# Telestream Blog > Your source for Telestream News and Product Information --- ## Pages - [WirecastLive](https://blog.telestream.com/telestream-live/): https://www. youtube. com/embed? live=1&channel=UCdK76ed8EPHA8pj5qJZRUvA - [RSS](https://blog.telestream.com/rss-2/) - [Home](https://blog.telestream.com/) - [Welcome Telestream Subscriber!](https://blog.telestream.com/subscription/): We thank you for signing up as a subscriber to our blog and look forward to informing you of all... --- ## Posts - [From Complexity to Connected Workflows: Telestream at IBC2025](https://blog.telestream.com/2025/09/from-complexity-to-connected-media-workflows-telestream-at-ibc2025/): Telestream is heading to Amsterdam for IBC2025 (Stand 7. B21) with a showcase that highlights how broadcasters, studios, and streaming-first... - [Intelligent Orchestration for Modern Media Workflows](https://blog.telestream.com/2025/08/intelligent-orchestration-for-modern-media-workflows/): By Richard Andes In media operations, some steps can be fully automated, while others require human judgment such as approving... - [The Shift to Cloud-Based Media Management](https://blog.telestream.com/2025/08/the-shift-to-cloud-based-media-management/): Seamless Media Workflows via Vantage Integration with Mimir and iconik By Richard Andes As media companies embrace the cloud to... - [Video Quality Assurance with Fewer Eyes-on-Glass](https://blog.telestream.com/2025/08/video-quality-assurance-with-fewer-eyes-on-glass/): By Kenneth Haren For years, broadcast operations have relied on multiviewers — banks of screens showing real-time video streams —... - [Back in the Saddle, Leading with Trust and Innovation](https://blog.telestream.com/2025/07/back-in-the-saddle-leading-with-trust-and-innovation/): By Dan Castles, CEO of Telestream As we hit the midpoint of 2025, I want to take a moment and... - [Cut the Clutter: Vantage ​​Ingest Workflows That Just Flow](https://blog.telestream.com/2025/06/cut-the-clutter-vantage-ingest-workflows-that-just-flow/): By Bruno Munger, Director of Product Management at Telestream Telestream’s Vantage is often used as an ingest solution, in workflows... - [Lost in Translation? Let Qualify’s AI Detect the Right Language](https://blog.telestream.com/2025/06/lost-in-translation-let-qualifys-ai-detect-the-right-language/): By Ravi McArthur, Technical Product Manager at Telestream Artificial Intelligence (AI) continues to reshape how we optimize media workflows, providing... - [​From Silos to Synergy: Envisioning the Hybrid Future of the Media Data Center ](https://blog.telestream.com/2025/06/from-silos-to-synergy-envisioning-the-hybrid-future-of-the-media-data-center/): By Simon Clarke, CTO, Telestream The road ahead for most of the M&E industry points toward a hybrid reality. This... - [Supercharging Live Video Productions with Telestream Lightspeed Live Capture and BRYCK Mini](https://blog.telestream.com/2025/04/supercharging-live-video-productions-with-telestream-lightspeed-live-capture-and-bryck-mini/): In the fast-paced world of live video production, there’s no room for error or delays. Whether it’s capturing a record-breaking... - [New JPEG XS Capability in PRISM to Support Growing Live Remote Production](https://blog.telestream.com/2025/04/new-jpeg-xs-capability-in-prism-to-support-growing-live-remote-production/): As the demand for content continues to grow, content distributors require increasingly larger volumes of content to distribute. High-value content... - [Enhancing HDR/SDR Live Broadcasting with New PRISM 3D LUT Technology](https://blog.telestream.com/2025/04/enhancing-hdr-sdr-live-broadcasting-with-new-prism-3d-lut-technology/): The demand for live production is growing as OTT technology has matured, allowing end viewers with easy access to content... - [Telestream at the 2025 NAB Show](https://blog.telestream.com/2025/04/telestream-at-the-2025-nab-show/): Telestream, a global leader in media workflow technologies, is set to showcase its latest innovations at the 2025 NAB Show... - [Cloud First vs. Cloud Smart: Finding the Right Balance for M&E Companies](https://blog.telestream.com/2025/03/cloud-first-vs-cloud-smart-finding-the-right-balance-for-me-companies/): By Rich Andes and Blake Parrish, VPs, Product Management, Telestream Cloud technology continues to reshape how businesses operate, presenting both... - [Dynamic Priority: Avoiding Unnecessary PTP Grandmaster Changeovers ](https://blog.telestream.com/2025/02/dynamic-priority-avoiding-unnecessary-ptp-grandmaster-changeovers/): Broadcast environments typically have large systems featuring devices from many vendors which can lead to concerns about the effects of... - [Beyond Compliance: Closed Captions as a Media Strategy](https://blog.telestream.com/2025/01/beyond-compliance-closed-captions-as-a-media-strategy/): Regulatory compliance has traditionally driven the use of closed captioning as a required part of any live or recorded broadcast... - [SPG9000 Boosts Resiliency During GNSS Signal Outages](https://blog.telestream.com/2025/01/spg9000-boosts-resiliency-during-gnss-signal-outages/): The SPG9000 Timing and Reference System plays a critical role as the master clock for a broadcast facility. Typically, a... - [Using Luminance Qualified CIE for Precision in HDR Workflows](https://blog.telestream.com/2025/01/using-luminance-qualified-cie-for-precision-in-hdr-workflows/): The introduction of High Dynamic Range (HDR) and Wide Color Gamut (WCG) technologies has advanced video production but also brought... - [Master HDR Video Production with STOP Monitoring](https://blog.telestream.com/2024/12/master-hdr-video-production-with-stop-monitoring/): In today’s fast-paced content creation industry, the demand for high-quality content is skyrocketing. Production and post-production houses are constantly under... - [Optimize Your IP-Based  Media Supply Chain with Insights from Diversified](https://blog.telestream.com/2024/12/optimize-your-ip-based-media-supply-chain-with-insights-from-diversified/): We’re excited to share a must-read blog post from our partners at Diversified in which they explore strategies for streamlining... - [Qualify for Vantage](https://blog.telestream.com/2024/12/qualify-for-vantage/): Qualify for Vantage: Your Integrated QC Solution Quality Control (QC) is a critical part of the video processing workflow. Errors... - [PRISM 4.3 Adds JPEG XS and ST 2110 Support!](https://blog.telestream.com/2024/11/prism-4-3-adds-jpeg-xs-and-st-2110-support/): PRISM 4. 3, the latest version of our industry-leading waveform monitoring solution, is now available. This latest update helps ease... - [Introducing the Vantage-iconik Connector for Seamless Video Content Management](https://blog.telestream.com/2024/11/introducing-the-vantage-iconik-connector-for-seamless-video-content-management/): Why Video Content Is More Critical Than Ever Consumption of media has increased dramatically in the past few years. As... - [Seamless “End-to-End” Captioning Workflow in Vantage – Now Available!](https://blog.telestream.com/2024/11/seamless-end-to-end-captioning-workflow-in-vantage-now-available/): Remote and Distributed Live Productions Vantage now offers a seamless “end-to-end” captioning workflow, providing solutions for live productions, including sports,... - [Leveraging APIs to Control Your Devices ](https://blog.telestream.com/2024/10/leveraging-apis-to-control-your-devices/): In today’s fast-paced broadcast environment, being able to efficiently control your devices is essential. APIs, or Application Programming Interfaces, are... - [ST 2110 and ST 2059: Driving Change in Broadcast Technology ](https://blog.telestream.com/2024/10/st-2110-and-st-2059-driving-change-in-broadcast-technology/): The broadcast industry is undergoing a significant transformation with the adoption of SMPTE ST 2110, a suite of standards that... - [SPG9000 4.0 Update Supercharges Test Signal Generation ](https://blog.telestream.com/2024/10/spg9000-4-0-update-supercharges-test-signal-generation/): The SPG9000 Timing and Reference System seamlessly adapts to a multitude of timing sources and is highly versatile with extensive... - [Vantage 8.2 Delivers Integrated Captioning](https://blog.telestream.com/2024/09/vantage-8-2-up1-delivers-integrated-closed-captioning-and-subtitling/): The industry’s leading media processing platform is now even better! Introducing Vantage 8. 2 Update Pack #1 with integrated professional... - [Achieving Seamless Video Switching in IP Media Systems ](https://blog.telestream.com/2024/08/achieving-seamless-video-switching-in-ip-media-systems/): Achieving Seamless Video Switching in IP Media Systems For media production operators and engineering staff, migrating from SDI to IP... - [Stanza 2.2: Taking Closed Captioning & Subtitling to New Heights](https://blog.telestream.com/2024/08/stanza-2-2-taking-closed-captioning-subtitling-to-new-heights/): The latest version of the leading enterprise-class closed captioning and subtitling platform is now available. Stanza 2. 2 brings a... - [Elevate Your Streaming Service User Experience with These Insider Tips ](https://blog.telestream.com/2024/07/elevate-your-streaming-service-user-experience-with-these-insider-tips/): In the hyper-competitive world of live streaming, maintaining top-notch quality is a primary goal for streaming services. Imagine the anticipation... - [PTP System Commissioning: Grandmaster Changeover](https://blog.telestream.com/2024/07/ptp-system-commissioning-grandmaster-changeover/): Precision Time Protocol (PTP) is widely being adopted to synchronize modern media networks that use ST 2110 for video, audio,... - [DIVA 9.3 Elevates Media Content Management](https://blog.telestream.com/2024/07/diva-9-3-elevates-media-content-management/): New DIVA 9. 3 takes cutting-edge workflow automation and deep analytics to the next level, delivering an even greater content... - [New INSPECT Release Enhances IP Workflows](https://blog.telestream.com/2024/07/new-inspect-release-enhances-ip-workflows/): Migrating live video production from traditional baseband to network IP infrastructure requires effective, efficient, innovative tools that support the latest... - [New PRISM version eases the transition from SDI to IP with support for eight ST 2110-30 audio streams, enhanced ANC data monitoring, direct TTML decoding, and more](https://blog.telestream.com/2024/06/new-prism-version-eases-the-transition-from-sdi-to-ip-with-support-for-eight-st-2110-30-audio-streams-enhanced-anc-data-monitoring-direct-ttml-decoding-and-more/): PRISM IP monitoring for ST 2110 is available in three versatile models with support for IP, hybrid, and SDI environments.... - [ST 2110: The Challenges & Benefits to Broadcast Transformation](https://blog.telestream.com/2024/01/st-2110-the-challenges-benefits-to-broadcast-transformation/): The rise of IP-based and hybrid SDI/IP productions has created a strong case for adopting ST 2110 workflows. Learn more... - [Top 6 Things to Look for in A Live Capture Solution](https://blog.telestream.com/2023/11/top-6-things-to-look-for-in-a-live-capture-solution/): In the fast-paced world of live events and news broadcasting, a live capture solution can be make-or-break. Read this blog... - [The Benefits of Video Quality Monitoring When Migrating to The Cloud](https://blog.telestream.com/2023/11/the-benefits-of-video-quality-monitoring-when-migrating-to-the-cloud/): As more video service providers and content owners adopt cloud technology for media production and delivery, video quality monitoring solutions... - [Overcoming Roadblocks to Cloud Broadcasting & Production](https://blog.telestream.com/2023/10/overcoming-roadblocks-cloud-broadcasting-production-solutions/): Cloud broadcasting solutions are not one-size-fits-all. Let's discuss how to overcome some of the common hurdles to adoption so you... - [Debunking Misconceptions: Cloud Broadcasting & Production Solutions](https://blog.telestream.com/2023/10/debunking-misconceptions-cloud-broadcasting-production-solutions/): Cloud broadcast production technology is becoming more commonplace. We want to dispel some of the misconceptions around its potential limitations. - [Telestream's Must-Know Takeaways from IBC 2023: Exploring Media’s Biggest Technology Trends](https://blog.telestream.com/2023/10/ibc-2023-recap/): The conclusion of IBC 2023 marks a truly exceptional experience! Telestream's bustling booth and the accolades received were certainly noteworthy,... - [3 Key Steps to Identifying An Effective Content Management Solution](https://blog.telestream.com/2023/09/content-management-whitepaper-1/): Legacy content management solutions may have been able to get the job done in the past but can no longer... - [How Top Broadcasters Are Taking Advantage of Cloud Production Technology](https://blog.telestream.com/2023/09/cloud-broadcast-production-technology/): Cloud production technology is becoming more commonplace in broadcast workflows. Read why broadcasters should be seriously considering adopting cloud production... - [4 Ways Telestream’s Media Distribution and Monetization Solutions Help Video Service Providers](https://blog.telestream.com/2023/08/media-distribution-and-monetization/): Video service providers, telcos, and OTT streaming services face a monumental task. They must deliver an unprecedented amount of revenue-generating... - [3 Ways Telestream’s Media Creation and Production Solutions Enable Intelligent Content Workflows ](https://blog.telestream.com/2023/08/media-creation-and-production/): Content owners, broadcasters, and production professionals constantly aim to deliver the most captivating broadcast experiences possible. However, the actual processes... - [Keeping Up with Shifting Video SLA & Regulatory Compliance Requirements ](https://blog.telestream.com/2023/07/video-sla-regulatory-compliance-2/): As the OTT streaming space continues to grow, with large-scale and smaller-scale or regional content providers, local and regional regulations... - [Meeting the Challenges of Video SLA & Regulatory Compliance through Automation ](https://blog.telestream.com/2023/07/video-sla-regulatory-compliance/): For premium video content suppliers and their distribution affiliates, ensuring video SLA & regulatory compliance, especially with a rising tide... - [Delivering Engaging, High-Quality Sports Broadcasts Using Modern Technology](https://blog.telestream.com/2023/06/high-quality-sports-broadcasts/): High-quality sports broadcasts are engaging and immersive. Let’s examine how you can create high-quality sports broadcasts more easily, quickly, and... - [3 Strategies for Producing Higher-Quality Sports Broadcasts in 2023 ](https://blog.telestream.com/2023/06/higher-quality-sports-broadcasts/): The demand for producing higher-quality sports broadcasts has grown substantially. Broadcasters need timely and cost-effective strategies to that end. See... - [Breaking the norm for AMC with Vantage and GLIM](https://blog.telestream.com/2023/06/breaking-the-norm-for-amc-with-vantage-and-glim/): By Alex Keighley, Vice President, US Sales, Telestream If you’re an active user of LinkedIn like I am, you may... - [Top 5 Tips for Hosting Engaging Live-Streaming Events](https://blog.telestream.com/2023/02/top-5-tips-hosting-engaging-live-streaming-events/): You’ve worked hard to promote your event and now viewers are joining the lobby. What can you do to craft... - [Basic Challenges of OTT Streaming Quality Management](https://blog.telestream.com/2023/01/basic-challenges-of-ott-streaming-quality-management/): By Agostino Canepa, Director of Product Management, Telestream iQ There’s no arguing with the fact that the OTT streaming platforms... - [How to Get High-Quality Audio with Rendezvous Music Mode](https://blog.telestream.com/2022/11/how-to-get-high-quality-audio-with-rendezvous-music-mode/): If you’re a Wirecast 15 user, you already know high-quality audio and video streaming is a couple clicks away. The... - [The New SPG9000 API is Intuitive and Accessible](https://blog.telestream.com/2022/11/the-new-spg9000-api-is-intuitive-and-accessible/): Since its introduction, we’ve been telling you that the new SPG9000 API is intuitive for virtually any modern programmer and... - [Surging Use of DAI Raises the Stakes in Monitoring Ad Performance](https://blog.telestream.com/2022/11/surging-use-of-dai-raises-the-stakes-in-monitoring-ad-performance/): By Matthew Driscoll, Director of Product Strategy, Telestream iQ Dynamic Advertising Insertion (DAI) promises benefits to all parties involved in... - [Transfer Functions and Their Functions in High Dynamic Range Workflow](https://blog.telestream.com/2022/11/transfer-functions-and-their-functions-in-high-dynamic-range-workflow/): As we have progressed through generations from those old CRT displays to Qdot backlit LCD panels and Laser/Phosphor digital cinema... - [Using Application Shortcuts and Document Hotkeys in Wirecast](https://blog.telestream.com/2022/11/application-shortcuts-document-hotkeys-in-wirecast/): Application Shortcuts and Document Hotkeys in Wirecast allow live video producers, live-streamers, and video content creators to make Wirecast fit... - [How to Improve Audio Quality with VST3 Effect Plugins in Wirecast](https://blog.telestream.com/2022/11/how-to-improve-audio-quality-with-vst3-effect-plugins-in-wirecast/): Now that you can use VST3 Effect Plugins in Wirecast, top-quality production value for your next live stream or VOD... - [The “Dynamic” in High Dynamic Range](https://blog.telestream.com/2022/11/the-dynamic-in-high-dynamic-range/): Dynamic range is a central principle in cinematography and videography. It is also critical for describing and evaluating display technology.... - [How to Use VST3 Effect Plugins in Wirecast](https://blog.telestream.com/2022/10/how-to-use-vst3-plugins-wirecast/): A VST3 effect plugin allows you to alter your audio sources in new and exciting ways. Whether you want to... - [Monitoring expanded regulatory compliance and SLA requirements](https://blog.telestream.com/2022/10/monitoring-expanded-regulatory-compliance-and-sla-requirements/): By Dave Gaetani, Director of Product Management, Telestream iQ Video service providers need more than ever a video and audio... - [High Dynamic Range (HDR) and Why Light Properties Matter](https://blog.telestream.com/2022/09/high-dynamic-range-hdr-and-why-light-properties-matter/): Alan Repech, Product Marketing Director In a previous blog post, we discussed how to use a PRISM waveform monitor for... - [Top 3 New Features for Live Video Production in Wirecast](https://blog.telestream.com/2022/09/live-video-production-wirecast-15-1/): The release of Wirecast 15. 1 introduces many new features for streamlined live video production in Wirecast. Learn about Wirecast’s... - [How OTT Transformation Impacts Video Quality Management](https://blog.telestream.com/2022/09/how-ott-transformation-impacts-video-quality-management/): By Matthew Driscoll, Director of Product Management, Telestream iQ The business of delivering TV programming is shifting to an unprecedented... - [Why You Should Capture and Stream 4K Video Over 1080P](https://blog.telestream.com/2022/08/stream-4k-video/): As the creative advantages to 4K video streaming and production have risen, cost and complexity have fallen. It seems like... - [Using Telestream Vantage with Backblaze B2 Cloud Storage](https://blog.telestream.com/2022/08/using-telestream-vantage-with-backblaze-b2-cloud-storage/): Introduction What Is Vantage? The Vantage media processing platform is based on a flexible service-oriented architecture, Vantage is made up... - [PRISM Multi-Input Mode for Camera Shading and HDR Production](https://blog.telestream.com/2022/07/prism-new-multi-input-mode/): The PRISM feature-set continues to grow and, as live production becomes ever more demanding, it continues to accommodate those needs.... - [Media and Metadata Management](https://blog.telestream.com/2022/07/media-and-metadata-management-read-the-telestream-contentagent-blog/): ContentAgent is a software-based application that can automate common tasks such as camera card ingest into editorial and creating deliverables... - [OTT Video Quality Monitoring](https://blog.telestream.com/2022/06/importance-of-ott-video-quality-monitoring/): Importance of Video Quality Monitoring in OTT Streaming Services By Ali Hodjat, Director of Product Marketing, Telestream iQ Did you... - [Streaming for Churches Small to Large](https://blog.telestream.com/2022/05/streaming-for-churches-small-to-large/): Recently many churches have chosen to reach members remotely through live streaming. This means we need to figure out the... - [How to Live Stream to YouTube with Wirecast](https://blog.telestream.com/2022/05/wirecast-live-streaming-to-youtube/): While most anyone can live stream to YouTube using a webcam or mobile device, your creative options really open up... - [Wirecast 15: Powerful Software to Empower Live Video Streaming](https://blog.telestream.com/2022/04/wirecast-15-powerful-new-features-and-professional-workflows/): With the release of Wirecast 15, professional live streaming software now empowers users with greater CPU and GPU efficiency, flexible... - [Quantifying the Efficiency Improvements in Wirecast 15](https://blog.telestream.com/2022/04/quantifying-the-efficiency-improvements-in-wirecast-15/): Comparing system CPU and GPU usage in various live-streaming and broadcast production workflows on the two newest versions of Wirecast.... - [3 Reasons Your Church Needs Live Streaming](https://blog.telestream.com/2022/03/3-reasons-your-church-needs-live-streaming/): I’m sure the question has crossed your mind. Why would a church need to live stream? In this blog, I... - [Automating Ingest into Non-linear Editing Systems](https://blog.telestream.com/2022/03/automating-ingest-into-non-linear-editing-systems/): Introduction Companies are ingesting more and more media into Non-linear Editing (NLE) systems like Avid Media Composer and Adobe Premiere... - [QC Workflows Must Follow As Format and Distribution Methods Evolve](https://blog.telestream.com/2022/03/qc-workflows-must-follow-as-format-and-distribution-methods-evolve/): In this new technology-driven era where consumers can access and enjoy media on a vast array of platforms, file-based quality... - [Increase Broadcaster and Production Productivity Through Monitoring By Exception](https://blog.telestream.com/2022/03/increase-broadcaster-and-production-productivity-through-monitoring-by-exception/): . We propose monitoring your most crucial media feeds, by exception, with sophisticated software, can be a tremendous enhancement to... - [Is it Time For You to Upgrade to LTO-9?](https://blog.telestream.com/2022/01/is-it-time-for-you-to-upgrade-to-lto-9/): The Challenge: Many companies are facing the challenge of managing a rapidly growing library of files and metadata that are... - [Combine PRISM And Inspect 2110 For Powerful Monitoring By Exception and a Seamless Transition To IP Diagnostics](https://blog.telestream.com/2022/01/combine-prism-and-inspect-2110-for-powerful-monitoring-by-exception-and-a-seamless-transition-to-ip-diagnostics/): Monitoring by exception and a seamless transition to IP diagnostics tools can significantly improve your ability to do it. When... - [What is a Legalizer? And Why Do You Need One?](https://blog.telestream.com/2022/01/what-is-a-legalizer-and-why-do-you-need-one/): In our busy world of editing and post-production, we need to ensure that any final deliverable conforms to the different... - [Facebook Stream Key: What It Is and Why You Need It](https://blog.telestream.com/2021/12/facebook-stream-key-what-it-is-and-why-you-need-it/): Like many social media platforms, Facebook makes it simple for those with sufficient bandwidth to upload videos or do live... - [Streaming Software: What it's Like Using Wirecast](https://blog.telestream.com/2021/11/streaming-software-what-its-like-using-wirecast/): With the right live streaming software, anyone can create and send a live video stream that engages viewers on today’s... - [The Surround Sound Display in the PRISM Waveform Monitor](https://blog.telestream.com/2021/11/the-surround-sound-display-in-the-prism-waveform-monitor/): In this post we'll explore the surround sound diagnostic capability in PRISM with a review of the tools in the... - [Best Live Streaming Software: Why Having the Right Solution is a Must](https://blog.telestream.com/2021/10/best-live-streaming-software-why-having-the-right-solution-is-a-must/): The many live streaming software solutions on the market today are the key to unlocking your opportunity to reach the... - [Automating Avid Ingest and Delivery Workflows](https://blog.telestream.com/2021/10/automating-avid-ingest-and-delivery-workflows/): Sports, reality, soap operas, and news are examples of video production which can be time-sensitive. Video distributors need to move... - [Live Video Streaming Pros Use Wirecast Gear All-in-One Appliance](https://blog.telestream.com/2021/10/live-video-streaming-pros-use-wirecast-gear-all-in-one-appliance/): In today’s social media environment, anyone with a good idea for a show or live event—and the best live streaming... - [IP Video: Analyzing Stream Timing with a Waveform Monitor](https://blog.telestream.com/2021/09/ip-video-analyzing-stream-timing-with-a-waveform-monitor/): In this third in our series of posts on IP diagnostics, we’ll discuss analyzing stream timing with a waveform monitor... - [IP Video: Using PIT Histograms to Diagnose Timing with a Waveform Monitor](https://blog.telestream.com/2021/09/ip-video-using-pit-histograms-to-diagnose-timing-with-a-waveform-monitor/): Delays, Paths, and Order In an IP network with many devices, every packet can take a different path from source... - [IP Video: Waveform Monitors Diagnose Packet Jitter](https://blog.telestream.com/2021/08/ip-video-waveform-monitors-diagnose-packet-jitter/): The root cause of many IP network issues is packet jitter. Excessive packet jitter leads to buffer over- and under-flows... - [Managing Camera Card Ingest](https://blog.telestream.com/2021/08/managing-camera-card-ingest-blog/): One major pain point which has been constantly cited by broadcasters, post-production companies, and production companies during the last few... - [Converting 29.97i for OTT is Often More Difficult Than Expected](https://blog.telestream.com/2021/08/converting-29-97i-for-ott-is-often-more-difficult-than-expected/): Guest post written by Ernie Sanchez, VP & COO, Cinnafilm 29. 97i is a wonderful container for broadcast television because... - [Migration Challenges for Media Organizations](https://blog.telestream.com/2021/08/challenges-of-media-migrations/): For any organization with a media library, migrations are an unwelcome but necessary task. They are periodically required to ensure... - [Live streaming just got easier with Wirecast 14.3](https://blog.telestream.com/2021/08/live-streaming-just-got-easier-with-wirecast-14-3/): Wirecast 14. 3 is here, with some exciting new features and improvements. We’re especially excited about our newAnimated Title Library, for adding... - [How to add a MEVO Start camera into Wirecast live streaming software using NDI](https://blog.telestream.com/2021/07/how-to-add-a-mevo-start-camera-into-wirecast-live-streaming-software-using-ndi/): Most live event producers these days have several cameras they use to produce a high quality live stream. One camera... - [How to Connect to a MEVO Camera with Wirecast via RTMP MiniServer/NDI](https://blog.telestream.com/2021/07/how-to-connect-to-a-mevo-camera-with-wirecast-via-rtmp-miniserver-ndi/): Most live event producers these days have several cameras they use to produce a high quality live stream. One camera... - [Surround Sound Audio Diagnostics with the PRISM Waveform Monitor Platform](https://blog.telestream.com/2021/07/surround-sound-diagnostics-with-the-prism-waveform-monitors/): Surround sound is continually developing and the more channels you must incorporate the more difficult it becomes. To make this... - [Enabling Remote Working for Broadcast Workflows](https://blog.telestream.com/2021/06/enabling-remote-working-for-broadcast/): The Reality of Remote Working Remote working is now a reality, even for the Media & Entertainment industry. In the... - [Color Grading In A Wide Gamut Environment Using The PRISM Waveform Monitor](https://blog.telestream.com/2021/06/prism-wide-color-gamut-grading/): Simply put, you cannot identify an individual color that is outside of a specific gamut by eye. Fortunately, you can... - [Broken Cadence: when 29.97i is actually something else, and it has to be fixed](https://blog.telestream.com/2021/05/broken-cadence/): Guest post written by Ernie Sanchez, VP & COO, Cinnafilm Content that originated at filmic rates of 23. 