The 4 Elements of an Effective Video Sales Letter

Smart sales people have been closing deals with written sales letters since the concept of commission was invented!

DroneBoy Broadcasts Canada’s Largest Fireworks Display with Wirecast

DroneBoy, a company specializing in aerial cinematography and photography have has been putting drones “in harm’s way” to get the shot since 2013.

Easily Embed Captions into Media with Telestream Cloud

Closed Captions and subtitles are popping up in more and more places. They were originally developed for the “hard of hearing” but with visual media …

A Quick Introduction to High Dynamic Range (HDR)

Another great contribution from our very own Paul Turner! The history of High Dynamic Range (HDR) As I’ve mentioned previously, one thing we know to …

The Young Turks Network Automate Video to Social Media with Vantage

Considered one of the most watched online news shows, The Young Turks (TYT) — co-hosted by Founder and CEO Cenk Uygur and Ana Kasparian— is …

Beware the Buzzword: the business of finding value in hot new tech

By Dan Castles NAB is always a time good time to reflect on the state of the industry, how the landscape has shifted. Just as …

DPAN.TV Uses MacCaption To Produce High-Quality Closed Captioning

DPAN.TV uses MacCaption to create closed captioning in-house for original programming produced for the deaf and hard of hearing community.

3 Steps To Successfully Leverage Facebook Live

Did you know that 80% of people polled would rather watch live video than read a blog post? This may seem like an odd statistic …

Wirecast 7.5 Adds Periscope API – Twitter Integration

Periscope – Twitter is here! We are excited to announce that Wirecast now supports Periscope – Twitter API with native live streaming inside Wirecast. This …

Integrating Nielsen Watermarks in File-based VOD Content

For decades, Nielsen watermarks have played a critical role in helping media and entertainment producers, advertisers and broadcasters to understand if certain TV shows and …

12 Steps To Streaming Professional Multi-Camera Productions To Facebook Live With Wirecast

Did you know that Facebook generates 8 billion video views per day and that people spend 3x more time watching live video than pre-recorded video? …

Iditarod.com Brings “The Last Great Race” To Millions With Wirecast

The Iditarod is an incredible event deeply rooted in Alaskan history. This 24-year-old dog sled race takes place every year in early March where mushers …

Vantage Panel for Adobe Premiere Pro CC

Adobe® Premiere® Pro CC delivers industry-leading native file format support and cutting edge video editing tools for editors, filmmakers, broadcasters, and web content creators. But …

Four Ways to Boost Your Business With Screencasts

Screencasts – which are recordings of what happens on the computer screen usually accompanied by narration – are a great way for businesses to sell …

When to Move Your Video Transcoding Workflows to the Cloud

If a picture is worth a thousand words, imagine how many words a video must be worth! Modern society has recognized the value of video. …

Why Should You Automate Your Quality Control (QC)?

Over the years, the broadcast industry has moved away from tape-based workflows to file-based workflows. Since this transition, Quality Control (QC) has become an important …

5 Tips for Promoting Your Live Streaming Event

Live streaming is here to stay, and as the phenomenon continues to increase in popularity, it has proven to be a useful way for brands …

Efficient Production and Testing for Compliance with ARD_ZDF_HDF Standards

Introduction Ever since file based broadcast video production became a practical reality in the mid-late 1990s there has been a drive to define some file …

How to Replace Stale Ads with Fresh Ones for C3 and D4

By Jim Duval Dynamic Ad Insertion (DAI) is a concept that has been discussed in the cable TV industry for years. The reason is simple–DAI …

Deep Dive into ScreenFlow 6 with Lucas Bischofberger

When I first started using ScreenFlow, I was amazed at how quickly I was able to get up and running with it. I had no …

How to Monetize your Facebook Live Content

The past year has shown significant growth in the live streaming industry. For many small businesses, Facebook Live has become a strategic aspect of their …

IMF – What is it, and why should you care?

It’s almost impossible these days to open a media magazine or web page and not see some mention of IMF. From end users to equipment …

Vidchecker 7.1 Release

We are happy to announce the release of Vidchecker 7.1 automated quality control software! Vidchecker automated quality control software saves the cost of rejection and …

Vantage is Stronger Through Partnership

How Telestream is in collaboration with global partners to provide comprehensive workflow solutions With the complexity of today’s broadcast equipment market, it has become unrealistic for customers …

Delivering an Optimal Video Experience in the Always-Connected Digital Age

How to integrate transcoding into your OpenText media management workflow The demand for video has grown far beyond broadcast. People now expect to see video …

Why an All-In-One Streaming Solution Can Save You a Lot of Headaches

  Live streaming is hard. No denying it. Well, it’s not hard to turn on your phone pop open Periscope or your Facebook app and …

Disruptive Technology: Adaptive Bitrate Streaming (ABR)

It’s often said that change is disruptive, and that’s certainly true for the most significant media distribution development in recent memory, which is the advent …

End of Vantage Support for 5.0 and 6.0

Effective September 30, 2016, we will be discontinuing support for Vantage versions 6.0 and earlier. This does NOT include Vantage 6.1, 6.2 or 6.3. If you …

2016 IBC Photo Gallery

  Want even more IBC? Check out these pictures from the Telestream booth and elsewhere on the show floor. Be sure to follow us on …

Introducing Wirecast Gear live streaming production system

Introducing Wirecast Gear Our new fully configured live streaming production system We are happy to announce the newest addition to the Telestream family: Wirecast Gear …

Welcome, Vidcheck, to the Telestream family!

Telestream acquires Vidcheck We are thrilled to announce that we have acquired UK-based Quality Control (QC) technology company, Vidcheck. Vidcheck develops automated QC solutions for …

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

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 …

Vantage 7: something in it for everyone!

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 …

Wirecast 7 Launches!

View post on imgur.com It’s Finally Here We know you’ve all been waiting for it. The wait is over. Wirecast 7 has officially launched, and …

ScreenFlow 6 is here!

  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 …

How RaiderTV Streams Daily Live News Program with Telestream Wirecast

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 …

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

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 …

2016 NAB Photo Diary

Uninstall QuickTime for Windows and switch to Switch

U.S. agency advises Windows PC users remove Apple’s QuickTime

Stream to Facebook Live directly from Wirecast!

Wirecast Now Enables Professional Quality Live Video Streaming to Facebook

Telestream Announces Hand-Powered Live Streaming

New Release Makes the Production of Live Streams Easier, Allowing Streamers More Hands On Control of Their Production

Overview of the Interoperable Master Format (IMF)

Interoperable Master Format (IMF) is a SMPTE standard for providing a single, interchangeable master file format and structure for the distribution of content between businesses …

Truth and Hype on HDR

In our last blog about Ultra High Definition (UHD), we covered the spacial resolution of the human visual system, and how (horizontally) the highest frequency the …

CaptionMaker and MacCaption 6.4 now available

Telestream is pleased to announce that MacCaption and CaptionMaker versions 6.4 are now available, with major advancements for both captioning and subtitling workflows. This is …

TV Captioning Mandates: A (very) Brief History

In a previous post we looked at impending captioning mandates for broadcast video clips distributed over the Internet. In this article, we’ll review the origin …

Titler Pro Live, the 2nd Generation Title Tool from NewBlueFX

A post from our friends at NewBlueFX After months of hard work and a lot of input from professionals like you, it’s finally here. Titler …

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 …

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 …