We are often asked how much storage will be required to archive copies of live broadcasts online so that there is a permanent record of the live event that we had broadcast over the Internet. The math is pretty simple and we will give you that here, but first we need to point out that the single most common mistake that people make when doing these calculations is to confuse bits and bytes. Bits are a ...
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Ouch, we have made some mistakes with wireless broadcast rigs in the past to the point where our audio engineers refuse to use gear that was bought to meet a wireless microphone requirement and save money. But you don’t learn anything if you don’t make a few mistakes along the way. Here are a few tips on what to look for in wireless audio rigs. First, a little background. Today there are three kinds of wireless systems used in live ...
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We used to think that live captioning of an Internet video broadcast was rocket science. Television stations used special equipment to do something called “line 21 insertion”. Thankfully, injecting open captioning into live internet video broadcasting doesn’t require anything more than a good Internet connection at the live venue and a stenographer with access to the web. Here is how it works: First, setup all the audio and video gear at a venue like you would normally do for a ...
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Why does a home video camera cost $300-$600 dollars and a professional video camera cost $10,000-$25,000? Simply put, a professional video camera is designed with much higher quality optics, sensitivity, controls, and resolution. Home video cameras sacrifice quality for versatility… home video cameras operate well in many different lighting conditions. Professional Video Cameras produce very high quality images, but require better control over and usually more lighting, like you would find in a broadcast studio. The numbers of cameras, their ...
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Streaming media is video, audio or text sent over the Internet and displayed by the viewer on their own computer upon arrival. With streaming media, an Internet web user does not have to wait to download a large file before seeing the video or hearing the sound. Instead, the media is sent in a continuous stream and is played as it arrives just like your television set. Video Streaming Services Corporation, a Sacramento based business, makes managing, producing and delivering ...
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