976/24 FPS... - [Creating A Sense of Belonging in A Hybrid/Dispersed Environment](https://blog.telestream.com/2021/05/creating-a-sense-of-belonging-in-a-hybrid-dispersed-environment/): At the start of 2020, the global workforce took a significant shift towards operating primarily remotely. Now, as employees are... - [Broadcast-Grade Media Processing in the Cloud](https://blog.telestream.com/2021/05/broadcast-grade-media-processing-in-the-cloud/): Written by Reuben Cohn, Cloud Transcoding Product Manager Many factors today are disrupting the status quo when it comes to... - [Sherpa Business Integrations](https://blog.telestream.com/2021/05/sherpa-business-integrations/): Get more value out of your video content by connecting it with your other business systems. Understand your audience better... --- # # Detailed Content ## Pages - Published: 2017-07-19 - Modified: 2017-10-12 - URL: https://blog.telestream.com/telestream-live/ https://www. youtube. com/embed? live=1&channel=UCdK76ed8EPHA8pj5qJZRUvA --- - Published: 2014-04-30 - Modified: 2021-07-14 - URL: https://blog.telestream.com/subscription/ We thank you for signing up as a subscriber to our blog and look forward to informing you of all our upcoming posts & helpful information relating to the entire family of Telestream products & services. The Telestream team --- --- ## Posts - Published: 2025-09-02 - Modified: 2025-09-02 - URL: https://blog.telestream.com/2025/09/from-complexity-to-connected-media-workflows-telestream-at-ibc2025/ - Categories: Uncategorized Telestream is heading to Amsterdam for IBC2025 (Stand 7. B21) with a showcase that highlights how broadcasters, studios, and streaming-first platforms can simplify complexity, embrace AI-driven automation, and scale workflows seamlessly across on-prem, cloud, and hybrid environments. The media industry has never moved faster or felt more complex. Media organizations are under pressure to deliver more content, to more destinations, with fewer resources, operating with a tangle of siloed systems, manual processes, and fragmented metadata that slows everything down. At IBC2025, Telestream will demonstrate how to turn that complexity into a tightly connected ecosystem, unveiling new solutions and integrations that address the realities of today’s fast-moving, multi-platform media ecosystem, where content must be created, validated, and delivered quickly, reliably, and cost-effectively. By combining AI, intelligent ingest, automation, and world-class measurement with an open partner ecosystem, Telestream is helping media companies simplify operations and unlock new opportunities. Transforming the Media Workflow at Every Stag Telestream’s IBC2025 showcase centers on four key innovation areas: Making AI Practical: Vantage AI AI is everywhere, but not all of it is useful. Too often, it overwhelms teams with raw transcripts and metadata dumps that still require hours of manual cleanup. Vantage AI takes a different path, extending Telestream’s proven workflow engine with platform-wide artificial intelligence. It delivers context-aware metadata that can trigger real actions, from captioning and speech-to-text enrichment to lip-sync QC, scene detection, and logo recognition. Its AI-Workflow capability allows users to design media processes with natural language prompts, reducing engineering overhead while accelerating... --- - Published: 2025-08-26 - Modified: 2025-08-27 - URL: https://blog.telestream.com/2025/08/intelligent-orchestration-for-modern-media-workflows/ - Categories: Uncategorized By Richard Andes In media operations, some steps can be fully automated, while others require human judgment such as approving or rejecting assets, or making editorial notes. Telestream Vantage excels at automating the complex technical processes, while Embrace Pulse-IT provides the intuitive layer for managing the human-driven tasks that can’t be automated. Together, they create a unified environment where manual inputs and automated workflows work seamlessly, making orchestration more efficient and transparent.   With the explosion of content formats, delivery endpoints, and production models, media companies are under increasing pressure to process and distribute high-quality content quickly, reliably, and at scale.  Yet, behind every piece of content is a web of processes: ingest, transcoding, metadata injection, packaging, QC, and delivery. These steps often span multiple systems and vendors, creating operational silos, redundant manual tasks, and brittle integrations.   That’s where the integration between Telestream Vantage and Embrace Pulse-IT delivers transformative value. It combines Vantage’s best-in-class media processing and workflow automation with Embrace’s powerful, low-code/no-code media supply chain orchestration platform—giving media teams the flexibility and control they need to build smarter, faster, nimble, and more resilient business processes. The Power of Visual Orchestration As media operations scale across cloud, hybrid, and on-prem environments, the complexity of workflow management grows exponentially. Traditional approaches to workflow automation typically rely on static scripts or custom development, making them difficult to maintain, scale, or adapt quickly. In today’s fast-paced media environments, that rigidity becomes a bottleneck.   Visual orchestration offers a new model. It empowers... --- - Published: 2025-08-19 - Modified: 2025-08-19 - URL: https://blog.telestream.com/2025/08/the-shift-to-cloud-based-media-management/ - Categories: Uncategorized Seamless Media Workflows via Vantage Integration with Mimir and iconik By Richard Andes As media companies embrace the cloud to handle everything from ingest to editorial and distribution, a new generation of media management platforms has emerged to support this shift. Solutions like Mimir and iconik offer scalable, browser-based environments where creative teams can access, organize, and collaborate on assets—no matter where they’re located.   To support these evolving workflows, Telestream’s Vantage platform now integrates directly with both Mimir and iconik. These integrations give operations teams the power to automate ingest, transcode, and metadata handoff between cloud-native asset repositories and on-prem or cloud-based media processing environments. The result: faster time to air, less manual intervention, and better alignment between engineering and editorial.   Why Cloud-Based Media Management Is Gaining Ground  Traditional media asset management systems have long been critical to content operations, but they often come with high infrastructure costs, limited accessibility, and rigid user interfaces. In contrast, cloud-based platforms like Mimir and iconik are redefining how teams store, organize, and interact with media—especially in today’s hybrid and distributed work environments.   These platforms provide intuitive, browser-based interfaces for viewing, tagging, and searching assets—whether they reside on cloud storage or on-prem systems. Creative and editorial teams can collaborate in real-time from anywhere, while operations teams benefit from centralized control, role-based access, and intelligent metadata handling.   The growing adoption of cloud storage, remote editing, and AI-driven workflows is making cloud-native media management more than a trend—it’s becoming essential. And when... --- - Published: 2025-08-07 - Modified: 2025-08-04 - URL: https://blog.telestream.com/2025/08/video-quality-assurance-with-fewer-eyes-on-glass/ - Categories: Uncategorized - Tags: argus, live streaming, production, Video Quality By Kenneth Haren For years, broadcast operations have relied on multiviewers — banks of screens showing real-time video streams — to keep tabs on signal health and content quality. Engineers would sit in front of these displays, scanning for issues with audio, video, captions, or signal dropouts. It was a manual approach built for an era when a broadcaster might have only a handful of feeds to monitor. Today’s video operations span dozens — even hundreds — of feeds, with each “channel” spawning multiple variants for adaptive bitrate (ABR) delivery with the added complexity of, alternate languages, closed captions, and dynamic ad insertion. Live streaming isn’t just for sports and news anymore. Services like Netflix, Fubo, and Paramount+ are scaling up live content — and that means more live workflows, more failure points, and more pressure on operations teams. The traditional multiviewer model can’t keep up. It’s too static, too human-dependent, and too limited for a world where video services must operate at cloud scale. What’s needed is a smarter, more scalable approach — one that surfaces issues only when they matter and empowers teams to act decisively. Why Multiviewers Fall Short in Modern Media Environments As live streaming expands and video workflows become more distributed, traditional monitoring methods are showing their limits. At best, multiviewers can show that a problem exists — a frozen frame, a black screen, or silence — but they don’t explain why it’s happening or where the issue originates in the workflow. There’s no built-in... --- - Published: 2025-07-02 - Modified: 2025-07-01 - URL: https://blog.telestream.com/2025/07/back-in-the-saddle-leading-with-trust-and-innovation/ - Categories: Company, Company News - Tags: CEO, Dan Castles, news, team By Dan Castles, CEO of Telestream As we hit the midpoint of 2025, I want to take a moment and share what these past six months have meant for Telestream and for me personally. While six months may seem like a short stretch in the context of my 25+ years with the company, it’s been a pivotal period in terms of what we’ve accomplished and where we’re heading. The Hardest Decision I’ve Made I was asked recently at the DPP Media Supply Fest about the toughest call I’ve had to make in my career. I didn’t have to think long: it was coming back as Telestream CEO. Most people know this isn’t my first time stepping back into the CEO role. Telestream is part of my DNA. Not because I didn’t want to, but because I knew the work ahead would be hard. There were things we had to fix. People to bring back. Trust to rebuild. But the heart of the company, the people and the purpose, was very much still intact. And that made the decision not only worthwhile, but necessary. Since returning, our collective focus has been on recalibrating and reconnecting. Aligning our product vision with where the market is going. Listening to our customers more than we talk at them. Rebuilding a culture that rewards collaboration, transparency, and doing the right thing... even when it’s not easy. Rebuilding Relationships That Matter If there’s one constant in our industry, it’s this: relationships matter. They always have. You... --- - Published: 2025-06-24 - Modified: 2025-06-26 - URL: https://blog.telestream.com/2025/06/cut-the-clutter-vantage-ingest-workflows-that-just-flow/ - Categories: Vantage, Vantage Tips & Tricks - Tags: AI, production, transcripts, Vantage, workflow By Bruno Munger, Director of Product Management at Telestream Telestream’s Vantage is often used as an ingest solution, in workflows with and without asset management. The recent release of AI Speech, a new Vantage Action, adds significantly more value to Vantage as an ingest solution for asset management-based workflows. This blog will present value points and benefits that make Vantage the ideal ingest workflow solution for asset management-based workflows. Telestream media workflow solutions bridge operational gaps in content workflows, providing seamless integration and interoperability for content creators and distributors. Our media workflows use built-in intelligence to streamline content creation, optimizing processes on-the-fly to ensure content reaches the right place, at the right time, with the ideal quality requirements for every audience. As highlighted in the DPP's NAB 2025 Demand vs Supply report, “the expectations and demands of audiences who watch premium content have increased,” making efficient, high-quality media workflows more critical than ever. Death by proxy: The hidden costs of outdated ingest workflows Most asset management systems include basic transcoding for proxy generation. “Proxy generators” are often based on FFMPEG and are statically set to create a standard proxy, associate the proxy with the high-resolution version(s), and check both files into the asset management application.   For low-volume, non-urgent workflows with uniform file types, this setup gets the job done—metadata entry and the occasional NLE workaround don’t pose major challenges. But when the stakes rise—when ingest volume spikes, file types diversify, or timelines tighten—these basic “proxy generators” start to buckle.... --- - Published: 2025-06-17 - Modified: 2025-06-26 - URL: https://blog.telestream.com/2025/06/lost-in-translation-let-qualifys-ai-detect-the-right-language/ - Categories: Free Resources - Tags: AI, Qualify By Ravi McArthur, Technical Product Manager at Telestream Artificial Intelligence (AI) continues to reshape how we optimize media workflows, providing tools that simplify and enhance the quality control (QC) process. Telestream Qualify embodies this technological evolution, integrating cutting-edge AI to address the intricacies of modern media production and distribution. Case in point, Qualify’s new language detection leverages AI and machine learning to automatically identify the language spoken in media content, all without requiring human intervention.   It’s a practical use of AI that is a big deal for many customers, and here’s why. Correctly identifying the spoken language in an audio track has always been a major challenge when dealing with multi-track audio layouts containing numerous languages. Previous automated solutions for language identification suffered from limited accuracy and a limited set of language support. Often, users have to rely on manual QC, which is labor-intensive and error-prone (e. g. “Is this audio track Finnish? Does anyone here speak Finnish? “). With the growing demand for global content and localization, Qualify’s language detection is an essential tool for managing diverse, multilingual material. Accurate language metadata ensures seamless content localization and distribution, avoiding costly errors that impact both finances and reputation. Speak Easy: Mitigating Language Detection Errors with AI  Telestream Qualify uses advanced AI to identify primary languages with precision, whether it’s English, Spanish, Mandarin, or dozens of other languages. It excels where traditional systems fall short, accurately handling accents, regional dialects, and even noisy audio. Unlike manual or rule-based solutions, it... --- - Published: 2025-06-04 - Modified: 2025-05-29 - URL: https://blog.telestream.com/2025/06/from-silos-to-synergy-envisioning-the-hybrid-future-of-the-media-data-center/ - Categories: Uncategorized By Simon Clarke, CTO, Telestream The road ahead for most of the M&E industry points toward a hybrid reality. This shift from bespoke, isolated IT infrastructures to unified systems will combine the best aspects of cloud and on-premises technology. Virtualization will play a central role in this future. By transforming hardware-driven processes into virtualized tasks that can be managed from anywhere, this new model drives efficiency without sacrificing operational control. Broadcast operations take a front-row seat in these developments, benefiting from AI tools to enhance workflows while maintaining the flexibility to deploy resources where—and when—they’re needed most. Telestream is joining forces with industry leaders like NVIDIA to promote this shift towards a data center-driven approach. Instead of maintaining separate on-prem and cloud-based systems, the goal is to treat everything—whether local or remote—like a unified, cloud-based data center. This enables organizations to streamline costs, boost efficiency, and stay ahead in an increasingly competitive environment. The hybrid future is here—and now is the moment to begin shaping it. Future-proofing media data centers with a unified approach The separation between on-premise and cloud systems has long been a staple of IT infrastructure. Historically, organizations have chosen one or the other based on operational needs, security requirements, and cost considerations. But the signal is shifting. In fact, 60% of media and broadcast professionals believe that hybrid workflows, combining the best of on-premise and cloud technologies, represent the future of the industry. Recent trends also indicate a growing interest in cloud repatriation, where workloads are... --- - Published: 2025-04-30 - Modified: 2025-05-06 - URL: https://blog.telestream.com/2025/04/supercharging-live-video-productions-with-telestream-lightspeed-live-capture-and-bryck-mini/ - Categories: Uncategorized In the fast-paced world of live video production, there's no room for error or delays. Whether it's capturing a record-breaking touchdown, the electric energy of a superstar performance, or a dramatic reveal in a cooking competition, reliability and performance are fundamental. What's more, the evolving expectations of audiences require rapid turnaround times for editing, finishing, and distribution workflows to maximize engagement. The integration of the Telestream Lightspeed Live Capture video server with Tsecond’s BRYCK Mini storage device delivers a robust and scalable solution for such demanding multi-camera acquisition scenarios, especially when immediate media transport is critical to downstream processes. Under the Hood: Live Capture and BRYCK Telestream's Lightspeed Live Capture offers advanced real-time capture capabilities for high-resolution video up to UHD/4K, exceptional channel density and robust control mechanisms within a 1RU chassis, making it an optimal solution for demanding field-based video acquisition: Up to sixteen concurrent 3G-HD SDI inputs or two concurrent 4K/UHD inputs, facilitating high-density capture. Comprehensive codec support, encompassing industry-standard formats such as ProRes, DNxHD, DNxHR, JPEG2000, alongside efficient delivery codecs including x265 and H. 264/AVC proxy files. Seamless integration with the Telestream Vantage media processing platform for advanced workflow orchestration. Flexible control modalities, including continuous 24/7 scheduling, precise RS-422 device control, and a Web Service REST API for programmatic integration. Compatibility with leading non-linear editing systems such as Avid Media Composer, Adobe Premiere Pro, and DaVinci Resolve. Complementing this ease of integration and flexibility, the Tsecond BRYCK Mini provides a feature-filled, portable, ruggedized, high-performance storage solution for... --- - Published: 2025-04-02 - Modified: 2025-04-21 - URL: https://blog.telestream.com/2025/04/new-jpeg-xs-capability-in-prism-to-support-growing-live-remote-production/ - Categories: PRISM, PRISM Waveform Monitoring, Test and Measurement - Tags: JPEG XS, prism As the demand for content continues to grow, content distributors require increasingly larger volumes of content to distribute. High-value content creation often justifies the use of multiple OB trucks with 40+ camera systems, multiple operators, engineers, and staff, including commentators. However, for mid-value content production, there's a pressing need to optimize costs without compromising the quality of the content. Challenges in Remote Production Remote production workflows are gaining significant traction, offering substantial cost and time savings compared to traditional live production. While camera crews need to be on-site, directors and commentators can remain at the facilities, dramatically reducing travelling expenses. Furthermore, teams based at the facility can work on multiple back-to-back events in a single day, making resource usage more efficient. However, one challenge is the high cost of the network infrastructure required to transmit all camera feeds back to the facility for production. A single UHD stream can consume around 10 Gbps of bandwidth. For a project with 20 UHD cameras, this could require more than 200 Gbps of data, which could prove prohibitively expensive. This is where compression technology plays a crucial role and JPEG XS was standardized in SMPTE ST2110-22 for use in IP media networks. Figure 1 Remote Production: Camera operators and small staff on site with Directors and primary production at remote facility location. Network Cost Reduction with JPEG XS Compression JPEG XS was specifically designed to reduce bitrates by 4 to 20 times without noticeable quality loss, while maintaining very low latency. For UHD... --- - Published: 2025-04-02 - Modified: 2025-04-21 - URL: https://blog.telestream.com/2025/04/enhancing-hdr-sdr-live-broadcasting-with-new-prism-3d-lut-technology/ - Categories: PRISM, PRISM Waveform Monitoring, Test and Measurement - Tags: live streaming, prism, production, workflow The demand for live production is growing as OTT technology has matured, allowing end viewers with easy access to content anytime, anywhere. Viewers are now eager for a high-quality, pseudo-live experience, even on mobile devices.   In this context, simultaneous HDR/SDR broadcasting has become essential for high-value live productions, catering to both emerging HDR audiences and established SD/HD viewers. While an ideal HDR/SDR simultaneous production setup would involve separate HDR and SDR cameras, this approach doubles equipment and operator costs for daily production, making it impractical. A more cost-effective approach is the combination of HDR cameras and 3D LUT conversion, which has become widely adopted in HDR/SDR simulcasting workflows.   Challenges in HDR/SDR Simulcasting with 3D LUT Boxes  In typical HDR/SDR simulcast live production, all SDR content (such as archived footage and commercials) is upconverted to HDR. Subsequently, all HDR sources are fed into a production switcher for composition. The HDR output feed from the switcher is then converted to distribution formats. However, this process requires 3D LUT conversion units for every conversion, complicating the system and driving up costs. This is especially challenging at the camera shading position, where the same number of 3D LUT boxes as shading operators or monitoring sources are required.   Integrated 3D LUT in PRISM  PRISM SDI/IP waveform monitor now features an integrated, user-configurable 3D LUT, with a 33x33x33 cube size and tetrahedral interpolation for precise processing. The 3D LUT can be applied to various display modes (Waveform, Vector, Diamond, and Lightning), with the... --- - Published: 2025-04-02 - Modified: 2025-04-10 - URL: https://blog.telestream.com/2025/04/telestream-at-the-2025-nab-show/ - Categories: NAB SHOW, Uncategorized Telestream, a global leader in media workflow technologies, is set to showcase its latest innovations at the 2025 NAB Show (Booth W1501).   Building on over three decades of innovation and leadership, the company is unveiling a powerful suite of solutions that transform how content is created, managed, and delivered. Alongside these new capabilities and innovations, Telestream will spotlight its expansive ecosystem. Anchored by an open, API-first philosophy, Telestream fosters strong partnerships and seamless integrations with industry-leading vendors.   Our combined solutions empower customers with a robust media ecosystem that accelerates onboarding, streamlines workflows, and ensures interoperability across the entire media supply and delivery chain. Transforming Every Stage of the Media Workflow Telestream’s showcase at NAB 2025 is organized around three critical pillars of today’s media ecosystem:  Content Creation: Telestream enables the transition from SDI to IP workflows, providing innovative solutions that enhance efficiency and adaptability in content production. The focus remains on enabling professionals to create high-quality media that feeds directly into the content supply chain.   Content Supply Chain: With the rise of UHD content and its complexities, Telestream’s versatile deployment models ensure content is prepared, validated, and moved from creation to consumption efficiently—providing the foundation for scalable operations. Content Distribution: Ensuring flawless delivery to audiences, Telestream democratizes broadcast technology, making it accessible, reliable, and effective for traditional platforms, streaming services, and social media—all while ensuring optimal monetization and regulatory compliance.   Super Charged Vantage Platform Leading broadcasters, studios, digital media companies, and sports networks rely on Telestram... --- - Published: 2025-03-26 - Modified: 2025-04-02 - URL: https://blog.telestream.com/2025/03/cloud-first-vs-cloud-smart-finding-the-right-balance-for-me-companies/ - Categories: Free Resources, Industry - Tags: cloud By Rich Andes and Blake Parrish, VPs, Product Management, Telestream Cloud technology continues to reshape how businesses operate, presenting both opportunities and challenges. For the Media & Entertainment (M&E) sector, cloud computing offers an enticing solution to the industry's scaling, collaboration, and efficiency needs. Yet, the path to cloud adoption is rarely smooth. Unlike some industries, M&E faces technical, operational, and economic challenges that make the transition to the cloud uniquely complex. Cloud-First vs. Cloud-Smart So what is the difference between a "cloud-first" and a "cloud-smart" approach? Cloud-first is the traditional approach embraced by IT departments—to move everything to the cloud, focusing fully on cloud-native services. By contrast, "cloud-smart" takes a more strategic view. Only essential workflows migrate to the cloud, leaving other tasks on-premises or in a hybrid setup where it makes better operational or financial senses. Cloud-first works well for digital-native media companies, streaming platforms, and organizations that prioritize agility, AI-powered automation, and rapid global content distribution. Cloud-smart is ideal for large media enterprises, broadcasters, and production companies that require a mix of high-performance on-prem workflows (e. g. , post-production, rendering) and cloud scalability for distribution, AI analytics, or disaster recovery. The key is for each organization and even each department to consider the pros and cons of each approach to find the right balance for leveraging cloud innovations where they provide the most value. Cloud-first is definitely feasible for many industries or if you're starting from scratch. However, for M&E companies, aggressive, unchecked cloud adoption that prioritizes... --- - Published: 2025-02-13 - Modified: 2025-04-21 - URL: https://blog.telestream.com/2025/02/dynamic-priority-avoiding-unnecessary-ptp-grandmaster-changeovers/ - Categories: SPG9000 Sync Generation - Tags: grandmaster, PTP, SPG9000 Broadcast environments typically have large systems featuring devices from many vendors which can lead to concerns about the effects of Grandmaster (GM) changeovers. SPG9000’s Dynamic Priority offers broadcasters a significant improvement in clock management. Read on to learn how this recent innovation from Telestream provides more effective changeover control for minimized workflow disruptions. The Challenge of GM Changeovers BMCA-controlled GM changeovers are necessary when faults or clock quality changes occur in a PTP network. When faults are removed or the clock quality is restored, a second GM change typically occurs, even though it is not strictly necessary when both GMs have the same clock quality. Avoiding or deferring this change to a non-critical time is ideal. Dynamic Priority allows this control without compromising the ability of the system to react to faults.   