To determine how powerful a system it takes to produce and deliver live event streams, we tested a range of computers (old and new), capture devices, and multiple live streaming software programs, streaming to one or more streaming services, 
recording archive/ISO files in various formats, and measuring CPU utilization. Read on for the results.
By Wim Van den Broek from Avid
As an editor, creating striking titles that work well with a scene can be a burden. With all the time video editing already demands, editors can feel overwhelmed perfecting an extra detail.
Editors Keys very kindly lent the site a backlit illuminated FCPX keyboard to try out. So why not take it out on a real job and use it under pressure? What was the verdict?
G-Technology started using HGST’s helium-filled hard drives in their direct-attached storage (DAS) products earlier this year. The product lines utilizing these 8TB and 10TB drives include:
Make the Switch Sale!
Looking to switch to Sorenson Squeeze Desktop from your current transcoding product? Make the move now through November 1st for discounted pricing.
Since the release of Pearl back in late 2014, the popular live production switcher has garnered significant interest from customers who value the extensive versatility and rich feature set Pearl has to offer in the field of Pro AV.
by Jan Ozer
The Matrox Monarch LCS is an inexpensive dual-input lecture capture solution with two output channels that can be independently set for recording and/or streaming.
It seems that nonlinear editing systems, like Adobe Premiere, Apple FCP X, Lightworks, Vegas and Blackmagic Resolve are being updated almost weekly. At first, I was overjoyed with the frequent updates. It got to the point where I would see a new codec released on a Monday and by Friday you could edit with it (maybe a slight exaggeration, but pretty close to the truth). Unfortunately, this didn’t always mean the updates would work.
Three months after the official acquisition, German software and app manufacturer MAGIX introduces the “VEGAS Creative Software“ and opens the website of the same name, where all products are now available.
Solutions for worship live streaming
I had the pleasure of being part of the Epiphan Video staff at WFX 2016 in Louisville, Kentucky on September 21 and 22. This annual show moves around to different locations each year, and brings with it physical and technology-based solutions for churches and worship. The show this year included everything from seating, stages and lighting to music and, of course, live streaming.
At the Epiphan Video booth, we showcased our new Pearl-2 system and AV.io 4K.