Newtek’s new TC1 Tricaster we talk about with the Brittany from Video Guys and Broadfield Distribution. We tested the TC1 with the PTZOptics cameras and talked about how the new Tricaster basically includes the NewTek Talkshow built in.

PTZOptics Success

Live PTZ Production Bot with Skaarhoj

We talk about their success with the PTZOptics camera line which includes house of worship market, live sports, entertainment and corporate brands. Brittany mentions from personal experience how a friend has a comedy dou called “Too Blondes” in New York City. They use the PTZOptics cameras to broadcast their show for recording, stream and an output for powering the displays outside the stage area in the lobby. “They do songs and dances, with music and a background which is very tech heavy. They have 3 PTZOptics cameras to organize the various video shots that record” says Brittany.

Practical PTZ Camera Tips from Brittany at Broadfield

Monetizing the live event

The entertainment space has been an interesting space but Brittany also offers some interesting expereiences setting up cameras for live sports and education spaces. In live sports, Brittay mentions the benefits of PTZ cameras which allow producer remote access to cameras they may otherwise be un-able. Depending on the temperature outside, camera man sometimes have the bear-the-cold, where a PTZ camera can be nested into a position with a climate controlled outdoor box.

Facebook Live Paviollion at NAB Show

Philippe Laurent CEO of Easy Live

Philippe Laurent, the CEO of EasyLive stops by to speak with us about his live streaming platform being shown off in North Hall at the new Facebook Pavilion. Laurent, tells us about hte 2017 NAB Show and gives us a peek into the Facebook Pavilion specializing in Facebook developers at the NAB Show. EasyLive allows users to stream to multiple live streaming destinations but also provide other great integrations such as DVR, social posting.

USB Stick Duplicators for Live Streamed Events

live streaming from NAB

We review some of the ways you can monetize your ilve streams but also a few more practical solutions such as a USB recording sales. There a new duplication machines that can quicklky provide sellable product made from the live recording availble for sale after the event. Laurent, explains to us how to use the 3rd channel of RTSP streaming which can be used to pass data for advertising. You can embed information such as images and links allowing broadcaster new ways to monteize sponsored events.

The Facebook Pavillion at NAB

Live Streaming Template

Facebook promotes key partners with integration for their Live streaming product. EasyLive, CEO let’s us know about the how the show has been for him and then he runs back to the Facebook Pavilion to man his booth in South Hall Upper.

Scott Whitney from Podworkz

Scott Whitney – Podworkz

Scott Whitney from Podworkz explains how his live streaming / video production co-op located in downtown Las Vegas, NV is setup. Scott is hosting a open house for friends and partners to view his video streaming studio. Whitney is a big vMix guru and helped us learn about how to use vMix playlist with PTZ cameras which went over quite well during the studio party.

Learn more about the NewTek NDI for live streaming PTZ Cameras

• Learn how to quickly set up your PTZOptics NDI camera here
• Check out our guidelines for choosing the best network switch for NDI here.
• How to upgrade your PTZOptics camera to support the NewTek NDI here.
• More on Troubleshooting with the NewTek NDI here.
• Optimizing your RTSP, RTMP and NDI settings for live streaming. Learn more here.
• 2018 NAB Show interview with Dr. Andrew Cross on the future of NDI here.
• Check out test results from NDI Cameras with wirecast, vmix, xsplit and Livestream here.
• NDI HX is the new “High Efficiency” version of the NewTek NDI. Learn more here.
• Your NewTek NDI questions answered from Dr. Andrew Cross here.
• 20 Minutes on the NewTek NDI w/ the chief engineer here.
• The world of video conferencing w/ IP Video & the NewTek NDI here.
• All your questions about the NewTek NDI cameras answered live here.
• PTZOptics releases four NDI compatible PTZ camera models here.
• H.265 Streaming, VLC integration and the NDI plugin here.
• How to add cameras to the Newtek Connect Pro App here.
• How to use NDI Transmit for video conferencing with the Newtek NDI here.
• Using NewTek NDI with Multicast here.
• Learn how to use NDI & RTSP streaming cameras with OBS here.