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by Rayna Charnley

End of Vantage Support for 5.0 and 6.0

September 20, 2016 in Vantage by Rayna Charnley

vantagelogoEffective September 30, 2016, we will be discontinuing regular maintenance and support for Vantage versions 6.0 and earlier. This does NOT include Vantage 6.1, 6.2 or 6.3.

If you are currently running one of these early versions, we encourage you to update your existing systems to the most recent version.

For those who remain on the previous versions, beginning October 1, 2016 you will have two ways to receive assistance:

  • If you have an active maintenance and support contract, we will require you to update your systems to a currently supported version before we can provide assistance.
  • If you do NOT have an active maintenance and support agreement, we will provide you with a quote to re-activate your maintenance and support plan, then have you update your systems once the new agreement is in place.

As always, we will do our best to provide assistance in emergency situations. However, we will not be able to provide you with software updates or fixes without an active maintenance and support agreement and a currently supported version of the software.

Reducing support for these older versions allows both our Customer Support and Engineering teams to more effectively resolve customer issues. Please contact support if you have questions or need a quote for an assisted upgrade.

We appreciate you as a Vantage customer and look forward to continuing to provide you with assistance for your systems.

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by Alexis Patton

2016 IBC Photo Gallery

September 9, 2016 in Company, Events, Industry by Alexis Patton

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Want even more IBC? Check out these pictures from the Telestream booth and elsewhere on the show floor. Be sure to follow us on Twitter and Facebook for real time updates throughout the day. If you’re in the area, be sure to stop by and say hello at Stand 7.B26!

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by Lynn Elliott

Introducing Wirecast Gear live streaming production system

September 8, 2016 in Company, Product, Wirecast by Lynn Elliott

Introducing Wirecast Gear
Our new fully configured live streaming production system

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We are happy to announce the newest addition to the Telestream family: Wirecast Gear – a fully configured, portable computer workstation that runs Wirecast Pro, for live event production and streaming. Read the rest of this entry →

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by Lynn Elliott

Welcome, Vidcheck, to the Telestream family!

September 5, 2016 in Company, Industry, News by Lynn Elliott

Telestream acquires Vidcheck

Vidcheck-BlogWe are thrilled to announce that we have acquired UK-based Quality Control (QC) technology company, Vidcheck. Vidcheck develops automated QC solutions for file-based production workflows. Read the rest of this entry →

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by Rayna Charnley

What’s truth and what’s hype? [4K, 8K, HDR and UHD]

August 4, 2016 in Industry, News by Rayna Charnley

4K, 8K, HDR or UHD?

The talk on and around 4K/UHD video has increased considerably recently. Specifically, many TV manufacturers have been proclaiming that this will be the year in which higher resolution screens will become the norm. This is similar to what was said about higher frame rate sets a couple of years ago – even though at that time, the only video that could be watched at higher frame rates came from video gaming consoles.

Whether or not that turns out to be the case, both customers and some manufacturers are using the terms “4K” and “UHD (TV) – Ultra- High Definition TV” interchangeably, and this is invalid. Although similar in concept – creating/ displaying an image that is approximately 4x the resolution of HD – the two terms are not technically interchangeable.UHD

Click here to download the free guide.

Here are some of the questions we are hearing every day:

  • 4K vs. UHD – are they the same?
  • If 4K is good, and 8K is better, is 16K best?
  • What’s truth and what’s hype regarding HDR?

UHD is a term coined by the consumer electronics industry for this new high-resolution imagery. The image size for UHD is 3840 pixels by 2160 lines – exactly 4 times the size of an HD picture (which is 1080×1920). So, twice as many pixels horizontally and twice as many lines – therefore 4x the size.

4K is the term used by the professional video market to denote this higher resolution as used in film and TV production work. The image size in this case is 4096 pixels wide by 2160 lines, so it is slightly MORE than 4x the image size for HD.

In many cases, this slight difference in horizontal resolution doesn’t matter, but be aware that a UHD TV set cannot display a 4K image without either throwing away 256 pixels on each line, or rescaling the image to fit.

For more information about 4K, 8K, HDR and UHD, download our guide here.

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by Rose Sponder

Vantage 7: something in it for everyone!

August 2, 2016 in Vantage by Rose Sponder

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Another post from our own Paul Turner:

I’m delighted to announce some big news on the Vantage front: we have just released the latest version of our Vantage software.  Vantage 7 contains a number of new features – let me detail some of them for you:

LIVE CAPTURE INCORPORATED INTO VANTAGE

Firstly, version 7 allows Vantage to incorporate the new Lightspeed Live Capture systems into a domain. This new Capture system takes in baseband video and can convert them into a number of high bitrate mezzanine formats. That video can come in via Lightspeed Live’s four SDI inputs, or via one of the 4x 10GigE ports. The system is also capable of ingesting 4K material, again via SDI or Ethernet. The integration takes place through a new origin action, which allows automated ingest directly into a workflow. Read the rest of this entry →

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by Andrew Haley

Wirecast 7 Launches!

