If 4K is Good, and 8K is Better, is 16K Best?
Another great contribution from our very own Paul Turner! Ch-ch-ch-changes One thing we know to be constant in our industry is that there is always …
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Captioning Mandates in the New Year
Your Cheat Sheet to Internet captioning requirements through 2017 For broadcasters and cable programmers already grappling with the FCC’s closed captioning mandates, 2016 and 2017 …
What on Earth is “Drop Frame Timecode?”
Another great contribution from our very own Paul Turner! It All Has to do With the History of NTSC The idea of timecode has been …
ScreenFlow Beginner Webinars
Learning a new app can be difficult, but we’ve made it much easier. Starting fresh with new software is intimidating and often quite frustrating. While …
Meet the ScreenFlow-er: Jeffrey Bradbury
Jeffrey Bradbury and TeacherCast A few weeks ago, while in Philadelphia for the ISTE conference, we were lucky enough to spend some time with Jeffrey …
Wirecast Rockstar: Teacher Anthony Johnson
Green Screen in the Classroom A few weeks ago we had the opportunity to meet a Twitter friend in real life at the ISTE Conference …
4K vs. UHD – Are They the Same?
Another great contribution from our very own Paul Turner! The Future of Resolution You can’t have failed to notice that the volume of traffic discussing …
Do-It-Yourself Video Closed Captioning
The first entry in a new series to help you get started captioning from our own Giovanni Galvez Working with Captions For a lot of …
ISTE 2015
International Society for Technology in Education We are super excited to head to beautiful Philadelphia at the end of June for the ISTE 2015 Conference! …
Switch 1.6 – Switch Plus!
New License Level As Switch continues to grow, so do the needs of our audience. As a result, we are excited to announce a new …
lynda.com and Vantage
Boosting lynda.com’s Productivity lynda.com is a leading online learning company that teaches business, technical and creative skills to help people achieve their personal and professional …
Video Over IP – What Does it Mean?
Another great contribution from our very own Paul Turner! Video over IP Everywhere you turn right now, you’ll run into the term “Video over IP”. …
Episode 6.5 Out Now!
Episode 6.5 We are excited to announce the launch of Episode 6.5! Packed with new features, Episode 6.5 adds quite a bit to our already …
Wirecast Beginner Tutorials
Live Streaming with Wirecast A very quick post this week. We have recently put together a series of short tutorials to get you started on …
NAB 2015 Recap
NAB 2015 was Amazing! We want to thank everyone who was able to stop by our booth and say hello! We introduced multiple new products …
MacBook Recording with ScreenFlow
The Perils of 16:10 If you record with ScreenFlow on a MacBook, chances are you will be recording in 16:10 resolution. I get to use …
Podcasting with ScreenFlow
So you want to learn how to go about creating your very own podcast, but have no idea where to start. Don’t worry, we have …
Getting Ready for NAB and NMX 2015!
It’s Convention Season! The National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) and the New Media Expo (NMX) start in just under two weeks at the Las Vegas …
Demystifying MXF
Another great contribution from our very own Paul Turner! What is MXF? It’s hard to work in media without coming across the acronym “MXF” when …
Switch for Windows is Here!
Switch Just Keeps Getting Better! Switch for Windows is here! We have been continually developing and adding new features to make Switch the only professional …
Dynamic Ad Insertion (DAI)- A New Revenue Opportunity
Dynamic Ad Insertion Dynamic Ad Insertion (DAI) is a concept that has been discussed in the cable TV industry for years. The reason is simple–DAI …
Meet the ScreenFlow-er: Brent Stockwell of Columbia University
Meet Professor Brent Stockwell of Columbia University. Professor Stockwell uses ScreenFlow to flip his Biochemistry classroom. The results have been impressive. His recipe, having the …
What’s going on in Video Compression?
Another great post from Telestream’s Paul Turner! How do you compress video? In a previous blog, we talked over the techniques for compressing a still …
5 Tips for Great Homemade Voice Overs
At some point during your video-making career, you will need to record your own voice over. It’s inevitable. With the high price associated with outsourcing …
Who What Why & How: Recording your iOS Device
Who What Why & How: Recording your iOS Device Back in November we released ScreenFlow 5, which included lots of cool new features and refinements, …
How Does Compression Work?
Another installment on compression from Telestream’s Paul Turner. Click here to read his previous article on “Why Compression Matters.” Clarifying Compression In my previous blog, …
Night of Giving at Hospitality House: Live with Wirecast!
A Benefit for Hospitality House Back in August, and a few times since then, we sent a few volunteers from Telestream to our local homeless …
Why Compression Matters
Another great post from VP of Enterprise Product management. Thanks Paul Turner! What is Compression? It’s hard to absorb how many ways data compression comes …
The Mystery of Bit Rates – Paul Turner
Telestream’s VP of Enterprise Product Management, Paul Turner, is back for a investigation into the most used bit rate encoding methods. They can get a …
Recording your iOS Device in ScreenFlow
iOS Devices in ScreenFlow One of the best new features in ScreenFlow 5 is the ability to record straight from your iOS device! No more …
ScreenFlow 5 is Here!
ScreenFlow 5 is here! This feature packed release is a paid upgrade from past versions. Learn more here! More options for recording everything iOS recording …
Wirecast 6 is Here!
