Many
digital shooters started with DV video, which hammered the nail in the analog
video coffin and democratized video production by dropping the price of
capturing very good video from $25,000 (BetaSP camera and deck) to well under
$4,00
Every spring I speak at Streaming Media East
in New York City. Usually, I do a 3-hour, tech-heavy seminar on
streaming production or the current state of the codec market, plus a
1-hour discussion on an equally weighty topic. This year I decided t
I presented a half day seminar for the Greater Wisconsin Chapter of the
MCA-I on Thursday, April 9. I wanted to thank all the folks who made
that possible and made my stay enjoyable, including Dick Kenitzer, Pam
Rucinski, and especially Colleen Pa
Let’s assume that you’re a small to mid-size nonmedia company seeking
to use video to acquire or retain customers, train your employees, and,
perhaps, communicate with investors, and you’re considering inexpensive
alternatives fo
Introduction – accelerating your encoding on multiple core mac and windows workstations
DetailsGalax, Virginia. Streaminglearningcenter.com is pleased to offer for free download a streaming media primer written by Jan Ozer. The primer starts by defining commonly used streaming terms like bandwidth, streaming and data rate, and then explains universal encoding parameters like VBR and I, B and P-frames. Then it introduces readers to the big three codecs,…
DetailsStreaminglearningcenter.com is pleased to offer for free download a streaming media primer written by Jan Ozer.The
primer starts by defining commonly used streaming terms like bandwidth,
streaming and data rate, and then explains universal encoding
Since the launch of the Core 2 Duo line of processors in mid-2006, new workstations have been more about evolution than revolution, with solid incremental but uninspiring performance gains. This is no longer. Sporting a completely redesigned case and Intel’s new Nehalem processor the new Z800 knocks the socks off HP’s existing workstation line—especially for…
DetailsI’ve been spending a lot of time over the past few weeks testing HP’s new Nehalem based workstations, the Z400, Z600 and Z800, and also attending the product launch in Beverly Hills last week. I’ll release benchmarks soon, but one of the key fea
DetailsTelestream Episode Pro has emerged as a top performer on the Mac, and last December, Telestream released a Windows version. It’s an affordable tool that all HD producers on both platforms need to be aware of, so I’m devoting this month’s Affordable HD to a review of this product. In this first installment, I’ll review…
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