June 2019
Magazine Features
Visit the Disney StudioLab and Step Inside Tomorrowland
03 Jul 2019
At The Walt Disney Studios StudioLab, Disney and a few key partners are hard at work creating the future of video collaboration and entertainment. Step in for a peek at the videoconferencing, virtual reality, and marketing display tools of tomorrow.
How Brands Can Succeed With Sponsored Live Video Experiences
19 Jul 2019
Engaging with fans through brand-sponsored live events can drive tremendous value, but getting them right means facing unique challenges.
Streaming Innovation in Manufacturing: Building the Future
14 Jun 2019
The assembly line has changed. Streaming video and audio, as well as machine learning and computer vision, are helping manufacturing become smarter and leaner.
Review: Grown Up Microsoft Stream Is Ready for Business
23 Jul 2019
Once an underfeatured and clumsy beta release, enterprise video platform Microsoft Stream is now an excellent solution for companies that rely on Office 365.
Review: Telestream Wirecast 12
18 Jun 2019
If you missed the last few upgrades to Wirecast, Telestream's multicam live video production and streaming platform, you've missed a lot, as Wirecast has gained significant functionality while retaining its high degree of usability.
Discover the Six FFmpeg Commands You Can’t Live Without
22 Jul 2019
Anyone who does performance or benchmark testing, please take a look: The six commands in this article help with essential tasks that crop up in any studio or encoding facility.
Editor's Note
Disaggregation Nation: Cord-Cutters Need to Make Tough Choices
13 Jun 2019
The golden age of TV is also the golden age of TV providers. As the number of services grows exponentially, viewers wonder what they've gotten themselves into.
The Industry
Searching for Answers: Where Did All the Video Podcasts Go?
20 Jun 2019
It's been a long time since Diggnation and Best Week Ever, but podcasting used to have a lot of video available. Why did audio take over the medium?
Streams of Thought
For Thought-Provoking Video, Forget About Slick Production Values
09 Jul 2019
In a previous age, videoconferencing was bright, sterile, and unpleasant. It lacked the multi-sensory input that makes face-to-face meetings valuable.
Future in Focus
OTT Falls Into the Same Trap as Cable
25 Jun 2019
Viewers turned away from cable because it offered them too many choices. OTT recreates the same problem, but on steroids. So what is the industry going to do about it?
The Producer's View
Announcing the Swift Death of Per-Title Encoding, 2015-2019
17 Jun 2019
Once revolutionary, pre-title encoding was replaced by shot-based encoding and then context aware encoding. Here's how to evaluate vendors when choosing a solution.
Class Act
What Teachers Need to Know When Upgrading an Instructional Camera
24 Jun 2019
For teachers, the most important feature is versatility—a sneaky way of saying the most important feature is having as many features as can be packed into the camera before rendering it uncontrollable.