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Shawn Lam
Principal, Shawn Lam Video

Shawn Lam (video@shawnlam.ca) is a professionally accredited and multi-award winning Vancouver based video producer and technical director. He has written over 50 articles for Streaming Media Producer and predecessor EventDV Magazine and is a respected video production expert and sought-after product reviewer. His Vancouver-based video production company, Shawn Lam Video Inc., specializes in corporate and event video production, including online video, video switching, webcasting, and video SEO. In additional to serving 5 terms as the President of the British Columbia Professional Videographers Association, Shawn has taught video production business at B.C.I.T and has spoken at several international video production conferences. Shawn was a contributing author to the Adobe Premiere Pro CC Visual QuickStart Guide (Peachpit Press, 2013). He lives in the Vancouver suburb of Port Coquiltam, with his wife and three kids and enjoys mountain biking, hiking, and going on adventures with his kids.

Articles By Shawn Lam

NAB 2018: BirdDog Talks Compact NDI Streaming

BirdDog's Dan Miall and Streaming Media Producer's Shawn Lam discuss the benefits of NDI and BirdDog's implementation of the technology in its line of compact streaming solutions.

NAB 2018: Adobe Talks Premiere Pro and AI

Adobe's Steve Forde and Streaming Media Producer's Shawn Lam discuss the AI-enabled Adobe Sensei including its use in Premiere Pro's new shot-matching feature.

NAB 2018: Atomos Talks ProRes RAW

Atomos' Mark Naidoo and Streaming Media Producer's Shawn Lam discuss the benefits of ProRes RAW and its implementation in the latest AtomOS update.

NAB 2018: vMix Talks Pro Live Color Grading

Streaming Media Producer's Shawn Lam and vMix's Martin Sinclair discuss the new pro color correction and grading features in vMix 21 at NAB 2018.

A Hybrid Log Gamma Workflow for Live HDR Video

Sooner or later, you might be asked to produce a live event with an HDR viewing option, and this primer on Hybrid Log Gamma workflows is a good place to start.

How to Produce Interactive Webinars on a Webcast Platform

Traditionally, producing fully interactive webinars has required pricey dedicated services that offer Q & A, polling, participant management, external links, and other features unavailable on mainstream streaming platforms. This article looks at how to leverage new features in IBM Cloud Video to deliver a webinar-like experience.

Review: Blackmagic Television Studio Pro HD

This is the first ATEM model that isn't a rackmount switcher but rather an all-in-one switcher with hardware control panel.

The 4K First Mile: Launching 4K Streams

This article explores what it takes to produce an on-location 4K live stream webcast, from 4K camera selection to 4K video cables and how this impacts your camera selection and workflow, video switching in 4K, 4K capture cards, webcast encoder options, 4K webcast service providers, bandwidth requirements, and 4K viewer experience.

First Look: AJA Ki Pro Ultra Plus

AJA Product Marketing Manager Bryce Button gives Shawn Lam a first look at the AJA Ki Pro Ultra Plus 4-Channel Apple ProRes Recorder.

First Look: Vimeo Video Review Tools

Vimeo's Anjali Sud gives Streaming Media Producer's Shawn Lam a look at Vimeo's new review and collaboration features and integration with Adobe Premiere Pro.

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