Digital Content Producer June 2008
By Matt Hurwitz
For most VJs, distribution means one thing: spinning images off a Pioneer DVJ DVD turntable at a club and projecting them on screens or monitors...
By Eric Melin
At South by Southwest (SXSW) this year, there was an interesting dichotomy happening. Not only did the interactive panels outnumber the film-oriented ones by about three to one, but talk of digital distribution ...
By Craig Erpelding
Majoring in film is not your mother and fathers major anymore. That undeniable quote came from a conversation with David Franko, the program director...
By Cynthia Wisehart
In the mainstream media, Generation D invokes the digital generation in a world where nearly everything in media is digital from camera to screen. But...
By Jan Ozer
Since its introduction at NAB Show 2007, Microsoft Silverlight has achieved a number of high-profile design wins including mlb.com, nba.com, and NBC's...
By Jan Ozer
Whenever Blu-ray comes up, there are questions about authoring. But equally daunting are the issues of distribution and the licensing costs associated...
By Dan Ochiva
Well, Blackmagic Design has done it again, coming up with a smart new product at a lower price point that solves a real production problem. The Blackmagic...
By Dan Ochiva
You may not think you need one at first after all, you're a pro and your job is to make video but the Accordent Capture Station turns out as a time-saving...
By Dan Ochiva
With digital technology more compact and powerful than ever, compact media production for the Web is taking off. Introduced at NAB Show 2008, the GoStream...
By Dan Ochiva
Addressing more capable hardware available today, the need for codec updates, and a range of other enhancements, Sorenson Media has started delivering...
By Dan Ochiva
Whether you work in a facility or in a fixed venue, added switching I/O can solve production needs for signal distribution. TV One's S2-108HD switcher...
By Dan Ochiva
With video playback on mobile gear the next big thing, you should make sure your new encoder can handle the latest standards. At NAB Show 2008, Digital...
By Dan Ochiva
Small is good if you're going on location. NewTek seems to have kept that in mind from the beginning with its TriCaster series of compact, portable production...
By Dan Ochiva
As video clips multiply on the Web by the thousands daily, how is anyone going to find yours? Improved use of metadata is one good approach. For that,...
By Dan Ochiva
Origin Digital's Odaptor service offers a price-competitive, turnkey approach to production for the Web. Even if you have a modest web-production budget,...
By Dan Ochiva
Sometimes the simplest solutions will solve your production problems. For example, if you just need to demonstrate how something looks or works on a computer...
By Dan Ochiva
If you need a simple digital-signage setup of just one display screen, there haven't been many options available. Triveni Digital addresses that need...
By Dan Ochiva
In our on-the-move age, having gear that allows you to produce video on location and then transmit it becomes ever more useful. VBrick Systems has a product...
By Dan Ochiva
While it's pretty easy to build your own website these days, things get complicated if you want to include streaming video. It's even more difficult if...
By Dan Ochiva
With creating video for the Web becoming part of any producer's options, inventive solutions now offer easier-to-use web-broadcasting possibilities. Mogulus,...
By Dan Ochiva
You might want to distribute multiple streams of HD video at one location, but how? Sure, there are a number of high-end solutions, but how can you do...
By Dan Ochiva
While it requires considerable bandwidth, sending 1080p progressive HD video is the one standard that's currently touted as future proof. For anyone who...
By Dan Ochiva
Until fairly recently, encoders designed for IP-based live newsgathering and video file acquisition for broadcast and broadband video required considerable...
By Dan Ochiva
While Envivio targets this piece of encoding gear at telcos and other deep-pocketed communications companies, it still helps to check out such technology;...
By Kristinha M. Anding
Jon Micheletto is not a member of the armed forces, but he does his part as a civilian, proudly working at Digital Video and Imagery Distribution System...
Anyone involved in production today can probably name any number of compression formats (codecs) and the vendors that support them think Panasonic DVCPRO...
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Distribute Expertise: Flash vs. Silverlight 
Distribute Expertise: Blu-ray Blues 
Distribute Tools: Blackmagic Design
Distribute Tools: Accordent
Distribute Tools: Sorenson Media
Distribute Tools: TVOne
Distribute Tools: Digital Rapids
Distribute Tools: NewTek
Distribute Tools: Origin Digital
Distribute Tools: TechSmith
Distribute Tools: Triveni Digital
Distribute Tools: VBrick Systems
Distribute Tools: sofTV.net
Distribute Tools: DVEO
Distribute Tools: MultiDyne
Distribute Tools: Streambox
Dream Job: Call to Duty 
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