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What is the best camera for live streaming? When putting together the equipment for live streaming, the first item you look for should be a camera. While you also may need a microphone, software, and other encoding hardware, considering the type of camera you need for live streaming is the most important step in building […]
We could not be happier to announce that Paul has released a new book called Esports in Education! The new book helps students, educators, and parents find common ground to unite around esports in the education system! This includes starting new esports clubs and varsity level programs in high schools and colleges. The book outlines […]
Mindful Video Production Now it’s time to review how to properly produce a show from the perspective of the technical director. A typical morning announcements show is essentially an orchestrated process of capturing the show’s content with your audiovisual equipment. In order to do this, the technical director has to make decisions about how and […]
Understanding Audio Video Sync As we transition into our more technical chapters regarding audiovisual equipment and workflow, let’s review the importance of audio video sync. The number one issue I find among newly setup video production systems is an audio and video sync problem. The good news is that all video production software systems […]
Video Playback and Editing After about one year of broadcasting the school’s sports teams, Lewis started getting calls from coaches asking where they could find the recorded video. Lewis estimated that for every 5 people watching live, there are perhaps 100 people who watch the video replay on-demand. “Even if we only have 5 or […]
The Basics of Video Production Software It’s now time to dig into the fun stuff. In this chapter, we will review the basics of video production software. Remember that this book includes a glossary of terms in the back of the book that you can reference as you read through. Let’s start by looking […]
Course Work: Video Animations Now that we have created a graphic to be used inside OBS as a lower third let’s create a basic video file in Adobe After Effects. Let’s create a simple video intro file that will be 10 seconds in length. We will start much as we did in Adobe Photoshop […]
Course Work: Graphic Design Let’s discuss graphic design as it applies to live video production. For our online course, Tess is making a lower-third graphics overlay for a live video production we will be streaming from Castle La Bam at the end of this book. A lower third is a graphic that is […]
How the Griswold High School Uses vMix to Produce The Morning Announcements I have seen a lot of vMix systems in my career and the Griswold High School morning announcements system is one that makes me smile just thinking about it. The school has managed to involve over 10 real-time student-run operational roles. […]
Morning Announcements It’s no surprise that student retention rates skyrocket when it comes to hands-on learning (MicroTek, 2017). Hands-on learning increases our engagement because it provides us the opportunity to interact with subject matter in a way that feels real. When it comes to understanding broadcast television and streaming media, there is no better […]