Use Case 1: Redundant GNSS-Connected SPG9000s A simple PTP network with redundant Telestream SPG9000 timing and reference sync generators demonstrates the benefits of Dynamic Priority. Figure 1 shows both SPG9000s using GNSS as the reference and thus, they have the same values for the clock quality parameters. It is common to configure both SPG9000s with the same priority 1 value and use different priority 2 values to designate one SPG9000 to be the primary grandmaster. Figure 1 – Basic PTP network with redundant GMs  If the GNSS signal to the primary SPG9000 is lost, clock quality will be degraded, and the backup SPG will take over the GM roll as directed by the BMCA. This behavior is... --- - Published: 2025-01-16 - Modified: 2025-01-09 - URL: https://blog.telestream.com/2025/01/beyond-compliance-closed-captions-as-a-media-strategy/ - Categories: Captioning News, Captioning Tips & Tricks, Product - Tags: AI, Captioning, captions, closed captions, dialogue, Stanza, subtitles, subtitling, video programming Regulatory compliance has traditionally driven the use of closed captioning as a required part of any live or recorded broadcast regardless of the content. In the US, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) issues rules that govern the use of closed captioning in broadcast programming. Other countries have also instituted their own closed captioning requirements for media programming including Canada, Australia, the EU, and the United Kingdom. While compliance will continue to be a key driver in the industry, captioning and subtitles are evolving beyond just simply providing accessibility. They are playing a broader role in enhancing engagement, expanding reach, and driving innovation in media. As the demand for captioning and subtitling grows, media organizations are increasingly relying on advanced automated tools to streamline workflows and deliver broadcast-quality results to ensure compliance. Purpose-built and robust solutions like Telestream Stanza provide a turnkey approach that has been designed to specifically meet the rigorous requirements of broadcast environments. Closed Captioning Versus Subtitling: The Same but Different While closed captioning and subtitling are often used interchangeably, they serve distinct purposes and specific audiences. Both enhance accessibility and improve audience engagement by providing text-based representations of spoken dialogue synchronized with the audio. However, closed captions are designed for individuals who are deaf or hard of hearing. They offer not only the transcription of dialogue, but also non-verbal audio cues such as sound effects and music. Subtitles, in contrast, cater to multilingual audiences by just focusing on translating the spoken words into the local language. While... --- - Published: 2025-01-14 - Modified: 2025-04-21 - URL: https://blog.telestream.com/2025/01/spg9000-boosts-resiliency-during-gnss-signal-outages/ - Categories: High Dynamic Range, SPG9000 Sync Generation, Test and Measurement - Tags: PTP, SPG9000 The SPG9000 Timing and Reference System plays a critical role as the master clock for a broadcast facility. Typically, a GNSS signal is used for an accurate time-of-day and frequency reference. The SPG9000 then serves as a PTP grandmaster (leader) for ST 2110 networks and provides analog synchronization signals (NTSC, PAL, HD tri-level) for SDI devices. However, the GNSS signal can occasionally suffer from disturbances, either from weather-related incidents or from malicious jamming or spoofing of the signal. For some operational environments, such as a mobile production truck that temporarily does not have a good view of the sky, the GNSS signal may be unreliable at that location.   In these instances, the SPG9000 will automatically switch its frequency reference from the external GNSS signal to its internal oscillator and the time-of-day will continue to count from the last known time from the GNSS receiver. This holdover mode will ensure that output synchronization signals will maintain their frequency and phase without any sudden “jam” or “shock”.   When the GNSS signal is restored, the SPG9000 will enter holdover recovery to eventually return to the correct frequency and phase. If the SPG9000 has been in holdover mode for an extended period, there will be some accumulated drift of the system clock from the real time-of-day. The SPG9000 is designed to remain in holdover recovery mode as long as necessary, by adjusting the clock frequency by no more than 0. 2 ppm. This ensures that output NTSC or PAL signals have a... --- - Published: 2025-01-07 - Modified: 2025-04-21 - URL: https://blog.telestream.com/2025/01/using-luminance-qualified-cie-for-precision-in-hdr-workflows/ - Categories: Free Resources, PRISM Waveform Monitoring, Test and Measurement, Video Quality Monitoring - Tags: CIE, HDR, LQCIE, Luminance The introduction of High Dynamic Range (HDR) and Wide Color Gamut (WCG) technologies has advanced video production but also brought unique challenges across the video workflow—from live production to post-production. A critical issue arises during simultaneous HDR and Standard Dynamic Range (SDR) productions, where maintaining consistent quality for both HDR and SDR audiences requires meticulous monitoring. Without careful attention, details and colors in the so-called ‘HDR zone’—such as luminance levels exceeding 203 nits or hues outside the ITU BT. 709 gamut—can become suppressed or modified to an unacceptable extent during SDR conversion. We will examine how advanced live monitoring tools introducing luminance qualification for generating CIE chromaticity charts can assist production teams by isolating colors in specific luminance ranges, enabling precise camera adjustments and avoiding excessive excursions. Color Bleed Challenges in High and Low Luminance Ranges Dealing with color bleeds in post is a uniquely challenging task. A good example is the problem of isolating color bleeds in high luminance areas in the image, such as tungsten filaments from aging light fixtures on bright white shirts. Typically, colorists would use a combination of picture displays, vectorscopes and waveform displays to attempt to isolate and then fix the colors. Similar problems arise for color bleeds in the low luminance regions. Accelerating Color Isolation Within Luminance Zones With LQCIE  To address the above need and in general to speed up isolating colors within specific luminance zones, Telestream is introducing luminance qualification for the CIE chromaticity chart – Luminance Qualified CIE or LQCIE.... --- - Published: 2024-12-19 - Modified: 2025-04-21 - URL: https://blog.telestream.com/2024/12/master-hdr-video-production-with-stop-monitoring/ - Categories: PRISM, PRISM Waveform Monitoring, Test and Measurement - Tags: content, HDR, prism, production In today’s fast-paced content creation industry, the demand for high-quality content is skyrocketing. Production and post-production houses are constantly under pressure to meet tight deadlines while maintaining quality requirements. With content distributors increasingly requesting video production houses to deliver programs in High Dynamic Range (HDR) to captivate larger audiences, there’s a growing need for streamlined workflows in production.   Manual Processes Hamper HDR Production Capturing high quality footage on set is the first step in creating compelling content, but the “fix it in post” strategy is no longer a viable option. Relying on post-production to correct issues later leads to costly rework and inflated video production costs, especially for HDR program creation.   To efficiently capture HDR footage, video production teams must pay close attention to camera and lighting setups to achieve the desired artistic intent right from the acquisition phase. For this purpose, the team uses the measurement of light in terms of “STOP” units describing the relative brightness of light (A +1 stop means the light is twice as bright, while a -1 stop indicates it is half as bright. For example, if "Object A is +3 stops brighter than Object B," it means Object A is eight times brighter. ) The unit has been widely used on set, but traditional waveform monitors used during acquisition distorts the direct reading of light intensity due to the inclusion of gamma correction. This forces camera operators and lighting engineers to manually convert these reading into stop units, increasing the potential... --- - Published: 2024-12-11 - Modified: 2024-12-06 - URL: https://blog.telestream.com/2024/12/optimize-your-ip-based-media-supply-chain-with-insights-from-diversified/ - Categories: Content Management - Tags: automation, cloud, Diversified, IP, media, workflow We’re excited to share a must-read blog post from our partners at Diversified in which they explore strategies for streamlining IP-based media supply chains. No longer just a purview of the Media and Entertainment industry, organizations across diverse industries incorporate media assets in all areas of their internal and public-facing communications. But in today's world of ever-growing content libraries and complex workflows, efficiently managing the media supply chain can be challenging for even the most sophisticated organizations. Diversified’s insights highlight the benefits of adopting cloud-based solutions, transitioning to IP-based infrastructures, and leveraging automation to enhance operations and cut costs. The post dives into practical strategies, including: Cloud Integration: Improve scalability and accessibility while managing costs. IP Workflows: Embrace the future of media with efficient, reliable infrastructure. Automation: Eliminate repetitive tasks to focus on creativity and innovation. At Telestream, we share this vision for transforming the media supply chain. Our solutions are designed to empower media enterprises with tools for efficient media archiving and management, ensuring content is preserved as intended and accessible when needed. By incorporating AI-driven workflows, we help organizations automate repetitive processes and uncover new efficiencies, freeing teams to focus on creativity. Additionally, our cloud-native solutions provide the flexibility and scalability required to thrive in today’s media landscape. Don’t let inefficiencies hold you back. Explore Diversified’s blog post The Ultimate Guide to Future-Proof Your Media Supply Chain to discover actionable insights that can transform your media supply chain and position your organization for future success. --- - Published: 2024-12-03 - Modified: 2024-12-02 - URL: https://blog.telestream.com/2024/12/qualify-for-vantage/ - Categories: Product, Vantage - Tags: QC, Qualify, Quality Control, Vantage, Video Quality Qualify for Vantage: Your Integrated QC Solution Quality Control (QC) is a critical part of the video processing workflow. Errors in your video, audio, and metadata files can significantly impact your business. Poor picture or audio quality can result in lower subscription rates, and compliance issues can lead to increased costs. Manual QC operations help, but humans are, well, human—imperfections can still slip past unnoticed. As your output scales up and file formats and codecs multiply, manual QC simply can’t keep pace. Moreover, existing Vantage customers lack a fully integrated file-based QC solution, leaving a critical gap in their workflows. Introducing Qualify for Vantage Have no fear—Qualify for Vantage is here! This advanced file-based QC solution automates mission-critical QC processes for content ingest and production workflows, ensuring the highest video quality while reducing content delivery times. Qualify for Vantage seamlessly integrates with Vantage workflows to: Automatically check compliance with industry standards Flag non-compliant content files Effortlessly scale to process large volumes of files Key Features and Benefits With Vantage integration, Qualify’s robust QC testing capabilities bring new efficiencies to your workflows. The integrated content validation ensures: Workflow Efficiency: Manage quality at scale effortlessly. Time Savings: Reduce manual efforts and speed up production. Cost Savings: Eliminate inefficiencies and minimize error costs. Access to Comprehensive Tests: Perform in-depth quality checks for video range, black levels, color gamut, and loudness levels. Future-Proofing: Adapt to evolving QC workflows seamlessly. Why Choose Qualify for Vantage? Qualify for Vantage ensures compliance with industry standards and enhances... --- - Published: 2024-11-25 - Modified: 2025-04-21 - URL: https://blog.telestream.com/2024/11/prism-4-3-adds-jpeg-xs-and-st-2110-support/ - Categories: Company News, PRISM, PRISM Waveform Monitoring, Streaming, Test and Measurement - Tags: JPEG XS, prism, ST 2110, waveform monitors PRISM 4. 3, the latest version of our industry-leading waveform monitoring solution, is now available. This latest update helps ease the transition from SDI to IP-based workflows for production studios and broadcast facilities. With enhanced support for ST 2110-22, including JPEG XS, and expanded MULTI input support for hybrid SDI/IP facilities, PRISM 4. 3 provides the versatile tools you need to confidently monitor and manage today’s complex video signals. Additionally, our patented Luma Qualified CIE display is available for enhanced gamut monitoring. PRISM IP monitoring for ST 2110 is available in three versatile models with support for SDI, IP, and hybrid environments. Manage your IP infrastructure by using ST 2110-22 JPEG XS to carry multiple UHD streams, saving bandwidth across the network. What is special about JPEG XS? JPEG XS offers a “virtually lossless” codec to compress high data rates streams like UHD/4K from over 10Gb/s with a 10:1 compression ratio, allowing IP networks to carry multiple UHD streams more efficiently within the system without increasing network bandwidth. JPEG XS also offers low latency to ensure minimal processing delay within the facility. With the JPXS option in PRISM, the monitor can decode these ST 2110-22 streams showing trace applications and picture display.   How does PRISM handle JPEG XS?   PRISM can decode a range of HD and UHD/4K formats (720p, 1080i, 1080p, 2K, UHD/4K) providing flexibility to meet the needs within remote production and broadcast facilities. To aid operators and engineers in monitoring these signals, the Video Session display... --- - Published: 2024-11-21 - Modified: 2024-11-21 - URL: https://blog.telestream.com/2024/11/introducing-the-vantage-iconik-connector-for-seamless-video-content-management/ - Categories: Product, Vantage, Vantage News - Tags: connector, content, file, iconik, streaming, Vantage, video asset management Why Video Content Is More Critical Than Ever Consumption of media has increased dramatically in the past few years. As a result, content creators are developing more video content than ever before. To meet audience expectations, content creators must ensure their videos are compatible with a wide range of devices, resolutions, and formats. Streamline Your Workflow with the Vantage-iconik Connector The new Vantage-iconik Connector makes it much easier to ingest and transcode content, ensuring that the files needed for collaboration and distribution are delivered quickly and in the proper formats. Speed and Flexibility for Your Video Processing Needs Vantageuses the latest technology to deliver exceptional processing speeds, supporting numerous file formats. This compatibility, combined with automated delivery options, ensures that iconik users have fast and reliable access to media files. With the Vantage-iconik Connector, users can create dynamic, decision-based workflows tailored for any application, improving the efficiency of media delivery. Enhanced Video Asset Management Thanks to tighter integration with iconik, Vantage offers powerful features that simplify video asset management and processing. Users can ingest and transcode various types of video content effortlessly, making them ready for management, collaboration, and sharing with global teams. Flexible Deployment Options Transcoding with Vantage can be done in the cloud, on-premises, or in a hybrid processing mode. With iconik, assets can be managed across both cloud and on-premises storage from one convenient platform, optimizing your media management capabilities. Is the Vantage-iconik Connector Right for You? Consider if any of these situations apply to your current workflow: High-Volume Workflows: Manage archives,... --- - Published: 2024-11-19 - Modified: 2024-11-18 - URL: https://blog.telestream.com/2024/11/seamless-end-to-end-captioning-workflow-in-vantage-now-available/ - Categories: Captioning News, Captioning Tips & Tricks, Product - Tags: Caption, Captioning, captioning workflow, captions, Stanza, video captioning Remote and Distributed Live Productions Vantage now offers a seamless “end-to-end” captioning workflow, providing solutions for live productions, including sports, cultural, or political events. Production companies increasingly produce these events remotely or in a distributed manner, often with reduced staff. While this reduces costs, maximizing audience engagement and revenue remains critical. Companies aim to create Video on Demand (VoD) versions, such as highlight packages, news inserts, or full event replays to make the most our of their content. As the competition for audience attention intensifies, delivering content swiftly becomes crucial to retaining and expanding viewer engagement. Furthermore, today’s audiences are more discerning and accustomed to high-quality, readily available content. They expect these VoD versions to be accessible almost immediately, in excellent quality, and compatible with any device. The Importance of Closed Captions For both regulatory and accessibility reasons, VoD content must include accurate closed captions or subtitles. Although technology for capturing, editing, and repackaging content has improved, content producers have continued to face challenges in one area - The Captioning Workflow. To meet expectations, captions must accurately reflect spoken dialogue and, in some cases, include sound descriptions. Thus, producers must generate captions both quickly and accurately. Challenges and Solutions Until now, meeting these demands has been challenging. However, Vantage, our media processing platform, now integrates professional closed captioning and subtitling through Stanza, a cutting-edge captioning tool. This integration streamlines the captioning workflow, enhancing efficiency and convenience for Vantage and Stanza users. With just a few clicks, users can export Stanza... --- - Published: 2024-10-22 - Modified: 2024-10-22 - URL: https://blog.telestream.com/2024/10/leveraging-apis-to-control-your-devices/ - Categories: Free Resources, PRISM, Product - Tags: API, Live broadcast, prism, streaming, telestream In today’s fast-paced broadcast environment, being able to efficiently control your devices is essential. APIs, or Application Programming Interfaces, are powerful tools that make this possible by allowing different software and hardware components to communicate with each other. We are going to demystify how to use APIs with some handy third-party tools like Postman & Bitfocus Companion, all of which are freeware and in use by many broadcast entities worldwide. What are APIs?   APIs are like bridges that let different software and hardware talk to each other. They help automate tasks, streamline workflows, and improve monitoring and control in broadcast setups. By using APIs, you can create custom solutions tailored to your specific needs, enhancing both efficiency and performance. Best of all, you can use a controller like an Elgato Stream Deck, so you don’t need to access individual device user interfaces.   Practical Tools for Using APIs  Postman is a powerful tool for developing and testing APIs. It lets you visualize API requests and responses, automate testing, and debug issues. For example, you can use Postman to interact with Telestream PRISM’s API to monitor and control the device. By sending specific API requests, you can easily check device status or adjust settings without manual intervention.   Bitfocus Companion allows you to create custom control panels for various devices. It supports a wide range of broadcast equipment and integrates with APIs for advanced control. You can set up Bitfocus Companion to control one or many broadcast devices from the... --- - Published: 2024-10-15 - Modified: 2025-04-21 - URL: https://blog.telestream.com/2024/10/st-2110-and-st-2059-driving-change-in-broadcast-technology/ - Categories: Free Resources, Product, SPG9000 Sync Generation, Test and Measurement - Tags: Live broadcast, streaming, telestream The broadcast industry is undergoing a significant transformation with the adoption of SMPTE ST 2110, a suite of standards that usher in a new era of IP-based media transport. This transition is compelling professionals to familiarize themselves with new technologies for synchronizing signals. Understanding these emerging ST 2110 standards is crucial as the broadcast industry shifts away from traditional methods towards more advanced and efficient practices.   The Legacy of Analog Reference in Television  Since the inception of television, analog reference signals have been the backbone of broadcast synchronization. References like Black Burst and Tri-Level Sync have remained largely unchanged over the decades. These analog reference signals ensure that all devices within a broadcast facility are locked to a known good clock, maintaining synchronization across various equipment. Electrical changeovers are commonly used to switch between different clock sources, ensuring continuous operation and reliability in case of a failure.   The Advent of SMPTE ST 2110: Entering the Digital Age  With the adoption of SMPTE ST 2110, the industry is moving towards a packet-based approach for transporting video, audio, and ancillary data over IP networks. Key to this transition is SMPTE ST 2059, which outlines the use of the Precision Time Protocol (PTP) for synchronizing media clocks. PTP, as defined by IEEE 1588, provides a method for precise time synchronization over IP networks.   A crucial component of this system is the Best Master Clock Algorithm (BMCA), which automatically selects the most accurate clock source available. The BMCA continuously evaluates the... --- - Published: 2024-10-08 - Modified: 2025-04-21 - URL: https://blog.telestream.com/2024/10/spg9000-4-0-update-supercharges-test-signal-generation/ - Categories: PRISM, Product, SPG9000 Sync Generation, Test and Measurement - Tags: Live broadcast, live streaming, streaming, telestream The SPG9000 Timing and Reference System seamlessly adapts to a multitude of timing sources and is highly versatile with extensive reference distribution options. It can be set up quickly as a Grandmaster or Follower using PTP, and produces SDI and IP known-good references for precise timing and seamless connectivity.   The SPG9000 includes a powerful test signal generator for SDI and ST 2110 outputs, with support for a wide range of formats and test patterns. The September 2024 4. 0 firmware release (available for download here) includes many new enhancements that solidify the SPG9000 as the best-in-class sync signal and test signal generator.   Test Signal Generation for SDI and ST 2110  The SPG9000 includes four independent SDI outputs and two 25G/10G Ethernet ports for IP streams. The four SDI outputs are completely independent – each output can operate at a different speed, from 270 Mbps SD-SDI to 1. 5G and 3G-SDI for HD/2K formats and to 6G and 12G-SDI for UHD/4K formats. For ST 2110 streams, the SPG9000 supports up to six ST 2110-20 video streams, six ST 2110-30 audio streams, and six ST 2110-40 data streams, transmitted from one port or from both ports for ST 2022-7 redundant networks.   A wide variety of built-in test signals are included, including many different flavors of color bars for both SDR and HDR systems, special patterns for testing display characteristics, ramps and step scales for testing system linearity, pathological patterns for SDI systems, and more.   New!  Video Overlays  A video... --- - Published: 2024-09-10 - Modified: 2024-09-10 - URL: https://blog.telestream.com/2024/09/vantage-8-2-up1-delivers-integrated-closed-captioning-and-subtitling/ - Categories: Vantage - Tags: captions, Closed Captioning, Stanza, streaming, subtitles, Vantage The industry’s leading media processing platform is now even better! Introducing Vantage 8. 2 Update Pack #1 with integrated professional closed captioning and subtitling via Stanza 2. 2. The new direct connection between the two solutions will: Generate high-quality captions within your workflow, eliminating manual processes and saving time. Use the power of AI for exceptional caption and subtitling quality and accuracy. Eliminate unpredictable costs associated with traditional transcription services. Reduce delays caused by transferring files while keeping all media files secure. For media professionals regularly working with large media files, 8. 2 UP1 streamlines media file uploads for Backblaze users. Vantage now supports Backblaze Live Read with the option to: Access and collaborate on media content stored in Backblaze S3 storage, even during upload. Share content immediately with Backblaze partners supporting the Live Read option for faster turnaround. Users can download 8. 2 UP1 from the Vantage Download Center. Click here to find out more about Stanza’s AI-driven speech-to-text closed captioning and subtitling.   Visit the Vantage page to learn more about the industry leading media content processing platform. --- - Published: 2024-08-21 - Modified: 2025-04-21 - URL: https://blog.telestream.com/2024/08/achieving-seamless-video-switching-in-ip-media-systems/ - Categories: PRISM Waveform Monitoring, Record, Recording, Test and Measurement - Tags: IP, prism, SDI, Video switching, workflow Achieving Seamless Video Switching in IP Media Systems  For media production operators and engineering staff, migrating from SDI to IP workflows offers undeniable advantages, but replicating the critical task of fast video source switching can present a hurdle. We will dive into the world of IP Media systems to discuss how to achieve seamless switching in any IP video production environment.   Quickly switching between camera feeds for image level checks during camera shading is vital. In traditional SDI workflows, SDI Matrix panels provided instant source selection. But how do we replicate this efficiency in the IP realm, where protocols and packets reign supreme?   Understanding Switching Mechanisms in IP vs. SDI  Unlike SDI's physical connections for transporting video, audio, and data, IP media networks rely on a complex interplay of protocols (API and NMOS) for streamlined packet delivery. Multicast sends a single source to multiple receivers, requiring the Internet Group Messaging Protocol for joining specific streams.   However, IP is asynchronous. When a receiver needs to switch sources, it typically employs a "Break Before Make" approach – leaving the current stream before joining the new one. This creates a gap, resulting in a disruptive glitch in the picture – far from ideal for seamless source switching.   Make Before Break Ensures Smooth Switching  IP Media systems offer a powerful process to combat these glitches: Make Before Break. You can configure your Telestream PRISM IP monitoring solution to take advantage of this effective approach.   Ready to achieve seamless video... --- - Published: 2024-08-08 - Modified: 2024-08-08 - URL: https://blog.telestream.com/2024/08/stanza-2-2-taking-closed-captioning-subtitling-to-new-heights/ - Categories: Captioning News, Captioning Tips & Tricks, Content Management, Product, Vantage - Tags: Closed Caption, Stanza, Vantage, workflow The latest version of the leading enterprise-class closed captioning and subtitling platform is now available. Stanza 2. 2 brings a host of new features and performance enhancements designed for tighter integration with the Telestream media processing ecosystem, streamlining production workflows, and elevating the user experience. Here’s a closer look at what’s new: Direct Integration with Vantage for a Streamlined Workflow: Enhanced efficiency and convenience for both Vantage and Stanza users with direct export of Stanza files to Vantage in just a few clicks from the Stanza interface. AI Speech to Text: Telestream’s exclusive, custom-engineered speech-to-text AI models offer unmatched quality and accuracy. Faster Closed Captioning Extraction: Significantly accelerate the import process for closed captions (CC) from video files with the option to eliminate the need to read through the entire file. This is beneficial when the CC track is separate from the video file. Extensive Platform Enhancements: 2. 