asked three of our Technical Specialists to describe their ideal RED DSMC2 package. Here’s a look at what’s in Nic’s RED kit.

Teach the craft – not the operation

By Jim Bask 0 Comment December 10, 2018

If your mission is to prepare media students with the best experience for a career in video then it’s reasonable to assume you want them to learn with the most appropriate technology. Sadly, that’s not always possible, with many institutions saddled with outdated equipment and a budget that restricts the educator’s options.

Roland V-02HD Multi-Format Video Mixer – Interbee 2018

By Jim Bask 0 Comment December 8, 2018

The Roland V-02HD Multi-Format Video Mixer was being shown at Interbee 2018 in Japan. If you are a solo shooter or small production team that often covers events or need to turn around material quickly, the V-02HD Multi-Format Video Mixer might be exactly what you have been looking for.

5 Ways Livestreaming Can Help Expand Your Congregation

By Jim Bask 0 Comment December 7, 2018

Livestreaming has become a mainstay for many houses of worship. Churches of all sizes have discovered that livestreaming is a wonderful option for those who aren’t able to attend services in person and can also help expand a congregation across the globe.

AtomOS 10 Supercharges Your Ninja V Monitor/Recorder

By Jim Bask 0 Comment December 7, 2018

AtomOS 10 (10.01 to be exact) comes as a free-to-download piece of software. Once you’ve installed it, you’ll be rewarded with a familiar, yet very different user interface. Since the Ninja V is all about HDR recording and monitoring, Atomos chose to make the different UI elements less distracting and therefore reduced their saturation quite a bit. It’s all about the actual image you’re monitoring, really. But there’s more, obviously.

Using NewTek LivePanel

By Jim Bask 0 Comment December 7, 2018

One of the powerful workflow boosters for NewTek’s All-IP production systems, TriCaster® TC1, NewTek VMC1, and 3Play® 3P1, is the ability to control any aspect of live production from a simple, thoroughly customizable browser-based interface. LivePanel™ will work from laptops, desktops, tablets and mobile phones – anything that can run a browser, and is on the same local area network as the production systems. You can use it to put every aspect of live production capability into a single pair of hands free to roam at will and control from any location with wireless access to the same network, or into a squad of hands where a dedicated specialist runs each aspect of your show.

Unboxing: BirdDog Studio NDI

By Jim Bask 0 Comment December 7, 2018

We have been wanting to work with the BirdDog for a while, so we were excited to bring you this unboxing. At first glance we notice the variety of power options it has: AC power, POE or D-tap. The BirdDog also has SDI and HDMI i/o, and these can be used simultaneously, for instance by using the SDI input to receive your stream and the HDMI output for an external monitor. The large screen indicates camera ID, as well as preview and program.

Video: A World of Live-Streaming System Options

By Jim Bask 0 Comment December 7, 2018

Most people who live-stream professionally or have been doing it for a while, at least, know that to live stream, you need at least one source (usually a camera), a capture device, an encoder, and an internet connection with sufficient upload speed to get the video to the host.

RED Announces Dragon-X, Adding 5K Super35mm to DSMC2 Line Up

By Jim Bask 0 Comment December 7, 2018

The RED cinema camera line up, from the outside has always been quite a confusing one to follow. When the company announced a unification earlier in the year, we wrote a layman’s terms articleexplaining the formalisation to just 3 camera bodies