HDR: How High is High? How Dynamic Can You Get?

High dynamic range (HDR) video is quite possibly the best thing to happen to video, ever.  In my humble opinion, better than higher resolution.  There, I said it. Why so?  Because it can push video content to levels of realism and vibrancy far beyond what we are used to seeing.  That said, three things are[…]

Doing the Robot: Automated Single Wedding Chapel Camera System

Robotic camera systems, from basic standard def to high quality TV studio gear are now the first choice when equipping classrooms and council chambers. Vaddio, among others, supplies studio quality HD cameras at modest cost, along with the usual transmission and control systems. There are now lots of reasons to use these Vaddio, Sony, Panasonic[…]

Why the Cloud is great for audiovisual applications, but why it’s not for everyone

The audiovisual industry is headed toward the Cloud as quickly as they know how.  It’s significant that the government and some large corporate customers are beginning to mandate usage of the Cloud for service expansion.  Their reasons are easy to understand: it seems like the perfect way to get applications working faster and on a[…]

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