2 introduces a range of user friendly performance enhancements such as: Showing all queued jobs to estimate wait times Activating text editor fields with a single click Fully configurable default duration for new captions Safely maintaining undo and redos during server restarts Displaying a true view of caption breaks when a browser window is resized Default sorting of project lists by most recent first Support for the import of Timed Text Distribution Systems caption files Greater Efficiency and Control with Additions to the API:  Effortlessly swap between upper and lowercase text New API to obtain export location IDs Default audio tracks and... --- - Published: 2024-07-24 - Modified: 2025-04-22 - URL: https://blog.telestream.com/2024/07/elevate-your-streaming-service-user-experience-with-these-insider-tips/ - Categories: Free Resources, Industry, Streaming, Surveyor ABR, Test and Measurement, Video Quality Monitoring - Tags: ABR, Live broadcast, live streaming, live-stream, telestream In the hyper-competitive world of live streaming, maintaining top-notch quality is a primary goal for streaming services. Imagine the anticipation surrounding a live sporting event or the premiere of a highly anticipated TV series. Viewers eagerly tune in, excited to be part of the action in real-time. As the stream buffers or quality dips, that excitement turns to frustration. These moments are not just about streaming quality— they're about retaining viewers and capitalizing on revenue opportunities. With the demand for seamless viewing experiences, the challenge lies in identifying and addressing streaming issues before they disrupt viewer experience. Addressing service quality can be broken down into two approaches, client-side (reactive) analytics based on media player metrics and synthetic (proactive) performance analysis from dedicated tools focused on quality assessment. Synthetic – Proactive ABR Live StreamingClient-Side – Reactive Media Player in Streaming ApplicationApproachEmploys synthetic clients to detect and resolve potential streaming issues before they impact viewers. Relies on analytics within client devices to react to issues as they occur. ManagementDeployed at strategic locations post-origin server and monitor based on configured schedules. Integrated in the streaming application, enabling analytics when the streaming service is in use. InsightsAccessibility, variant availability, network streaming performance, and optionally content analysis. Device level compatibility, decryption key acquisition, delivery streaming performance. In a landscape where viewer retention is paramount, the choice between proactive and reactive monitoring methods can make all the difference in maintaining a loyal subscriber base. Let’s take a closer look at ABR live streaming and the media... --- - Published: 2024-07-18 - Modified: 2025-04-21 - URL: https://blog.telestream.com/2024/07/ptp-system-commissioning-grandmaster-changeover/ - Categories: Content Management, Events, Free Resources, Industry, Product, SPG9000 Sync Generation, Test and Measurement - Tags: Live broadcast, live streaming, PTP, streaming, telestream, White Paper Precision Time Protocol (PTP) is widely being adopted to synchronize modern media networks that use ST 2110 for video, audio, and data transport. PTP synchronization is required by the ST 2110 standard suite, so broadcast engineers must learn and understand the technology. PTP is more complex than traditional synchronization that uses analog black burst and tri-level signals distributed over coaxial cable.  Therefore, broadcast engineers and network architects must also understand the system behavior for a variety of situations. As media networks are typically comprised of devices from multiple vendors, and no two networks are alike, we strongly recommend extensive testing when commissioning a new system. One important aspect of PTP operations that warrants detailed testing is the Grandmaster (GM) changeover. Most PTP networks use multiple lead clocks such as the SPG9000 for redundancy to guard against various types of outages or failures. The Best Master Clock Algorithm (BMCA) selects one of these clocks to be the active GM. If that clock degrades, for example, when its GNSS signal is lost or when its network link is cut, the BMCA chooses another lead clock to become the active GM. In most cases, the transition is relatively seamless, and follower clocks locked to the GM will not see any significant time shift from the new GM.   However, in more complex networks with Boundary Clock (BC) switches in multiple layers of switch hierarchy (such as the common spine-leaf architecture), the changeover from one GM to another may not be as straightforward as... --- - Published: 2024-07-16 - Modified: 2024-07-17 - URL: https://blog.telestream.com/2024/07/diva-9-3-elevates-media-content-management/ - Categories: Content Management, Industry - Tags: content management, DIVA, workflow New DIVA 9. 3 takes cutting-edge workflow automation and deep analytics to the next level, delivering an even greater content management experience. 9. 3 includes the following new powerful features: Effortless Workflows: AVID users can delete, restore, and extract metadata with ease using new web-based tools. Deeper Data Insights: Uncover more actionable intelligence with enhanced analytics. Automated Efficiency: DIVA 9. 3 automates file categorizing and indexing, eliminating time-consuming and mistake-prone manual processes. Proxy Power: Seamlessly import any video proxy via CSV for maximum flexibility. Comprehensive Content Management: Simplify tape media management along with disk, drive, and cloud archives using group migration processes. Learn more about DIVA’s intelligent content management and archiving capabilities here. DIVA users can download the latest 9. 3 version here. --- - Published: 2024-07-01 - Modified: 2025-04-21 - URL: https://blog.telestream.com/2024/07/new-inspect-release-enhances-ip-workflows/ - Categories: Content Management, Free Resources, Inspect, Product, Test and Measurement - Tags: INSPECT, Live broadcast, live streaming, streaming, telestream Migrating live video production from traditional baseband to network IP infrastructure requires effective, efficient, innovative tools that support the latest standards. Our INSPECT solution for IP monitoring of ST 2110 networks offers a comprehensive toolset for engineers and technical operators, enabling them to:  monitor the health status of multiple programs in a MOSAIC display,  view PTP stability status including Grand Master changes, and see detailed RTP packet header information. By incorporating this toolset with QoE assessments, INSPECT helps users quickly identify, diagnose, and remedy potential issues. Therefore, we are excited to announce the upcoming availability of INSPECT 5. 2. This latest software update focuses on enhancing the user experience while improving connectivity to meet the demands of modern IP systems and ST 2110 standards. INSPECT 5. 2 supports compressed and uncompressed content for effective monitoring of multiple programs in IP broadcast system.   Read on to learn about the key new additions in 5. 2:  Comprehensive Workflow Monitoring with New Summary View  Get a fast, comprehensive look at the health of your video, audio, and data with the Summary view.   The Summary view includes picture, waveform, audio bars, and ANC session displays, streamlining the workflow for operators in MCR applications. When an alarm is triggered on the MOSAIC display, users can get an immediate view of the health of video, audio, and data components from the Summary display with a single-click. Audio quality monitoring has been enhanced to allow operators to listen for undesired pops, clicks, and other audio... --- - Published: 2024-06-25 - Modified: 2025-04-21 - URL: https://blog.telestream.com/2024/06/new-prism-version-eases-the-transition-from-sdi-to-ip-with-support-for-eight-st-2110-30-audio-streams-enhanced-anc-data-monitoring-direct-ttml-decoding-and-more/ - Categories: Free Resources, PRISM, PRISM Waveform Monitoring, Record, Recording, Streaming, Test and Measurement - Tags: Broadacast Technology, broadcast, broadcast QC, Broadcasting, broadcasts, HD-SDI, hybrid, hybrid IP/SDI, hybrid SDI/IP, inspect 2110, IP video, live video production, prism, production, PTP, Quality Control, SDI, SPG9000, ST 2110, video, Video Production, Video Quality, workflow, workflow solutions PRISM IP monitoring for ST 2110 is available in three versatile models with support for IP, hybrid, and SDI environments.   System complexity has risen as more of the broadcast industry shifts from SDI to IP for greater flexibility and scalability. PRISM software version 4. 2 empowers users with the tools to navigate system complexity and streamline workflows, easing the transition to IP. Let's explore how the new features in version 4. 2 will streamline the design of IP facilities and how they significantly simplify monitoring systems for modern broadcast facilities:  Save time and money with support for up to eight ST 2110-30/31 audio transport streams  Large sports events that are broadcasted regionally or globally often require multilanguage audio program support. Traditionally, audio tracks of various announcers and commentators from multiple audio booths are combined using different purpose-built equipment. PRISM can dramatically reduce the cost and complication of needing extra equipment with support for up to eight ST 2110-30 streams and direct monitoring of audio transport reducing complications.   Master ANC Data Monitoring with oversight for up to four ST 2110-40 streams  PRISM simplifies the monitoring of multiple ST 2110-30/40 streams without additional equipment.   Broadcast systems are designed to transmit various critical ANC data such as Time Code, VPID, Caption, or SCTE-104 signaling alongside video and audio content. Since each type of ANC data originates from different equipment, a single receiver must be able to handle multiple streams concurrently to monitor all ANC data effectively. PRISM can now act... --- - Published: 2024-01-23 - Modified: 2025-04-21 - URL: https://blog.telestream.com/2024/01/st-2110-the-challenges-benefits-to-broadcast-transformation/ - Categories: High Dynamic Range, Monitoring by Exception, PRISM, SPG9000 Sync Generation, Test and Measurement, Timing and Sync, Video Quality Monitoring, Waveform Monitor - Tags: Broadacast Technology, broadcast, broadcast QC, Broadcasting, broadcasts, HD-SDI, hybrid, hybrid IP/SDI, hybrid SDI/IP, inspect 2110, IP video, live video production, prism, production, PTP, Quality Control, SDI, SPG9000, ST 2110, video, Video Production, Video Quality, workflow, workflow solutions The rise of IP-based and hybrid SDI/IP productions has created a strong case for adopting ST 2110 workflows. Learn more in this blog post. The broadcast industry has gone through several evolutions over the years. There was the transition from analog to digital, from standard definition to high definition, to 4K and onwards to 8K. Broadcast facilities are also transitioning from SDI to IP to tap into benefits of additional scalability and flexibility. While the underlying technology for transporting media will change, operational staff can facilitate a seamless transition and still perform their jobs in the same manner with similar or identical workflows. Here are the requirements, challenges, and benefits to adopting ST 2110 standards for facilities transitioning from SDI to IP. Stay tuned for future blogs that will further explore ST 2110 broadcast production workflows. Broadcast Media Teams Need To Meet Two Fundamental Requirements Whether for traditional distribution or OTT, modern broadcast production teams need to satisfy two critical needs: The need for high-end distribution of higher-resolution content to larger-format displays. The need for widespread content distribution, from mobile phones, to tablets, to a variety of large-screen displays. These require different resolutions, as well as different transport methods (like over-the-air, cable, and streaming). These two requirements may seem to oppose each other. Starting with high-quality, high-resolution content provides flexibility to produce various formats and meet the needs of diverse viewing platforms. The Switch from SDI to IP and ST 2110 Broadcast media operations teams are looking toward newer, more efficient technologies to streamline workflows from content capture to production, optimization, and distribution. One critical enabler is the advent of ST 2110 standards for... --- - Published: 2023-11-28 - Modified: 2023-11-22 - URL: https://blog.telestream.com/2023/11/top-6-things-to-look-for-in-a-live-capture-solution/ - Categories: Corporate, Education, Events, Government, House of Worship, Lightspeed Live Capture, Product, Record, Recording, Sports, Transcode, Vantage, Vantage Tips & Tricks - Tags: Adobe, Avid, Broadacast Technology, broadcast, Broadcasting, broadcasts, capture, file-based media, lightspeed live capture, Live broadcast, live broadcast best practices, live broadcasting, live broadcasts, Live Capture, media, Media supply chain management, Sports, Sports broadcasting, Telestream media processing, Telestream Vantage, Telestream Vantage Media Processing Platform, Vantage, Vantage platform, Vantage workflow, workflow solutions In the fast-paced world of live events and news broadcasting, a live capture solution can be make-or-break. Read this blog to know what to look for and avoid disaster. Live capture workflows in broadcast news and live events can be make-or-break for production teams. A seamless, intuitive media ingest pipeline makes the content production process more efficient, while in turn delivering higher-quality output to end viewers. If you are involved in content production - whether it’s on the live capture, production, or post production side - here are six essential qualities to look for in a live capture solution. 1) Reliable, High-Quality Live Capture & Ingest In a live production, you may be capturing live feeds or importing footage from camera cards. Your live capture solution should never be the bottleneck for your news or live event. The quality and reliability of a live capture solution can have a significant impact on the final broadcast output. You need to handle a growing ecosystem of viewing devices and resolutions. That includes higher-quality formats like UHD and HDR. You also need to oversee and manage the diverse array of signals coming into the production so you can route them efficiently and promptly. A live capture solution tightly integrated with a media processing and automation solution can ensure a smoother live production. Live news broadcasters, for example, need to support various formats, resolutions, and frame rates flexibly. This ensures content is captured with the utmost clarity and precision. For live sports content producers, the added pressure of displaying this content for large screens in stadiums shows how a high-quality, reliable media ingest solution can be a game-changer. 2) Unmatched Scalability & Adaptability... --- - Published: 2023-11-15 - Modified: 2023-11-15 - URL: https://blog.telestream.com/2023/11/the-benefits-of-video-quality-monitoring-when-migrating-to-the-cloud/ - Categories: IneoQuest, Monitoring by Exception, Video Quality Monitoring - Tags: ABR, ABR Optimize, ABR streaming, Adaptive bitrate, Adaptive bitrate streaming, cloud, cloud video, iQ solutions, monitoring, monitoring audio, monitoring by exception, monitoring video, QoE, QoS, QoS monitoring, Telestream iQ Solutions, video, video monitoring, Video Quality, Video Quality Management, Video Quality Monitoring As more video service providers and content owners adopt cloud technology for media production and delivery, video quality monitoring solutions become more mission-critical. Learn more in this blog and whitepaper. By: Joel Daly, VP Product Management at Telestream A trend among global video service providers is the growing adoption of cloud technology to streamline, optimize, and automate workflows. Whether this is for media content distribution or live video delivery, multiple industry projections from notable firms such as Gartner, Forrester, and IEEE highlight the growing size of cloud end user spending and infrastructure adoption. Service providers migrating to Adaptive Bitrate (ABR) streaming, content owners growing their Direct-to-Consumer (D2C) streaming offerings, and managed service providers are all taking advantage of the cloud. One critical enabler of these migration strategies is a rock-solid Video Quality Monitoring solution. Why Do You Need A Video Quality Monitoring for A Successful Cloud Migration? Are you currently evaluating a potential migration to cloud-native media delivery solutions - either as part of a hybrid on-prem strategy or to wholly replace your existing infrastructure? If so, it’s important to fully understand the complexities, challenges, and critical implementation strategies required to truly maximize the potential benefits. Adopting cloud solutions without fully appreciating the nuances and outlining a path to success may lead to suboptimal performance. This ultimately results in a declining experience for your subscribers, who will seek out better options. One fundamental question that needs to be answered is whose responsibility it is to ensure video quality: is it yours, or the responsibility of the public cloud provider? When using a public cloud service, that video quality responsibility is on you. As such, having a robust, end-to-end solution for monitoring... --- - Published: 2023-10-31 - Modified: 2023-10-27 - URL: https://blog.telestream.com/2023/10/overcoming-roadblocks-cloud-broadcasting-production-solutions/ - Categories: Automate, Content Management, High Dynamic Range, IneoQuest, Lightspeed Live Capture, Monitoring by Exception, PRISM, Stream, Telestream Cloud, Transcode, Uncategorized, Vantage, Vantage Tips & Tricks, Video Quality Monitoring, Waveform Monitor - Tags: Broadacast Technology, broadcast, broadcast QC, Broadcasting, broadcasts, cloud, cloud video, cloud-based transcoding, Cloud-Native, Content Conductor, Content delivery, Content Distribution, content management, content monitoring, Content packaging, hybrid, live broadcasting, live production, live video production, Post Production, production, production value, Quality Control, remote production, Sports broadcasting, studio production, telestream, Telestream Cloud, Telestream IneoQuest, Telestream iQ Solutions, Telestream media processing, Telestream Vantage, Telestream Vantage Media Processing Platform, Vantage Cloud, Vantage Cloud Port, Video Production Cloud broadcasting solutions are not one-size-fits-all. Let's discuss how to overcome some of the common hurdles to adoption so you can bypass any roadblocks. Previously, we outlined how cloud broadcasting and production solutions empower broadcast content professionals with scalability, flexibility, and adaptability across the media supply chain. We dispelled some of the common misconceptions, however no new technology is without its fair share of challenges and complexity. This blog post will discuss what to look for in a technology partner that can seamlessly bridge on-prem and cloud environments while providing automated workflows to streamline technical processes. Top 5 Roadblocks Cloud Broadcasting & Production Solutions Can Help You Overcome  We’ve addressed some of the main concerns broadcast teams have when adopting cloud solutions. In a previous blog, we explored how top broadcasters are leveraging the cloud in their production workflows. Here are some ways the right cloud technology solution can remedy production bottlenecks and enable your media organization to grow and thrive.   Scalability  There comes a point where a broadcaster needs to evaluate how best it can scale to reach new audiences across a growing sea of consumption platforms. Whether viewers are watching content live on TV, on-demand on mobile phones, or some other medium, a content provider that’s looking to deliver premium experiences needs the flexibility to spin up and power down resources at a moment’s notice. For predominantly on-prem production organizations, this can seem like a daunting and expensive effort, but that’s where cloud solutions can step in to make things easy.   Cloud broadcasting solutions are built and maintained by the provider, meaning that broadcasters and content producers don’t have to... --- - Published: 2023-10-24 - Modified: 2023-11-17 - URL: https://blog.telestream.com/2023/10/debunking-misconceptions-cloud-broadcasting-production-solutions/ - Categories: Automate, Content Management, IneoQuest, Lightspeed Live Capture, Lightspeed Live Capture News, PRISM, Product, Telestream Cloud, Transcode, Vantage, Vantage Tips & Tricks, Video Quality Monitoring, Waveform Monitor - Tags: Broadacast Technology, broadcast, broadcast QC, Broadcasting, broadcasts, cloud, cloud video, cloud-based transcoding, Cloud-Native, Content Conductor, Content delivery, Content Distribution, content management, content monitoring, Content packaging, hybrid, live broadcasting, live production, live video production, Post Production, production, production value, Quality Control, remote production, Sports broadcasting, studio production, telestream, Telestream Cloud, Telestream IneoQuest, Telestream iQ Solutions, Telestream media processing, Telestream Vantage, Telestream Vantage Media Processing Platform, Vantage Cloud, Vantage Cloud Port, Video Production Cloud broadcast production technology is becoming more commonplace. We want to dispel some of the misconceptions around its potential limitations. The cloud gives content producers and broadcast professionals unparalleled scalability, flexibility, and adaptability across the supply chain. So why are some still hesitant to invest in cutting-edge cloud broadcasting and production solutions? We’re here to set the record straight.   This blog post will explore the common misconceptions around cloud-based broadcasting and production technology. We’ll also cover what to look for in a technology partner that can seamlessly bridge on-prem and cloud environments while providing automated workflows to streamline technical processes. Debunking Common Cloud Misconceptions  Many customers rely on on-prem infrastructure for their critical media operations and workflows, and moving workflows to the cloud is a big decision. Here are some of the common concerns we hear, and how we are changing the narrative:  I have too much invested in my on-prem infrastructure.   Many broadcasters and content providers have made significant investments in on-premises equipment, from studios to private servers.  Fortunately, content creators can move to cloud broadcasting and production workflows that complement their existing on-prem systems. Cloud solutions can make on-prem hardware work more efficiently within these workflows, whether that comes in the form of enabling remote collaboration, adding critical resource capacity and scalability, or enhancing feature sets with updates to onboard software.   I need new skillsets to manage cloud-based workflows.   The cloud is quickly transforming the media industry, meaning new skills are required for staff who have only had experience using traditional on-prem tools. New terminology and processes, the absence of a tangible, physical interface... --- - Published: 2023-10-09 - Modified: 2025-03-20 - URL: https://blog.telestream.com/2023/10/ibc-2023-recap/ - Categories: Company, Content Management, Corporate, Events, Industry, IneoQuest, Lightspeed Live Capture, PRISM, Product, Sports, Telestream Cloud, Timing and Sync, Transcode, Vantage, Video Quality Monitoring, Waveform Monitor, Wirecast - Tags: argus, artificial intelligence, automate, Automated, automated QC, Automated workflows, Captioning, Content Conductor, content management, file-based workflows, IBC, IBC Show, iQ solutions, Lightspeed Live, lightspeed live capture, machine learning, Qualify, speech-to-text, Timed Text Speech, Vantage, Vantage Cloud, Vantage Cloud Port, Vantage workflow, Wirecast, workflow, workflow solutions The conclusion of IBC 2023 marks a truly exceptional experience! Telestream's bustling booth and the accolades received were certainly noteworthy, but what truly stands out are the transformative conversations that took place. As a proud exhibitor at this year’s IBC conference, we were thrilled to meet with all our customers and partners to discuss the hot-button topics in our industry and share how Telestream is meeting these emerging needs. Three key themes dominated the conversation: Growing operational challenges when meeting changing market demands Balancing software and hardware investments Tapping into artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) Growing Operational Challenges Media companies must meet tight production schedules and ensure a high-quality viewer experience. They need solutions that can streamline and enhance productions quickly, easily, and at scale. There are many ways technology can help ease these operational pains.   “Operational efficiency and agility is critical to our customers. They are looking for tools that encompass AI and workflow automation, transcription, metadata extraction, and more. Customers are seeking diagnostics solutions to proactively pinpoint issues, preventing interruptions to broadcasts. ”  Charlie Dunn, Chief Product Officer, Telestream Telestream empowers customers with flexible solutions that enable top-tier content production from any location. Our comprehensive solutions are engineered for workflow efficiency. At IBC, these included the Vantage media processing platform, Timed Text Speech captioning solution, Qualify for automated quality control, and our Content Conductor content management solution.   Balancing software and hardware investments While the benefits of the cloud are clear and compelling, traditional hardware often remains a fundamental component. Finding a harmonious blend of on-premises and integrated cloud solutions is critical to staying competitive. “Many of our customers have made considerable investments in on-premises infrastructure over... --- - Published: 2023-09-26 - Modified: 2023-09-07 - URL: https://blog.telestream.com/2023/09/content-management-whitepaper-1/ - Categories: Automate, Content Management, Events, Free Resources, House of Worship, Industry, Sports - Tags: Automated workflows, commercial video, Content Conductor, Content delivery, Content Distribution, content management, Content packaging, file-based media, file-based workflows, House of Worship, live production, media, Media Asset Management, Post Production, production, remote production, Sports, Sports broadcasting, studio production, video, Video Production, whitepaper, workflow, workflow solutions Legacy content management solutions may have been able to get the job done in the past but can no longer keep pace with modern needs. Read this blog to learn more about these needs and how you can stay on top of it all. Media organizations are likely well aware that the traditional approaches to content management are falling short in today's rapidly changing landscape. Many existing systems are tailored to work with specific vendor storage platforms, limiting options and stifling potential. Even vendor-agnostic solutions may struggle to manage assets across different storage systems. These obstacles hinder your ability to optimize costs and embrace innovative content production workflows that make best use of on-premises and cloud-based tools. A content management solution should enable video service providers to produce high-value content that engages audiences and grows the business.   Delve into the current state of content management platforms and understand key requirements for overcoming existing limitations. Explore the traits of a next-generation solution, and how it can empower content producers and distributors to stay ahead in the ever-evolving market.   Step 1: Understanding the Current Content Management Problem  We recognize there is an urgent need for a highly-automated, multi-tiered approach to managing storage resources. Flexibility is the key to success in this domain. A next-generation solution can unlock the full potential of your assets, regardless of where they are stored.   We recently published part 1 of a 2-part whitepaper series that further enumerates these details. It explores the market demands for new content management solutions based on underlying trends we have observed in broadcasting and content production. For example, 92% of companies that produce significant volumes of video are pursuing multi-cloud strategies. Over 80% are employing hybrid strategies that include public and private clouds.... --- - Published: 2023-09-05 - Modified: 2023-08-25 - URL: https://blog.telestream.com/2023/09/cloud-broadcast-production-technology/ - Categories: Automate, Content Management, Lightspeed Live Capture, Product, Telestream Cloud, Transcode, Vantage, Vidchecker - Tags: Broadacast Technology, broadcast, broadcast QC, Broadcasting, broadcasts, cloud, cloud video, cloud-based transcoding, content management, hybrid, Kumulate, Lightspeed Live, lightspeed live capture, live broadcasting, live production, live video production, media, Media Asset Management, Post Production, production, production value, Quality Control, remote production, Sports broadcasting, studio production, Telestream Cloud, Vantage Cloud Port, Video Production, Video Quality Cloud production technology is becoming more commonplace in broadcast workflows. Read why broadcasters should be seriously considering adopting cloud production solutions in the modern era. Broadcasters have been using on-premises content production tools for decades now, remaining hesitant about using cloud production technology. The historical concerns around cybersecurity and total cost of ownership are quickly fading as modern cloud solutions rapidly transform the world of broadcasting. These solutions are quickly becoming top-of-mind as content creators look to create more efficient, scalable, and collaborative workflows. The increasing integration of cloud production technology in broadcast workflows isn’t without its share of hurdles and challenges. In this blog, we will outline and provide solutions to those roadblocks while enumerating the many benefits cloud production technology can have for broadcast productions.   