November 21, 2019
By: Devon Henry
Yesterday, the Duke Video Working Group met downtown for a tour through the One City Center. This meeting ran a bit different from ones I've attended before, where we might have a topic presented. We explored the nice new space...
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November 5, 2019
By: Devon Henry
The video working group meeting was about project management and organization. It inspired a lengthy back and forth discussion about best practices! Julie showed us how her department organizes their footage and gave us a little handout with her folders...
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October 29, 2019
By: Richard Mitchell
It's no surprise, but I'm a fan of Zoom and Zoom Rooms. The platform is easy to understand, flexible, and users simply like it. While many people are familiar with Zoom, they are generally less familiar with what a Zoom...
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By: Richard Mitchell
This past Thursday, Jack D'Ardenne provided the Duke Digital Media Community (DDMC) with an overview of Duke's Internet Protocol Television (IPTV) offering, called CampusVision. The platform features approximately 135 DirecTV channels and several Duke internal channels from Duke Athletics and...
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October 25, 2019
By: Mich Donovan
While we've worked with the Insta 360 Pro fairly extensively in the past, we hadn't yet tested it's capability for livestreaming. In particular, I was curious about viewing the livestream from within our VR headset, the Oculus Go. Though there's...
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October 24, 2019
By: Mich Donovan
As long as I've been working with 360 video, one element has always been out of reach: interactivity. Particularly when viewed through a headset, the immersive nature of 360 video lends itself well to exploration and curiosity. The challenge has...
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October 14, 2019
By: Todd Stabley
Duke Learning Innovation recently launched a new pilot of a tool called ThingLink. ThingLink offers the ability to annotate images and videos using other images, videos, and text to create visually compelling, interactive experiences. One core use case for ThingLink...
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October 10, 2019
By: Richard Mitchell
The Fusion 2019 Technology Expo in Charlotte North Carolina, hosted by ClarkPowell is an annual event that brings together AV integrators and hardware manufacturers. While the conference isn't specific to classroom technology, it's not uncommon to see regional colleges and...
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October 8, 2019
By: Todd Stabley
Some of Duke's Communications staff have been experimenting lately with Otter.ai, a new transcription service that offers 600 minutes per month, and seem to be enjoying it. Otter, which was started by an ex Google engineer in early 2019, is...
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October 2, 2019
By: Richard Mitchell
I've been enjoying the latest iOS 13 update for the past week (woot woot to dark mode!), but when I received a "Vudu Would lIke to Use Blooth" popup, I tilted my head and said, "why?" There are a number...
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