Category: News

NewTek Audio Control
May 1, 2012Posted by csandy

There was a lot of confusion regarding iPads and audio control surfaces surrounding the NewTek TriCaster at NAB. Unfortunately for a third party developer in Spain, NewTek decided to announce a TriCaster audio control app the nearly the same day as his. So if you are wondering if the two iPad apps that control audio…

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FCC Improves Live Webcast
April 27, 2012Posted by csandy

Kudos to the FCC for finally fixing their webcast. Several in the streaming community, especially those from the United States, found the extremely poor quality of the webcast – ground loop hum, over exposed video, hot audio – an embarrassment. The stream was almost un-viewable. I’m glad that they’ve fixed the video. The audio is…

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Quadrocopter Interview at NAB 2012
April 24, 2012Posted by csandy

Local media hero and fellow TIVA-DC member Richard Harrington (RHED Pixel) interviews the multi-rotor cinema aircraft folk at their booth at NAB 2012.  Kudos to him because Quadrocopter’s booth was outside in the hot Las Vegas desert sun.  For some reason, no one was keen on having a 6 pound helicopter flying overhead in the Vegas…

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Sandy Audio Visual Celebrates Going Green
April 22, 2012Posted by csandy

The server you are reading this blog post from is 100% powered by wind.  SAV believes sustainable and renewable power must be a fact of life now and for the foreseeable future.  Reliance on fossil fuels has too many environmental, economic, and strategic pitfalls to be the only energy play for any Western nation.  Should we abandon…

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Is It Live? Or is it… Tupac?
April 20, 2012Posted by csandy

Lucky me I noticed this story AFTER the market closed. I expect to see a bump again on Monday after Sunday’s performance. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rY-YV1E1CpI&feature=share