MacVoices: 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 MoreCost effective storage and editing for long-term film projects
RDF Television uses Forscene for convenient storage, remote access and editing of its media throughout long-term reality film projects. The company produces over 100 hours of network factual television every year for principal broadcasters, filming contributors…
Read MoreAre online video platforms replacing live broadcast TV?
A recent Think with Google trend shows that 6 out of 10 people prefer online video platforms to live TV. Does this mean broadcast television is on the way out? Will all programmes be formatted for…
Read More5 Lessons in social media from the world’s top broadcasters
Broadcasters in Latin America are facing a fight for their audience. Public, state and pay TV broadcasters (that historically only competed with each other) are now battling stiff competition from OTT and subscription-based video-on-demand services –…
Read MoreForscene introduces new tool designed to increase broadcast audience engagement
Broadcasters and programme-makers can now easily incorporate user generated content into their edits and on social media with a new software development kit available on the Forscene cloud video platform. Dubbed Camera SDK, the tool is…
Read MoreFarsi Gogglebox meets tight deadlines with Forscene
Forscene’s workflow solved the biggest challenge for the Farsi Gogglebox: a fast turnaround on hours and hours of content. Marjan TV Network’s Operations Director shares how reality show Googlebox is produced with a cloud-based post-production solution:…
Read MoreHas Selfie TV changed the broadcast industry forever?
Selfie TV is the brand new term being used to describe talent show formats that popularise “normal” people. It’s the culture of celebrity for celebrity sake, and it’s more popular than ever before. Why are we obsessed…
Read More3 things you should never do in an edit suite
There is no question that editors are valuable creative resources. And, given the choice, any time that any kind of editing is needed, we’d all choose to employ a professional video editor with nothing but the…
Read More4 ways you’re wasting your video editor’s time – and how to stop
There’s never enough time in edit. No matter how big your budget or how many hours you’ve spent in the suite, you always wish you had a little more time with your video editor. But have…
Read MoreForscene features in Top Production Tech survey
Being one of the top production tech platforms has its pros and cons (well, more pros really…) Pro – we’re on the cutting edge of technology and have developed a set of powerful editing tools completely…
Read MoreBlackbird is best-of-breed
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