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XR Session 2: LED Floors

XR Session 2: LED Floors

May 24, 2022

There are a few types of XR production. One of the most common is the traditional backdrop – greenscreen replacement. Another type of XR staging is a full immersion experience that completely envelopes the talent or the actor in dvLED – including the walls behind and the floor below.

XR floors are made with LED panels that have a special surface coating that allows talent to walk on it.

When considering the full immersion XR set up, we must factor in the software that’s driving the dvLED walls and creation of the content we’re putting on it. The video content for the XR Stage might just be

flooring or textures, or we might be completely enveloping the talent in a whole other universe. Either way, when looking at LED XR staging, a few things to consider are: the area in which we’re putting all this LED, the content we’re driving on to it, and the software, of course, that’s going to run it.

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With an added motion tracking system and virtual set software, you can take your production beyond single-angle shoots and completely immerse your subject in whatever environment you wish. This technique is called XR, OR EXTENDED REALITY.

Your set can be extended beyond the physical limits of your stage as well, as many XR software solutions include live tracking of subjects (and props) that occlude the screen. Your talent will be able to see set extensions and 3D objects on the LED walls (also called faces) around and below them if the wall you choose has an LED floor.

Learn more about XR solutions at ThePowerOfXR.com

The Power of XR

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XR Session 1: Unreal Engine & 3D Tracking

XR Session 1: Unreal Engine & 3D Tracking

May 23, 2022

XR video walls are where modern film and television production are going with the use of an LED backdrop, rather than a green screen backdrop.

Green screen technology has been used for years to create all kinds of special effects where we can take an actor and put them in any place in the world that we want. However, with green screen, we have after effect compositing that we must deal with such as green spill or blue spill, depending on what kind of wall using.
A lot of work goes into creating green screen effects, but with an XR video stage, like the examples in the video, it’s instantaneous – in real time.

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Unilumin Unano
Unilumin Unano

Narrow pixel pitch for rental or fixed installations. The built-in edge protection allows for rapid and durable assembly and disassembly. The purposeful 8:9 aspect ratio frees up the designers for optimum creativity and flexibility in implementation. The Unano is available in 1.3mm and 1.8mm pixel pitch for best possible imagery in any installation.

In this video, we show a Unilumin Unano video wall being powered by Unreal Engine and tied to the Vive tracking system. This set up has transmitters and a gimbal that is the receiver to tell the Unreal Engine where the camera is so it will shift the video background accordingly.

We realize that many people won’t use this specific set up. If you are in a corporate setting, you probably won’t want to put your CEO in an icy tundra or on another world. In other videos, we’ll explore some alternative solutions, such as the NewTek TriCaster, as well as software elements that can be used to make the wall interactive.

In summary, XR video production enhances the filming experience for everyone involved, and it is also extremely relevant for any corporate environment that you might find yourself in.

Learn more about XR solutions at ThePowerOfXR.com

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Vimeo Enterprise: Your Single Solution for Video

Vimeo Enterprise: Your Single Solution for Video

May 18, 2022

Vimeo Enterprise has three pillars of offerings to understand.

Vimeo’s Lee Reemsnyder shares the “three pillars” to know and understand when it comes to Vimeo Enterprise:

1. Internal Communications
2. Exertnal Communications
3. Content Management

In this video, Lee will share some fun and interesting use cases to help you and your customers understand the value proposition of the Vimeo Enterprise solution.

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Meet Vimeo Enterprise

Get every teammate aligned on one secure, reliable video platform.

Vimeo empowers video creators and businesses of all kinds to tell exceptional stories and connect with their audiences, customers, and employees. More than 90 million members already use Vimeo to manage all their videos in one place, save time with seamless collaboration, drive engagement, and track performance.

The best of Vimeo, now for your business

From secure company all-hands to employee training and marketing events, we’ve got you covered.

 * Centralize videos on one secure platform
 * Deepen viewer engagement
 * Get the help you need when it matters most

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NEW! NewTek NDI®|HX PTZ3 Camera

NEW! NewTek NDI®|HX PTZ3 Camera

Apr 15, 2022

The NEW PTZ3 from NewTek is the first PTZ Camera to offer NDI®|HX 3.

Offering advanced flexibility and simplicity, the PTZ3 will be the first camera on the market to use NDI’s latest development.

