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Powerpoint and data projectors have become synonymous with business presentations and I dread to think how many people I have bored over the years. As with almost any technology, the data projectors have got smaller and cheaper, but this was the first time I'd seen how small personal projectors had become. As you can see from the photograph, most would
How something is lit can make the difference between an ok photo or video and a great one, that is where Profoto comes in. Profoto is a leading manufacturer of professional photography lighting and Light Shaping tools. They announced at NAB (National Association of Broadcast Show) that they are releasing two new products the ProDaylight 200 Air and ProDaylight 400
Tiffen rolled out brand new versions their popular Steadicam Pilot and Scout Camera Stabilizer systems at NAB 2012. There are two new models in the Steadicam Pilot HD Series: the Pilot HD/SDI and the Pilot HDMI. There also is a new SteadiCam Scout HD System available. The New Steadicam Pilot HD Series is designed for video professionals. Both new versions
Yes, I'm still a Facebook geek, even if I don't post about it as much as I used to. I was forced into the new Timeline view about two months ago, and I have given it the good old college try, as we like to say. I still am not fond of it, but like most Facebook changes, it is
The Sheryl Sandberg (COO of Facebook) story that has made the headlines the last few days has highlighted a long-standing issue with tech-industry workers, regardless of their job type or gender. It's not just about the early bird getting the worm. It's also about the night-owls getting the promotions. As a tech worker, I have often felt compelled to work
Print On Demand (POD) has been available for quite a few years. I used POD to publish a book almost 10 years ago now, a terrible novel that had delusions of grandeur. Okay, maybe I was the one with delusions of grandeur. But anyway, I proved to myself that anyone could publish a book, and they didn't have to be
Telestream is announcing at NAB (National Association of Broadcasters) that they are enhancing the Episode 6.3 products. Episode is a professional video encoder. These enhancements will allow support for x264 video codec bringing higher-quality H.264 encoding to all Episode software products. The Episode 6.3 will be integrated with the Autodesk finishing system software. Direct export from Adobe Premiere Pro provides
Web-based video is growing at an almost daily pace, including live-streaming video from events of all kinds, such as sports, concerts, trade shows, and more. Today at the National Association of Broadcasters show in Las Vegas Mushroom Networks unveiled their latest offering for the live video market - the Streamer PRO. "Streamer PRO delivers the ability to stream high-quality video
In today’s connected world where many people and organization want to stream their video live. One of the problems that must be dealt with is trying to watch how the transmission is running plus maintaining the quality of the streaming video, while still shooting the video. This requires at least two people, something that small operations cannot afford. This is
NewTek now has a brand new line of TriCaster live production systems. There are three of them in this family of products: TriCaster 8000, TriCaster 855, and TriCaster 455. This new line comes with several “industry firsts” that are pretty interesting. They have Apple AirPlay support. They each have NewTek's IsoCorder. The IsoCorder lets you record from multiple input sources
NAB (National Association of Broadcasters) is this coming week April 16 through April 20 in Las Vegas. If you are attending it, you will want to stop by booth #C6419 to take a look at the new microphones that MXL will be showing off. They have three new microphones they will be emphasizing, the BCD–1 Dynamic Microphone, the MXL BCC–1
The iPhone might be one of the hottest gadgets out there but it's really just a Ford - any colour as long as it's black (or white). But not for much longer...iPhone repair outfit mendmyi now offer a customisation service called Colour Lab which offers over 170,000 colour combinations for the iPhone 4 and 4S. Effectively, you can choose from 11
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