As social distancing necessitates remote production, live producers face new challenges and new variables that raise the question: Is walking the live streaming highwire the right choice? It depends, say Ben Ratner and Alex Lindsay, in this clip from their panel at Streaming Media East Connect 2020.
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Posted 17 Jun 2020
Have the need to distance and the widespread availability of versatile, small-footprint, low-cost, multicam streaming-ready tools brought single-producer live production to the mainstream? Ben Ratner and Alex Lindsay discuss at Streaming Media East Connect 2020.
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Posted 09 Jun 2020
As COVID-19 has necessitated the virtualization of formerly in-person live events, streaming producers' roles and workflows have changed, as Producer and Associate Director Liz Hart and 090 Media's Alex Lindsay discuss in this clip from Streaming Media East Connect 2020.
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Posted 09 Jun 2020
NUGEN Halo Upmix Preserves the Character of the Original Audio for Wendy and Midsommar Without Adding any Artificial Reverb, Chorus or Delays
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Posted 02 Jun 2020
Compact, prosumer 4K cameras like the Canon XA40 and XA45 pack enough professional features that they're well worth considering for pro producers who need to travel light or with a compact kit. Choosing such a camera also means accessorizing it with properly proportioned compact audio gear--like the options we'll explore here.
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Posted 24 May 2020
Blackmagic Design today announced that C&I Studios used its ATEM Television Studio Pro 4K live production switcher and more to capture video from SiriusXM's live broadcasts from Radio Row for the biggest yearly event in football.
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Posted 20 May 2020
Mixing audio for a video recording or live stream involves many of the same techniques and equipment, but each has different production standards and you don't have to worry with live sound reinforcement using loudspeakers. In this article, I explain my approach to mixing audio for both of these environments at the same time.
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Posted 18 May 2020
The second annual StreamingMediaProducer 25 is here! We chose the most innovative companies that enabled, enhanced, and streamlined the workflows of live video producers—particularly those who need the mobility, agility, and versatility to deliver great work, regardless of the venue or production conditions.
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Posted 30 Apr 2020
Filmmaker and musician Bill Grant explains how he and former bandmates and friends are collaborating across social distance to create mosaic music videos he calls "Quarantine Covers."
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Posted 21 Apr 2020
How does a church with no in-house streaming gear or on-staff expertise deliver live-switched, streamed services to hundreds of socially distanced parishioners on four days' notice? Legacy Church's Jeff Leach and Apache Rental Group's Zak Holley explain how they did it in this interview with Streaming Media's Steve Nathans-Kelly.
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Posted 17 Apr 2020
New Hampshire based live streaming and AV production company Events United used a Blackmagic Design live production workflow to produce Dropkick Murphys' St. Patrick's Day live stream "Streaming Up From Boston," reaching a total of more than 10 million viewers.
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Posted 03 Apr 2020
With the immediate shift to social distancing and restrictions on in-person events in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, organizations are increasingly turning to streaming and virtual events. Please take a few minutes to participate in our survey and share your event virtualization plans and needs.
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Posted 18 Mar 2020
As mobile devices have become more powerful and deliver higher-quality stills and video, it was inevitable that companies would emerge that leveraged these new technologies to produce multicam live-switched media production. So let's establish some ground rules for mobile multicam media production success.
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Posted 03 Feb 2020
VideoRx CTO Robert Reinhardt outlines the essential elements of a successful live stream from capture to delivery to playback in this streaming producer's primer from Live Streaming Summit at Streaming Media East 2019.
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Posted 26 Dec 2019
The Blackmagic Design Constellation 8K Ultra HD Live Production Switcher, with its support for up to 10 7680x4320/60p inputs isn't targeted at small live event producers as much as newsrooms and large-scale productions with complicated video routing needs.
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Posted 09 Dec 2019
VideoRx Robert Reinhardt discusses the key elements of budgeting and bidding live event streams for clients--from labor to equipment to deployment--in this clip from his presentation at Streaming Media West 2019.
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Posted 04 Dec 2019
University of Pennsylvania IT and Multimedia Manager Christopher Martin discusses streaming operations, use cases, and workflows for UPenn's Kelly Writers House, both in-house and on the road.
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Posted 22 Oct 2019
In 2014, I made a presentation at Streaming Media West covering all the various ways an "Audio Mixing Ninja" gets the best audio possible. When it comes to live audio for streaming, there are a few additional wrinkles to consider that don't come into play with audio recording when you aren't streaming live.
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Posted 09 Oct 2019
There are dozens of platforms offering live streaming for affordable rates, and churches can stream directly to their core audience in tailored, personalized ways that weren't possible a decade or two ago. Here we'll emphasize gear that will work best for houses of worship in today's high-tech streaming landscape.
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Posted 01 Oct 2019
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