September 25, 2018
By: Richard Mitchell
A few weeks back, I had the opportunity to remotely demo a few autonomous camera tracking systems for use in a classroom environment. The idea is appealing. By updating the camera in the classroom, you move away from a static...
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September 24, 2018
By: Richard Mitchell
If you don't have three (plus... plus... plus...) days to dedicate to InfoComm, Whitlock's VIBE is a great alternative for those looking for single-day localized tradeshow with a number of the big AV players in attendance (Sony, Shure, Microsoft, Biamp, Crestron, Logitech,...
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September 5, 2018
By: Devon Henry
This is just something I didn’t notice for a while so I’m not sure if it’s always been a feature or not. Either way, if anyone else found it as unintuitive as I did, here you go. There will be...
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August 2, 2018
By: Todd Stabley
One of our goals on the DDMC forum over the past couple years has been to keep pace with innovations in 360 camera technology in their application at Duke. We've covered milestones from the still awesome Insta360 Nano introduced in...
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July 20, 2018
By: Stephen Toback
We found these interesting undercounter battery operated webcam lights for $15 on Amazon and decided to give them a try for some inexpensive, easy to use lighting for your webcam. Because of their flexible base, Teresa found out we could...
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July 17, 2018
By: Richard Mitchell
Let's face it... humans like articulating concepts by drawing on a wall. This behavior dates back over 64,000 years with some of the first cave paintings. While we've improved on the concept over the years, transitioning to clay tablets, and eventually...
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July 11, 2018
By: Joseph Johnson
With multi-camera integration being a key component of nonlinear editors like Final Cut X and Premiere Pro, it's become a staple part of the production workflow for those individuals doing interviews. As an editor I see all kinds of footage...
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July 10, 2018
By: Richard Mitchell
In June, Sennheiser visited Duke's Technology Engagement Center (TEC) to highlight some of their new offerings from NAB 2018. Sennheiser has a reputation for offering mid- to high-end audio equipment primarily found in larger event spaces, house of worship, and...
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July 9, 2018
By: Devon Henry
I can understand why people don’t like the idea of subscription software very much, so I like to find things to recommend to people that don’t require monthly payments. While not every video project needs photo editing software, some do,...
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By: Mich Donovan
Another year, another new version of Camtasia. Newly dubbed "Camtasia 2018", this yearly iteration doesn't seem to be ending soon. After merging their PC and Mac products into a single version in their last release, I wasn't sure where else...
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