Wirecast 6 is here! This feature packed release is a paid upgrade from past versions. Learn more here! Add more powerful production capabilities Playlists Queue …
Meet the ScreenFlow-er: Vaida Bogdan
My name is Vaida Bogdan and I’m an experiential trainer. A few years ago I moved my trainings online in an attempt to reach more …
Wirecast at Wayfarers Chapel
Steve Smith, the Chapel Video Director at Wayfarers Chapel, is using Wirecast to bring a new experience to the lucky couples getting married at the …
DPP: From Tape to File in the UK with Vantage
As of this past Tuesday, “File Delivery Day,” file transfer in the UK has been changed dramatically. Thanks to the Digital Production Partnership (DPP) in …
Wirecast 6 Feature Preview Roundup!
Wirecast 6 is Coming Soon! Over last month or so, we have been leaking a few features of the upcoming Wirecast 6. In case you …
Adding Transitions to Short Clips in ScreenFlow
Transition Workarounds Editing video can be tedious, especially when it comes to transitions between two clips that are a bit too short to handle the …
Telestream at IBC
Telestream is at IBC in Amsterdam! If you are there, come and see us! We have a host of new exciting announcements and product news …
Vantage 6.3 Released Today!
We are pleased to announce a new release for our Vantage products, including: Post Producer, TrafficManager, Vantage Transcode, Transcode Pro, Analysis, Transcode Multiscreen and Transcode …
Wirecast Webinar – Beyond the Basics
Wirecast Webinar The third installment of our recent Wirecast webinar series is up for your viewing pleasure! In our first two episodes we covered the …
How to Use Key Frames with Wirecast
Finding the perfect recipe for quality in your live stream can be tricky. There are many ways to manipulate your settings in Wirecast to help …
Text to Speech Clips/Robot Voices!
My Friend the Robot Need a goofy sidekick? What about a recorded warning message? Or, maybe you just aren’t comfortable with using your own voice …
Setting Up Your Layers in Wirecast
Arranging Your Layers When streaming with Wirecast, the layers that make up your main shot list are extremely important. I like to think of them …
Live at Utah’s Place with Wirecast!
In case you didn’t already know, Telestream’s headquarters is tucked away in the beautiful Sierra foothills town of Nevada City, California. This week our local …
Wirecast Rockstar: Imry Halevi of Harvard University
Social media is a very powerful tool for us here at Telestream. We can instantaneously communicate with our customers and community to provide support, news …
Switch is Here!
Switch is Here! Finally, one professional tool that does it all: Multiformat media playback, deep file inspection, and powerful conversion. The Switch player is free …
Telestream Webinar Series: Worship Edition Pt. 2
Training Your Volunteers to Stream Your Services Live Telestream and Wirecast are teaming up with churches across the nation, and the world, to help promote …
Flowtility’s Pro Transition Pak for ScreenFlow!
Introducing Flowtility’s Pro Transition Pak for ScreenFlow! Hey ScreenFlow Producers! We love providing you with more tools for your toolkit. Our friends at Flowtility have …
Telestream Webinar Series: Worship Edition
Worship Webinars Telestream and Wirecast are teaming up with churches across the nation, and the world, to help promote the live broadcast of religious services. …
Closed Captioning: An Expert’s Take
Closed Captioning Webinar Last week we brought you a brief history of closed captioning laws, as well as a whitepaper on the current, and future, …
Closed Captioning: History and New Laws
Closed captioning (CC) laws are changing! Will they affect you? Learn more here as we explore the new regulations on CC and how you can …
How Wistia Uses Screencasts to Scale Support
It’s always wonderful to see how ScreenFlow-ers around the world use ScreenFlow! Our friends at Wistia wanted to prove that screencasts and a bit of …
10 Tips for Live Streaming
Live streaming is easy. Plug in your camera, hit record and send it to the Internet. Done and dusted…right? If only it were so simple. …
HEVC/H.265: An In Depth Review
HEVC/H.265 Webinar Every year the number of file formats, video formats and compression schemes continues to grow. At more than 200 and counting, it is …
Structuring Your Screencast Videos to Sell
A few weeks ago I did a guest post for our friends at Duct Tape Marketing. John Jantsch’s new book Duck Tape Selling recommends ScreenFlow as …
Wirecast and Twitter: The Perfect Team
Bringing Twitter into Wirecast What is the single most important part of broadcasting with Wirecast? Your audience. Even with top of the line equipment and …
Shortcuts to ScreenFlow Success
i, o, command+backspace Anyone know what this keyboard shortcut means off the top of your head? What about command+c or command+v? The copy/paste keyboard shortcuts …
Flipping Classes with Rachel Iufer and ScreenFlow
I was recently invited down to San Francisco to attend a seminar on “flipping” classrooms with ScreenFlow. An accomplished educational “flipper,” Rachel Iufer, gave a …
From “Project X” to Wirecast
Twelve years ago work started on a product that would help define the software-based live streaming industry. Two years later, in May, 2004, “Project X,” …
Streaming Live From the International Space Station!
Live Streaming From Outer Space The meteoric rise of live streaming continues outside the confines of our beautiful planet! The International Space Station (ISS) has …