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RED Joins with Facebook for Virtual Reality Camera

By Jim Bask 0 Comment June 21, 2018

While Facebook has been fine tuning its Oculus Headset into a more affordable virtual reality option, the one thing missing from the equation has been content creation. While the company closed its VR studio back in 2017, it’s now looking to create a virtual reality camera, and is joining forces with RED to do it. Could this the next module for the Hydrogen holographic mobile phone?

The 5 Top Editing Gadgets on the Market Right Now

By Jim Bask 0 Comment June 20, 2018

Looking to speed up your editing workflow? Check out these five gadgets that offer shortcuts you never thought were possible.

New Avid Promotional Period! Avid DNx Family Promo 6/15 – 6/29

By Jim Bask 0 Comment June 20, 2018

From now through June 29th only you can promote Avid Artist I/O Family of DNx hardware at up to a 20% off! Broadfield Distributing will be offering special discounts to our Avid dealers during this promotional period. Call your salesperson at 800-634-5178 for your pricing and more info about this promotional opportunity!

NewTek NDI Tools 3.5 has been released!

By Jim Bask 0 Comment June 20, 2018

Some of you are jumping up and down yelling finally! Others of you might be asking, so what?

Let me explain what is in here and why you will care.

First, let’s explain what [ NewTek ] NDI Tools 3.5 isn’t. It doesn’t update your other NDI apps, so installing this will not affect anything else installed on your system. NDI Tools 3.5 is backwards compatible with previous versions of NDI, so not everything has to be updated to use it.

Adobe Unveils Project Rush – the World’s First All-In-One, Cross-Device Video Editing App

By Jim Bask 0 Comment June 19, 2018

Adobe has just announced Project Rush – the first all-in-one, cross-device video editing app that makes creating and sharing online content easier than ever. This integrated desktop and mobile solution automatically syncs all your projects to the cloud allowing you to work virtually anywhere, on any device.

Coming Soon to an Avid Near You: Media Pros’ Most-Wanted New Features

By Jim Bask 0 Comment June 19, 2018

Background save, uninterrupted playback from the timeline, and a new background rendering service are among the fresh features arriving this year in Avid Media Composer, driven by feedback from Avid’s user base.

SlingStudio Introduces Custom Scoreboarding and On-the-spot Highlight-tagging

By Jim Bask 0 Comment June 19, 2018

An new SlingStudio update has been launched, introducing custom scoreboard and highlight-tagging tools. Together these tools give multi-camera video productions and live streamers more options while minimizing post-production.

ConnectOS USB Application Now Available for Atomos Connect Converters

By Jim Bask 0 Comment June 18, 2018

Atomos converters that require configuration all have easy to use hardware dip switches on the units themselves. Now, you can also configure the Atomos Converters with ConnectOS on your PC! Just put your converter in USB mode and connect to a USB port.

NDI® for Live Event Light and Sound Design Pre-Visualization

By Jim Bask 0 Comment June 18, 2018

Vickie Claiborne is a lighting and digital media designer and programmer, author of “Media Servers for Lighting Programmers,” and an educator who has trained thousands around the world in her chosen field. Her nearly 30-year career has ranged from working in a small theater in Branson, Missouri through head lighting programmer on the opening and closing ceremonies for the Sydney Olympics and on to hundreds of other major international shows and events.

Esports Is Already Nearing $1 Billion In Revenue For Activision Blizzard

By Jim Bask 0 Comment June 18, 2018

The esports hype is at a fever pitch after Activision Blizzard (NASDAQ:ATVI) launched its much anticipated Overwatch League in January. Management has said that Overwatch League will turn a modest profit in 2018. It’s still uncertain exactly how big esports will become for the gamemaker, but in his 2017 annual letter to shareholders, CEO Bobby Kotick gave investors some clues. Let’s review what he had to say.