June 29, 2016 in News, Product, Uncategorized, Wirecast by Andrew Haley

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It’s Finally Here

We know you’ve all been waiting for it. The wait is over. Wirecast 7 has officially launched, and we couldn’t be happier with it. With an incredible array of new features, improvements and updates, this is the most powerful, highest-performing version of Wirecast we’ve ever released.

Some of the highlights include:

Better, faster performance

  • GPU-Accelerated encoding for better performance and less CPU usage
  • Improved CPU utilization for smoother, faster streams
  • Graphical Output Statistics to see the health of your stream

More powerful, streamlined production capabilities

  • High resolution ISO recording & replay for recordings of your individual (isolated) sources
  • Updated, streamlined User Interface with dynamic editing for streamlined access and more control
  • Scroll or display text from a file, an RSS feed or simply typed, into all your broadcasts
  • Redesigned Audio Mixer for greater control over all your audio sources
  • Audio Monitor/mix minus for removing audio from monitoring
  • Global Hotkey Manager to create hotkeys for all your most-used features
  • Color Correction for fine-tune control over the brightness, contrast, gamma, hue and saturation of any source
  • Video Sync to delay incoming video sources for better A/V syncing
  • Solid Color Generator creates colors for use as a background, or in lower thirds
  • Redesigned Screen Capture to bring in your computer screen
  • System Audio capture to pull in audio from your computer
  • Audio Playout Device Selection for more precise audio monitoring

For a complete list of changes, check out our What’s New page.

Wirecast 7 is a paid upgrade. Check it out before you buy it —  download the free, completely functional trial version from our website

 

Tell your story. Live.

 

 

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by Lynn Elliott

ScreenFlow 6 is here!

June 1, 2016 in News, Product, ScreenFlow by Lynn Elliott

ScreenFlow 6

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ScreenFlow 6.0 Screen Recording and Editing Software is Here!

With great fanfare, we are excited to announce the release of ScreenFlow 6, with partial screen capture, motion animation, audio mixing, loop recording, enhanced encoding and publishing options, and more

Here’s a list of some of the new features:

Partial Screen Capture
Record any part of the screen. Capture just a single application window, define a region, or record the entire desktop.  Now users can capture only the content that is relevant, saving valuable editing time.

 

 

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Video Motion Effects
Choose from three new motion-animated effects – Spring, Gravity, Pulse.  Users can click to apply these effects to their clips and create professional-looking animations without the hassle of selecting key frames or writing custom code.

 

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Multi-Channel Audio Mixer
ScreenFlow now recognizes and records multiple audio channel inputs from USB mixers.  Record up to 16 discreet audio channels from a single USB input, and mix and adjust them separately in ScreenFlow’s inspector.

 

 

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Animated GIF Export
Create GIFs right from your ScreenFlow projects. Enables export of short animations for the web, memes, tutorials or social sharing.  Helps you create video for the web that universally supported by most browsers.  Quick and easy for simple content.

 

Updated and Improved User Interface
New icons in the timeline and canvas for greater control. Users can mute video or audio on a track independently, use a quick-access pop-up to set project dimensions, and mute audio monitors with a new headphone button.

iOS Audio Monitoring
Listen to an iOS device’s audio simultaneously capturing and recording it. Great for mobile gamers, app developers, musicians – anyone who needs to demo an app where audio is a crucial part of the operation.

New Editing Option, Replace Clip
Swap clips in the timeline without changing the overall duration of a segment, or resetting in- and out-points on the new clip.

ProRes 422 and 422LT Export
Export to more ProRes profiles for greater control over output size and quality.

Loop Recording
Set ScreenFlow to create a rolling recording buffer – to enable the ability to record for hours without taking up all available hard drive space. Users can stop the recording at any  time and ScreenFlow will only keep the last x number of minutes of recorded footage that was defined upon setup. Helpful for reporting intermittent computer or application issues.

Publish to Telestream Cloud
Direct export to Telestream Cloud, Telestream’s online, on-demand, pay-as-you-go encoding service. Let Telestream Cloud create as many versions and formats of the video as needed.

And there’s more! For a full list of features, go to Telestream.net/screenflow

It’s available on our store now ($99). And for our wonderful customers who have previously purchased ScreenFlow on telestream.net, you can purchase an upgrade for just $34.

Mac App Store customers: For today and tomorrow only (June 1-June 3, 2016) the Mac App Store version of ScreenFlow is discounted! Otherwise, you can go here for more options.

