Remote Learning and School Events with Switchers and Mixers
Gary hosts this week's Videoguys Live going over Remote Learning and School Events with Switchers and Mixers. This is part 3 of our back to school remote learning.
Check out Part 1 for Teachers here!
Check out Part 2 on PTZ Cameras here!
Kaltura & Panopto Lecture Capture
Videoguys offers two products which utilize two fantastic ways of capturing a lecture either manually or automatically. This is Epiphan with the Pearl Mini and Pearl 2, and then Matrox with the Monarch HD, Monarch HDX, and the Monarch LCS.
Why Multiple Cameras?
Multiple camera angles are far more engaging than a simple talking head shot. Wide, Close-up and middle from different angles.
- Lecture centers with multiple speakers, boards and/or display items
- Board of Ed Meetings
- Town Halls / Community Outreach
- Concerts, Plays and other performances
- Sports! Sports! Sports!
The Yololiv YoloBox is a great and portable multi cameras switcher & recorder all in one! This on-the-go studio is perfect and can fit right in your hands to control multiple cameras, PIP, watermarks and more. Plus insert a SIM card with data and you can stream wireless just about anywhere!
Check out this webinar with tutorials on the YoloBox here!
There are many advantages to multi cameras systems!
- You can mix Hand Held, PTZ and Zoom
- You can use different connectivity HDMI, SDI & NDI
- Bring in Computer displays
- Bring in graphics
- Bring in video clips
- Record the master output and the ISO streams
NDI for Education
NDI is an IP based solution... meaning one cable! Check out this video going over NDI in great detail.
Here are some advantages to using NDI for education.
- Use your existing GigE network infrastructure
- No need to run SDI and HDMI cabling
- Video goes out of camera to NDI aware devices on the network
- NDI devices on network can control and send other info to camera
- NDI decode lets you put an HDMI monitor anywhere you have a network port
- ALL NDI enabled products on network can communicate and share video with each other!
Telestream
Telestream offers Wirecast which is great for multi-camera setups! They offer a software based solution available for both Mac and PC. But they also offer a hardware solution known as the Wirecast Gears. There are units build to simplify workflow. You can use these as computers to install NLE's like Avid Media Composer or Adobe Premiere making it super easy to work from one place.
Wirecast Gear is available in 3 flavors
NewTek
NewTek also offers some great solutions for streaming with multiple cameras with their Tricaster Mini series!
TriCaster Mini HD4
TriCaster Mini SDI
TriCaster Mini 4K|NDI
NewTek also offers an assortment of Educational deals!
We can also help you find a local dealer for their higher end units like the TriCaster TC1. This unit is what we use to produce our show here at Videoguys.
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