Using Cloud Production Technology in Broadcast Workflows  We stand at the forefront of a major shift in the broadcasting industry, with broadcasters increasingly turning to cloud production technology solutions. While some companies still rely on on-premises infrastructure, hybrid cloud and on-prem ecosystems are becoming more common. A few years ago, this concept of hybrid on-prem and cloud production technology was just starting to take hold within broadcast circles. Many simply leveraged these solutions for the scalability and remote collaboration capabilities that the cloud has to offer.   Fortunately, hefty investments in legacy equipment, such as studios or private servers, do not necessarily represent roadblocks for content creators looking to move to cloud-based (or cloud-friendly) production workflows. The versatility and adaptability of cloud technology enable valuable, effective integrations for on-prem systems into a cloud environment.   Read this case study on how ITV Daytime is migrating its post... --- - Published: 2023-08-14 - Modified: 2023-08-02 - URL: https://blog.telestream.com/2023/08/media-distribution-and-monetization/ - Categories: Automate, IneoQuest, Monitoring by Exception, Product, Telestream Cloud, Transcode, Vantage, Video Quality Monitoring - Tags: automated QC, broadcast QC, Captioning, captions, File-Based QC, iQ solutions, Live broadcast, QC, Quality Control, telestream, Telestream iQ Solutions, Transcoding, Video Quality, Video Quality Management, Video Quality Monitoring Video service providers, telcos, and OTT streaming services face a monumental task. They must deliver an unprecedented amount of revenue-generating content to audiences that expect lightning-fast, flawlessly rendered experiences across every device. Telestream's award-winning media distribution and monetization solutions offer end-to-end visibility and control over the most critical aspects of this workflow. This includes cloud-native media processing, quality monitoring, delivery, and monetization technology solutions. Learn how modern media organizations can streamline operations and ensure premium, monetized content is delivered as expected.   #1: Streamlining Media Processing Workflows in the Cloud  Modern organizations leverage a dynamic mix of cloud and on-premises systems and equipment to prepare content ahead of delivery. These tools and workflows can cover critical tasks such as: Transcoding: converting media from one format to another  Quality Control (QC): ensuring media files are encoded, formatted, and delivered as intended, without errors  Transcription: converting audio content into on-screen text captions or subtitles  At the heart of our media distribution and monetization solutions lies a suite of scalable, feature-rich, cloud-native media processing solutions offered as microservices for transcoding, captioning, QC, and workflow monitoring. By leveraging these cloud-native tools, media organizations can produce content more quickly, at a higher quality, with less manual effort. All of this means you can optimize your operations, reduce costs, and deliver content to audiences faster than ever before.   #2: Monitoring Video Quality from End to End with Ease  Viewers’ expectations for higher-quality content experiences are not slowing down. Providing an exceptional Quality of Service (QoS)... --- - Published: 2023-08-01 - Modified: 2023-07-27 - URL: https://blog.telestream.com/2023/08/media-creation-and-production/ - Categories: Automate, Content Management, Free Resources, High Dynamic Range, Lightspeed Live Capture, PRISM, Product, Timing and Sync, Transcode, Vantage, Vantage Tips & Tricks, Vidchecker, Waveform Monitor - Tags: automated QC, Automated workflows, broadcast, broadcast QC, Broadcasting, Captioning, captioning workflow, capture, content management, file-based media, File-Based QC, file-based workflows, Live broadcast, QC, Quality Control, telestream, Vantage, Vantage workflow, workflow, workflow solutions Content owners, broadcasters, and production professionals constantly aim to deliver the most captivating broadcast experiences possible. However, the actual processes for creating and delivering these high-quality experiences can be daunting. With Telestream's comprehensive suite of media creation and production solutions, content producers and broadcasters can easily streamline the production process from start to finish. Whether you are looking to capture live feeds more efficiently at scale, enable remote or hybrid production environments, leverage cutting-edge AI and Machine Learning (ML) technology to automate routine tasks, or optimize your media supply chain, here’s how these technology solutions can help.   #1: Streamline Live Capture, Media Ingest, and Post Production Workflows  The first step in any professional production is acquiring and ingesting feeds from various sources. These feeds may be coming in from live SDI or IP-connected sources. Having versatile and robust live media ingest workflows is crucial to easily, quickly, and reliably leveraging that media. Our intelligent capture and ingest solutions revolutionize how content owners handle live feeds or media files by providing easily-configurable, high-resolution, multi-channel live capture and ingest workflows. These solutions automate and optimize the entire capture and ingest process. This ensures your valuable media assets can be used at a moment’s notice. This means you can rest easy knowing you will be able to use whatever media you need to. This includes live media via SRT, SMPTE 2110, and NDI, or file-based media from tapes, camera cards, or hard disks. Focus on creating exceptional content, not connecting feeds and... --- - Published: 2023-07-19 - Modified: 2023-07-17 - URL: https://blog.telestream.com/2023/07/video-sla-regulatory-compliance-2/ - Categories: Free Resources, IneoQuest, Video Quality Monitoring - Tags: iQ solutions, monitoring, monitoring by exception, monitoring video, OTT, OTT video monitoring, Telestream iQ Solutions, video, Video Quality, Video Quality Monitoring As the OTT streaming space continues to grow, with large-scale and smaller-scale or regional content providers, local and regional regulations add even more compliance challenges. In a previous blog, we covered how to overcome challenges associated with adhering to video SLA & regulatory compliance through automation. Cloud-native solutions for Video Quality Monitoring allow content providers to have a complete picture of whether there are any issues, failures, or areas of non-compliance so they can take swift action to minimize revenue loss and avoid punitive damages for non-compliance. As the OTT streaming space continues to grow, with large-scale and smaller-scale or regional content providers, these challenges can seem intimidating. Local and regional regulations that are specific to certain countries add even more compliance confirmation challenges. This is an especially big headache for streaming video service providers that cross international borders.   SLAs & Regulations Are Always On The Move  In the U. S. , two video compliance regulations were put in place in 2010: the Commercial Advertisement Loudness Mitigation (CALM) Act, controlling ad loudness the Communications and Video Accessibility Act (CVAA), outlining closed captioning requirements The CALM mandate requires video services to maintain consistent audio levels between primary content and ads, within a specified decibel range. If an ad’s audio levels exceed the primary content’s audio level the penalties can easily add up, especially with spikes in advertising. The Twenty-First Century CVAA is an amendment to the 1934 Communications Act, signed into law in 2010. This act defined updated requirements for making content accessible to those with disabilities, updating the regulations for current-era telecommunications and streaming video services.   Variations of these laws are in place,... --- - Published: 2023-07-06 - Modified: 2023-06-30 - URL: https://blog.telestream.com/2023/07/video-sla-regulatory-compliance/ - Categories: Free Resources, IneoQuest, Video Quality Monitoring - Tags: Adaptive bitrate, Adaptive bitrate streaming, DAI, DAI workflow, Digital Advertising, digital video, Dynamic, Dynamic Ad Insertion, iQ solutions, Quality Control, Telestream iQ Solutions, Video Quality, Video Quality Management, Video Quality Monitoring, VOD Producer DAI For premium video content suppliers and their distribution affiliates, ensuring video SLA & regulatory compliance, especially with a rising tide of contractual terms and regulations, is a daunting challenge. Luckily, there’s some much-needed relief in sight. For premium video content suppliers and their distribution affiliates, ensuring video SLA & regulatory compliance, especially with a rising tide of contractual terms and regulations, is a daunting challenge. Luckily, there’s some much-needed relief in sight.   TV networks and multichannel video programming distributors (MVPDs) have dealt with content licensing agreements and ad fulfillment commitments for decades. In an age of streaming video service delivery, with dynamic advertising and unrelenting piracy, adhering to policies spelled out in service level agreements (SLAs) is increasingly burdensome. Moreover, compliance oversight complexities have intensified with an outpouring of region-specific video service regulations.   To keep pace with this explosion in SLA and regulatory requirements, a good starting point is adopting a market-wide, automated approach to compliance management, collecting and analyzing data across all key areas. Content suppliers need to track compliance to avoid reliance on the accuracy of distributors’ reports; distributors need to back their video SLA & regulatory compliance reporting with credible data to stand up to any challenges.   A New Way Forward  Many media and entertainment entities have begun, or have already been well underway, migrations to the cloud. These migration efforts yield many benefits for these organizations. By implementing a centralized monitoring management system with analytic probes, such as Telestream's Video Quality Monitoring solution, content suppliers and distributors can expect to maintain higher-quality video service performance from end to end, with video SLA & regulatory compliance monitoring across all content flows. The ARGUS central management system can correlate data generated... --- - Published: 2023-06-21 - Modified: 2023-08-08 - URL: https://blog.telestream.com/2023/06/high-quality-sports-broadcasts/ - Categories: Content Management, Free Resources, Industry, Product, Sports, Telestream Cloud, Transcode, Vidchecker - Tags: Content Distribution, content management, Live broadcast, live streaming, live-stream, Post Production, production, Sports, Sports broadcasting, streaming, telestream, Vidcheck, vidchecker, Video Production High-quality sports broadcasts are engaging and immersive. Let’s examine how you can create high-quality sports broadcasts more easily, quickly, and with a longer shelf life in 2023 using next-generation technology solutions. By: Greg Doggett As viewers consume content in growing quantities, their standards for content quality rise in tandem. Live sports broadcasting is no different. High-quality sports broadcasts are engaging and immersive. In 2023, you can easily produce and deliver this content using next-generation technology solutions. Let’s examine how you can create high-quality sports broadcasts more easily, quickly, and with a longer shelf life.   Create Engaging Fan Experiences That Stand the Test of Time  Social media platforms are powerful tools for live sports broadcasters to engage with their audience, promote the broadcast, and share additional content to build loyalty with their overall brand. Additional interactive features like polls are great for increasing viewer engagement, while providing production teams with valuable insights into their audience. Broadcasters who implement these features keep viewers immersed in the content for longer, simultaneously collecting actionable analytics for future content strategies. In a previous blog, we outlined three strategies for producing high-quality sports broadcasts. As new trends and technologies emerge, producing this content can become even more complicated. Deciding which new solutions, formats, and technology to adopt will become a crucial step in weighing the costs versus benefits of a given live sports broadcast production. Cutting-edge solutions on the market support less common, next-generation video formats like 8K or immersive 360-degree video and augmented reality. But those are still ahead of their time and not necessarily worth investing in yet. To ensure production technology solutions are as future-proof as possible, industry leaders have begun adopting some... --- - Published: 2023-06-06 - Modified: 2023-08-08 - URL: https://blog.telestream.com/2023/06/higher-quality-sports-broadcasts/ - Categories: Captioning Tips & Tricks, Content Management, Free Resources, High Dynamic Range, Industry, Lightspeed Live Capture, PRISM, Sports, Telestream Cloud, Timing and Sync, Transcode, Vantage, Waveform Monitor - Tags: AI, artificial intelligence, Automated, automated QC, Automated workflows, Broadacast Technology, broadcast QC, Broadcasting, Captioning, cloud, cloud video, cloud-based transcoding, content management, ContentAgent, Lightspeed Live, lightspeed live capture, Live broadcast, live broadcasting, live broadcasts, live production, live video production, Post Production, prism, production, QC, Quality Control, remote production, speech-to-text, SPG9000, Sports, Sports broadcasting, studio production, Telestream Cloud, Transcoding, Video Production, workflow, workflow solutions The demand for producing higher-quality sports broadcasts has grown substantially. Broadcasters need timely and cost-effective strategies to that end. See 3 key strategies to deliver, monetize, and produce higher-quality sports broadcasts. By: Greg Doggett The demand for producing higher-quality sports broadcasts has grown substantially. Broadcasters need a timely and cost-effective way to do this and are adopting a range of strategies to that end. In this blog post, we will discuss three key strategies that can help live sports broadcasters with delivering, monetizing, and producing higher-quality sports broadcasts.   Strategy 1: Producing Higher-Quality Sports Broadcasts with Best-In-Class Content  One of the most tried-and-true methods for increasing production value is providing viewers with different perspectives of the game, adding excitement and making it more engaging for fans. This involves sending video feeds to a live editing pipeline for quick turnaround, before delivering resolutions scaled for TV screens, social media, or in-stadium LED boards. Media can come from local or network-connected devices, or from storage libraries and systems which could be physical hard drives, tapes, cloud servers, or more likely a combination thereof.   More media feeds bring more headaches for production. Cobbling together a sports broadcast that draws from multiple cameras, audio devices, and storage systems can become very complicated very quickly. Having a multi-channel live capture and media ingest solution is crucial for collecting live feeds and file-based media. Especially as viewers expect higher-quality content, this live capture solution will need to be flexible enough to ingest media from different camera sources, supporting a wide range of formats such as NDI, SRT, and RTMP to name a few. A solution like this will enable broadcasters to continue producing higher-quality sports broadcasts... --- - Published: 2023-06-06 - Modified: 2023-06-12 - URL: https://blog.telestream.com/2023/06/breaking-the-norm-for-amc-with-vantage-and-glim/ - Categories: Vantage - Tags: GLIM, media, metadata, Vantage By Alex Keighley, Vice President, US Sales, Telestream If you’re an active user of LinkedIn like I am, you may have already come across this great post from Jonathan Applebaum of AMC Networks, which breaks down how “HeisenViewer” – AMC’s FileMaker Pro database – is used to preview and quality control full-resolution assets before they are committed to a MAM environment. Of course, what you may have also realized is that this is a very public endorsement of our Vantage and GLIM technologies, which are being leveraged across cloud and on-premise environments to help power HeisenViewer, which is fantastic to see! Supporting customers embodies what Telestream is all about. We are entrenched in their operations and make sure we play a significant part in transforming their business by testing and integrating our solutions within their systems. Ultimately, we are the enablers in helping our customers realize their business future.   Achieving workflow efficiencies Our technologies also play a fundamental role in achieving workflow efficiencies. AMC has designed HeisenViewer to be able to scan a virtually unlimited number of network shares or directories and build a database of all contents. Thanks to Vantage, every media file it receives is then identified for its technical metadata and segment break analysis, of which the results are then seamlessly linked to the media files.   The powerful GLIM engine then takes on the responsibility for dynamically encoding media on-the-fly, starting whenever a remote user hits the ‘play’ button and stopping whenever they hit ‘stop.... --- - Published: 2023-02-17 - Modified: 2023-11-29 - URL: https://blog.telestream.com/2023/02/top-5-tips-hosting-engaging-live-streaming-events/ - Categories: Corporate, Education, Events, Government, House of Worship, Industry, Sherpa-Stream, Sports, Stream, Streaming, Wirecast, Wirecast Tips & Tricks - Tags: engagement, live, Live broadcast, live broadcasting, Live events, live production, live streaming, live streaming events, live video production, live-stream, Livestreaming, Sherpa, stream live, streaming, streaming live, Virtual Events, Wirecast You’ve worked hard to promote your event and now viewers are joining the lobby. What can you do to craft engaging live-streaming events — or better yet, immersive virtual event experiences? Viewers interacting during the live stream is much better than an audience just sitting back and watching passively. If you — your family, corporation, school, church, or other organization — are planning to stream an online presentation, conference, webinar, special occasion, or any other virtual/hybrid event, the following five tips can help elevate your production value and make the experience more engaging and memorable for all who attend. Deliver high-quality video and audio Use graphical overlays, chromakeys, and text to reinforce key points Bring in viewers’ social media comments Use online polling and chats to elicit attention and feedback Conduct viewing parties and breakout rooms to stimulate participation and networking Tip #1: High-Quality Video and Audio Are A Must! Nothing is more frustrating for viewers than joining a stream to see a poor-quality picture, or not hearing the audio. While some may wait for the technical problems to be sorted out, why risk having them leave for something else? It may sound like a no-brainer, but it’s essential to have high-quality video and audio production gear that works reliably throughout your event. Beyond a camera and mic, this also means having solid internet or Content Delivery Network (CDN) connectivity. Telestream's Wirecast and Sherpa Stream solutions provide the comprehensive tools and support you need to accomplish hosting engaging live-streaming events.... --- - Published: 2023-01-12 - Modified: 2023-02-16 - URL: https://blog.telestream.com/2023/01/basic-challenges-of-ott-streaming-quality-management/ - Categories: Video Quality Monitoring - Tags: OTT, OTT streaming, Video Quality Monitoring By Agostino Canepa, Director of Product Management, Telestream iQ There’s no arguing with the fact that the OTT streaming platforms have presented service providers with unprecedented challenges in service quality management. With technology changing at a much faster pace than ever before, creating, operating, and maintaining a complex and sophisticated video network is very difficult to do well and very easy to do poorly.   Service providers’ main challenge is to maintain Quality of Experiences (QoE) not only related to the key metrics on how the content looks and sounds but also to the delivery of video content through the network as well as to the availability and performance of content in the network. There are many customer-impacting use cases of poor quality and interruptions like buffering or failed starts. OTT service providers need more than ever a video quality monitoring and analytics platform that will allow them to find the root cause and understand what’s going on and where, so they can achieve the end-to-end performance essential to competing in a transformed premium video marketplace. A Growing Pantheon of Suppliers in the Video Streaming Distribution Chain No category of third-party vendors in OTT service delivery is more common to operations than CDNs. Adding to the challenge, service providers typically rely on multiple CDNs to provide backup support within a given service footprint and to extend service coverage across multiple geographic regions. CDNs were designed to enable more efficient and, therefore, lower-cost use of backbone transport and internet peering capacity... --- - Published: 2022-11-21 - Modified: 2023-09-15 - URL: https://blog.telestream.com/2022/11/how-to-get-high-quality-audio-with-rendezvous-music-mode/ - Categories: Audio, Events, Free Resources, House of Worship, Industry, Product, Sports, Wirecast, Wirecast Tips & Tricks - Tags: audio production, audio quality, best practices, Live broadcast, live broadcasting, live production, Live Show, live streaming, live streaming events, live video production, live-stream, Livestream, Livestreaming, music mode, production, production value, remote production, rendezvous, rendezvous music mode, Wirecast, Wirecast Pro, wirecast rendezvous, wirecast studio If you’re a Wirecast 15 user, you already know high-quality audio and video streaming is a couple clicks away. The software has the power to produce and stream up to 4K to multiple online and social media sites simultaneously. In April 2022, Wirecast 15 added new live video production and streaming capabilities. This included a better user experience, improved CPU processing efficiency, and live 4K video capture, production, and streaming. Tucked into that same release is another feature called Rendezvous Music Mode. Music Mode, put simply, improves the quality of musical audio sources. Rendezvous is a peer-to-peer conferencing feature within Wirecast that allows live video producers to bring guests into a broadcast remotely. Wirecast Pro users can host up to seven concurrent guests, while Wirecast Studio can host two. Once connected, the producer can easily add Rendezvous audio and video feeds to their Wirecast Production and stream high-quality video. Once guests join a Rendezvous session, the producer adds their mic and camera feeds as sources to Wirecast for switching. A red tally light lets your guests know when their video is live and they’re “on the air. ” Rendezvous with Quality While Rendezvous is not new, Music Mode is. Music Mode captures the full tonality of audio for live musical performances and instruments, making it ideal for producing and streaming live events, concerts, and church services. Music Mode is easy to use and activate. After Rendezvous guests click on the session link, they enable Music Mode by toggling a checkbox... --- - Published: 2022-11-13 - Modified: 2025-03-25 - URL: https://blog.telestream.com/2022/11/the-new-spg9000-api-is-intuitive-and-accessible/ - Categories: Timing and Sync, Transcode - Tags: API, PTP, SPG9000 Since its introduction, we’ve been telling you that the new SPG9000 API is intuitive for virtually any modern programmer and we’d like to demonstrate that. By: Steve Bilow, Senior Product Marketing Manager Since its introduction, we’ve been telling you that the new SPG9000 API is intuitive for virtually any modern programmer and we’d like to demonstrate that. A Personal Note on how the SPG API is Intuitive At Telestream, we rarely write blog posts in the first person but, for a moment I’m going to buck the trend. This is so that you understand the significance of my experience. I am not a programmer. I am a product marketing manager with average knowledge of Python, at best. Yet, because I have queried REST-style HTTP endpoints with Python libraries in the past, I was able to work with the API simply by looking at the documentation. With that, I’ll stop talking about me and go back to what’s really important: your success. The SPG9000 API is Familiar The premise here is that anyone who has written code to address HTTP endpoints can write for the SPG9000 because it has a familiar, stylistically standard API. Let’s have a look. Finding SPG9000 API Documentation When you log into an SPG9000 you will see a user interface similar to earlier products but with several new features. We will not cover those here. What is important is that you will find a link to the API documentation in the upper right corner. Clicking that link will take you to the API documentation where you will find such things as the possible PTP endpoints and the GET and PUT calls available.... --- - Published: 2022-11-08 - Modified: 2023-01-11 - URL: https://blog.telestream.com/2022/11/surging-use-of-dai-raises-the-stakes-in-monitoring-ad-performance/ - Categories: Video Quality Monitoring - Tags: DAI, Video Quality Monitoring By Matthew Driscoll, Director of Product Strategy, Telestream iQ Dynamic Advertising Insertion (DAI) promises benefits to all parties involved in the advertising workflow – buyers, sellers, and consumers. Benefits are fueled by dynamic advertising advancements that enable targeted advertising campaigns based on complex ad decisioning to reach target audiences whether through direct or programmatic ad sales. This DAI technology is driving monetization strategies to keep pace with the tidal shift from broadcast television to streaming services as the latter continues to inch towards being the predominant mechanism for video consumption. Addressable advertising is making Advertising Video-On-Demand (AVOD) and the surging Free Ad-Supported Streaming TV (FAST) segment, the dominant OTT service category. To capitalize on this strategy, OTT service providers and content owners must ensure that the ad insertion infrastructure performs as designed or they risk missing out on valuable ad revenue and degraded quality of experience for consumers. Once you start to dig into the technology required for a DAI solution, you’ll uncover a complex environment that includes real-time in-band signaling that propagates through multiple transitions and on-the-fly customization for each viewer that requires multiple systems to coordinate ad decisioning, placement, and delivery. It’s no wonder why current fill rates are running at 80%-85%. Advertisers on OTT services packed with linear TV channels are getting nowhere near the virtually error-free ad performance they are accustomed to in the legacy environment. OTT service providers and their content suppliers are incurring revenue losses they can’t afford, and advertisers are losing touch with... --- - Published: 2022-11-08 - Modified: 2022-11-09 - URL: https://blog.telestream.com/2022/11/transfer-functions-and-their-functions-in-high-dynamic-range-workflow/ - Categories: High Dynamic Range - Tags: Dynamic Range, eotf, HDR, High Dynamic Range, hlg, oetf, ootf, pq, transfer function As we have progressed through generations from those old CRT displays to Qdot backlit LCD panels and Laser/Phosphor digital cinema projectors, we still need transfer functions to ensure visual perceptual accuracy. Adjusting for those nonlinearities is why we need transfer functions now and into the future. By: Steve Bilow, Senior Product Marketing Manager Let us continue our journey into Dynamic Range concepts that we began in our previous post by discussing how, throughout the video chain, we use the mathematical constructs called Transfer Functions to mimic the way our eyes see, and to adjust color and dynamic range accordingly. Why do we need Transfer functions? Our eyes do not perceive light as cameras do. A digital video camera will yield a linear output with respect to input light intensity. The magnitude of the output signal doubles when you double the number of photons that hit the sensor. In our first post, we explained how human vision differs. Recall, for example, that we have greater sensitivity to differences in dark versus light. Adapting a camera’s output, or the brightness of a display, to what we see requires a set of functions to change linear models into perceptually accurate ones. Working Spaces When changing the characteristics of a signal you must either do so with reference to the scene that is being captured or to the device you are using to view the image. The first is called “Scene Referred Space” and the second, “Display Referred Space”. Modifying an image in Display Referred Space limits your result to looking appropriate only on a specific display. That’s great if you are rendering a final production for a format like a 4K television, a DolbyVision theater projector, or a BluRay disc. That’s what you need to do. But when it... --- - Published: 2022-11-07 - Modified: 2023-09-15 - URL: https://blog.telestream.com/2022/11/application-shortcuts-document-hotkeys-in-wirecast/ - Categories: Wirecast, Wirecast Tips & Tricks - Tags: automate, Automated workflows, live production, live streaming, live video production, live-stream, Livestreaming, production, production value, streaming, Video Production, Wirecast, wirecast 15, Wirecast Pro Application Shortcuts and Document Hotkeys in Wirecast allow live video producers, live-streamers, and video content creators to make Wirecast fit their production workflow exactly. The latest version of Wirecast introduced some improvements to this aspect of the software. Whether it's controlling which sources are taken live, or what keybindings affect which aspects of the software, application shortcuts and document hotkeys are yet another way to streamline and automate your video production workflow. Here is a breakdown of how to use and customize Application Shortcuts and Document Hotkeys in Wirecast. But first, let's define what each one does: Application Shortcuts: Keyboard shortcuts that invoke commands that would otherwise be accessible only through a menu, mouse click, or other UI methods. These help improve productivity when using the application. For example: Command-N/Contrtol-N to quickly open a New document window.   