July, 2015

• 3 July

  Don’t Be That Guy (Part 1)

  I’ve been focusing a lot on webcams lately, mostly because I have a new book out on the topic, Mastering Webcam and Smartphone Video, How to Look and Sound Great in Webinars and Videoconferences. As the title suggests, the goal of the book is to help those without media training look and sound their best when broadcasting with their webcam.  I …

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June, 2015

• 28 June

  Producing Live Events: Master Tip 9: It’s All About the Bandwidth!

  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 experience, the …

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• 28 June

  On Demand Version of Audio Video Quality Webinar Available

  On Tuesday, June 23, 2015, TalkPoint hosted a 30-minute webinar on optimizing audio and video quality for webinar and conferencing production. You can access the on-demand version of the webinar here. As you can see on the left, white balance could have been just a bit better, and the video was a little hot-that’s what I get for broadcasting with …

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• 27 June

  Gen X? Millennial? Who’s Who in Streaming Viewing

  We all hear and throw around terms like Generation X, Millennials, and Baby Boomers all the time, but what do they really mean? Leave it to accounting firm Deloitte to specify the terms (from their Digital Democracy Survey). Here’s their taxonomy (I know you can read the graphic, this is for search/SEO purposes). Trailing Millennials – (ages 14-25) Leading Millennials …

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• 26 June

  Producing Live Events: Master Tip Countdown-Number 10:Planning and Review

  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 …

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• 26 June

  Lighting Resources for Live Event Production

  I recently received an email asking about resources for video and webinar production. I sent off a list of video production, audio, and lighting related resources, so I thought I would expand upon that in three blog posts. This third and final post is on lighting-related resources for streaming production.  Let me start by commenting that if you’re not adding …

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• 12 June

  Webinar: Optimizing Audio and Video Quality for Webinar and Conferencing

  TalkPoint is hosting a 30-minute webinar on optimizing audio and video quality for webinar and conferencing production on Tuesday, June 23 at 2:00 PM EST. You can register for the webinar here. During the webinar, I’ll be discussing some highlights from my new book, Mastering Webcam and Smartphone Video, including: • How to use classic framing techniques like the rule of …

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• 12 June

  Audio Resources for Live Event Production

  I recently received an email asking about resources for video and webinar production. I sent off a list of video, audio, and lighting related resources, so I thought I would expand upon that in three blog posts. This second is on audio-related resources for streaming production.  Choosing a Mic for Webinars. This page will be helpful to producers looking for …

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• 9 June

  Three Five-Star Reviews on Amazon for Mastering Webcam Book

  Some early book reviews for Mastering Webcam and Smartphone Video are in on Amazon, and they’re all good. Thank goodness! The first Ken commented, “The tips and picture comparisons due to production circumstances are great. This book will be introduced to my University Digital Media Editing class in the Fall ’15 semester. It’s good to see a book in sync with the …

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• 9 June

  Download Sample Chapters of Mastering Webcam Book

  Thanks for your interest in Mastering Webcam and Smartphone Video: How to Look and Sound Great in Webinars and Videoconferences. Click the book on your left to download the sample chapters. The download contains two chapters: • The Quick Start chapter, the first in the book, which identifies five quick ways to up the video and audio quality of your …

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