Pearl-2 Live Video Production
By Jim Bask
Learn about the setup and capabilities of Pearl-2, our all-in-one live 4K video production system!
Tag: live streaming
PTZOptics Producer Kits for Turn-key Live Streaming
By Jim Bask
Introducing the all new turn-key live streaming and video production kits available from PTZOptics. The PTZOptics Producer. Live streaming is so powerful because it allows content creators of all kinds to deliver video to audiences around the world. The PTZOptics Producer Kits have been made to make the process of live streaming and controlling multiple HD cameras as simple as possible.
Review: Telestream Wirecast Gear
By Jim Bask
Successfully using all of the desktop mixing features in Telestream Wirecast features requires a powerful, finely tuned computer. Telestream recently released its own series of bundled systems, Wirecast Gear. In this review, we put a test system through its paces.
Iditarod.com Brings “The Last Great Race” To Millions With Wirecast
By Jim Bask
In 2016, Iditarod.com decided to step-up their game by adding in multiple, live streamed daily shows with race coverage and highlights.
What you need to know to get started with Facebook Live
By Jim Bask
Whether you’re shooting indoors or outdoors, you don’t want shaky video, bad light or poor audio. Invest in a tripod with a cellphone mount for both indoor and outdoor shoots — you can get a cellphone mount for as low as US$2. If you think you’ll have lots of moving shots, get a stabilizer so you don’t end up with shaky video. Something like the DJI Osmo is a little pricey (US$569 on Amazon) but gets the job done.
How to use the MediaDS integrated production system with Wowza Streaming Engine for live video streaming
By Jim Bask
The MediaDS™ (media distribution system) is a real-time media encoding and live streaming video delivery platform that integrates live production technology from NewTek with live streaming software and services from Wowza Media Systems™ in a rack unit. The integrated production system establishes a direct link between producers who create video content and viewers that consume it. This article describes how to use the MediaDS to deliver video from a production to viewers directly using the integrated Wowza Streaming Engine™ live streaming software (version 4.6.0) and Wowza™ Player.
Dynamic live event: All-in-one live streaming, recording, and switching Pearl Play
By Jim Bask
Running a live event can be daunting. Sure, setting up simple live streaming and recording using Pearl (or Pearl-2) is easy. The two, built-in auto channels makes setup a breeze. But today’s audiences want quality programming. So let’s turn a simple production into a dynamic live event including live switching between multiple video sources and fully-customized layouts.
Ensemble Video Live Streaming Webinar
By Jim Bask
We will show you how Ensemble Video makes live streaming easy and enable users to automatically record streams into their Ensemble Video media library. You can use third-party encoders like Wirecast, OpenBroadcaster, Videon Greylock HD and the Matrox Monarch HD to publish Live broadcasts to a webpage, CMS, LMS, blog or portal.
Epiphan Pearl 2 – 4k Live Streaming and Recording at Duke University
By Jim Bask
We’ll be looking at a number of new capture and streaming appliances here in the coming months, as there has been a lot of interesting activity in this product space. To start with, we wanted to highlight a significant update to the Epiphan Pearl. We’ve raved about the Pearl in past posts, and it appears there is a lot to be excited about in its successor. In the move from the Pearl to the Pearl 2, Epiphan cranked up the power of its core processor so that in could introduce a number of new features all built around support for full 4k. With the Pearl 2, you have six HD video inputs that you can composite or crop into any number of configurable layouts, and you can output the results into 6 separate HD streams. That’s a powerful toolkit for anyone looking to do mobile video capture and streaming.
$10k Can Get Live VR and a Mobile System for Streaming
By Jim Bask
Mobile streaming presents a new paradigm for live streaming. Imagine being able to switch with a compact unit with several wireless cameras or mobile phones that can be mounted on helmets or placed at different locations.