Document Hotkeys: Specific key bindings used to trigger an action related to a specific Wirecast document. These can also be carried over if a document is transferred to another production device. For example: Assigning Command-Shift-7/Control-Shift-7 to send my main camera shot on Layer 3 live.   You can find both of these shortcuts in Preferences > Shortcuts.   Application Shortcuts   Click on the Application Shortcuts tab to view all the available menu items to which you can associate a shortcut key combination.   At the top of this window, you can see which Keyboard Shortcut Set you are working on. The Default will always be available, but you can also create your... --- - Published: 2022-11-04 - Modified: 2025-03-25 - URL: https://blog.telestream.com/2022/11/how-to-improve-audio-quality-with-vst3-effect-plugins-in-wirecast/ - Categories: Audio, Corporate, Education, Events, Free Resources, Government, House of Worship, Industry, Product, Sports, Wirecast, Wirecast Tips & Tricks - Tags: Audio, audio filters, audio production, Live events, live production, Live Show, live streaming, music mode, plugin, production, production value, professional stream, professional streaming, rendezvous, studio production, vst, vst3, Wirecast, Wirecast Pro, wirecast studio Now that you can use VST3 Effect Plugins in Wirecast, top-quality production value for your next live stream or VOD is just a couple clicks away. Learn how to control audio in real time and make your next production feel more uniform, immersive, and professional. An Introduction To VST3 Effect Plugins In Wirecast While many streaming solutions offer audio mixing tools, Wirecast has some very powerful digital audio, sound design, and monitoring capabilities. With every release, Wirecast pushes the envelope on production value and video quality, supporting up to 4K capture and streaming. Now, Wirecast supports a powerful, flexible set of sound design, manipulation, and monitoring features. Professional audio tools are in the hands of any video or live-stream producer. One new feature, support for VST3 effects plugins, raises the bar on quality for live events, worship services, and concerts. VST3 plugins can now be used effortlessly within Wirecast. And, they are indispensable for fixing audio issues in real-time during a live stream production. Without this convenience, users would export audio to a Digital Audio Workstation (DAW) for additional processing. This is not only time-consuming but also impractical for live-streaming use cases. How Do VST3 Effects Plugins Work With Wirecast? As an open-source music industry standard, VST (Virtual Studio Technology files ending in the extension . VST) plugins are software files that can be used within Digital Audio Workstations (DAW), among other systems. Many computers, both Mac and PC, have some VST effect plugins pre-loaded, such as stock Reverb and... --- - Published: 2022-11-01 - Modified: 2022-11-01 - URL: https://blog.telestream.com/2022/11/the-dynamic-in-high-dynamic-range/ - Categories: High Dynamic Range - Tags: cameras, Dynamic Range, HDR, Imaging Dynamic range is a central principle in cinematography and videography. It is also critical for describing and evaluating display technology. Read on! By: Steve Bilow, Senior Product Marketing Manager In our last post, "High Dynamic Range (HDR) and Why Light Properties Matter" we spoke about human light perception and color. Without that understanding, High Dynamic Range (HDR) video concepts would have no foundation. Now, having laid that cornerstone, let us move on to a general understanding of Dynamic Range. Dynamic range is a central principle in cinematography and videography. It is also critical for describing and evaluating display technology. Dynamic range is the variance – typically expressed as either a ratio or a logarithmic measure - between the highest and lowest values that a varying measured value can have. It is not limited to the measure of light. In audio, the log base 10 form of the measure is called decibels. Concerning video and cinematography, Dynamic Range is the ratio between the brightest and darkest values in an image, commonly expressed as log base 2, meaning in bits or “f-stops”; or simply as a ratio such as 12:1 or 14:1. On Light Let us set aside audio and other contexts where dynamic range may be pertinent and stick with light. In this setting, if the brightest light in a scene or image is 1000 lux, and the dynamic range is 10 stops, then the faintest measured light will be 0. 98 lux, which is 1000/210. That is approximately equal to a 1000:1 contrast ratio (assuming you are willing to make the leap of rounding 0. 98 up to 1). Human Dynamic Range... --- - Published: 2022-10-31 - Modified: 2023-09-15 - URL: https://blog.telestream.com/2022/10/how-to-use-vst3-plugins-wirecast/ - Categories: Audio, Wirecast, Wirecast Tips & Tricks - Tags: Audio, audio production, live production, live streaming, live video production, live-stream, Livestreaming, pro audio, production, production value, professional stream, professional streaming, video, Video Production, vst, vst3, Wirecast, wirecast 15, Wirecast Pro A VST3 effect plugin allows you to alter your audio sources in new and exciting ways. Whether you want to add a simple reverb, reduce background noise, or mimic the sounds of the 80s in a synthwave track, you can do it with VST3 effects plugins in Wirecast 15. 1.  We have added the ability to use 3rd party VST3 effect plugins in Wirecast on audio sources.   Note: At this time, we support only VST3 plugins with a . vst3 extension, and we support only VST3 Effects (not Instruments or VSTi).   How to use a VST3 Effect Plugin in Wirecast  To get started with VST3 plugins, you’ll need to download the VST3 plugins you want to use, and then tell Wirecast where to find them.   Typically, the process goes something like this:  Locate a VST3 plugin you want and download it.   If the plugin is contained in a ZIP file, unzip it.   Ideally, place the unzipped VST3 plugin files in the default VST directory (see below). If the VST comes with an executable file, run it. This initiates an installation process that typically allows you to choose the installation folder for the VST.   Default VST directories:  On Mac: Mac HD/Library/Audio/Plug-Ins/VST3, or  Mac HD/Users/X/Library/Audio/Plug-Ins/VST3  On Windows: C:\Program Files\Common Files\VST3  Once installed on your computer, open Wirecast. To have Wirecast discover a new audio effect, go to Window > Audio Plugin Explorer, and click Scan Default Locations in the modal window. This will find all plugins in... --- - Published: 2022-10-11 - Modified: 2022-10-13 - URL: https://blog.telestream.com/2022/10/monitoring-expanded-regulatory-compliance-and-sla-requirements/ - Categories: Video Quality Monitoring - Tags: Video Quality, Video Quality Management, Video Quality Monitoring By Dave Gaetani, Director of Product Management, Telestream iQ  Video service providers need more than ever a video and audio quality monitoring and analytics platform that will allow them to achieve the end-to-end performance essential to competing in a transformed premium video marketplace. With OTT video streaming supplanting legacy Pay TV video services in households worldwide, service providers' ability to maintain performance measuring up to TV standards has become mission-critical. Absent recourse to comprehensive quality management, they would face costs stemming from customer dissatisfaction and noncompliance with SLAs and regulations that could squeeze profit margins. Challenges related to QoS monitoring to meet SLA requirements On the contractual side, there’s a vast range of performance and transactional settlement criteria related to service level agreements (SLAs) and traffic metrics that service providers need to consider. They not only need to validate they are satisfying requirements, but they also need to generate reports they can use to protect themselves from being penalized as the result of erroneous metrics gathered by sources used by advertisers and other parties participating in performance-based transactional relationships. The need to confirm satisfaction of commitments to advertisers is high on the SLA list. Advertisement performance on streaming video services has improved since 2020, when Conviva reported that ads failed to play as intended at least once in 36. 5% of all viewing sessions. But as of Q2 2021, the firm still found that 16% of streamed video ads weren’t playing up to par. Most of these failures involved long... --- - Published: 2022-09-23 - Modified: 2022-09-23 - URL: https://blog.telestream.com/2022/09/high-dynamic-range-hdr-and-why-light-properties-matter/ - Categories: High Dynamic Range, PRISM, Vantage Alan Repech, Product Marketing Director In a previous blog post, we discussed how to use a PRISM waveform monitor for color grading in a wide gamut environment. Here, we go back to the basics of human light perception and the impact it has on high dynamic range content creation. Light manifests as both particles and waves, which means light does not need a medium for travel, unlike sound which does. Light carries energy and varies in wavelength; therefore, light is able to travel in a vacuum. In its particulate manifestation, the particles of light are called, "photons. " Why is that important? If you’re reading this blog post because it has “HDR” in the title, you’ve probably heard of “high dynamic range and wide color gamut. ” The reason the theory of light is important is that we can measure light intensity through measuring photons, which is a measurement of luminance, or dynamic range. The more photons, the higher the luminance. The range from few to many photons, or dark to light, is called dynamic range. High dynamic range (HDR) refers to the ability of an image to have brighter brights and darker darks when compared to standard dynamic range (SDR) images and video. The other reason that light manifesting as both waves and particles is important is that it’s possible to separate light waves through filters and prisms, which defines the color gamut. The color gamut describes a range of colors within the spectrum of colors, or a color... --- - Published: 2022-09-14 - Modified: 2023-09-15 - URL: https://blog.telestream.com/2022/09/live-video-production-wirecast-15-1/ - Categories: Corporate, Events, House of Worship, Sports, Wirecast, Wirecast News - Tags: collaborate, live, live production, live streaming, live video production, live-stream, Livestreaming, production, production value, remote production, rendezvous, video conferencing, Wirecast, Wirecast Live, WirecastLive The release of Wirecast 15. 1 introduces many new features for streamlined live video production in Wirecast. Learn about Wirecast's support for VST3 effect plugins, simultaneous camera and screen sharing in Rendezvous, and user-defined shortcuts/hotkeys. Wirecast 15 launched earlier this year with a host of new live production features and streaming capabilities. Producers and live-streamers now have much more power and flexibility for creating pro-quality video content. With the release of the newest version of Wirecast live video streaming and production software for Mac and Windows, video producers and live content creators have even more power and flexibility. Create evergreen video content on the fly with professional-level quality and production value. Let's take a look at three new live video production features in Wirecast and how they help enable high-quality live video production. VST3 Effect Plugin Support An example of an audio distortion and pitch correction VST3 Effect Plugin in Wirecast 15. In the world of audio engineering, sound design, and music production VST3 is the latest Virtual Studio Technology interface. This allows 3rd party developers to create unique plugins that accomplish a wide variety of effects for controlling, manipulating, or otherwise altering audio. In a live video production scenario, leveraging VST3 Effect Plugins can be very effective: Normalize audio from different sources to achieve a consistent volume level Equalize a given source to cut out distracting frequencies Correct or shift the pitch of a speaker or musical instrument feed Remove reverb to clean up audio from lower-quality microphones) and... --- - Published: 2022-09-02 - Modified: 2022-09-07 - URL: https://blog.telestream.com/2022/09/how-ott-transformation-impacts-video-quality-management/ - Categories: Video Quality Monitoring - Tags: Video Quality, Video Quality Management By Matthew Driscoll, Director of Product Management, Telestream iQ  The business of delivering TV programming is shifting to an unprecedented level of reliance on internet streaming services that consumers can access as replacements to traditional pay-TV services. In this article, we will take a look at this evolution and common challenges OTT streaming service providers are facing when delivering premium video quality to their subscribers. We will briefly introduce a video quality management approach that enables service providers to overcome obstacles in their streaming workflow and keep pace with technology shifts and customer demands.   Evolution of OTT Streaming Services   By the estimates of Juniper Research, the volume of OTT video subscriptions globally will jump to nearly two billion by 2025, representing a 65% increase over the subscription total registered at the outset of 2021. About 277 million of those subscriptions will be registered in the U. S. in that timeframe, according to Parks Associates. Already, 82% of U. S. broadband households are subscribing to at least one OTT video service compared to a 58% pay TV subscription rate. The figure below offers a snapshot of OTT service penetration rates prevailing in other countries going into 2020, along with the amount of time spent by residents consuming internet-streamed video each week. Even two and a half years ago, several countries had subscription averages topping one service per household with weekly viewing rates exceeding six hours.   Source: Limelight Networks (now Edgio)  Connected TVs (CTVs), including those streaming from the internet... --- - Published: 2022-08-29 - Modified: 2023-09-15 - URL: https://blog.telestream.com/2022/08/stream-4k-video/ - Categories: ScreenFlow, ScreenFlow Tips & Tricks, Wirecast, Wirecast Gear, Wirecast Tips & Tricks - Tags: 4K, cameras, capture, live streaming, live streaming from your phone, Livestreaming, production value, PTZ, ScreenFlow, screenflow 10, video, video editing, Video Production, Wirecast, wirecast 15 As the creative advantages to 4K video streaming and production have risen, cost and complexity have fallen. It seems like only yesterday that professional content creators began capturing and producing video in high definition, particularly in 1080p 60 frames per second (FPS). But technology is always on the march. Today’s live video streaming professionals are now retooling for the next industry standard, Ultra High Definition (UHD), or 4K. As the demand to stream 4K video rises, content creators need to keep up to avoid being outpaced by competitors. With four times the pixel resolution, 4K’s professional 3840x2160 quality ensures that any video, event, webcast, or show shot today in 4K will remain evergreen. Converting 4K source footage down to 1080p HD brings more production value and flexibility than footage originally shot in a 1080p resolution. In this blog, we’ll answer key questions like: Why should you consider shooting video in 4K vs. HD? What unique advantages does 4K video acquisition offer for both live and post-production? Why should you shoot in 4K now, even when the output video stream will only be 1080p or 720p HD? How can you stream 4K video without breaking the bank? Getting Your Hands On 4K Footage Going back a decade or two, if you wanted to shoot in native UHD/4K resolution, there were no affordable consumer camera options. You needed an expensive, high-end 4K camcorder that could have a price tag of $10,000 or more. It was heavy, cumbersome, and required complex, expensive technology... --- - Published: 2022-08-11 - Modified: 2022-08-15 - URL: https://blog.telestream.com/2022/08/using-telestream-vantage-with-backblaze-b2-cloud-storage/ - Categories: Telestream Cloud, Vantage - Tags: Automated workflows, cloud, Telestream Cloud, Transcoding, Vantage Introduction  What Is Vantage?   The Vantage media processing platform is based on a flexible service-oriented architecture, Vantage is made up of discrete services and connectors that combine to create powerful automated workflows – all under unified system control. Vantage services provide transcoding, media capture, metadata processing, media analysis, and content assembly. Vantage connectors enable seamless, API-level integration with third-party systems.   Who uses Vantage?   Content owners, producers, and distributors use Vantage to quickly, easily, and cost-effectively ingest, edit, transform, package, monetize, and distribute their media. Vantage has many media partners in the Industry, and this blog will highlight Vantage and Backblaze working together to deliver media to and from the Cloud. Telestream Vantage supports Backblaze B2 for several common Actions as part of a Workflow.   Before You Get Started Backblaze B2 Cloud Storage is only supported in Telestream Vantage 8. 1 Update Pack 2 or later. If you encounter an error while configuring Backblaze B2, please download and install Update Pack 2 from Telestream here. Please note that the standalone installer for Update Pack 2 must be run and not the main installer.   Configuring Telestream Vantage  While this guide shows how to configure Backblaze B2 with the Deploy Action, the steps are the same for any Action that supports Cloud Storage like Watch and Associate.   In the Vantage Workflow Designer, right-click your Action and select Configure. 2. In the next prompt, select Export as the deployment type. 3. Next, choose Generic S3 as the option... --- - Published: 2022-07-15 - Modified: 2022-07-15 - URL: https://blog.telestream.com/2022/07/prism-new-multi-input-mode/ - Categories: PRISM, Waveform Monitor - Tags: camera matching, Camera shading, HDR, live production, multi-input, prism, production, studio production The PRISM feature-set continues to grow and, as live production becomes ever more demanding, it continues to accommodate those needs. Among the most recent new, production-oriented features is what we call “multi-input mode”. The PRISM Family of Hybrid IP and SDI waveform monitors has the largest touchscreen on the market and a wide range of software options. It includes many applications, has a UI that can be personalized to meet the needs of many types of users, and can be configured to tackle equally many tasks. PRISM is a critical component of many engineering, live production, and post production operations. The PRISM feature-set continues to grow and, as live production becomes ever more demanding, it continues to accommodate those needs. Among the most recent new, production-oriented features is what we call “multi-input mode”. This configuration allows a user to simultaneously monitor multiple SDI inputs. For example, instead of having to alternate between, say, 4 different camera inputs, you can simultaneously display all four of those cameras in different tiles. Let’s jump right into two important applications, beginning with a continuation of the camera scenario just mentioned. Camera Matching with Multi-Input Mode Every camera manufacturer uses different algorithms for the way they process and store data. Gamma curves vary, Optoelectronic Transfer Functions are unique, raw formats are typically proprietary, and even the glass and coatings on lenses differ. And, of course, the identical camera in 2 different locations, with different lighting conditions will vary widely. Therefore, even if you cover a football match with 16 identical cameras, the resulting images can be vastly different. Camera operators must ensure perfect matching from camera to camera. This is made far easier now, with the addition of... --- - Published: 2022-07-11 - Modified: 2022-07-11 - URL: https://blog.telestream.com/2022/07/media-and-metadata-management-read-the-telestream-contentagent-blog/ - Categories: Automate - Tags: media, metadata, Post Production, workflow ContentAgent is a software-based application that can automate common tasks such as camera card ingest into editorial and creating deliverables such as broadcast, international masters, and viewing copies. It integrates with a number of third-party tools to orchestrate WAN acceleration, file-based quality control management, motion-compensated frame rate conversion, social media uploading, and more. One of the more unusual and unique features of ContentAgent is its Store tab. Among automation and transcoding software, it’s pretty rare to have an area that is a little bit like a non-linear video editor's bin. In the Store area, you can not only save and organize your workflows and node templates but also view and listen to media files using ContentAgent’s built-in video player. This also lets you not only preview any media that is in the Store Tab but also apply things like trim marks, just like an NLE, and do other useful tasks like view and add chapter marks. However, one of the more powerful aspects of this tab is the access it gives you to view and manipulate file metadata. This is extremely useful and powerful when you want to start building and testing workflows. With any piece of media selected, the Info button becomes available and, when clicked, opens up a dedicated property and metadata view. This view gives you more information about the clip, like where it lives on the filesystem, codec, wrapper and audio layout, etc. However, even more useful is the metadata view. Here we can see all... --- - Published: 2022-06-27 - Modified: 2022-06-27 - URL: https://blog.telestream.com/2022/06/importance-of-ott-video-quality-monitoring/ - Categories: Automate, Video Quality Monitoring - Tags: OTT, OTT video monitoring, Video Quality Monitoring Importance of Video Quality Monitoring in OTT Streaming Services By Ali Hodjat, Director of Product Marketing, Telestream iQ Did you know that nearly 2 billion people use Over-the-Top (OTT) streaming services? These streaming services must meet the demands of consumers across any device, anytime, anywhere, and with the highest quality. Consumers do not care how content gets delivered to them, but they do expect a certain level of quality and performance, or they will quickly move on to other streaming services. A survey found that 86% of the viewers say it is extremely important to receive a TV-like quality of experience when watching OTT streaming services. In today’s competitive OTT streaming market, offering high-quality video on every screen is critical, but also it is extremely complex. With Adaptive BitRate (ABR) streaming, there is minimal or no control over the delivery within Content Delivery Network (CDN), through the Access network, and across the last mile. With multiple stakeholders involved in the delivery chain (CDNs, Mobile Service Providers, ISPs, etc. ) the lack of control makes identifying and resolving issues incredibly challenging. So, how can OTT streaming service providers accomplish this objective to deliver high-quality content?   OTT video quality monitoring helps businesses assess the quality and performance of their streaming services. You may be wondering what OTT video quality monitoring is or why it is important. Keep reading to learn more about it and how you can use it to improve the quality of experience for your subscribers. What is OTT... --- - Published: 2022-05-25 - Modified: 2022-05-25 - URL: https://blog.telestream.com/2022/05/streaming-for-churches-small-to-large/ - Categories: Content Management, Wirecast - Tags: content management, live streaming Recently many churches have chosen to reach members remotely through live streaming. This means we need to figure out the most economical and budget-friendly ways to stream church services without breaking the bank and maybe with a lean or nonexistent technical staff. How can you create a high-quality viewing experience for your remote members? Read on to find out. Start Small Starting out using your phone or tablet and a computer within the church. This is a good start for a single-camera shoot. There is no need to spend a lot on a camera. This option allows small churches to gain experience before investing in additional hardware. Even with a small crew and no budget, most can make this option work. Produce High-Quality Videos On-the-Fly If you have an iOS device, iPad, or iPhone, you can try Wirecast Go, a powerful iOS application that allows you to use your phone's camera to capture video, mix in graphics, and switch between prepared or live shots. It's a switcher for your iPhone, and it's completely free. The free version allows switching between two saved shots and easy live streaming to YouTube, with the ability to place and modify graphics. For just $5. 