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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
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April, 2009
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15 April
Five Streaming Production Mistakes to Avoid
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
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11 April
Thanks to the Greater Wisconsin Chapter of the MCA-I
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
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9 April
Choosing an Online Video Platform
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
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7 April
Accelerating Encoding on Multiple Core Workstations
Introduction - accelerating your encoding on multiple core mac and windows workstations
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3 April
Streaming Learning Center offers free downloadable streaming media primer
Galax, 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, H.264, VP6 and VC-1, and …
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3 April
Download free streaming media primer here
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
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1 April
Review: HP Z800
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 video editors and streaming producers. …
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March, 2009
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31 March
Another successful YouTube HD upload
I'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
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28 March
Test Drive: Telestream Episode Pro
Telestream 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 the interface and discuss I/O, …
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