Osprey Video Talon G1 is a solid entry into the encoding market

The Osprey Video Talon G1 is a solid entry into the encoding market.  The future of the generable Osprey line of video capture cards has been in flux for some time but the new company, now going by the product name, has served up several new products and their engineers are committed to bringing new innovative […]

Quick Poll Highlights Popular Encoders Used In the Field

In a quick poll I did on LinkedIn, I asked the very basic question “What your go-to device was for live web streaming?” If you’re in the professional event streaming business or thinking of breaking into the profession you may have been overwhelmed by the myriad of choices and options in the marketplace when it […]

Newtek Announces New TriCasters and Features TriCaster 410 460 860 8000v2

On Wednesday night September 4, 2013 NewTek announced a slew of new products and new product functionality today on a special edition of This Week in Tech (TWiT). I’m going to dive right into the list: Holographic Virtual Sets Animated Frame Buffers MIDI support Macros Hotspot Triggers Pan Tilt Zoom (PTZ) control Social media publishing […]

TTFN Looks at the Canon XA 25

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TZeq6HWyW0k&feature=share&list=UUn1OuvSlLEFV0kgZRr2GgXw No more waiting! You can buy it at B&H Photo or Amazon.com. They’re in stock and shipping now. These cameras have been extremely popular. Why? Because they’re awesome. We had a chance to check them out at NAB last Spring and immediately fell in love with these little powerhouses. If they are out of […]

Blackmagic Design Production Studio 4K with SAV Skaarhoj C90A

Here’s a quick look at the Blackmagic Design Production Studio 4K with SAV Skaarhoj C90A. This video shows the new 4K switcher from Blackmagic Design coupled with the Skaarhoj C90A controller. What a beautiful mating! The BMD Production Studio 4K is available for pre-order at B&H Photo. The controller can be purchased through us by […]

Unboxing Blackmagic Design Production Studio 4K

This is an unboxing of the Blackmagic Design Production Studio 4K. As the name implies, it is a 4K (4 times HD resolution) capable video switcher. This model is a sibling to the BMD Television Studio. The 4K, like the TVS, has a 1 rack unit design, but that’s pretty much where the similarity ends. […]

Apple Enters Streaming Video Appliance Market for NAB 2013

Cupertino, CA – Apple enters the live video streaming market with professional lives streaming device. Today apple announced a new set of 17″ Macbooks it has dubbed the “Macbook live”. These notebook computers look essentially the same as the latest Retina Display Macbooks but have 4 Thunderbolt ports capable of driving a “StreamDock” attachment that […]

Livestream Releases New Streaming Software – Livestream Studio

Livestream.com released its stand alone software switcher, Livestream Studio, meeting its Q1 2013 schedule.  Studio is the software component of Livestream’s suitcase encoder.  Livestream Studio works on the PC platform with Blackmagic Design capture cards.  Studio can send a live webstream to any CDN.  It retails for just under $2000. The next comparable software, Wirecast […]