99, you can unlock expanded streaming destination options, instant replay, and saving/switching between unlimited shots. So, if you're a struggling church and don't have the finances for a full production system but have an iOS device and want the power of Wirecast's professional live-streaming software, you can get it for... --- - Published: 2022-05-11 - Modified: 2023-09-15 - URL: https://blog.telestream.com/2022/05/wirecast-live-streaming-to-youtube/ - Categories: Wirecast, Wirecast Tips & Tricks - Tags: live streaming, live streaming to social media, live streaming to youtube, Livestreaming, stream live, streaming live, Wirecast for YouTube, youtube, YouTube Live, youtube live streaming While most anyone can live stream to YouTube using a webcam or mobile device, your creative options really open up when you use live streaming software that incorporates high-quality production tools and output presets for YouTube live streaming, Facebook live streaming, and more. Imagine streaming live video like the pros, with multiple cameras, graphics, green screen keys, and other impressive moves like rolling in video clips, without needing a team of producers. Not only does Wirecast give you all the tools necessary to produce and distribute your live streaming video content, it even has a direct integration with YouTube so you never have to leave the app to create, edit, schedule, or manage your streaming activities. Just log in with your YouTube account and set up your stream in Wirecast. Before You Start Streaming Live to YouTube Before starting your YouTube live stream, it’s important to consider whether your computer is up to the challenge of supporting high-quality encoding and streaming. The software you use to produce and stream out your video content plays a large role. For information about how the new Wirecast 15 streamlines computer resource usage to empower efficient, pro-level live streaming, check out our recent blog post, “Quantifying the Efficiency Improvements in Wirecast 15. ” If you’d rather take the guesswork out of system set-up and hit the ground running, Wirecast Gear is a turnkey, fully-configured live-streaming and production hardware appliance that has everything needed to go live, including a copy of Wirecast. Wirecast Gear has... --- - Published: 2022-04-14 - Modified: 2023-09-15 - URL: https://blog.telestream.com/2022/04/wirecast-15-powerful-new-features-and-professional-workflows/ - Categories: Wirecast, Wirecast News - Tags: 4K, House of Worship, Live broadcast, live streaming, live streaming to social media, live video production, live-stream, Livestreaming, Sports, Sports broadcasting, video streaming, Wirecast With the release of Wirecast 15, professional live streaming software now empowers users with greater CPU and GPU efficiency, flexible subscription plans, new social media content moderation, expanded production and monitoring tools, improved 4K support, a dedicated Music Mode for Rendezvous, and an improved user interface (UI) with bigger, brighter fonts, and tally lights. In this blog, we’ll look at the key modifications that work in tandem to upgrade Wirecast’s efficiency, stability, and reliability, starting with the platform’s optimized efficiency. With these impactful upgrades, Telestream addresses user feedback and concerns while staying true to the system’s core philosophy. The Wirecast brand empowers users with professional tools and exceptional encoding for broadcast-quality video streaming with limitless creative freedom. Stream live to YouTube, Facebook, and more simultaneously, with ease and flexibility using the new Wirecast 15 live streaming and video production software. More efficient and reliable live-streaming Wirecast 15 now uses less computer processing power to run live shows and perform compute-intensive tasks, like switching between high-resolution video sources. Learn more about working with 4K camera sources here. In addition to using fewer CPU resources, the system’s newly improved GPU efficiency also gives broadcasters better, faster playback of professionally produced video content. There’s also improved support for 4K 60 fps playback and streaming. The new Wirecast 15 software, when tested in various broadcast production and live streaming scenarios, used up to 60% fewer CPU resources and up to 50% fewer GPU resources, freeing up computing power to enable complex workflows. More detailed... --- - Published: 2022-04-14 - Modified: 2023-09-15 - URL: https://blog.telestream.com/2022/04/quantifying-the-efficiency-improvements-in-wirecast-15/ - Categories: Wirecast, Wirecast Gear - Tags: live broadcasting, live streaming, live video production, live-stream, Livestream, Livestreaming, Video Production, Wirecast, Wirecast Gear, Wirecast Pro Comparing system CPU and GPU usage in various live-streaming and broadcast production workflows on the two newest versions of Wirecast. Someone once said to me “Live video streaming is not rocket science... it’s harder than rocket science! ” This person was referring to the engineering that goes into making live video and live audio work seamlessly, especially when talking about deploying such technology on a constantly evolving world of hardware, in a dizzying array of computing environments, with an almost infinite number of peripheral equipment and workflows, where even the end user doesn’t have control over every aspect of the workflow chain. That, my friends, is the reality of developing live streaming software. So, when it comes to measuring and benchmarking the performance of our live streaming software, there are a lot of factors that go into deciding what’s relevant, what’s noise, and how to measure what’s important. The aim of our benchmarking exercise was to narrow down a set of tests that were controlled, measurable, and replicable, and that would represent some typical workflows being used by customers.  Learn more about the features and functionality of Wirecast 15 by reading this blog post. We chose to measure CPU and GPU (when using discrete GPU) comparing the newly-released Wirecast version 15 to a previous version, Wirecast 14. 3. 4.   The Benchmark Testing Methodology  These tests were conducted on two separate Windows 10 systems (full specs can be found detailed in the next section below). We used a utility called... --- - Published: 2022-03-30 - Modified: 2022-06-01 - URL: https://blog.telestream.com/2022/03/3-reasons-your-church-needs-live-streaming/ - Categories: Automate, House of Worship - Tags: houses of worship, live streaming, live streaming to youtube, Wirecast I’m sure the question has crossed your mind. Why would a church need to live stream? In this blog, I am going to give you 3 reasons why you should live stream your church services. Reason #1: Stay Connected Over any Distance We are in the digital age. With more and more people having access to things digitally, from magazines to music, to movies, the same thing is true for a House of Worship. As someone who is heavily involved in their community, Church, and the Broadcast Industry, the need to be online is great. Sometimes for my job, pre-pandemic era, I needed to travel to trade shows or the home office. When that happens, how can you stay connected with what is going on at your home church while you’re sitting in an airport? If your church is streaming, you can still feel connected, even though you are miles apart. See how we helped the Central Moravian Church Live Stream to the World. Reason # 2: Reach a new Audience Outside your 4 Walls One of the greatest things you as a house of worship are supposed to do is take the message outside the four walls of the church. What better way to do that, than to stream online? Reach a larger audience than ever before! With technology where it is today, you can control the message. You can reach an audience on a cell phone, tablet, computer, or any other technical device for a fraction of the... --- - Published: 2022-03-10 - Modified: 2025-03-25 - URL: https://blog.telestream.com/2022/03/automating-ingest-into-non-linear-editing-systems/ - Categories: Automate - Tags: archive, camera card, MXF, Post Production, storage, workflow Introduction Companies are ingesting more and more media into Non-linear Editing (NLE) systems like Avid Media Composer and Adobe Premiere Pro. Creative and editing talent can spend valuable time manually ingesting and creating viewing copies; automating the ingest process saves time and money.   Solving the challenge with Automation One of the nice things about automation systems is that there is no end to the ways in which you can use them to make your life a little easier. They present you with a wide range of tools that can be used to address tasks that you may not initially think of with a bit of imagination. For instance, most companies will ingest lots of media into their NLE projects. Then if production or the client wants to review these rushes/dailies, they either have to sit in an edit suite or get someone to go through and manually create some kind of viewing copies. After this, they must be uploaded to somewhere they can be accessed, either in the facility or in the cloud. Most of the time, the clips may only have a bare minimum of information on them, things like clip name and source timecode, which can then cause additional work if someone wanted to know when a particular clip was shot, what card did it come from, or where the original footage is, or any number of other useful bits of information. Usually, this entails someone making up some form of a spreadsheet with the extra details... --- - Published: 2022-03-09 - Modified: 2022-03-11 - URL: https://blog.telestream.com/2022/03/qc-workflows-must-follow-as-format-and-distribution-methods-evolve/ - Categories: Telestream Cloud, Vidchecker In this new technology-driven era where consumers can access and enjoy media on a vast array of platforms, file-based quality control (QC) is critical to maintaining the best possible image and audio output. From a viewer standpoint, bad quality represents another reason to watch something else. From a business standpoint, bad quality can mean content gets rejected for not meeting published standards. To complicate matters further, distribution formats continue to evolve along with the quality standards to support them. QC workflows certainly have come a long way since the days when “golden eye” expert reviewers would sit all day watching content on a color calibrated grade one broadcast studio monitor obsessing over quality. Aiming to ensure that a rich and crisp piece of media is generated is one thing, but it must also comply with both technical and legal requirements as specified by the broadcaster or service provider. Is the file formatted correctly? Will it play out flawlessly? Are the captions, audio levels, and SCTE 35 ad markers all present, correct and within limits? There are also legal requirements that apply regionally throughout the world. In a previous blog post we provided a quick guide into file-based QC workflows. Here we get into a bit more detail, and provide some information about Telestream QC workflows solutions. QC workflows on output, QC workflows on input Postproduction companies must check their content prior to sending to broadcasters, providers, VOD platforms, etc. Each client will almost certainly have unique technical and legal requirements.... --- - Published: 2022-03-09 - Modified: 2022-03-09 - URL: https://blog.telestream.com/2022/03/increase-broadcaster-and-production-productivity-through-monitoring-by-exception/ - Categories: Monitoring by Exception, PRISM, Waveform Monitor - Tags: inspect 2110, monitoring by exception, prism, ST 2110 . We propose monitoring your most crucial media feeds, by exception, with sophisticated software, can be a tremendous enhancement to your team's productivity. Instead of continually looking for audio, video, and ancillary data problems, engineers need not worry about them unless they have been notified that one exists. They can perform their daily tasks while a software tool monitors the facility for them. Broadcast, studio production, and live production facilities are transitioning from SDI to IP infrastructure. Much of this relies on ST 2110 which means that resolving problems relies on moving from point-to-point diagnosis to network-centric troubleshooting. Monitoring by exception is critical to easing this transition. Monitoring by Exception Reduces Stress and Increases Productivity Because IP troubleshooting is more complex than point-to-point fault isolation, your engineers need to be available to focus on analysis instead of searching across monitor walls in the hope of finding anomalies. We propose monitoring your most crucial media feeds, by exception, with sophisticated software, can be a tremendous enhancement to your team's productivity. Instead of continually looking for audio, video, and ancillary data problems, engineers need not worry about them unless they have been notified that one exists. They can perform their daily tasks while a software tool monitors the facility for them. Worry Less, Fix Fast Monitoring by exception only alerts you when there is something to be concerned about. An alert will direct you directly to the problem. This means you are free to focus on daily tasks. In an environment with constant deadline pressure and potential financial impacts when you encounter a problem, the last thing you need to the stress of searching for problems. In fact, there are many problems you will never notice by looking at a monitor wall or multiviewer, like incorrect languages on multi-lingual broadcasts, that software can identify with ease. Creative people and even some of your engineers should... --- - Published: 2022-01-12 - Modified: 2023-08-01 - URL: https://blog.telestream.com/2022/01/is-it-time-for-you-to-upgrade-to-lto-9/ - Categories: Automate - Tags: archive, content management, LTOtape, media, migration, storage, tape to cloud The Challenge: Many companies are facing the challenge of managing a rapidly growing library of files and metadata that are valuable to the business. Therefore, it is important to protect these media assets and ensure long-term retrieval and secure files from unauthorized access, hack, or ransomware.   The Solution:  LTO tape has been a staple for Media companies for archiving and near-line storage over the last decade. LTO Tape has proven to be a dependable and cost-effective way to store and protect data over time. In this blog, Savva Mueller, Director of Business Development at Telestream, gives you the rundown on the latest version of Linear Tape-Open version 9 (LTO-9). What are the improvements of LTO-9 over LTO-8?   The capacity of an LTO-9 tape is 18TB, a 50% increase over LTO-8’s capacity. This increase in capacity enables a 50% increase in storage space using the same number of tape slots. The data transfer speed of LTO-9 has increased by 11% over that over LTO-8, from 360MBps to 400MBps. Are LTO-9 drives backward compatible? LTO-9 drives can read and write LTO-8 media, but not any generations prior to LTO-8. This ability to read and write only the previous generation’s media is consistent with what was supported by LTO-8 drives, which could only read and write LTO-7 media. Prior to LTO-8, drives were expected to be able to write to the previous generation and to read the previous two generations. Each LTO-9 tape will need to be calibrated prior to the first time... --- - Published: 2022-01-11 - Modified: 2022-03-09 - URL: https://blog.telestream.com/2022/01/combine-prism-and-inspect-2110-for-powerful-monitoring-by-exception-and-a-seamless-transition-to-ip-diagnostics/ - Categories: Monitoring by Exception, PRISM, Waveform Monitor - Tags: IP analysis, IP video, media analysis, monitoring by exception, network analyzer, video monitoring, waveform monitors Monitoring by exception and a seamless transition to IP diagnostics tools can significantly improve your ability to do it. When it comes to this type of monitoring, Telestream has a distinct advantage with Inspect 2110. Diagnosing and Resolving faults in an ST 2110 IP Video network requires comprehensive root-cause analysis. Monitoring by exception and a seamless transition to IP diagnostics tools can significantly improve your ability to do it. It does not matter whether a fault results from IP errors or from some type of deterioration to, or glitch in, the program essence elements like video, audio, or data. All that matters to a viewer, and thus to your business, is rapid resolution. Things Were Simpler... Quickly diagnosing and resolving both IP and video issues is a fundamental value provided by a media analysis platform like PRISM. When you are performing a deep-dive analysis of an individual signal chain or a few programs within an IP-based media facility, a Waveform Monitor/Network Analyzer is all you need... . But Complexity Overtook the Media Industry But, the cases where you have a limited number of signal paths to worry about are becoming fewer over time. What happens when you have hundreds of programs and thousands of signal paths with which to concern yourself? Engineers using waveform monitors alone will find this a difficult, if not insurmountable, challenge. IP is More Flexible But Also More Difficult to Diagnose In an IP video network, it is possible to have complete visibility of what is happening on your network. When we built SDI-based plants, monitoring everything was not practical because the cost of routing signals just for monitoring was prohibitive. Of course, it was easier to diagnose SDI issues because... --- - Published: 2022-01-07 - Modified: 2022-01-07 - URL: https://blog.telestream.com/2022/01/what-is-a-legalizer-and-why-do-you-need-one/ - Categories: Automate - Tags: archive, camera card, MXF, Post Production, storage, workflow In our busy world of editing and post-production, we need to ensure that any final deliverable conforms to the different broadcast regulations that exist around the world. You may already be aware of these if you are currently producing file-based deliverables and are utilizing quality control software. Part of the QC process is to check whether the video signal in a file conforms to the template standard being used, or more accurately if it falls within the acceptable limits of a particular specification (or is legal). Video can become illegal for various reasons; maybe the original source itself was captured incorrectly or, as part of the editing, grading, or visual FX process, values were manipulated that caused the file to be considered illegal. Depending on the region, delivering a file to a broadcaster that is considered illegal can be costly. There are several ways to legalize media files: One approach is to take advantage of “software effects” in editorial packages that apply a degree of legalization. Another approach is to rely on tools in QC products that attempt to fix the video as part of the quality control process.   Neither is ideal as they can add additional rendering time to the whole process or re-encode the file to fix the issue and have very limited settings. However, having access to a fully configurable legalizer as part of your workflow arsenal can be a real benefit and help stave off issues when it comes to deliverables. Whether you are Automating... --- - Published: 2021-12-21 - Modified: 2021-12-21 - URL: https://blog.telestream.com/2021/12/facebook-stream-key-what-it-is-and-why-you-need-it/ - Categories: Streaming, Wirecast, Wirecast Tips & Tricks Like many social media platforms, Facebook makes it simple for those with sufficient bandwidth to upload videos or do live video streaming. There’s a relatively simple method for streaming live from your smartphone and/or iPad, and a more complex method that involves using a Facebook Stream Key for when you’re using live streaming software. If you’re just going to be streaming live from your smartphone or iPad, all you need to do is select the Live camera icon below the What’s on your mind? text entry field, decide where you want to post the video (your privacy setting) from a drop-down menu at the top, and select the Go Live icon at the bottom. If you want, you can also add a description of the video. That’s it—very quick and easy if you’re reporting live from somewhere or showing your relatives how wonderful your vacation rental is—your viewers get to see what you see. You can do the same thing from your streaming computer if you just want a simple live video of you talking by selecting Live Video,and then Create Live Video, and finally Webcam as the video source. But, if you want your live stream to be a professional looking video with lower-third titles or other graphics and enhancements, you’ll need to use live streaming software for your Facebook live video. Do this by selecting Streaming Software as the video source on Facebook. This applies whether you create an event and invite people to the live stream, or... --- - Published: 2021-11-16 - Modified: 2021-11-16 - URL: https://blog.telestream.com/2021/11/streaming-software-what-its-like-using-wirecast/ - Categories: Streaming, Wirecast, Wirecast Gear With the right live streaming software, anyone can create and send a live video stream that engages viewers on today’s popular social media sites or via their own websites. While it’s possible to just turn on a smartphone camera and start streaming video of yourself talking or showing your environs, the right streaming software can greatly enhance the look and appeal of the show. With the ability to stream live video, it’s never been easier to share memorable events, live entertainment, and important stories with the world. Video has the uncanny ability to grab and hold the viewers’ attention like no other medium. Now, in the streaming media era, it’s become an extremely powerful, accessible global communications platform. Whether you’re capturing and streaming video from a fixed or remote location, the Wirecast feature set combined with its exceptional encoding enables you to produce live video with multi-camera switching, live graphics and branding elements, green screen keying to create fun and interesting backgrounds, live remote guests, instant replays, scoreboards, and more. With the ability to cost-effectively mix camera feeds, NDI video and audio sources, this broadcast software gives your production greater flexibility. For example, you can use SDI-based HD cameras yet bring in graphical elements over an NDI (IP-based) LAN. Wirecast Live Streaming Software As an all-in-one live streaming production solution, Wirecast from Telestream allows users from novice to tech savvy to capture, produce, and live stream with impressive HD broadcast quality. Unlike many streaming software solutions on the market, Wirecast... --- - Published: 2021-11-04 - Modified: 2021-11-04 - URL: https://blog.telestream.com/2021/11/the-surround-sound-display-in-the-prism-waveform-monitor/ - Categories: Audio, PRISM, Waveform Monitor - Tags: Audio, Audio measurement, monitoring audio, multi-channel audio, phase, prism, RTW, Surround sound In this post we'll explore the surround sound diagnostic capability in PRISM with a review of the tools in the audio app and emphasis on the indicators that run around the periphery of the surround sound display in PRISM: specifically the phase and phantom source bars. By: Steve Bilow, Sr. Product Marketing Manager Recently we have focused on the analysis and diagnostics of IP media networks because we published a superb technical paper on that subject. It's been a while since we've discussed other applications so, for the sake of application breadth, let's turn back and journey further along the path of audio monitoring which we began several months ago. Today we will dive deeper into audio analysis using the surround sound display in the PRISM waveform monitor family. Why is There a Surround Sound Display in the PRISM Waveform Monitor Audio App? The greater the number of audio channels in a program the more difficult it is to manage and diagnose issues. That's why we have optionally included a unique surround sound characterization tool in the PRISM Waveform Monitor. With it, you have an intuitive visual display to characterize your multi-channel image. The surround sound display sits on the left side of the audio bars in the audio app. This is the same location when you would generally see the Lissajous display. In a surround environment with 5. 1 or more audio channels, this display will provide tremendous insight into the characteristics of your aural environment. The Surround Sound Display in the PRISM Waveform Monitor Expanding on the Prior Discussion As we discussed previously, the surround display (option SRND) can identify center channel and LFE correlation problems, find and isolate phase issues, help to balance downmixes and simplify balancing the stereo image width between any... --- - Published: 2021-10-29 - Modified: 2021-10-29 - URL: https://blog.telestream.com/2021/10/best-live-streaming-software-why-having-the-right-solution-is-a-must/ - Categories: Streaming, Wirecast The many live streaming software solutions on the market today are the key to unlocking your opportunity to reach the universe of viewers watching video on their smartphones, tablets, laptops, and other devices. Industry market research consistently shows exponential growth in the volume of IP video traffic being streamed over the internet, as well as a steady rise in the quality and resolution of that video. One reason for this surge is that video is a highly effective medium with the power to deliver news, information, and entertainment in a way that leaves a lasting impression on viewers. Social media platforms, such as Facebook Live, YouTube Live, Twitter, Twitch, and LinkedIn Live, now serve as next-generation TV channels that enable users to blast their own live video creations directly to viewers, as well as notify and interact with them. Live streaming via social media is usually free and readily available to anyone who accepts the platform’s usage rules. It’s important to upload video that complies with the platform’s video quality and format requirements. And, depending upon the social media platform’s rules, you can stream live video to multiple social sites simultaneously, as well as via media players on websites. Getting Started So, with multiple distribution channels readily available, what do you need to get started? Well, step one is to have clear creative goals about what you want to share with the world. If it’s live video, is it entertainment, a live event, a worship service, corporate training, or online... --- - Published: 2021-10-22 - Modified: 2021-10-25 - URL: https://blog.telestream.com/2021/10/automating-avid-ingest-and-delivery-workflows/ - Categories: Automate - Tags: archive, camera card, MXF, Post Production, storage, workflow Sports, reality, soap operas, and news are examples of video production which can be time-sensitive. Video distributors need to move media from camera card to edit quickly and reliably. The issue with that is camera card media is typically in a different format than required for post-production editing. Here are two tips to accelerate post-production media workflows.   Save time with Automated Ingest  Telestream ContentAgent automated and scalable camera card ingest workflows are an essential part for an Avid ecosystem. Non-technical operators can easily playback, add custom metadata and submit media for parallel processing, allowing editors access to the media while the file is still growing in a Media Central Production Management workflow. In less time pressure-sensitive post-production environments, standalone Media Composer users can also benefit from centralizing and automating tasks such as camera card ingest via ContentAgent.   Automate the creation of broadcast, web, and viewing copies  After editing is complete, editors can automate the creation of broadcast masters, web and viewing copies direct from Media Composer or MediaCentral. ContentAgent will read the sequence and transcode (or re-wrap) multiple deliverables as a background process allowing editors to focus on storytelling rather than technical tasks.   