Money Today Networks Webcast Financial News to Investors Using Matrox Monarch HDX
By Jim Bask
Monarch HDX dual-channel encoders help the Korean network to stream and record the latest business and market news
Author: Jim Bask
7 Tips for Live Streaming Success
By Jim Bask
Probably the most important tip is to test your gear. Never assume that it’s working or everything is charged. Test and check prior to leaving for the event EVEN if you think your setup is flawless. Nothing is guaranteed.
8 Tips for Directing Great Live Video
By Jim Bask
In the nine years I’ve spent in my current role as production director [at Church of the Highlands in Birmingham, Ala.], I’ve learned some tips and tricks that can be applied to any video directing situation in any church. Regardless of the goal of the finished product, I feel that if a live video director can focus on these simple ideas, it will help improve the end product.
SlingCast Episode #3: Post Production with SlingStudio
By Jim Bask
For this episode we’ll be broadcasting live from Adobe’s studios in San Francisco with special guest Dave Helmly, as we go in-depth on Post Production with SlingStudio. We’ll address importing project files into Adobe Premiere Pro, doing 4K by proxy, and more. We encourage both existing and potential customers to watch.
Randy Ubillos – Back to the Beginnings of Final Cut Pro at the 18th Anniversary LACPUG
By Jim Bask
It’s quite simple. Stop what you are doing, make a large coffee and watch these two videos. Never before has Randy Ubillos, the creator of the original Final Cut Pro and FCPX, gone into so much detail about the history of NLE software development. We publish the two part recording of Randy’s chat with Michael Horton at the recent LACPUG 18th birthday anniversary meeting.
$200 Off MAGIX Vegas Pro Edit & Vegas Pro
By Jim Bask
NEW PROMOTION ALERT! $200 OFF MAGIX Vegas Pro Edit & Vegas Pro exp. 7/31
Q & A: How to Pick the Right Storage
By Jim Bask
In the Olde Days, when hard disks were connected to computers by FireWire, we could select storage based upon capacity and price. Why? Because, fast though the FireWire protocol seemed at the time, it was slower than the speed of the hard disks connected through it.
NDI® at InfoComm 2018
By Jim Bask
The scope of differing equipment and applications that have adopted NDI® is breathtaking. Everything from media storage servers to real-time graphics production systems to Microsoft’s ubiquitous calling system, Skype, is including NewTek’s bi-directional technology for IP transport of video, audio, metadata and communications.
How ProRes RAW Is Going to Change the Way You Work
By Jim Bask
The first thing to know about the myriad of “RAW” and “RAW-like” codecs is that each of them sets out with the same goal in mind: to record full or near-full sensor readout without encoding any user-defined settings in the footage. This information — such as ISO, white balance, and color space — is saved in a separate metadata file to be used in an NLE.
How to Develop Your Church’s Signature Video Style
By Jim Bask
A directing mistake sparked Grace Church to develop a video philosophy. The result is a common language to communicate what success looks like to the staff and volunteer video team.