Pizazz Chief Problem Solver Jef Kethley discusses the benefits and challenges of moving production to the cloud in this clip from his presentation at Streaming Media East 2021.
How to Simplify Complex Remote Productions With NDI, Microsoft Teams, and vMix How to Simplify Complex Remote Productions With NDI, Microsoft Teams, and vMix At present, Microsoft Teams and Skype for Business are the only two videoconferencing apps that support NDI. We have built our remote streaming solutions around Teams. Here s how it works. Page 1
Network Device Interface (NDI) is a standard developed by NewTek that enables compatible video products to deliver HD video over a computer network. NDI is royalty-free software and is suitable for use in a live production environment. As part of my Streaming Media University Live Production With vMix session, I explained how producers can use NDI in the context of a vMix workflow. The same principles apply in workflows with NewTek’s NDI switchers and other software switchers that support NDI, like OBS.
Through its Rendezvous feature, Telestream s Wirecast was one of the first video mixers to enable completely customizable multiple-party conferencing in 2017. Telestream has upgraded the feature s functionality in several subtle but critical ways, which I ll discuss in this article.
Camera Upgrades for Remote Streaming Production Camera Upgrades for Remote Streaming Production As Zoom and other videoconferencing applications dominate our professional interactions, and remote productions and presentations remain a necessary alternative in-person conferences and other events, webcam video is often the weakest link in our remote connections. Anthony Burokas recommends alternative camera sources smartphones, DSLRs, and better webcams and explains how to make them work. Page 1
Read the complete transcript of this clip:
Anthony Burokas: Let s talk remote cameras, because when your guest is remote, the camera is remote too. So, obviously, for remote cameras, we have the built-in webcams in laptops and some desktop computers and all-in-ones. And, generally, these aren t very good. We all know how bad they look. The resolution is 720p, if that, and the camera itself is not great. It s easily washed out if you ve got lighting be
Adapting an Existing Multicamera Switching Setup for Streaming The shift from live-switching to live-switched streaming since the pandemic started has required me to adjust my workflow to meet my clients current demands in the most cost-efficient manner possible. In this tutorial, I ll discuss the adjustments I ve made, explaining how to adapt the gear you have with one additional minor purchase rather than having to invest in a whole new streaming switcher. Page 1 of 2 next »
If you’re like many people in the live audiovisual field who have lost a lot of jobs due to the COVID-19 pandemic, you are trying to adapt to the playing field and have a lot of expensive equipment sitting around that is not being used much. In a normal year, half of my income comes from producing multicamera, live-switched events produced on location and completed in post. The “new normal” allows only for live-streamed multicamera virtual events. Th