June 6, 2013
By: Todd Stabley
There has been some buzz in the streaming industry around HEVC (High Efficiency Video Codec)/ H.265, a new codec many consider a potential successor to H.264. HEVC/ H.265 is still in its early stages, and this codec has not yet...
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May 31, 2013
By: Todd Stabley
Some of you might have heard about DukeStream 2.0 --our longstanding search for a YouTube-like media publishing system, anchored in asset-level security and based on Duke NetIDs. When the DukeStream 2.0 project began a couple years ago, there weren’t any...
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May 16, 2013
By: Stephen Toback
As discovered at the recent NAB show, we've had the opportunity to demo the new 13" Wacom Cintiq and think this new form factor is pretty great. They've done away with the power brick which makes it much less complex...
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May 15, 2013
By: Jack D'Ardenne
Some Duke AV folks recently met with Crestron's new Regional Education Market Manager, Ryan Berndt. He will be replacing Brian Montini. Ryan will be Duke's Crestron rep from now on. During our meeting with Ryan and Brian we learned of a new...
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May 13, 2013
By: Jack D'Ardenne
I don't know much about it this camera but it is nice to see more USB PTZ options. It claims to work with built-in OS drivers so nothing to install. It also claims to work with all major web conferencing...
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March 13, 2013
By: Scott Wells
The app is the vision of Ian Nuttall and his team, who run a DSLR-based studio in Kingston-upon-Thames, in London, England. Ian told RedShark: ...the App is a bit of a test to see if we (three of us, film,...
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February 22, 2013
By: Todd Stabley
On the subject of cool new gadgets and accessories, my friend Joel Elliott from the National Humanities Center (who also clued me in to the Yeti, by the way), pointed out an interesting new iPhone accessory called the Glif. This...
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February 20, 2013
By: Todd Stabley
Blue Microphones (http://bluemic.com/snowball/), the same company that produces the popular Snowball line of what the company terms "professional"-sounding USB mics, has come out with a new microphone in the sub $100.00 USB category. Called the Yeti, this microphone retails for $150,...
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February 11, 2013
By: tbf@duke.edu
Cisco has recently announced the End of Life timeline for their QuickSet C20 codec and peripherals (details found here). Although this is a concern for many users, there is no need to freak out over the possibility of suddenly having...
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February 5, 2013
By: Jack D'Ardenne
A few weeks ago Duke Digital Signage Governance Committee and OIT launched Duke's Digital Signage service. Duke's Digital Signage service is a centrally managed/locally controlled electronic sign and interactive display platform powered by technology from Four Winds Interactive. The service is available...
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