The action in esports takes place on a computer or game console display, sometimes many displays. Putting a live camera on an esports contestant doesn’t translate the same as it does with athletic sports. Traditional video production equipment does not adapt readily or cheaply to ingesting video game content, often requiring expensive hardware signal convertors and cabling.
ITV Studios continues leading the way in putting technology innovations to best use. This time, they’ve combined a hybrid vehicle with the latest in bonded technology from LiveU.
Sean McDonald has the best job in the world, or at least that’s how he sees it. McDonald is Director of Media at Neumann University, just outside Philadelphia, and every day he introduces students to the world of media production armed with the latest technology.
NewTek production systems include broadcast quality professional waveform and vector scopes for video signal analysis, and proc amp controls for signal adjustments. These tools allow producers to ensure that output signal is properly calibrated for broadcast, and that input signals are both proper and matched so that when you switch among cameras and inputs you have a consistent look and no jarring disparities.
Back in 2014 when we first heard about NDI, we were pretty excited about the possibilities. Being able to create live video productions using video sources on the local network sounded almost too good to be true. At first I remember being a little skeptical as my only contact with IP video was with cheap IP cameras that were unreliable and had extreme latency.
I could fill this entire article with quotes from the smartest, most knowledgeable people of by-gone eras, with predictions that were completely wrong, even laughable today. And the fact that I have spent more than 50 years in broadcasting—the last half of those working for Belden—gives me no real clairvoyance about the future of broadcasting.
Dr. Andrew Cross, president & chief technology officer at NewTek, has been honored with NewBay’s Industry Innovator Award, presented by TV Technology.
The NewTek NDI® PTZ1 Camera is the first professional remote controlled camera that only needs one cable for operation. Video, audio, control, tally and power are all connected over a single ethernet cable making equipment setup quick and easy.
In this video, Grant Whitehead of Wallfly Streaming applies a TriCaster® Mini as a conference A/V presentation system, one of the primary considerations in the design of the product.
The Pinecrest School in Fort Lauderdale, Florida is streaming live sports events via a TriCaster TC1 and JVC cameras equipped with NewTek Connect Sparks (HDMI). Cable free Wifi transmission over their network is facilitated by a product manufactured by Mobile Studios called a SparkMount Battery Kit (Patent Pending).