Using Logic For Live Performances…

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Using Logic For Live Performances…

Think about it – everytime you sling Logic into record mode and make your fingers dance elefgantly across your midi keyboard, you are using logic not just to play back but also to record your live performances.

As we rely on editing, comping, quantization and editing so much, its easy to forget that this is live performance but effectively that’s exactly what it boils down too.

So, why not translate this capability to the stage?
The power in the current fleet of laptop Mac is such that you don’t even need to restrict yourself to just a single plugin either – Logic should comfortably play back even demanding single instruments without latency problems rearing their unwanted heads.

Of course, the vast array of third party AU plugins available today means that you can customize Logic to provide you with the soundest which befits your musical bent – just be aware that any third party plugin is likely to be slightly less stable than a Logic one for obvious reason so do some serious road-testing before jumping on stage.

One thing you might have not noticed is its ability to harm multiple channels at the same time. If you setup 3 software instruments, for instance and click the red “R” lights in their track name panes they will all respond to incoming midi data.

So, just like in main stage, you can setup master patches which playback several instruments at once. As you able to restrict the range across this instruments will play in the instrument edit panel on the extra left, you can easily setup keyboard splits too.

Of course, another major advantage of using Logic live is its ability to play audio back while a software instrument is been used for performance.

There are plenty of bands and DJs out there who want to be able to supplement a live set with sequence elements, perhaps takings from well known studio recordings and, without a fleet of keyboard players to painstakingly recreate each and every part, at least some of these elements would have to be run from the modern equivalent of a backing track.

As always, Logic has the answer.

Running a modern backing track is easy these days – simply setup audio track one at the top of your arrangement and load each backing track internet into the arrangement.

Last but no least, it’s a good idea to leave a few bar space between each one and to set a tempo change between a tempo change of each so that each tempo song is matched within Logic.

Surely using Logic on live performances might not seem as easy and straight forward as using other software such Ableton Live, but it is a very exciting alternative and for people who produce records in Logic and also people who love Logic huge collection of effects and instruments this is one mre option to consider when hitting the road.

Have fun, we love love using Logic when we DJ or perform live and I hope these tips helped…

Live Video on Website Software © – Easily Do it Right Now!

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Live Video on Website Software © – Easily Do it Right Now!

Live Video on Website Software enables you to publish your video(s) wherever you want without being dependant on others. Webvideo marketing offers a new way to deliver your message with a higher impact comparing to other traditional Webmarketing methods. Thinking of an easy way that’ll help you to embed a movie onto your Webpage? Read the following article.

Quick review

Live Video on Website Software needs to prepare your videos for being able to be displayed on your Web by converting (and compressing) them to a special file format called Flash-Video (.FLV). What’s next? Just add a short code onto the Webpage, upload the files to your hosting server and your Webvideo(s) are ready to roll. The following technology creates streaming webvideos for you – they are simultaneously being transferred in real-time so that they are being received in a continuous stream.

Let’s quickly examine what is in it for us:

This technology undoubtedly provides several important advantages:

An excellent opportunity for you to display ‘live’ customers’ testimonials.
Provides a powerful tool that can easily get your message across to a wider audience.
Automatically download and convert YouTube videos to play on your Website(s).
It enables you to upload your Webvideo(s) to video-sharing sites and attract more visitors.
It enables you to post your visual message to additional sites such as YouTube.

We could list many other important pluses provided by this technology, simply because it provides many other opportunities that help us promote our online business.

Bottom line

Live Video on Website Software implementation takes no more than several minutes, so it requires minimum time and effort for you to start uploading Flash-Videos. It is time for action, so at this point it is highly advised to test it live in order to explore and see how it can easily improve productivity of your online business.

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Live Video to Web Software © – Easily Add Videos to Your Site!

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Live Video to Web Software © – Easily Add Videos to Your Site!

Live Video to Web Software can easily save you time and trouble while trying to put video(s) on your Site, especially if you are non-technical user. Nowadays Webvideos are everywhere simply because Webmasters already recognized their powerful potential in generating more traffic and in increasing sales. The following article will show you how you can easily encode and post a movie onto a Webpage in just few clicks.

Basic introduction

Live Video to Web Software encodes and compresses your videos to the popular format of Flash-Video (.FLV) which is being used by many such as YouTube. The last step is quit easy and requires you to add a small code (.html) onto the desired page(s) and then upload this file package onto your hosting server. These webvideos use streaming technology – they can be displayed immediately without having to wait till the entire file is downloaded.

Let’s quickly examine what is in it for us:

There are many benefits for using this solution; here are some of them:

No need for any programming skills. Easily converts popular file formats such as: AVI, WMV, MOV, MPG, FLV, VOB, ASF, and MP4. It helps your visitors feel more comfortable doing business with you online. Enables you to create playlists. Videos engage with peoples’ emotions and people purchase based on their emotions.

