Category: Review

Blackmagic Design Production Studio 4K with SAV Skaarhoj C90A
May 16, 2013Posted by csandy

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…

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Unboxing Blackmagic Design Production Studio 4K
May 13, 2013Posted by csandy

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….

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Apple Enters Streaming Video Appliance Market for NAB 2013
April 1, 2013Posted by csandy

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…

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Livestream Releases New Streaming Software – Livestream Studio
February 13, 2013Posted by csandy

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…

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Livestream Broadcaster and Teradek Cube Compareview and Test
December 18, 2012Posted by csandy

Chip Dizard of Web Video Chefs and Colin Sandy of Sandy Audio Visual LLC do a quick test and review of the Livestream Broadcaster and its predecessor, the Teradek Cube.