Blackbird is transitioning to a browser based editing application
To all Blackbird users: We are thrilled to announce that Blackbird is transitioning to a browser based editing application. As part of this transition you will be able to login into your existing Blackbird account using…
Read MoreFinally it’s a reality – professional cloud video editing in JavaScript
The sheer audacity of it! Who – apart from Forbidden Technologies, the makers of Blackbird – could even envisage a professional-level cloud video editor in JavaScript? When we originally voiced this idea, it was met with…
Read MoreIABM interview with Forbidden Technologies’ CEO, Ian McDonough
The following is an interview that Forbidden Technologies’ CEO, Ian McDonough, gave to IABM at IBC 2018: We asked Ian McDonough, CEO at IABM member Blackbird, to tell us a bit about this apparently new name in…
Read MoreReflections on a successful IBC 2018
Rewind to NAB this year and we had just elevated the Blackbird brand and begun the process of re-engaging with existing clients as well as new prospects. Key themes from the show were artificial intelligence (AI)…
Read MoreHangin’ With … Blackbird CEO Ian McDonough
The following is an interview that Forbidden Technologies’ CEO, Ian McDonough, gave to SportsBusiness Daily in August 2018: IAN MCDONOUGH is the CEO of Blackbird, a cloud-based platform that allows users to quickly edit and publish…
Read MoreForbidden Puts Frame Accurate Editing in the Cloud
The following is an interview with Forbidden Technologies VP of Products, Jeff Krebs, for The Broadcast Bridge in August 2018: With the Blackbird codec from Forbidden Technologies, cloud-based editing can be as fast and accurate as…
Read MoreBlackbird Wows Global Media Industry By Delivering Workstation Experience In The Cloud
The following is an interview that Forbidden Technologies’ CEO, Ian McDonough, gave to techcompanynews.com in July 2018: Q: Would you provide our readers with a brief introduction to Forbidden Technologies and your cloud video product,…
Read MoreBlackbird Sings Throughout NAB
The following is an interview that Forbidden Technologies’ CEO, Ian McDonough, gave to TVBEurope in May 2018: Very much a MIP man in his ‘content sales’ years with BBC Worldwide, Turner, and Viacom, Ian McDonough…
Read MoreMacVoices: ShowStoppers – Forbidden Technologies Delivers Broadcast to Digital Via Blackbird Proxy
The following is an interview that Forbidden Technologies’ CEO, Ian McDonough, and VP of Products, Jeff Krebs, gave at NAB 2018: During ShowStoppers at NAB in Las Vegas, they profile their cloud-based Blackbird Proxy solution that…
Read MoreForbidden Technologies interview at NAB Show 2018
The following is a video interview that Forbidden Technologies’ CEO, Ian McDonough, gave at NAB Show 2018: He discusses the Blackbird platform and the Blackbird Codec which allows for compression and decompression of video for storage,…
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