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This is a video interview with David Dowling, Chief Revenue Office for Pixotope. David describes the VR image they created for this year’s Super Bowl. He uses this to explain what the company does, their latest releases and how smaller shops can use it effectively.

This is a video interview with Matt Eidenbock, Product Manager at Creative Solutions. Creative Solutions includes SmallHD, Wooden Camera, and Teradek. Matt explains each company, what they make and their latest releases.

This is a video interview with Moritz Meisel, Head of Sales for DoPchoice. He discusses the company’s lighting diffusion products, their latest products at NAB and why diffusion should be part of your lighting kit.

This is a video interview with Dave Letson, VP of Sales for CalRec Audio. CalRec specializes in audio consoles and mixing for broadcast and large live events. He discuses their products and their latest releases for NAB.

This is an interview with Jim Jachetta, CTO & Co-Founder of VidOvation. He describes his company and their new connectivity products for NAB. He also tells a great story of how they provide live video from remote sites – like bass fishing in the middle of a lake –  with no access to cell or wifi service.

This video interview is with Jon Finegold, Chief Marketing Officer for Signiant. Jon describes the company, what it does and why it is better and faster to use Signiant for large file transfers. He also presents their latest news for NAB.

This is a video interview with Simon Fearn, Chief Technology Office of Marquis. He explains Marquis Medway and how it is central to many news, production and live video acquisition workflows, their latest releases for NAB, and describes the trends they are watching in media this year.

This is a video interview with Jim Murphy, Product Specialist with Telescript International. In this, Jim introduces this prompter company, presents their latest technology, including NDI-enabled monitors and prompters for PTZ cameras.

This is a video interview with Mark Ditmanson, President of Prompter People. Here, he introduces his company, presents their latest teleprompters and showcases a portable prompter for iPhones and DLSR cameras.

This is a video interview with Noah Chamon, Solutions Architect for Cinedeck. In this, he describes Cinedeck, their latest products for NAB, their unique ability to patch media files, and the role he thinks AI will play in the coming year.

A video interview with Martin Greenwood, Chief Technology Officer for Yoyotta. Martin explains what Yoyotta provides, why they focus on backups and archiving, their latest releases at NAB and a look at archiving in general.

A video interview with Klaus Weber, Director of Product Marketing for Grass Valley. Klaus explains Grass Valley long history in live events and broadcast, showcases their video switchers and cameras at NAB, and the media trends they are watching.

This is a video interview with El-Deane Naude, Senior Product Manager, Imaging for Sony Electronics. He presents Sony’s latest product releases at NAB, including an extended demo of a new camera monitor, then provides an insightful description of the different levels of AI and how Sony is using AI in its products.

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This is a video interview with Jim Tierney, CEO & Chief Digital Anarchist for Digital Anarchy. Jim discusses his latest plug-ins and the squishy nature of using AI in software; for example, what does AI even mean?

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This is a video interview with Freddy Gately, VP of Sales & Marketing for VocalBooth.com. He discusses what VocalBooth.com is, how it got started, why quiet ventilation is essential, and their two new sound deadening booths for NAB this year.

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This is a video interview with Jeromy Young, CEO & Co-Founder of Atomos. Jeromy describes his new digital video recording and lighting products, then discusses the current media trends that he’s following.

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A video interview with Steve Wynn-Mozley, Chief Marketing Officer for LiveU.TV. Steve explains how LiveU provides bonded cellular hardware for live remote video, their latest NAB announcements and a detailed explanation of the benefits of bonding cellphone service for live video.

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A video interview with Dr. Marc Batschkus, Director of Business Development & Marketing for Archiware. Marc describes their newest releases and the need for high-powered, flexible archiving technology for larger firms.

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A video interview with Abe Abt, Senior Product Consultant for AJA Video Systems. Abe shares their news from NAB, along with some intriguing media trends they are watching for the future.

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A video interview with Daniel Francis_Lyon, Technical Account Manager for QNAP, about their new, high-speed line of NVMe shared-storage servers.

