The BuZZ travels to Government Video Expo in Washington, DC, for a week of shows covering the latest in our industry. We have an amazing line-up of guests - including folks you haven't heard on the Buzz before... and some you have.

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Dec 5th, 2009

GV Expo Show 6 - Dec. 3, 2009

Ikegami monitors and cameras, decreasing compresssion latency, tech for education, two views of media asset management, interactive presentations, and real-time streaming -- it's our last day at GV Expo. Join host Larry Jordan in this final special edition of Digital Production BuZZ.

Alan Keil, vp and director of engineering for Ikegami, discusses their cameras and HD monitors, as well as explaining why LCD and Plasma are not good monitor choices quite yet. We also look at Ikegami's latest cameras and how he's designing cameras for the future.

Greg Pine, vice-president of sales for Telairity, explains that the reason there's a delay when switching from the studio to the remote is not due to the remote location being asleep, but the time it takes to compress a real-time video signal. Telairity has figured out a better way and Greg explains what that is.

Tom Burke, Sales Performance Executive for Qomo, tells us about their interactive white boards for education (they act like a giant mouse), as well as a faster way to provide feedback and test results. Very cool stuff if you're interested in teaching.

Scott Slocum, Sr. Sales Manager for North America for Netia, drops in to talk about their media asset management system. This is the first of two interviews on the subject because there are a number of ways, and places, we need to manage media.

Damian Saccocio, vp Solutions Marketing and Strategy for Open Text, is the second of our media asset managment conversations. Open Text takes a different path from Netia, looking at managing completed assets, based on Netia's initial start in broadcasting. Along the way, we also talk about metadata and things to look for in picking an asset management system.

Adeel Khan, vp of sales for Vidizmo, explains why interactivity is more than video or a website, but the integration of PowerPoint, video, and web, which is what Vidizmo provides.

Andy Howard, senior director of product strategy for VBrick Systems, tells us about their VBrick streaming technology, allowing very portable video streaming from locations you might not expect; such as military training, K-12 classrooms, and corporate envrionments.

Today's special edition of Digital Production BuZZ is a great way to stay current on the latest industry news in an informative and in-depth way. TRT: 1:02:20

Dec 4th, 2009

GV Expo Show 5 - Dec. 3, 2009

The inventor of the audio snake, stock footage, video switchers evolve, micing large groups, working with a system integrator, and fiber optic signal routing -- it's another day at GV Expo. Join host Larry Jordan in this special edition of Digital Production BuZZ.

Jerry Krulewicz, CEO of Wireworks, has been inventing and engineering wiring harnesses for 35 years. If you've ever used an audio snake, or smart podium, you've used their products. In this converation, we discuss how they started and where wiring technology is headed.

Tom Bennett, CEO of Pond5, runs a stock footage firm. Since there are a bazaillion stock footage companies, we talk about what makes images acquired from Pond5 worth the effort.

Darren Budrow, Director of Sales for Ross Video, discusses video swticher technology for live events and the challenges integrating computer resolutions with video resolutions is creating for the future.

Stephen Donahue, Regional Manager for Conference Systems Inc., begins the first of two discussions on micing large group discussions. What do you do when you need to mic over 200 people and give everyone the chance to be heard?

Derrick Fitzgerald, Sr. Product Marketing Manager for Polycom, continues our micing discussion looking at audio and video conferencing, as well as Internet-based technologies for the future.

John Wesley Nash, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Office or CEI, talks about their role as both a system integrator and reseller. When should you use one or the other, and how do you decide who to work with?

Sarkis Abrahamian, Product Manager for Evertz, is involved in transporting signals from one place to another using copper and fiber optic cables, routers, switches and other gear. We discuss how the increase in HD video is making it hard to find enough bandwidth.

Today's special edition of Digital Production BuZZ is a great way to stay current on the latest industry news in an informative and in-depth way. TRT: 1:00:46

Dec 3rd, 2009

The Buzz at GV Expo - Highlights! - Dec. 3, 2009

Behind the scenes at New Bay Media, picking the right microphone, a new interview with Douglas Spotted-Eagle, picking the right tripod, and behind-the-scenes as the FCC picked our current HDTV formats, its the highlights from GV Expo 2009. Join host Larry Jordan in this special edition of Digital Production BuZZ.

Steve Palm, CEO of New Bay Media (www.nbmedia.com) joins Larry for an in-depth discussion of the impact changing advertising trends are having on print and on-line media.

Steve Savanyu, Director of Educational Services for Audio Tecnica (www.audio-technica.com), explains how to pick the best microphone, where to place it, what sounds best, and problems to avoid.

Douglas Spotted-Eagle, (www.vasst.com) noted musician, author, trainer and camera op, stops by for a discussion of how he was nominated for his first Grammy, and Emmy, and Oscar - and why he likes shooting chickens jumping out of planes!

Jose Larios, Business Development Associate for Libec (www.libecsales.com), explains how to pick the right tripod for your camera, the differences between tripod heads, and whether to use aluminum or carbon fiber gear.

Peter Fannon, vp Corporate and Government Affairs for Panasonic (www.panasonic.com), gives us an inside look at Panasonic's new 3D technology (which is stunning, by the way), but even more, Peter was the guy that ran the Advanaced Television Test Center from 1987 till 1997, that tested and selected the video formats we are using today in broadcast television. He spins a fascinating story on how we got to where we are -- this is a must-hear interview!

