http://provideocoalition.com/index.php en victory@datavideo.us Copyright 2011 2011-10-21T17:15:55+00:00 http://provideocoalition.com/index.php/datavideo/the_datavideo_se-2000_kit_for_large_outside_venues/ http://provideocoalition.com/index.php/datavideo/the_datavideo_se-2000_kit_for_large_outside_venues/#When:17:15:55Z Pickathon is an indie-roots music festival located in Happy Valley, Oregon just outside Portland.  Taking place on 80 acre Pendarvis Farm, the festival boasts six stages ranging from the side-by-side main stages to the unique stage nestled in the woods (aptly named the “Woods Stage”) to the must-see Workshop and “Galaxy” Barns. Recently they obtained 4 Datavideo SE-2000 Kits to help with their live stream of the festival. GentryMedia Sister Sites, ProVideo Coalition, Vendor Channels, Datavideo 2011-10-21T17:15:55+00:00 http://provideocoalition.com/index.php/datavideo/videomaker_review_dn-60_cf_card_field_recorder/ http://provideocoalition.com/index.php/datavideo/videomaker_review_dn-60_cf_card_field_recorder/#When:21:39:48Z If you’ve got an aging DV or HDV camcorder whose heads are beginning to fail, or perhaps you simply want to step into the digital age, but your older camera still delivers great footage, then strapping a direct-capture-device onto that prized piece of video history may be exactly what the geriatrician ordered. Like all of us, camcorders eventually begin to age and parts don’t work as well as they once did. Even then they may still have a lot of life left in them and aren’t ready for the Soylent Green factory just yet. With two cameras fitting that description, a Canon XL2 and a JVC GY-DV100U, one begins looking for the camcorder fountain of youth. Some great products exist on the market today that are quite capable of meeting that need, but may be cost prohibitive, particularly when you have multiple units waiting to be sprung from the video retirement home. The Datavideo Corporation, however, may have come to the rescue with its DV/HDV Compact Flash card recorder - the DN-60. GentryMedia Sister Sites, ProVideo Coalition, Vendor Channels, Datavideo 2011-08-05T21:39:48+00:00 http://provideocoalition.com/index.php/datavideo/the_se-900_based_mobile_production_studio_at_elizabethtown_college_part_1/ http://provideocoalition.com/index.php/datavideo/the_se-900_based_mobile_production_studio_at_elizabethtown_college_part_1/#When:18:23:52Z Andy Williams, Director of Broadcasting in the Department of Communications at Elizabethtown College has been working hard over the last year to develop a portable production studio that gives E-town’s Broadcast students real-world experience with live TV Production. He completed the project this summer to create the “E-town Mobile Production Studio” shown here.  He’s been involved in broadcast television for over twenty years, the last 15 working at an NBC affiliate, and he came to Elizabethtown College about three years ago.  Elizabethtown College is a private college in Pennsylvania that has focused curriculum in liberal arts, fine and performing arts, science and engineering, business, communications and education. GentryMedia Sister Sites, ProVideo Coalition, Vendor Channels, Datavideo 2011-07-18T18:23:52+00:00 http://provideocoalition.com/index.php/datavideo/on-location_sports_coverage_with_dicho_hecho_productions/ http://provideocoalition.com/index.php/datavideo/on-location_sports_coverage_with_dicho_hecho_productions/#When:19:15:25Z DICHO & HECHO (“Said & Done”) Productions, a startup production company in Guatemala City, Central America, recently purchased Datavideo’s HS-2000 HD Mobile Studio to cover various sports events and other on-location productions in Guatemala. Because founders and directors Daniel Borrayo and Lyn Kachler had an extensive background in HD TV Production, they were particular about what equipment to use as their production staples when they started their new company. In fact, Daniel Borrayo had considered several options before choosing the HS-2000 Mobile Studio. GentryMedia Sister Sites, ProVideo Coalition, Vendor Channels, Datavideo 2011-05-09T19:15:25+00:00 http://provideocoalition.com/index.php/datavideo/amtrak_keeping_us_safe_at_super_high_speeds/ http://provideocoalition.com/index.php/datavideo/amtrak_keeping_us_safe_at_super_high_speeds/#When:21:43:25Z In late September of 2010, Amtrak announced plans to have a high speed rail line in the Northeast U.S. that will connect Boston, New York, Philadelphia and DC, and move at up to speeds of 220 mph. A train that fast would cut a 426 mile, 8 hour trip for most East Coast travelers, down to 2-3 hours. That’s fast! Even on Amtrak’s fastest rail car to date, the Acela train (150 mph), that trip still takes 6.5 hours. Since Amtrak passenger trains are a part of life for most people on the U.S. East Coast, cutting the hours of travel for their customers is one of Amtrak’s top priorities. However, it’s some years before the 220mph rail