Tutorial: Grass Valley ADVC-G1 Converter

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This article was originally published on Streaming Media Producer Some video switchers have built-in scan converters for converting VGA signals to an internal standard that you can use in your live production workflow. If you don't have that,…

Sony a7S Full-Frame Mirrorless Camera, Part 2: Adapting Lenses to the E-Mount

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This article was originally published on Streaming Media Producer Now that we have covered some of the important characteristics of lenses from a videographer's perspective, we'll discuss several of the lens-and-adapter combinations for E-Mount…

Review: Canon XF205 Professional Camcorder

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This review was originally published on Streaming Media Producer The Canon XF205 pro camcorder resembles the acclaimed XA25 consumer model introduced last year in several respects, but adds welcome features such as individual rings for iris,…

Tutorial: Mixing, Switching, and Streaming Live with the Roland VR-3EX All-in-One A/V Mixer

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This tutorial was originally published on Streaming Media Producer In this tutorial we'll explore the robust audio and video mixing, switching, and live-delivery feature set of Roland's versatile next-generation 4-input VR-3EX, HDMI-capable…

Sony a7S Full-Frame Mirrorless Camera, Part 1: Lens Options

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This article was originally published on Streaming Media Producer. People are buzzing about the Sony a7S, so Streaming Media Producer is launching a comprehensive three-part review. In this first part, we'll examine lens options for the Sony…

Tutorial: Live-Switched Production with the Roland VR-50HD Multi-Format AV Mixer

This video was originally published on Streaming Media Producer Shawn Lam guides readers/viewers through a simple, powerful, and versatile live-switched production and streaming workflow with Roland's VR-50HD all-in-one multi-format AV mixe…

NAB Interview: Sony’s Juan Martinez on the NEX-FS700R and Latest E-Mount Lenses

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This article was originally published on Streaming Media Producer Streaming Media Producer contributing editor Shawn Lam and Sony Senior Product Manager Juan Martinez convened at NAB 2014 to discuss the pending firmware upgrade for the Sony…

Streaming Media’s 2013-14 Gear of the Year

This article appears in its entirety on Streaming Media Producer. Rather than tempt you with the Next Big Thing, in this "Gear of the Year" feature we invited three contributing writers—and producers in their own right—to choose four products…
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Business Strategies for Videographers Live Webcast at BCPVA

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Business Strategies for Videographers LIVE VIDEO STREAMING EVENT 7:30 PM PST Wednesday January 29, 2014 Last night it was my privilege to be invited to speak to the BC Professional Videographers Association in their first ever live-streamed…

Choosing Video Scalers and Converters

In this ongoing Streaming Media Producer series on webcast video production, Shawn Lam covers the video format converters he uses in his own HD webcast workflows, and one new converter that just might be the video converter, scaler, and…