Today's edition of Digital Production BuZZ is amazing and a great way to stay current on the latest industry news in an informative and in-depth way. TRT: 1:01:45

Dec 2nd, 2009

GV Expo Show 3 - Dec. 3, 2009

Connecting with Matrox, multiple ways to compress video, picking the right prompter, and helping the beginning filmmaker in Baltimore -- it's our third show at GV Expo. Join host Larry Jordan in this special edition of Digital Production BuZZ.

Eric Zaino, Canada/Us East Coast Sales Manager for Matrox/Video, discusses their MXO product family. For the first time, we can monitor HD video using a computer monitor, because the calibration is done using the Matrox box. Plus, discover how they make ingest easier.

Brent Ross, Director of Sales for the Americas for Digital Rapids, discusses real-time video compression from files or live sources using their hardware-acceleration cards.

Kevin Ancelin, President of Adtec Digital, has another take on video compression. This time, we look at compression of real-time events, such as sports, where speed and quality are paramount.

Chuck Majewski, Sales Manager for Prompter/People, talks about how to pick the right telepromter for live events, podium speakers, on-camera units and why promoter monitor size is so important.

Ed Miskovic, Exec. VP of Sales and Marketing for Meridian Technologies, swings past to discuss how the huge bandwidth requirements of HD video are changing how we need to cable our production facilities using fibre optic cable and how we bridge between traditional copper-based networks and fibre optic systems.

Kristen Anchor, CAmm Director of the Creative Alliance, follows on our earlier conversation with Jon Gann -- talking about the film scene in Baltimore and the ways they have of helping filmmakers get started, from classes and social mixers to renting gear and answering questions.

Today's edition of Digital Production BuZZ is a great way to stay current on the latest industry news in an informative and in-depth way. TRT: 1:01:07

Dec 1st, 2009

GV Expo Show 2 - Dec. 2, 2009

Behind the scenes at New Bay Media, the new owner of Promax, secrets to using Color, getting your film to succeed at festivals, the new look in lighting fixtures, and Avid supports Final Cut. No, it isn't the end of the world, its another day at GV Expo. Join host Larry Jordan in this special edition of Digital Production BuZZ.

Steve Palm, CEO of New Bay Media (www.nbmedia.com) joins Larry for an in-depth discussion of the impact changing advertising trends are having on print and on-line media.

Jess Hartmann, CEO of Promax (www.promax.com), is the new owner of a venerable name in digital video. In this conversation he discusses new storage technology from Promax, as well as why he decided to buy the company after Charles McConathy died.

Jonathan Gann, President and Founder of the DC Film Alliance (www.dcfilm.org) has been running the very successful DC Shorts Film Festival for the last seven years. Today, he talks about what it takes to get a film accepted at a festival and their very unusual approach to providing the judges' evaluations online for filmmakers to review.

Robbie Carman, VP and Colorist for Amigo Media (www.amigomediallc.com), is a long-time user and trainer for Apple Color. In this conversation, he discusses how editors new to Color can take advantage of its power, and provides tips you can put to work in your next project.

Justin Lang, Outside Sales Representative for Barbizon Lighting Company (www.barbizon.com), sell lighting gear from over 400 manufacturers. Because of this, he offers a much wider view of the industry than the point of view of just one company. Here, he and Larry talk about the impact of new LED and fluorescent technology and their limitations in providing accurate color. Plus, he looks at a new technology making an impact in theatrical circles: plasma.

Sam Bogoch, Director of Design for Production and Media Asset Management for Avid Technology (www.avid.com), last spoke with The BuZZ at last year's GV Expo. He returns this year to highlight the latest news in his product: Avid Interplay. Avid has been busy, and, what's most surprising, is that Avid Interplay now supports Final Cut Pro.

Today's edition of Digital Production BuZZ is a great way to stay current on the latest industry news in an informative and in-depth way.

TRT: 59:54

Nov 30th, 2009

GV Expo - Show #1 -- Dec. 1, 2009

Photographing sky-diving chickens, Blu-ray is affordable - yes, REALLY!, training techniques, creating closed-captioned video, affordable teleprompters, and an automated way to archive data - all in this special edition of the Digital Production Buzz.

Bruce Nazarian, The Digital Guy (www.thedigitalguy.com ), stops by to open our series of shows at GV Expo. During our conversation, Bruce explains why now, finally, Blu-ray Discs are affordable for the independent producer.

Joel Bell, Event Production Manager for Future Media Concepts (www.fmctraining.com), explains why they offer training at trade shows, and highlights their up-coming Editor's Retreat.

Douglas Spotted-Eagle, author, editor, musician, and trainer (www.vasst.com), stops in for a discussion on his love of teaching and why experience matters in training - aloing with an extended discussion of photographing sky-diving chickens which is not to be missed!

Sid Hoffman, vice-president of CPC (www.cpcweb.com), explains how closed-captioning works, and why, until now, you needed hardware to do it. Also, HD handles closed-captioning entirely differently than SD did. Because of this, he explains some traps you need to avoid.

Aaron Brady, Head of QTV Sales for Autocue (www.qtv.com ), explains the new breed of teleprompters, how to pick the right sized monitor, and discusses their new iPhone prompting application.

Dr. Philip Storey, CEO of Xendata (www.xendata.com), continues our long-running discussion on archiving tapeless media and explains where his system fits in. Plus, he gives us a sneak peak of some upcoming announcements that make his products MUCH more affordable to the independent producer.

Lots of great stuff in our first show from GV Expo. TRT: 57:09