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Since the AirTurn AT-104 hands-free page turner works with Mac or Windows laptops, it’s easy to think of teleprompter text—or even basic speaking notes—that would use this solution. Think beyond this to presentations from a lectern, where the speaker wants to keep her hands free, and it’s also easy to see how this could work with Powerpoint or Keynote.

Telestream, best-known for the Flip4Mac and FlipFactory transcoding solutions and the Wirecast live webcasting solution (a 2010 EventDVLive Winner’s Circle selection), has acquired Anystream, developers of the enterprise-level transcoding solution.

Since Focus’ FireStore is equally applicable to live production and rapid in-the-field post-production workflows, Focus Enhancements’ expertise in rapid format conversion could be put to good use for VITEC’s MPEG-based product lines, allowing MPEG-2 files to be converted to HDV or vice versa.

EventDVLive’s summer 2010 digital issue is now online featuring articles on skydiving video production, conference video, and IMAG for megachurches, plus reviews of the latest Edirol switchers and Canon’s hotter-than-July Rebel T2i HDSLR.

InfoComm to become the “accidental” live production show, since many of the technologies showcased can be used for both augmentation within a room (such as range extenders) as well as part of a larger live production delivery solution. But there were two key technologies featured for EventDVLive readers: digital signage and streaming solutions.