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The Best External Hard Drives for Video Editors

By Jim Bask 0 Comment March 2, 2017

 

The professional video editor or filmmaker depends on a reputation for organization and reliability. Nothing can ruin a client relationship or career quicker than lost footage, files or assets — especially without backups.

As such, it’s essential to invest time and money in a good data backup system. Here are some of the most reliable external hard drives to consider.

Washington High School Connects with Community Through Live Broadcasting

By Jim Bask 0 Comment March 2, 2017

On Oct. 14, 2016, Anacortes High School opened the doors to its new Seahawks Stadium with a sold-out homecoming football game crowd and a flood of community support, all made possible by the passage of an $86.9 million bond in 2015. As the state-of-the-art facility opened, the Washington school’s Broadcast Club entered a new era of live high school sports broadcasting thanks to new equipment — also made possible by the generosity of the community….

ScriptSync is Baaaaack!!! …And PhraseFind Too!

By Jim Bask 0 Comment March 2, 2017

As many of you know I have been a big fan of ScriptSync since it was first developed almost 20 years ago. Originally designed for Hollywood scripts, editors of every genre soon adopted the technology; with the addition of PhraseFind, the game of editing changed forever. There is no question that anyone who has used these two features can cut their overall edit time down by weeks. Tell that to the producer who questions the budget when adding these features to your Media Composer.

Meredith Stations Choose Wirecast Gear for Facebook Live Streaming

By Jim Bask 0 Comment March 2, 2017

Broadcast TV group uses Facebook Live to extend reach and connect with viewers

Nevada City, California, February 24, 2017 – Telestream®, a leading provider of digital media tools and workflow solutions, today announced that Meredith Corporation’s broadcast television group, a publicly held media and marketing services company based in Des Moines, Iowa, has chosen the Wirecast Gear appliance to enable its stations to stream breaking news and news-related content directly to Facebook Live.

SmallHD to Ship 17-Inch DCI-P3 Reference Monitor This Month

By Jim Bask 0 Comment March 1, 2017

The 1703-P3 is the company’s first reference-grade monitor, and comes pre-calibrated for working in P3 color space with SmallHD’s ColorFlow 3D LUT Engine allowing look-up tables to be used on set as part of the color management process. The display has two SDI ins and outs (supporting up to 10-bit YCC 4:2:2 1080p60), one HDMI in and out (supporting up to 12-bit RGB and YCC 4:4:4 1080p60), and a full-size SD slot that lets users load new LUTs into the display.

REVIEW – TITLER PRO 5 FROM NEWBLUEFX

By Jim Bask 0 Comment February 28, 2017

 

 
 

A few hiccups doesn’t stop this from being an awesome titling app!

 

by Kevin P. McAuliffe

As a Media Composer editor, I’ve been exposed to Titler Pro for a while now.  When Avid added the ability to work in larger than HD projects, they licensed Titler Pro 2/2.5 to perpetual/subscription editors, as the Title Tool and Marquee Tool are not supported in larger than HD projects.  At the time that Titler Pro 2 was released, it was a cool tool to use to create animated 2D and 3D titles inside of Media Composer. 

 

Uni360 now supports over 15 different camera housings for 360 Video

By Jim Bask 0 Comment February 27, 2017

 

The Uni360 is built to last with its solid aluminum core and support arms is proud to say its the  world’s first universal HD 360 Video gear that now supports over 15 different HD action camera models that can produce HD 360 Video with resolutions as high as 12,000 by 6,000 pixels in some cases. 

Grass Valley Unveils Mync, a New Personal Content Management Tool

By Jim Bask 0 Comment February 27, 2017

When Grass Valley, a Belden Brand, introduced EDIUS version 8 in 2015, the program was bundled with GV Browser, an application that acts as a universal media player and organizer. 

Tips on Switching Editing Software

By Jim Bask 0 Comment February 27, 2017

The process of switching from one NLE to another is not often an easy one. All that muscle memory needs to be re-learned, the tool set is different and in some cases even the conceptual paradigm on which the software operates!

MediaDS™ Garners Installation “Best of Show” at ISE 2017

By Jim Bask 0 Comment February 24, 2017

NewTek™ is honored to report that Installation International has announced the NewTek and Wowza™ MediaDS™ as a “Best of Show” award winner at Integrated Systems Europe 2017, in Amsterdam, Netherlands. MediaDS is the first local and global media distribution platform, the bridge between Program Out on your switcher and your audience on any device anywhere in the world.