line becomes a reality, and there’s still one thing that Amtrak cares more about than transporting their passengers quickly: keeping all rail cars and passengers safe at all speeds today, and in the future. The safety inspection process that Amtrak has developed over the years has made it so that it is easier to check a large distance of track quickly so that both high-speed and conventional rail-cars can benefit. GentryMedia Sister Sites, ProVideo Coalition, Vendor Channels, Datavideo 2011-03-30T21:43:25+00:00 http://provideocoalition.com/index.php/datavideo/the_hs-2000_for_public_affairs_coverage/ http://provideocoalition.com/index.php/datavideo/the_hs-2000_for_public_affairs_coverage/#When:18:26:03Z When looking for a hand-held mobile studio that was feature-filled and could handle HD, Tony Pronko, Engineer at C-SPAN in Washington DC, stopped looking when he found the HS-2000. A lot of the high definition footage that is shot for C-SPAN requires that a field crew be on-location, and many sites do not easily accommodate for a professional production crew. Having equipment that is not only compact, but can easily be set up and taken down is one issue on a list of things Tony had to consider. Fortunately, he found that the HS-2000 was just right for what they needed- a super portable unit that has a lot of features in one box.  GentryMedia Sister Sites, ProVideo Coalition, Hardware, Vendor Channels, Datavideo 2011-02-18T18:26:03+00:00 http://provideocoalition.com/index.php/datavideo/the_hs-2000_at_screenplay_magazines_media_and_innovations_summit/ http://provideocoalition.com/index.php/datavideo/the_hs-2000_at_screenplay_magazines_media_and_innovations_summit/#When:22:31:59Z Earlier this year, Ken Pyle at Viodi LLC, contacted us about what equipment he could use to switch and record multiple video sources and computer sources for a setup he was creating for Screenplay Magazines Media and Innovations Summit (at the Directors Guild of America in Los Angeles) in September of this year. GentryMedia Sister Sites, ProVideo Coalition, Hardware, Vendor Channels, Datavideo 2011-02-02T22:31:59+00:00 http://provideocoalition.com/index.php/datavideo/the_se-500_in_studio_and_live_through_fiber_optics/ http://provideocoalition.com/index.php/datavideo/the_se-500_in_studio_and_live_through_fiber_optics/#When:07:20:19Z Ralph Score, video production and web coordinator at Valley TeleCom Group produces video programming exclusively made for Community Channel TV1, a cable channel provided by Valley TeleCom Group in Arizona. He calls himself “the guy who you don’t pay attention to behind the curtain” – but he’s mainly responsible for making sure the magic happens by keeping all the engineering and technical direction on a production tight. He was kind enough to share with us the flexibility and usage that he has when using our SE-500 4 input switcher for a variety of shoots in the local community. Hardware, Vendor Channels, Datavideo 2010-12-10T07:20:19+00:00 http://provideocoalition.com/index.php/datavideo/broadcast_quality_hd_production_for_beginners5/ http://provideocoalition.com/index.php/datavideo/broadcast_quality_hd_production_for_beginners5/#When:03:05:45Z Part 5: Editing and Distributing your Video Now that you have recorded your HD footage, there are several ways to edit and distribute your finished work . In this case, Ottis needed to edit and distribute his finished product to a TV station for broadcast, but he also put an archive of videos up on the shows website, http://www.ofgh.org for people to be able to watch on the internet. With the popularity of internet videos and channels on the rise, knowing how to edit/optimize your videos for the web is definitely a plus. We’ll cover both methods here.  Business, Hardware, Vendor Channels, Datavideo 2010-12-01T03:05:45+00:00 http://provideocoalition.com/index.php/datavideo/broadcast_quality_hd_production_for_beginners4/ http://provideocoalition.com/index.php/datavideo/broadcast_quality_hd_production_for_beginners4/#When:02:57:06Z Part 4: Add a professional touch with Character Generation (Part 4 of 5) What is Character Generation? Character generation is the fancy text and graphics animation that you see on the News and other TV programs. It’s also the graphics that you see in the lower third of the screen, or in the left or right corner of your TV. It usually lets you know what station you’re watching or what’s coming up next. Adding moving text and graphics to your video productions really polishes your work all together, and adding it can be as simple as owning a computer with PowerPoint installed. Ottis uses PowerPoint through his titling computer that is connected to the Datavideo SE-2000 switcher via the DVI-D port. He uses it for animations like rolling credits and show ID.  Here’s how to add basic CG with PowerPoint just like Ottis did using the SE-2000 switcher: Business, Hardware, Vendor Channels, Datavideo 2010-12-01T02:57:06+00:00