Users can select NDI®|HX 3 as an option for better video with reduced latency – using a fraction of the bandwidth. Also unique to the PTZ3, is professional-level audio connectivity, raising the bar for audio quality in PTZ cameras everywhere.

The PTZ3 is an affordable, IP-based, pan-tilt-zoom camera that delivers high-quality, high-definition video to the network and interoperability with any of the thousands of applications that support NDI. With single cable connectivity, the PTZ3 allows everyone, including video professionals, technology managers, and A/V systems integrators to explore new ways to expand, grow, and evolve productions using their network, while simultaneously streamlining integration and installation by incorporating power over Ethernet.

The all-new PTZ3 is the very first NewTek camera to offer Professional XLR audio connectivity as well as tally, control, power, audio, and video all using a single cable. The new PTZ3 will ship with ceiling and wall mounts and is available in black or white to better match where the camera is needed, whether it be for a studio, classroom, hospital, corporate meeting space, or live event venue.

The PTZ3 is priced at $2,795 US MSRP – International pricing may vary.

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PTZ3 Camera – Our Product Review

NDI PTZ cameras are everywhere. Every manufacturer has joined the trend and is producing a camera that has NDI built into it. However, this wasn’t always the case. First, NewTek had to build a codec specifically for the embedded camera market – since camera-based processing can’t typically support the full NDI codec.

About a year after NDI came on the scene in 2016, NewTek introduced NDI HX – a codec specifically built around the processing available in today’s PTZ cameras. HX introduced PTZ control to the NDI stream so you could see and control the cameras. HX itself has gone through some changes over the years. In 2019, HX2 was released – boasting better compression and lower latency.

NewTek is now introducing HX3. Which moves the HX needle ever closer to its Full NDI older sibling. Better compression and lower latency are to be expected from a new NDI variant. To separate it from its cousins, HX1 and HX2, they dubbed it NDI|HX Ultra.

HX Ultra is not the only feature that makes this camera different. NewTek added soft starts and stops to camera movements to make the camera even more useful during production.

PTZ3-features

FEATURE HIGHLIGHTS

ZOOM: This is a 1080p60 camera with a 20x Optical and 2x Digital zoom. The digital zoom is a first for a NewTek Camera and should be used sparingly, but it does allow you to get up close when needed.

POWER: The camera is POE+ powered or can be used with the included power supply.

OUTPUTS: It has both SDI and HDMI outputs, as well as serial control for ‘old schoolers’ who like to run a lot of cables.

AUDIO INPUTS: The biggest change is in the form of the Mini XLR input on the back panel of the camera. There is still the line input, 3.5 mm input, but the inclusion of a mini XLR allows users to rethink how they treat audio in their NDI workflows.

Imagine sending a PTZ3 camera down to the CEO’s office. You won’t need to send a full sound board to deal with audio. You only need to plug in your mic with the included adapter, and the audio will be embedded into the NDI stream in sync to its final destination. ( Check our Audio Bridge podcast )

SOFT START/STOP: Okay. Now, for the really important new feature – soft starts and stops on PTZ presets.

Most PTZ cameras on the market today support presets. This is a predefined location that, with the touch of a button, the camera will move to. Most often the only control you have in these presets is the speed at which it makes the move.

As you can see these moves tend to be rather jarring and not entirely usable in production – unless that production is Blair Witch 11. The camera’s only goal is to get to its position as quick as possible.

NewTek’s PTZ3 has an added ‘Soft start and stop’ feature. The camera speed ramps up into a preset move and ramps back down into the finish of that preset position, so the move can actually be used during production…

No speed cam footage here. No camera whipping about wildly while on air.

COLORS: The reason to buy NewTek’s PTZ3 camera are black and white (also the new colors choices).

Our take is that the new audio inputs, HX3 codec, and smooth movements should be the real reasons to grab these cameras and place them in your next design.

PTZ3 in white or black

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NewTek | Trade in. Trade up. SAVE!

NewTek | Trade in. Trade up. SAVE!

Jan 19, 2022

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NewTek live production systems are the most complete live production system on the planet. Software Defined Visual Storytelling allows you to ensure your product always uses the very latest technology.NewTek TC Trade-in-Side-product

If it’s time to replace your system, NewTek wants to ensure that existing users receive the best value, which is why they offer the industry’s leading trade-in program. Save thousands of dollars on your next NewTek product purchase by trading in your older models.

Trade-in offers are available across the entire NewTek portfolio of products.
Find out what your trade-in is worth!

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