Too often, offsite attendees are treated as afterthoughts in hybrid events, where all the emphasis is on the audience in the room. But drawing in the remote audience and recognizing the importance of doing so is critical. Innovative strategies abound for drawing in remote viewers and creating more compelling experiences; Stream4Us' Anthony Burokas, LiveX's Anna Cowdery, and Howard & Associates' Andy Howard offer some best practices to best engage remote viewers in hybrid events.
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Posted 04 Oct 2023
Streaming engineer and strategist and Streaming Media The Video Doctor columnist Robert Reinhardt of VideoRx discusses some of his favorite features of the new AJA HELO Plus Advanced Streaming and Recording Appliance in this new tutorial video. A longtime user of the original HELO in his own professional live productions, discusses the new chassis design, new layout features for picture-in-picture and more, streaming to two destinations simultaneously, new SRT support, and more.
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Posted 04 Oct 2023
As streaming has moved through the pandemic years into a new normal that isn't exactly what anyone expected, the meaning of hybrid event streaming production and delivery that has emerged over the last few years continues to evolve. So what does it mean in 2023, for producers, organizations, and audiences, both onsite and remote? And what can streamers do to level the playing field for those participating from near and far? In this clip from their recent panel at Streaming Media Connect 2023, LiveX's Anna Cowdery, Ohio State's Derrick Freeman, Boston 25 News's Ben Ratner, Stream4us' Anthony Burokas, and Howard & Associates' Andy Howard discuss best definitions and best practices for hybrid event video in 2023.
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Posted 20 Sep 2023
My current role as media coordinator at the State Bar of Wisconsin involves live production of Continuing Legal Education seminars for lawyers. Our job—as a two-person media department—is to make our speakers and presenters look good. Between us, we operate a NewTek TriCaster, audio mixing, projection, and multiple cameras. This article will discuss how and why we transitioned from Panasonic CX350s and SDI to an all-PTZ camera NDI workflow.
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Posted 20 Sep 2023
An inevitable question for any streaming strategy or workflow is "Will it scale?" When it comes to incorporating interactivity, promoting it, and delivering interactive experiences that are satisfying both for large-scale streaming audiences and the brands behind them, this question is more mission-critical than ever. In a recent panel at Streaming Media Connect 2023, B Live's Jay Kopelman, Bulldog DM's John Petrocelli, and LiveX's Corey Behnke break down the problem and the challenges facing streamers and brands when it comes to making streaming interactivity is popular and profitable for all its stakeholders.
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Posted 06 Sep 2023
This quick tutorial for remote producers should enable you to bring guest presenters into vMix via vMix Call and give you the ability to talk to them, and give them the ability to talk to you, without the audience hearing. Then, when the callers go live, the bus will automatically switch and the audience will hear them but they will not hear what's going on outside of the live show.
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Posted 06 Sep 2023
Streaming Media has announced that Evan Shapiro, self-described "media cartographer" whose incisive data presentation, analysis, and commentary is mapping out the future of the streaming media industry and overall entertainment sector, has signed on as host and MC of the next Streaming Media Connect virtual event, which runs August 22-24.
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Posted 19 Jul 2023
Most live-streamed productions are almost entirely focused delivering a great stream to a live audience, but if you're not thinking about the flip to VOD when you're live, many producers would argue that it's one of the first things you should be thinking when the live show ends.
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Posted 18 Jul 2023
Blackmagic Design today announced that Osaka based video production company vpac Inc. built its new VR, XR, streaming and chroma key studios around a full Blackmagic Design workflow, including Blackmagic Studio Camera 4K Pro G2, Ultimatte 12 4K real time compositing processor and ATEM Mini Extreme ISO live production switcher.
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Posted 21 Jun 2023
Streaming Media's Marc Franklin talks with Other World Computing (OWC) Founder and CEO Larry O'Connor about their new Atlas Media Cards, readers, and Innergize software in this tech talk presentation from the OWC booth at NAB 2023.
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Posted 20 Jun 2023
The broadcast industry has changed at an extraordinary pace. Both the underlying technology and consumers' viewing habits have evolved into a complex and varied market. Broadcast news has been no exception, from both the production level and the end result for viewers. Sam Peterson of Bitcentral writes about the ways that collaboration empowers production teams to maximize efficiency.
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Posted 14 Jun 2023
Well-known as an action camera for capturing on-the-go video, the GoPro is popular with those involved in sports, underwater activities, capturing vacation footage, and a host of other use cases. However, the GoPro Hero11 Black can also serve as a high-quality webcam for meetings or online conferences using web applications like Zoom, Microsoft Teams, and GoTo Meeting, and it can be deployed in production streaming workflows for YouTubers and video podcasters.
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Posted 07 Jun 2023
Think of the Canon XF605 as a high-performance sports car among everyday sedans. Both will get you there, but one definitely will enhance the trip with more useful features. If you're worried about the premium price of the XF605, I would still argue that while it may take another two or three jobs to pay it off, you will be happy with the results you get from it.
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Posted 31 May 2023
Marc Franklin of Franklin Creative Media talks with two Canon tech repsabout their new PTZ camera innovations and cinema lenses in this interview from NAB 2023.
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Posted 24 May 2023
Agora's new solution provides the fastest automated transcription capabilities, making audio and video more accessible
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Posted 02 May 2023
MVD Director of Product Development Ryan Brenneman discusses the USB Fusion multi-input USB video capture device with integrated source switching and layout control switcher with Streaming Media's Shawn Lam in this interview from the Magewell booth at NAB 2023.
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Posted 02 May 2023
The teams at StreamingMedia.com and Help Me Stream Research Foundation are getting a jump on spring by releasing the Spring 2023 edition of the State of Streaming survey. This survey is our twice-annual look at the overall streaming industry. Take the survey today and help us understand just how the streaming landscape has shifted in the past six months.
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Posted 29 Mar 2023
The demand for internal and external virtual meetings and events in the enterprise has grown exponentially in the last three years. How can streaming service and platform providers help enterprises navigate their options and manage costs and expectations? Experts from LinkedIn and EY offer key insights from their panel at Streaming Media Connect 2023.
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Posted 29 Mar 2023
If the initial phase of the pandemic ushered in a "good enough for Zoom" aesthetic in corporate meetings and enterprise streaming, good enough wasn't good enough for long for companies like Lockheed Martin, which quickly moved to bring higher production value and creativity to their hybrid events and raise the stakes for streaming-based corporate communications. Creative Director of Space Eric Hards explains and illustrates Lockheed's approach in this clip from Streaming Media Connect 2023.
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Posted 22 Mar 2023
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