January 28, 2013
By: Scott Wells
Check out The Dougman Demo by its inventor Doug Monroe. Needing a better tool for hand held small cameras while shooting news, documentary, and many reality television shows, Doug perfected this invention after 10 years...
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December 19, 2012
By: sr178@duke.edu
Here's a scenario that I imagine is not entirely uncommon: Users have been putting photos onto various shared drives for years. Probably a few thousand images, many without clear labels, a few different folder systems, and no tags. So, how...
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December 17, 2012
By: Todd Stabley
Last month I sent out my conference report from Streaming Media West and mentioned that conference videos would be online soon. They're finally up at the following link: http://bcove.me/uvoufjat. The link goes directly to my panel on selecting a lecture capture...
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November 27, 2012
By: Scott Wells
Cinematographer Tom Guilmette has graciously provided 10-second downloadable files in a variety of formats that you can ingest into the NLE of your choice for testing purposes. They include several formats from a RED One MX,Sony PDW-F800 & PMW-F3, Canon 5D Mark II & Mark III, GoPro...
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November 15, 2012
By: Todd Stabley
This new ultra compact projector by 3M got some attention at Streaming Media West this year and I wanted to pass it along. It's only 4.3” x 4.2” x 2.0” and throws an image from 6" to up to 120"...
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November 14, 2012
By: Todd Stabley
Streaming Media West is an industry conference focused on online video and held in October/ November in California every year since the late 90’s. I attended Streaming Media West twice before, but this is the first year I’ve been a...
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November 1, 2012
By: tbf@duke.edu
If you have an existing HD videoconferencing room or a Telepresence System, you very likely have the ability to use it as a production facility and connect to places like CNN, CBS and ESPN to participate in interviews or deliver your message....
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By: Michael Faber
We've been playing with a new piece of software in the MPS this semester - Screenflow. Initially, we purchased it as a solution for recording video + screen sources in the MPS Recording and Conferencing Room, but it's turned out...
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October 17, 2012
By: Todd Stabley
The new line of GoPro HD cameras was announced today, and it's sure to make a huge splash among those interested in capturing sports and action footage. The cameras are quite a bit smaller than previous models, and have some...
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By: Todd Stabley
Many of you have asked whether it is possible to restrict Panopto recordings to all Duke NetID holders. The answer is yes. There are 6 over-arching groups we can use to essentially encompass everyone with a Duke NetID. The link...
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