VR, AR will be very real in 2017
By Jim Bask
In 2017, I expect to see some major improvements in the world of AR and VR headsets, as well as the range and quality of content created for those devices.
In 2017, I expect to see some major improvements in the world of AR and VR headsets, as well as the range and quality of content created for those devices.
The tips below are based on my experience of creating professional Facebook Live streaming events for companies and creative agencies in the UK. These tips are really intended for organisations who are happy and prepared to invest some time and money into creating a professional production, rather than creating DIY broadcasts using mobile phones or tablets.

Support for New Formats; Live Steaming Solutions; New Distribution and Monetization Solutions for Social and OTT Channels
Introducing GBLabs FastNAS Shared Storage. We are proud to be a distributor for the new FastNAS shared storage solutions and have invited Dominic at GBLabs to introduce his products and technology:
Our good buddy Paul Richards over at PTZ Optics put together this great panel discussion on Live Streaming. Lots of great tech tips, workflow ideas and gems form experienced users. Anyone looking into live streaming will find this a very valuable article.
Archiving the raw footage from your cameras from your live events gives you the potential to cut entirely new packages of the event to repurpose, edit, and/or monetize with new branding and angles of view. Recording both branded and unbranded copies of a produced show also allows for quick and convenient on-demand deployment of an original event and of “sweetened” and rebranded edits.
Since the recent release of our two new social media streaming devices—Webcaster X1 for Facebook Live and Webcaster X1 for YouTube—aspiring content producers have been very excited with the concept of streaming an HD camera to either Facebook Live or YouTube using a simple Webcaster X1 device code.
Matrox Monarch HDX streams and records live events to worldwide member audiences
The Seventh-Day Adventist Church is a Protestant Christian church established in 1863 with its headquarters in Maryland, US, its Middle East and North African headquarters in Beirut, Lebanon, and its Gulf headquarters in Ras Al Khaimah, United Arab Emirates (UAE). In line with the church’s vision to serve its members across the globe, the Seventh-Day Adventist Church recently deployed the Matrox Monarch HDX™streaming and recording appliance to record their live events which are streamed globally on their website and on social media including YouTube.
Pearl and Pearl-2 form a lineup for formidable, full-featured all-in-one live video production systems. This page will help you select the one that works best for your based on your current and future video streaming and recording needs.