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Jason English on LISA and Service Virtualization – CAWorld 2013
Posted on May 2, 2013 | 1 CommentI got to talk with Jason English, Director of product marketing at CA Technologies. He joined the team when CA acquired ITKO – an enterprise software company dealing in virtualization, SOA and cloud computing. Their program suite called LISA deals with service virtualization. With LISA, you can test, validate and deploy a program. You can simulate mainframes, databases and whatever your system needs. This... -
Create Audio Podcasts on iPad with BossJock Studio for iOS
Posted on May 1, 2013 | No CommentsIn 2005, recording a podcast required getting a few items including a mixer, microphone and a computer that could handle audio recording. Times have changed as now you can get a high quality USB microphone and iPad to record from. Now all you need is the program that makes it easy to make the podcast. Enter in Bossjock studio by the bossjocks. This app has... -
HP Z1 All in One Workstation for Minimal Space Video Editing – NAB 2013
Posted on May 1, 2013 | No CommentsHP showed off two high-end video production machines at NAB this year. The Z820 and the Z1 All-in-one workstation. Dan Bennett guided us through this Z1 workstation with the all-in-one form factor. Some great highlights included the ease of opening this all-in-one system, hydraulics so you don’t close the case too quickly and the optimization for thermal and acoustic performance. The HP Z1 ranges... -
HP Z820 Workstation for Video Production – NAB 2013
Posted on May 1, 2013 | No CommentsDuring our interviews at NAB I kept hearing about the Z820 and Z1 workstations by HP. So I went right to the source to find out what makes these desktop computers so special. I met up with Dan Bannett, HP workstation lead engineer. We tore apart a HP Z820 desktop with dual Xeon processors to see just how powerful this machine is. The Z820... -
Instagram Photos Are Now Public Domain?
Posted on April 30, 2013 | No CommentsI am sad and a little glad my trip to NYC fell through. Last few weeks was a tough one. Trip back from Vegas wasn’t perfect but I’m home. Video for CAWorld can be found on YouTube or coming to Geekazine. I also got to play with Google Glass for a ever slight moment – Robert Scoble is getting the most use out of... -
Cinnafilm Brings Dark Energy to Clean up Old, Grainy Video – NAB 2013
Posted on April 30, 2013 | No CommentsCreating video nowadays with the right camera can bring you high quality images. Older videos or smaller camera (like GoPro) bring distortions of film grain or low light pixelation. Cinnafilm addresses these issues with a program called Dark Energy. This software helps upscale video and also clean up the imperfections. Co-Founder and COO Ernie Sanchez of Cinnafilm discusses some of the products that their company is presenting... -
Cache-A ProCache 6: LTO Archiving Appliances for Media Production – NAB 2013
Posted on April 29, 2013 | No CommentsIf you are a broadcaster, media storage on tape is actually your friend. The newest standard – LTO-6 – can keep thousands of scenes, clips and other media. Of course, if you are a bigger production company, you will need larger appliances that can connect and maintain your LTO environment. That is where Cache-A comes in. Calvin Zito talks to Cache-A Mark Ostlund about archiving... -
Aurasma: Augmented Reality Through Mobile Devices – NAB 2013
Posted on April 29, 2013 | No CommentsAndy McCaskey talked with Lauren Offers from Aurasma at NAB 2013 about the newest mobile Augmented reality platform. Adding a visual search, you can point your phone at an item and get video, audio and more. You can even create your own Auras to bridge the physical world with the digital. For example, you could point your mobile device as Carrie Underwood and you...