Check out the Telestream ContentAgent Avid Workflow Guide, or for more details on ContentAgent, please visit the ContentAgent resources page. --- - Published: 2021-10-05 - Modified: 2021-10-05 - URL: https://blog.telestream.com/2021/10/live-video-streaming-pros-use-wirecast-gear-all-in-one-appliance/ - Categories: Streaming, Wirecast Gear In today’s social media environment, anyone with a good idea for a show or live event—and the best live streaming software—can become a live video streaming pro. Just check out all the live videos and podcasts being shared on Facebook, YouTube, and other online and social media forums. These platforms not only enable live streaming to a world of connected devices, but they also give users the means to invite and entice followers to watch what they’re streaming. So, if you’re looking to begin a streaming media initiative, such as a video podcast series, bear in mind that your videos will be seen on the same screens that viewers also use to watch the high-value, premium fare high-end media pros are producing. As an individual, church, school, or small business, you may be wondering, what’s the best live streaming software that you can use to create content that impresses today’s media savvy viewers and competes for their attention? Wirecast Gear by Telestream was purpose built for this very challenge. If you have great ideas for videos or live events, or important information you want to teach or convey, Wirecast Gear takes the technical burden off your shoulders. Just plug your cameras and microphones into the back panel of this compact hardware appliance and become a live video streaming pro. In a previous blog post, we've discussed how Wirecast works well on both Windows and Mac. But then you need to spec out and dedicate a computer to your live streaming... --- - Published: 2021-09-28 - Modified: 2021-09-28 - URL: https://blog.telestream.com/2021/09/ip-video-analyzing-stream-timing-with-a-waveform-monitor/ - Categories: Free Resources, PRISM, Waveform Monitor - Tags: IP video, Latency, network timing, prism, PTP, stream timing, waveform monitors In this third in our series of posts on IP diagnostics, we’ll discuss analyzing stream timing with a waveform monitor like the Telestream PRISM. As before, the details are covered in our technical guide. This is but a taste of why a Waveform Monitor is a valuable addition to your tool kit and some of the features that PRISM offers. In this third in our series of posts on IP diagnostics, we’ll discuss analyzing stream timing with a waveform monitor like the Telestream PRISM. As before, the details are covered in our technical guide. This is but a taste of why a Waveform Monitor is a valuable addition to your tool kit and some of the features that PRISM offers. IP Senders and Receivers SMPTE standard, 2110-21 characterizes the transmission of video RTP streams from a Sender and regulates the burstiness of the IP packets across the network. At the Receiver, 2110-21 defines a virtual buffer model to regulate the flow of packets and state-specific buffer sizes. In a perfect world, packets would be produced by a sending device at regular intervals with no gaps. But the rate at which a sender produces these packets is not perfect and will vary based on how the device obtains the video frames and how it converts them to IP packets and sends them on. There are essentially 2 types of sending devices: Narrow and Wide. There are also 2 flavors of Narrow Senders: Gapped and Linear. Narrow Senders A Narrow sender can typically send packets at relatively consistent intervals but will often leave a gap between the end of one image and the beginning of the next. Such a device is sending no packets during this interval and is thus called a “Narrow Gapped sender”. A common example of a Narrow Gapped sender is a gateway card on a camera or other... --- - Published: 2021-09-13 - Modified: 2021-09-13 - URL: https://blog.telestream.com/2021/09/ip-video-using-pit-histograms-to-diagnose-timing-with-a-waveform-monitor/ - Categories: PRISM, Waveform Monitor - Tags: IP video, network timing, PIT Histogram, stream timing, waveform monitors Delays, Paths, and Order  In an IP network with many devices, every packet can take a different path from source to destination. That means that the arrival times of 2 consecutive packets are not deterministic. Another cause of unpredictability is congestion within a switch or anywhere along a path that delays a packet’s ultimate arrival. These delays cause packets to get to a destination device in a different order than they were sent. They also cause excessive latency or its inverse, burstiness. ST2110-21 provides a Virtual Reciever Model which we discuss in the paper you can get using the link below. In this post, we will provide a glimpse into using PIT Histograms to Diagnose Timing. All of this ties directly back to our previous discussion of jitter. Recall that jitter is an aberration in packet arrival periodicity at a receiving device. Latency and burstiness are the cause of the jitter we need to eliminate. We can locate these anomalies and determine their most effective resolution using a Waveform Monitor like PRISM. Why We Need PIT Histograms to Diagnose Timing When Measuring Jitter in RTP Networks In a network that is carrying constant bitrate data, jitter is the amount of aperiodicity at a receiver. When you have an accurate clock in the receiver, you can evaluate jitter by measuring the timestamps of each packet as it arrives and then plotting the inter-arrival intervals versus time. This is useful to see how jitter varies over time. Even more useful is to... --- - Published: 2021-08-27 - Modified: 2021-08-27 - URL: https://blog.telestream.com/2021/08/ip-video-waveform-monitors-diagnose-packet-jitter/ - Categories: Free Resources, PRISM, Waveform Monitor - Tags: IP video, Jitter, PIT Histogram, prism, waveform monitors, whitepaper The root cause of many IP network issues is packet jitter. Excessive packet jitter leads to buffer over- and under-flows which, in turn, result in dropped packets and stalled data flows. In what follows, we will describe these issues and some of the ways that waveform monitors diagnose packet jitter problems. What is Jitter? Jitter in an IP network is a displacement of a signal’s periodicity. When carrying constant bitrate data, jitter is simply an aberration in the timing consistency of packet arrivals at a receiving device. Packet jitter is a deviation from the periodicity of the packet arrival interval. What Causes Jitter? Assuming your routers and switches are properly configured, the most common cause of jitter is network congestion at the router and switch interfaces. Some amount of jitter is inherent in any IP network because of its lack of synchronicity. Reducing Jitter Media applications in a network element generally need to receive data continuously, not in bursts. To make this happen, receiving devices implement de-jitter buffers. How rapidly the buffer can fill is called its “fill rate”. Applications receive packets from the output of the buffer, not directly. Because packets flow out of the buffer at a regular rate, which we call the “drain rate”, we minimize timing variations. Balancing buffer size Buffer size is important. If the buffer is too small and the drain rate exceeds the fill rate, then the buffer may underflow. The result is a stalled packet flow. Conversely, if the fill rate exceeds... --- - Published: 2021-08-25 - Modified: 2022-02-04 - URL: https://blog.telestream.com/2021/08/managing-camera-card-ingest-blog/ - Categories: Automate - Tags: archive, camera card, MXF, Post Production, storage, workflow One major pain point which has been constantly cited by broadcasters, post-production companies, and production companies during the last few years is the management of camera card ingest into editorial. As organizations move to a complete file-based workflow the ability to efficiently process dailies/rushes for viewing copies, editing/finishing, and archiving is key to having a cost-effective workflow. Organizations currently tie up valuable resources and editing systems for camera card ingest. Many post-production companies ingest cards overnight with a team of assistants driving the effort. The process is very inefficient and ties up valuable staff to spend many hours manually backing up camera cards and preparing them for editing. Telestream has developed a comprehensive solution for automating camera card ingest.  ContentAgent, our workflow automation product will recognize and automatically process camera cards. Many popular camera cards/formats are supported, including Sony XAVC/XDCAM, Panasonic P2, DJI, Canon EOS and RED etc. Key Benefits include: Automate camera card back up to archive storage. Automate ingest into popular editing systems including Avid Media Composer, Adobe Premiere Pro, and Apple Final Cut Pro. Automate proxy clips for camera card viewing copies including adding visible (and non-visible) watermarks such as a company logo and timecode. Provide complete offline/ online workflow for Avid Media Composer, including standalone and MediaCentral | Production Management based relinking. Rewrap native camera cards to allow native editing, such as creating Avid op-atom MXF files from Op1a MXF clips such as XDCAM and XAVC based media files. Ability to process via Render Farm for... --- - Published: 2021-08-24 - Modified: 2021-08-27 - URL: https://blog.telestream.com/2021/08/converting-29-97i-for-ott-is-often-more-difficult-than-expected/ - Categories: Automate, Transcode, Vantage, Vantage Tips & Tricks Guest post written by Ernie Sanchez, VP & COO, Cinnafilm 29. 97i is a wonderful container for broadcast television because it works even though it allows for different video essence frame rates to be placed back-to-back in the same project! But converting 29. 97i for OTT is the gift that keeps on giving and can be a challenge beyond expectations. In the first post in this guest post series we covered broken cadence. Here we dive into the difficulties of converting 29. 97i for OTT and provide insights into how to overcome them. Editors are faced with the challenge of telling the story, and oftentimes they are working with disparate frame rates and scan types because that is what they were handed to work with. But luckily, and unfortunately, the 29. 97i timeline can accept just about anything - as long as the right patterns are applied to each video essence so that everything is "normalized" to 29. 97i. We'll call this situation a "Frankenstein" 29. 97i. Why converting 29. 97i for OTT is necessary For broadcast playback, Frankenstein 29. 97i files work just fine. But once the initial broadcast playback is complete, the world of OTT and On-Demand take over and the file needs to be in a progressive state for those platforms. Without having a roadmap that outlines how the editor created Frankenstein, converting 29. 97i for OTT or On-Demand delivery with multiple applied patterns to a progressive state can be a significant challenge. What makes creating that... --- - Published: 2021-08-05 - Modified: 2021-08-27 - URL: https://blog.telestream.com/2021/08/challenges-of-media-migrations/ - Categories: Automate, Content Management, Transcode - Tags: content management, LTOtape, media, migration, storage, tape to cloud For any organization with a media library, migrations are an unwelcome but necessary task. They are periodically required to ensure that your content is on modern, supportable storage media, but migrations may also be dictated by corporate decisions to switch between vendors or technologies based on factors other than age, such as performance, cost, or support. The benefit of an archive management system is that it abstracts the storage media from the users and systems who need to access its content. You get a single point of access to all of your assets, regardless of whether they are stored in the public cloud, the private cloud, or on-premise. Robust storage management systems like Telestream DIVA can ensure not only that you are insulated from issues like hardware outages, but that you can also operate uninterrupted while content moves between the various storage systems that make up your ecosystem. History of Archive Technology Since it was introduced in the late 1990s, LTO tape has grown to be the most common archival medium for broadcasters and other media organizations. LTO tape has many benefits, but one of its downsides is the necessity to migrate content to a new generation of media every few years. These migrations are sometimes driven by the lifespan of the tapes, but most often they are due to a desire to replace LTO drives and tapes. The move to newer drives and tapes not only provides greater density and speed, but also makes replacements and additions easier to... --- - Published: 2021-08-03 - Modified: 2021-08-03 - URL: https://blog.telestream.com/2021/08/live-streaming-just-got-easier-with-wirecast-14-3/ - Categories: Uncategorized - Tags: lower thirds, NDI, titles, Wirecast Wirecast 14. 3 is here, with some exciting new features and improvements. We're especially excited about our newAnimated Title Library, for adding customizable, dynamic lower thirds graphics to your projects! AND, if you purchased anytime after 8/2/2020, OR are an active Wirecast Insider Access plan member - this update is FREE! Here's a quicklist of what's new in Wirecast 14. 3, see below for details: Animated Title LibraryMedia Playback ControlsAudio Mapping for Secondary Display OutputUpdated technology including NDI® 5 *** Animated Title Library https://vimeo. com/572766578/a2a21ccad8 Making animated titles and lower thirds in Wirecast just got easier with our new Animated Title Library. We have over 25 new titles available (with more coming! ). Choose a look, and then add your own text, customize the colors and fonts, and you've got a beautiful title that smoothly animates in and out of your live broadcast. Media Playback Controls Now, you can control the playback of media clips even when they are live. You can play, pause, and scrub through videos so you can add live commentary, or review content as part of your broadcast. Audio Mapping for Secondary Display Live Output More flexibility to route specific audio tracks when sending a program out via a Secondary Display. Updated technology including NDI® 5 We are committed to keeping up-to-date with the latest technologies. Wirecast 14. 3 includes an update to the recently released version of NDI 5, as well as updated integrations for the Facebook output destination and WebRTC (used by Rendezvous). And much much... --- - Published: 2021-07-26 - Modified: 2021-07-26 - URL: https://blog.telestream.com/2021/07/how-to-add-a-mevo-start-camera-into-wirecast-live-streaming-software-using-ndi/ - Categories: Stream, Wirecast, Wirecast Tips & Tricks - Tags: live streaming, Mevo, NDI, rtmp Most live event producers these days have several cameras they use to produce a high quality live stream. One camera gaining in popularity is the Mevo ($399), because it's affordable and it's a dedicated camera made just for broadcasting live video. It's easy to add a MEVO camera into your Wirecast live streaming software to create a professional multi-camera broadcast. MEVO Cameras can be configured to deliver up to 1080p video over a local network or remotely via the Internet into Wirecast. We'll go over how to grab NDI (network device interface) video from a MEVO Start camera connected to the same local area network (LAN) as Wirecast. ,(If you want to know more about how to send RTMP output from a MEVO camera into Wirecast please see our other Blog Post. )The MEVO Start camera's companion MEVO app enables the user to start NDI output from the camera in order to make its camera feed available to Wirecast, or any other NDI receive software/hardware connected to the same Wi-Fi network/router/switch. The first step is to connect your MEVO to the same WiFI network/router/switch that your Wirecast computer is connected to. In the MEVO app, you may need to tap the "Configure iPhone" or "Configure MEVO" buttons to select this. Once you can see a camera feed in the MEVO 2. 0 app:1) Tap three dots at bottom right  2) Scroll down to the "NDI Mode" section and turn it ON 3) At this point, your MEVO Start camera should be transmitting4) Open Wirecast, add a new source by clicking... --- - Published: 2021-07-26 - Modified: 2021-07-26 - URL: https://blog.telestream.com/2021/07/how-to-connect-to-a-mevo-camera-with-wirecast-via-rtmp-miniserver-ndi/ - Categories: Stream, Wirecast, Wirecast Tips & Tricks - Tags: live streaming, Mevo, NDI, rtmp, rtmp MiniServer Most live event producers these days have several cameras they use to produce a high quality live stream. One camera gaining in popularity is the Mevo ($399), because it’s affordable and it’s a dedicated camera made just for broadcasting live video. It’s easy to add a MEVO camera into your Wirecast live streaming software to create a professional multi-camera broadcast. MEVO Cameras can be configured to deliver up to 1080p video over a local network or remotely via the Internet into Wirecast. The MEVO camera's companion MEVO 2. 0 app enables the user to enter a custom RTMP address to push video to any RTMP destination on the Internet, or zero-config NDI HX output across the local network. PLEASE NOTE: RTMP output adds anywhere from 2-30 seconds of delay, so if low-latency is critical for your workflow, NDI HX would be recommended. At the time of this writing, only the MEVO Start camera model offers NDI HX out -- if using the MEVO Plus, you can configure RTMP out using the instructions below. Wirecast cannot directly connect to RTMP push sources, as these require a server component that provides a stream address/key to push the RTMP stream to and Wirecast does not have that functionality built-in. However, it is possible to run an RTMP server client software called RTMP MiniServer on the same computer as Wirecast, or another computer on the same network, to receive the stream and convert it to an NDI source that Wirecast can connect to as a Network source. In MEVO 2.... --- - Published: 2021-07-13 - Modified: 2021-07-14 - URL: https://blog.telestream.com/2021/07/surround-sound-diagnostics-with-the-prism-waveform-monitors/ - Categories: PRISM, Waveform Monitor - Tags: Audio measurement, Post Production, prism, RTW, Surround sound, waveform monitors Surround sound is continually developing and the more channels you must incorporate the more difficult it becomes. To make this management and diagnostic process easier the PRISM Waveform Monitor Platform can optionally include a visual Surround Sound display where you can monitor the overall shape of your surround sound image. It’s difficult to set up surround sound audio by ear, without a tool like the audio app in the PRISM waveform monitor. Doing this through your entire facility without an instrument is impossible. Imagine trying to find the one place where your audio is out of phase through hundreds of meters of cable without test equipment. Since the media industry relies on complex audio implementations, it's beneficial (not to mention very convenient) to include audio tools in the same instrument you use to diagnose video anomalies. PRISM Waveform Monitor with Audio App in the Left Tile Surround sound is continually developing and the more channels you must incorporate the more difficult it becomes. To make this management and diagnostic process easier the PRISM Waveform Monitor Platform can optionally include a visual Surround Sound display where you can monitor the overall shape of your surround sound image. This helps to identify center channel and LFE correlation problems, to find and fix phase anomalies, to correctly balance downmixes, and to adjust the stereo image width between any 2 adjacent channels (e. g. Right/Left or Right Front/Right Rear in a 5. 1 implementation). The tool built into the PRISM when you install the SRND option is an embedded version of the surround display from RTW GmbH & Co. RTW Surround Display Up Close In the PRISM UI, it looks like this: RTW Surround Sound Display (on left) in the PRISM Audio App There are a couple great resources we'd like to share to... --- - Published: 2021-06-24 - Modified: 2021-06-29 - URL: https://blog.telestream.com/2021/06/enabling-remote-working-for-broadcast/ - Categories: Automate, Edit, Transcode, Vantage The Reality of Remote Working Remote working is now a reality, even for the Media & Entertainment industry. In the short term, we know that everyone able will continue to do their jobs from home. Longer-term, there is also a distinct possibility that more businesses will make remote working the norm for some people who would previously have worked in facilities. It is critically important to make it simple and straightforward for those working remotely to get access to their organization’s content so that they can work efficiently from any location. Here are a few ways Telestream is enabling remote working for broadcast workflows. Managing Content using Object-Based Storage Object-based storage stores related video, audio, and metadata files together as one object with a unique identifier. This approach provides a single namespace for content across any type of storage, both on-premise and in the cloud. Using object-based storage allows teams to easily keep track of the original media file and all related Adaptive Bit-Rate, post-production, and archive copies across storage tiers and locations.   Remotely Accessing Content for Post-Production Workflows In the long-term, we expect that Production Asset Management system vendors will make remote working a priority for their products. However, at the moment it can be challenging to access and use content in production storage from outside the facility. Media enterprises don’t necessarily want to extend VPN access to all of their remote users, so they are looking for a way to easily copy production content to the cloud,... --- - Published: 2021-06-02 - Modified: 2022-07-22 - URL: https://blog.telestream.com/2021/06/prism-wide-color-gamut-grading/ - Categories: PRISM, Waveform Monitor - Tags: CIE, color grading, colorist, prism, waveform monitors, WCG, Wide Color Gamut Simply put, you cannot identify an individual color that is outside of a specific gamut by eye. Fortunately, you can do it with an instrument like Telestream's PRISM Waveform Monitor. Steve Bilow, Senior Product Marketing Manager Color Gamut and Vision Our human visual system can distinguish a far wider range of colors than those we can show on today’s displays. We knew this long ago. Back in 1931, the International Commission on Illumination (CIE) documented this in the initial version of the 'CIE chart’. We use this diagram, with its distinct horseshoe shape, to represent all the visible colors that the typical eye can see. We call this as the CIE 1931 Color Gamut. CIE 1931 Color Gamut Quality is More Than Resolution Displays can’t replicate the power of the human retina but we still need to do our best to make digital cinema and video images more realistic and vibrant. That’s why the technologists who developed the standard for high definition television strove to improve the resolution from standard definition as well as improving colorimetry as display technology transitioned from CRTs to LCD. The ITU Recommendation ITU-R BT. 709-6, known in the vernacular as ITU 709 or Rec 709, specifies a triangle that is 33% of the total colors represented by the CIE 1931 Color Gamut. Rec 709 Color Gamut Dynamic Range is Only Part of the Story Fast forward another generation and we arrive at the notion of high dynamic range (HDR) video. Video HDR is NOT the same thing as the HDR that your iPhone and Photoshop users do - but that is a topic for another day. The fundamental advantage of video HDR is enhanced detail... --- - Published: 2021-05-14 - Modified: 2021-06-07 - URL: https://blog.telestream.com/2021/05/broken-cadence/ - Categories: Transcode, Vantage Guest post written by Ernie Sanchez, VP & COO, Cinnafilm Content that originated at filmic rates of 23. 976/24 FPS has been seen in broadcast for decades. Consequently, taking four frames at a filmic frame rate and generating five frames from them (29. 97i or 30i) has been a regular occurrence in broadcast media for decades. Unfortunately, broken cadence can result during the process of preparing content for broadcast television. Directors/producers typically want the "story telling effect" of a 180 degree shutter angle (shutter speed 2x the frame rate) because it best mimics how our eyes would naturally see the images. The problem is this filmic looking project will need to air on broadcast television - which of course is 29. 97i (some people call this 59. 94i, but this is field rate, not frame rate - more on that later). That is when the idea of creating a pattern of five frames from four filmic frames came to fruition. The idea is to use a pattern to make those four frames turn into five so it can fit into a broadcast stream, and then the end device removes the pattern during the deinterlace process. The pattern is simple, but it is often broken during the editing process. However, NTSC broadcast playback is quite resilient and even though the pattern can be badly broken, it will still play back just fine. So, why should we care about broken patterned content? OTT and conversion to PAL-based playback systems are why we... --- - Published: 2021-05-10 - Modified: 2022-11-04 - URL: https://blog.telestream.com/2021/05/creating-a-sense-of-belonging-in-a-hybrid-dispersed-environment/ - Categories: Sherpa-Stream At the start of 2020, the global workforce took a significant shift towards operating primarily remotely. Now, as employees are starting to come back to the office and events begin to allow in-person attendance again, it’s important to make sure that communications strategies are best suited to those physically present and those who are still attending from afar. Watch the video below to hear best practices and guidance for developing content and communications for hybrid audiences, ensuring the experiences are equitable across both groups and building stronger connections. Sherpa Digital Media enables high-quality virtual experiences for sales and marketing at scale through its live and on-demand video platform. With decades of experience in video and virtual events, Sherpa streamlines the creation and delivery processes with end-to-end production and technology solutions. Sherpa delivers video communications across organizations of any size with unprecedented quality, security, ease-of-use, scalability, and analytics. Backed by premier Silicon Valley investors, Sherpa is the trusted enterprise video provider for some of the world’s largest global enterprises. Learn more about Sherpa’s offerings at www. sherpadigitalmedia. com. The SPI Group is a digitally-driven internal communications agency that uses existing and emerging technologies to amplify the employee experience and increase employee engagement. Great strategy starts with innovative, creative thinking and understanding your challenges. We’ll analyze data, listen to your insights, share our expertise and work with you to develop a fresh, smart and practical strategy. Superb communication only happens when strategy is supported by a great plan. We’ll help you develop... --- - Published: 2021-05-07 - Modified: 2021-05-14 - URL: https://blog.telestream.com/2021/05/broadcast-grade-media-processing-in-the-cloud/ - Categories: Telestream Cloud, Transcode Written by Reuben Cohn, Cloud Transcoding Product Manager Many factors today are disrupting the status quo when it comes to doing business in general, and handling video specifically. The global pandemic has been highly disruptive to everyone of course, but there is also a continuing shift towards video being the preferred way of distributing and consuming information, advertising, news, social media, and personal communication. As video becomes more vital to more businesses, applications, websites, and communities, having an accessible and flexible way to implement broadcast-grade media processing in the cloud grows more important as well. Similarly, as the global pandemic has shifted focus onto remote operations and more agile ways of doing business, cloud-based solutions have also become even more vital. These disruptions and trends are leading many companies to seek a convergence of cloud-based technologies and highly capable video processing. A variety of players are entering this fray, both traditional ones such as broadcasters and post-houses, as well as relative newcomers such as social media platforms and app developers. New Architectures Traditional broadcasters and others in the media and entertainment industry are looking towards an architecture that shifts some or all of their existing workflows into the cloud to take advantage of the massive scalability and cost-effective SaaS solutions to be found there. As these large enterprises want to scale up or shift load into the cloud, in addition to flexibility and security they need a foundation of technology they can trust to meet their demanding and detailed specifications.... --- - Published: 2021-05-01 - Modified: 2022-11-15 - URL: https://blog.telestream.com/2021/05/sherpa-business-integrations/ - Categories: Sherpa-Stream, Stream, Webinars Get more value out of your video content by connecting it with your other business systems. Understand your audience better and create more relevant messages with Sherpa’s API-based architecture. Sherpa’s API-based platform architecture allows it to interoperate with any systems or protocols currently in place. The possibilities for how to connect Sherpa Stream to existing applications can yield significant productivity improvements above and beyond the world of video. By leveraging Sherpa as a content hub, an organization can direct all employees to a single location, where all the relevant content from all of the various systems are consolidated and served up to only the people who should be consuming it. new SherpaDMEmbed("SherpaDMEmbed_f4ad22ad-7fd8-43f9-a36b-e3015c623c37", "https://sales. sherpadm. com/client/player/embed/f4ad22ad-7fd8-43f9-a36b-e3015c623c37"); Here are some business applications already leveraging our API’s: Personalized Content Delivery – Deliver personal website experiences with relevant contentEmail Marketing – Include personalized video content within campaigns. CRM Systems – Help your salespeople drive opportunities past the finish line by serving up relevant content based on opportunity stage or lead information. Analytics Tools – Visualize and generate custom reports based on Sherpa’s extensive analytics trackingInternal Communications – Take collaboration to a whole new level by delivering live events through your company intranet or gathering feedback through Yammer new SherpaDMEmbed("SherpaDMEmbed_154905df-303e-4ff9-9a44-cbc904edb7c0", "https://telestream. sherpadm. com/client/player/embed/154905df-303e-4ff9-9a44-cbc904edb7c0"); --- ---