The Epiphan Pearl, about the size of a thick phonebook (remember them?) I recently had a chance to work with Epiphone Pearl, a compact streaming appliance that lets you capture, record, and stream input from up to four HD-SDI or HDMI sources. It's
Read More »Producing Live Events, Master Tip 1: Keep Striving
Total Webcasting is a webcasting service provider out of New York that produces dozens of events a month, and thousands since its inception in 2007. Total Webcasting is unique in that it produces virtually all events for its customers, while owning the streaming server and content management system used for live and on-demand delivery, providing the complete “glass-to-glass” experience. Through their …
Read More »Encoding 2020: Experts Predict the Future of Video Encoding
Want to know what the encoding world is going to look like in five years? So did Streaming Media Magazine, so I spent the better part of July and August asking streaming media readers their thoughts on what the future would look like (via a survey),
Read More »How to Keep Enterprise Video Safe and Secure…Most of the Time
You’re the tech guy or gal for a medium-sized company, and the CEO just told you she wants to start using an online video platform to distribute video around the enterprise. Live all-hands-on-deck meetings, converted to VOD for those who can’t make it live, plus product demos, some training, a few marketing videos—you know the drill. She finishes by saying, …
Read More »Producing Live Events, Master Tip 2: Know Your SPFs
Total Webcasting is a webcasting service provider out of New York that produces dozens of events a month, and thousands since its inception in 2007. Total Webcasting is unique in that it produces virtually all events for its customers, while owning the streaming server and content management system used for live and on-demand delivery, providing the complete “glass-to-glass” experience. Through their …
Read More »Google Cans Some Flash Ads: Here’s What You Need to Know
In a move that went live In late August, Google started blocking some flash-based ads in Chrome. Predictably, the blogosphere went crazy and proclaimed that Chrome dumped flash. While partially true, there are some intricacies to learn to understand
Read More »Review: Sennheiser AVX Wireless System
The AVX wireless system. I recently had a chance to test the Sennheiser AVX wireless sound system, using the handheld microphone. I have to say, it’s the best sounding microphone system I’ve ever tested. You can read my review of the system here, and check out a video and listen to the sound system below.
Read More »I Just Attended the Worst Webinar Ever. Here’s How You Can Avoid the Same Mistakes
Just attended the worst webinar ever! I won’t identify the group, but thought I would share the details to help others avoid them. By way of background, it was a group webinar, hosted by one company with multiple participants from other companies. It was on a very technical topic that I needed to learn very quickly. I didn’t, and now …
Read More »Producing Live Events, Master Tip 3: Choose Good People and Train Them Well
Total Webcasting is a webcasting service provider out of New York that produces dozens of events a month, and thousands since its inception in 2007. Total Webcasting is unique in that it produces virtually all events for its customers, while owning the streaming server and content management system used for live and on-demand delivery, providing the complete “glass-to-glass” experience. Through their …
Read More »How to Find the Right Vendor for Any Streaming Video Project
Streaming video started as a simple video in a window, usually preceded by a long download. Now, it’s evolved into a complicated mass of application-specific services and products in categories that didn’t exist even a few short years ago
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