We could count other important great advantages provided by this technology, simply because it isn’t just about file conversions – it is about providing you with a powerful marketing tool that can truly take your on-line business to the next lev

Conclusions

Live Video to Web Software is an extremely effective tool that enables you to deliver your product/service’s benefits within the shortest possible time by using Flash-Videos. It is time for action, so at this point it is highly advised to check it by yourself as in most cases implementation requires no more than several minutes.

Stream Live Video to Web Tool © – Add Streaming Videos Now!

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Stream Live Video to Web Tool © – Add Streaming Videos Now!

Stream Live Video to Web Tool – why relying on other VDO hosting Sites while you can easily add video(s) onto your own Site? If you want to quickly embed movie(s) on html pages you should consider using this unique technology. Learn about the latest Video-to-Web techniques and how they are about to generate a lot more incoming traffic for you.

Some basics

Stream Live Video to Web Tool is a special conversion + compression engine that encodes your videos from their original file format to a Web display format called Flash-Video. What’s next? Just add a short code onto the Webpage, upload the files to your hosting server and your Webvideo(s) are ready to roll. You now have streaming webvideos – the media is sent in a continuous stream and is played as it arrives.

Let’s quickly examine what is in it for us:

Let’s quickly summarize the main advantages of this unique solution:

Website(s) visitors today respond more to movies than to text. Enables you to upload movie files at any quality and size. Easy conversion of all popular formats into FLV-Flash format. Enables you to select your favorite player skin. It is simply more convincing than writing another sales letter or newsletter.

It won’t be that difficult to find other benefits provided by this technology, simply because it isn’t just about file conversions – it is about providing you with a powerful marketing tool that can truly take your on-line business to the next lev

On the bottom line

Stream Live Video to Web Tool installation process takes no more than 2-3 minutes while an average individual conversion process of a 100MB file takes just about 1 minute. Now that you know more about this technology it is advised to evaluate this unique solution as this is the best way that truly enables you to experience the advantages mentioned above.

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Webcasting your live event – how to reach a global audience with your next event

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Online video viewing has increased rapidly in the 2009. With over 100 million videos viewed on YouTube each day and interfaces such as the BBC’s ‘i-player’, 77% of internet users have watched a video online; 19% of whom do so on a daily basis. It is therefore little wonder that it is not just large broadcasters that are webcasting. Conferences, lectures, meetings and events are increasingly being broadcast across the web by businesses, societies and corporations alike. It is not only a new and exciting way for delegates to view or review the event, but a cost effective way of delivering your event to a large; or even GLOBAL audience.

Whatever the event or message you are trying to put across, an effective webcast will live on long after the session is over. It also allows you to deliver the event to audiences that could not attend, operate on a different time zone and can cut travel and accommodation expenses. With interactive possibilities, your event webcast can offer viewers a new type of advanced experience; helping to deliver your message or information.

If you want to get your event or message heard, a well marketed webcast is the way to do it. There is however a few things you should consider when considering webcasting your event:

Planning

Ninety percent or more of the work for a live event webcast should be done in the planning stages. If you try to foresee potential problems before the event starts, you can drastically reduce your stress levels on the day.

Particularly if you are producing a LIVE webcast session of your event, there are many things that can go wrong so ensure you produce a number of test session before the main event. The goal of any webcast should be a seamless, buffer-free video at a sustained quality irrespective of number of users. Ensure that the venue’s internet connection is up to the job and your server is capable of handling more than the expected viewers.

The most important thing is marketing the event and inviting users. If you are webcasting LIVE at a specific time and date, you need to ensure that potential viewers are aware of its existence and how to access the session remotely. This can be a heavily published advertising campaign or a simple email notification. 

Recording

Depending on the type of session you are producing, you may chose to use single camera coverage of your event or a multiple camera, fully vision mixed set-up. It is very important to bare-in-mind that viewers attention span online is very different to that in front of a TV. Multi-camera coverage will add interest to the session by varying the shot and providing the viewer with a more complete production.

Any event webcast should have exceptional production values. A badly lit venue or poor audio will quickly degrade the quality of the event and viewers will lose interest. Live event video production is a tricky business and to get the best value for money, you need to commission someone who specialises in Live Event coverage. This will not only increase the production values of your video but you will be able to draw upon their experience in ensuring your webcasts goes without a hitch.

If you event features presenters with a slideshow, it is important to transfer this information to the webcast. There are a number of options of how to do this but by far the most effective is to use an interface such as First Sight Media’s ‘pro-viewer’ which allows for the slides and video to be viewed in separate windows on screen; providing the viewer with option to watch the video and view the slide at his or her discretion. 

