EventDV Live

The addition of the optical version of Thunderbolt to an iMac or Mac Pro could make it possible to connect multiple cameras to a single machine, perhaps through a breakout box containing 3G-SDI allowing for live video mixing of multiple streams.

Live production, video encoding, and streaming expert Jan Ozer discusses which camera functions to manage manually and which ones to run on auto when shooting a live event such as a dance performance or other type of stage event.

Wireless production in HD is now a reality

Jan Ozer | ViewCast’s Niagara 2120 is a portable, configurable, multiple-stream, H.264 encoding appliance well-suited to live event webcasts that produces very good quality compared to software-based solutions like Telestream’s Wirecast.

From IP cameras to wireless mesh HD delivery, there were a number of live production options at this year’s Government Video Expo, held last week at the Washington Convention Center.