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by Lauren Runte

How RaiderTV Streams Daily Live News Program with Telestream Wirecast

May 23, 2016 in Interviews, Product, Wirecast, Wirecast Rockstars by Lauren Runte

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It’s 7:55am and RaiderTV, a student produced live news program at Cleveland Middle School, is streaming live to their school’s students and staff.

RaiderTV is part of a holistic curriculum at Cleveland Middle School in Cleveland, TN, under the umbrella of communications that focuses on oral, print, web, and video communication delivery systems. RaiderTV is a class, offered to 8th grade students at Cleveland Middle School, which provides students with real-life experiences in media, communications, and leadership.

The show airs every school morning and reaches 1,300 students and staff and then additionally reaches about 75-100 families after school hours. The broadcast includes the latest news and events at CMS, and it highlights varying aspects of school life. Students produce a special feature segment for each school day. On-demand videos are available for shows from the last two weeks for the convenience of students, parents, and faculty.

There are fourteen total staffed positions, and a student-producer oversees the production. RaiderTV has been recognized both locally and nationally for its high production value and professionalism in its broadcasts.

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Challenge

In the beginning, Cleveland Middle School needed a way to produce their daily news show and tried using various streaming solutions. Unfortunately, the programs were unreliable, used too many system resources, and struggled to maintain audio and video sync. In addition, the pixilation on high motion video was too great and lowered the production quality.

Solution

In the end, they implemented Telestream Wirecast live streaming production software. In addition to providing excellent streaming stability, Wirecast allowed them
to use complex graphics during the production of the show without expensive or complex graphics systems with alpha channels. And it was easy to use.

“We consistently produce high quality broadcasts with Wirecast and the best part is that it’s so easy to use that the students just click a button to start the stream,” says Cody Raper, Communications Instructor at Cleveland Middle School.

 

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Results

By implementing Wirecast to produce RaiderTV, Cleveland Middle School has seen an increase in student engagement. Students now have an enhanced awareness of special events and extracurricular activities through the special features on the show. Additionally, RaiderTV is used for trivia questions and content refresher segments, which helps prepare students for standardized testing. In a nutshell, the daily live stream has unified the school, enhanced school pride, and provided an avenue to effectively communicate information.

For more information about how others are using Telestream Wirecast, or to download a free trial of the software, go to www.telestream.net/wirecast. Visit Telestream’s ISTE booth #3425 to see Wirecast in action.

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by Andrew Haley

Tony Vincent: Educator. Techie. Dad. ScreenFlow-er.

May 2, 2016 in Interviews, Meet the ScreenFlow-er, ScreenFlow, ScreenFlow, Tips and Tricks by Andrew Haley

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An Interview with Tony Vincent

Tony Vincent is a well-known technology guru and teacher of teachers in the K-12 environment. He travels around the country and runs workshops on how educators can better use technology in their classrooms to supplement, extend or support core lessons. ScreenFlow has become a big part of his instructional toolset. He uses it to help him with his presentations and instructional videos, which he often posts at www.LearninginHand.com (a veritable treasure trove of resources for teachers and screencasters).

We recently had a chance to talk with Tony about his process is and how he uses ScreenFlow to help him create amazing videos and high quality teaching tools.

SF Team: Hi Tony, let’s start by sharing a bit about your background. Who are you and where can people learn more about you?

Tony: I’m Tony Vincent. I used to teach fifth grade and now I’m self-employed. I make a living helping teachers leverage technology in their classrooms. I spend a lot of time traveling to schools and conferences to lead workshops and make presentations. My website is at learninginhand.com.

Tony has been screencasting since 2008

Tony has been screencasting since 2008

SF Team: How long have you been screen casting and approximately how many screencasts have you made (or how often do you screencast)?

Tony: I began screencasting in 2008. I’ve used screencasts to record demonstrations of technology that teachers can use for teaching and learning. I fire up ScreenFlow at least once a week to record or animate at least one thing for a presentation or post.

SF Team: How did you get started screen casting?  What made you transition from a teacher to a full-time technology trainer and screen caster?

Tony: I got into screencasting at about the same time I became more involved in training other teachers. As an elementary teacher, my summers and breaks were filled with presentation and travel opportunities. After a few years of working what was essentially two jobs, I made myself focus on one. That’s when I became self-employed and had more time to create instructional materials, including screencasts.

SF Team: What does screen casting help you achieve?

Tony: Screencasting helps me with two important things. First, I love that I can screencast a demo and include it in my presentation slideshows. While I prefer to do live demonstrations, sometimes there’s just not time to leave my slideshow and demo an app, website, or technique. With a screencast, I can embed a video that I can talk through as the screencast plays. With ScreenFlow, I can zoom and annotate to make what I am showing absolutely clear. Read the rest of this entry →

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