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Michael Cioni, founder of Strada, premieres Strada, an AI-assisted, cloud-based, subscription media search and management tool which enables video editors to do more – faster.

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A video interview with Sam Bogoch, CEO of Axle AI, on their new announcements about Axle AI Media Asset Manager and Axle Cloud, which makes cloud media files searchable using the “Smarter Media” AI Search Service, powered by Backblaze. He also reflects on the impact of AI on media.

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Here’s a list of the companies we are interviewing at the 2024 NAB Show along with links to watch them.

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This is a VERY interesting article about the current state of motion capture, based on an interview with Brett Ineson, Founder and CTO of Animatrik. We discuss mo-caps impact – for good and bad – on actors, how producers can benefit from it and the current state of the technology. This is well-worth your time to read.

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Bruce Wittman challenges video producers to support non-profit organizations in their area. Here’s a description of the pro bono work that he does, how he does it, and why he enjoys it so much.

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It is generally possible to expand the storage capacity of an HDD RAID, without buying a new enclosure; which can save hundreds of dollars. Here’s what you need to know to add storage to your RAID.

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Digital signage is a part of everyday life – but have you ever wondered how it works? Larry Jordan goes behind the scenes at the Peppermill Hotel & Resort to see how they do it.

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“Because the creative industry sits at the intersection of arts & technology, it finds itself broken in many ways.” Larry Jordan interviews Brian Meaney, Head of Product, at Alteon, about AI, technology and the media industry.

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The Creatorland platform – currently in development – is a comprehensive tool for creators looking to present their work to a professional audience. Larry Jordan interviews Bob Freeman, CEO, to learn more about their plans.

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Earlier this week Alteon.io announced Alteon Accelerator, a new desktop application that maximizes upload speeds. Here’s an interview with Matt Cimaglia, CEO of Alteon, to learn more about what this service offers.

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V-Station HD is a new and uniform approach for multi-cam video projects, particularly for those who are not trained in video production. In this article, Larry Jordan interviews FutureVideo Products CEO Robert Cohen to learn more about their video products.

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Last week, Adobe released a detailed Premiere Pro Workflow Guide for Episodic and Feature film Editing. This week, I spoke with Morgan Prygrocki, at Adobe, about typical mistakes video editors make and how this Guide can help.

Recently, the folks at ViewSonic contacted me about what they see as the top trends in 2022 for visual displays and monitors. I was intrigued by their list and emailed Jeff Volpe, President of ViewSonic Americas, to learn more. Larry: Jeff, …

Last week, Axle ai released a new cloud-based video editor call axledit. This is a browser-based video editor with integrated collaboration, search, and publishing features that’s hooked into axle ai for media management. Here are the details.

Humility, authenticity and a demand for meaningful living is what people want and Think Film Impact Production is leveraging the power of media to effect social change.

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This week, Signiant announced that it had acquired Lesspain Software, best known for it’s media asset management software “Kyno.” To learn more, I sent questions to Margaret Craig, CEO of Signiant. Here is our interview.

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The Mercury Pro LTO tape system is a well-constructed, high-speed and easy to use tape archive system for media creators. Bundled with myLTO software, it can get new users archiving quickly, yet fully support more demanding archive applications.

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Recently, NewBlueFX launched: NewBlue Stream, a new product designed for live streaming. In this interview with CEO Todor Fay, we learn more about the product, why they created it and who it is designed for. This is fascinating.

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Content ‘Velocity’ Is More Important Than Quality. Larry Jordan interviews Jess Hartmann, CEO, ProMax, about changes in video post-production as we emerge from the pandemic.

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An interview with Mark Harrison, managing director of DPP, on what the near-term future holds for restarting the media industry after the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Simon Says On-Prem is a secure, fast, and easy-to-use transcription system that supports all major NLEs. It’s designed for editors needing a high volume of accurate transcripts with absolute security. Here are the details.

An interview with Rory McGregor, CEO of Cospective, developers of cineSync, about their media review and collaboration tool.

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