STP powers FoxDayCam.com
Foxdaycam.com with President Lewis Duncan Photo by Laura J. Cole Simple Thought Productions provided the Live Streaming Technology to allow FoxDayCam.com to bring the joy of Fox Day to the world. During the three day broadcast people watched from all over the world to see if the Fox would find its way to Mills lawn early in the morning. During the wait students took to mills lawn to be part of FlashMobs, play RockBand for the camera, and simply...
Read MoreWirecast Broadcaster
When you need to add titles and multiple inputs to your live broadcasts you have a few options. First you can get a live switcher and character generator. This is an obvious method but the equipment can be cost prohibitive. Wirecast steps in @ $449. (Educational Discounts are available). Be sure to shop around for the best price. There is also a $99 add on if you want to be able to process HDV material. Main Wirecast Window Quick...
Read MoreBlu-Ray for the Rest of us
We all know that Blu-Ray was the victor of the latest “format war” but the dust is far from settled. HD-DVD is no longer an option and those who have it are only feeling sympathy from the Beta Max crowd. The early adopters of blu ray are not on a perfect journey them selves. Different Version of the Blu Ray spec have some players that can easily get online via Ethernet and keep its self up to date to have the latest fixes and...
Read MoreFirestore FSH-200 Review
This is my second review of a DTE (Direct to Edit) Device. The Firestore FSH-200 uses Compact Flash Media to record DV and HDV content. One of the largest benefits of compact flash is that it is solid state. This means that there are no moving parts in the recording media so it can handle bumps and shocks in stride and keep recording. When it comes to recording methods for my company one of the important aspects I have to take into account is...
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Following up with our article on Streaming Live video on the web we now want to take a look at simply putting video footage online to share with the world. There are a lot of options when you are simply allowing viewers to download your footage. So let’s take a look at some of them and what they can do. Codecs for All – Choose your Audience One of the first things that you will want to do is to pick a codec or even multiple...
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