This article and accompanying (hear it for yourself) video will compare the results of capturing audio with a $20 Audio-Technica wired lavaliere mic and a $200 professional mic from Sony directly into a DSLR. Is the $200 Sony really worth the 10x cost?
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Posted 12 May 2014
A strong contender for the most affordable 4K camera on the market today, Panasonic's DMC-GH4 adds both UltraHD and pixel-for-pixel Cinema4K to the feature set that made its GH3 predecessor great, and joins a rapidly growing Micro 4/3 marketplace.
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Posted 07 May 2014
This tutorial demonstrates how to use an After Effects alpha matte to make your video "shine through" your text.
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Posted 05 May 2014
Company offers two models of innovative, if fragile, studio camera
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Posted 02 May 2014
Shawn Lam and NewTek CMO Carter Holland discuss the latest developments with NewTek's 3Play professional instant replay and slo-mo server.
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Posted 02 May 2014
vMix developer Martin Sinclair discusses the latest developments with the live production software application, including vMix 4K and vMix Social, and offers users some device about choosing the proper hardware to ensure smooth and efficient operation.
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Posted 25 Apr 2014
Shawn Lam and Roland's Doug Schouten discuss key features of Roland's VR-50HD an audio/video mixer/switcher with a multi-viewer touchscreen and integrated USB 3.0 output for live streaming.
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Posted 25 Apr 2014
Streaming Media Producer's Shawn Lam and Blackmagic Designs' Bob Caniglia discuss the new Blackmagic URSA camera, which features a Super 35mm UltraHD sensor, comes in multiple lens mounts, and features an innovative dual-sided touchscreen to enable on-camera collaboration for multiple crew members.
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Posted 25 Apr 2014
Streaming Media Producer contributing editor Shawn Lam and Blackmagic Design Senior Regional Manager Bob Caniglia discuss Blackmagic's new HD and 4K Studio Cameras, introduced at NAB 2014, and touted as "the world's smallest studio camera with the world's largest viewfinder."
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Posted 25 Apr 2014
Now that Intel has launched Ivy Bridge-based CPUs that triple the core count of early Nehalem-based workstations from four to 12, can video editors expect significant performance gains? In this article we'll assess the performance gain from the 12-core HP Z800 to the 24-core HP Z820 with respect to both editing and streaming encoding.
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Posted 22 Apr 2014
Almost Live with Streaming Media reports from NAB 2014 with a discussion of a recently introduced 200-400mm professional Canon lens designed with a built-in extender to serve the needs of sports photographers and videographers.
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Posted 21 Apr 2014
Almost Live with Streaming Media reports from NAB 2014 with an up-close look and live-action demo of the Edelkrone SliderPLUS Pro, an innovative and newly enhanced slider that can cover twice its length when mounted on a tripod thanks to an ingenious retraction-rails design.
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Posted 17 Apr 2014
Almost Live with Streaming Media reports from NAB 2014 with an up-close look at the new Canon XF205 Pro Camcorder.
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Posted 17 Apr 2014
Almost Live with Streaming Media reports from NAB 2014 with a first look at Teradek's Serv, a new HD/SD, multi-feed, low-latency monitoring device.
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Posted 14 Apr 2014
Almost Live with Streaming Media reports from NAB 2014 with the latest on the Sony NEX-FS700R and new developments in the E-Mount lens ecosystem.
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Posted 14 Apr 2014
Whether you're an independent production facility or a corporate or institutional outfit bringing professional online video production and webcasting in-house, what will it cost to create a flexible and functional studio? In this article, we'll spec out three different studios at three different price points—$5,000, $15,000, and $25,000.
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Posted 10 Apr 2014
Rather than tempt you with the Next Big Thing, in this "Gear of the Year" feature we invited three contributing writers—and producers in their own right—to choose four products each, all released in the last year, that have proven themselves indispensable to professional online video production and webcasting workflows, or represent the best currently available choices in their particular category.
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Posted 09 Apr 2014
Here's a look at two workflows for applying film grain to your footage in FCP X using cineLook (with and without Gorilla Grain), first with 4k footage shot with the Blackmagic Production Camera, and then with Cinestyle-flattened DSLR footage.
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Posted 08 Apr 2014
There's a new camera in town that may have Arri seeing Red
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Posted 08 Apr 2014
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