Delivery

It is important to give the viewer a suitable way of watching the webcast. This can be simply a link that opens the stream directly or a webpage with the video embedded inside. This allows you to keep your company branding and other suitable information around the video.

There are many options for the player that delivers your content. It is important to consider your audience when making your decision; if for example the majority of your audience will be watching on a Mac, you may wish to use QuickTime. Adobe Flash Player on the other hand is a diverse player installed on an estimated 98% of internet enabled machines. This means that users watching in large corporations will not need to contact their IT departments to help them watch the session and firewalls are unlikely to interfere.

If you are going to use something like the ‘pro-viewer’, you need to ensure that it is easy to use by even the least technical of users. Consider a ‘user-guide’ or even a technical support number.  

 

Top Tips

First Sight Media have been providing Live Event Video Production and Webcasting since 2004 so have experienced most of the problems and successes that can arise. From this experience, my ‘Five Top Tips to Live Event Webcasting’ and points to consider if you try this yourself are:

Watch Tv On Pc Live – It’s Awesome!

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You may be asking yourself how I can watch live TV on my PC. Does this technology exist? The answer is yes the technology does exist and you can watch live TV on your computer. It’s awesome!

Your next question then would be what software do I need to watch TV on my PC? The answer is – do a quick Google search for TV to PC software. There a lot of TV to PC software programs out there but only a few are good ones.  The one that I’ve see that has been rated to be the best is Direct Satellite. With their software you receive over 3500 channels.

You want to find TV to PC software that offers you the very best in programming from all over the world. The program that you choose should have no subscription or monthly service fees EVER. No hardware to install and no bandwidth limits. A program that gives automatic channel updates (in other words you continue to get more channels), and make sure that it works on Mac computers.

Your local channels like ABC, CBS, NBC and any other local or national channels should also be included as well. You should have unlimited access.

So after you download the PC to TV software are you going to throw out your new 50 inch HDTV? Of course not right? Why not connect you PC to your TV?  It’s as simple as getting a VGA adaptor wire to plug into your computer and your TV.  After you do this you’ll be able see your computer screen on your TV. So many people stop paying over $100 dollars in monthly cable or satellite subscription fees and go with PC to TV technology. Are you in?

Watch Free Live Tv On Internet – On Your Pc

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TV is changing!

It doesn’t seem so long ago (to me at least, and maybe to some of you  too) that the number of TV channels available to the nation’s Television viewing audience could be counted on the fingers of one hand!

There were many complaints of ‘repeats’ being shown on the very limited number of channels being broadcast at that time. Not surprising really when you consider that producing quality programs in those days was very expensive and the number of channels available to show them on were few and far between.

But it was ‘world changing’, none the less! Gone were the days of the family huddling around the family radio to hear what was going on in the country, and indeed the world. Radio was also about to change too, but that’s another story.

The pictures were black and white in those days too. Color was a few years in the future at that time and seemed like an impossibility and something which only the very wealthiest among us would ever be able to afford to enjoy.

My! How quickly things have changed.

Colour TV became available for ‘the masses’ and changed how we viewed TV forever.

Satellite and cable TV then came along with a plethora of channels to choose from and overnight we became a nation of ‘channel hoppers’, flitting from one interesting program to another.

And with the advent of affordable domestic video tape recorders the world of TV began to change yet again.

Suddenly we could time-shift our viewing – if you could get the recorder to start recording the correct channel at the right time, of course!

We could watch that favorite TV program at our convenience even if not sat in front of a TV at the time of the transmission.

No more disappointments when held up at work or stuck in traffic, unable to get home in time to watch that ‘must-see’ program or when some domestic issue got in the way such as a visitor arriving at just the ‘wrong’ moment or having to go out on an errand. What a disaster!

All very frustrating, particularly if you were watching a series and ended up missing the vital part of the story line. All you could do was ask someone who had seen it to run through that story line for you next day.

Now, with home video tape recorders, there was a way around such difficulties. It seemed like a miracle, even if the picture quality left something to be desired.

With the greatly increased number of channels to watch we now had the means to watch one program whilst the VCR recorded another one for later consumption. Magic!

And now we have Digital TV with what seems like an almost infinite number of channels to choose from… well a few hundred, anyway!

Some of these digital TV receivers have built-in hard drives for recording programs and also to enable pausing ‘live’ TV and starting again when that visitor has left!  So very useful and once experienced they leave you wondering how on Earth you managed without it!

There are now programs available on virtually every topic you could imagine. Some of interest, some not. But hey! Who cares? With so many channels to choose from there is bound to be something, somewhere, of interest to watch.

In addition to the regular Entertainment channels we now have Shopping channels, Sports channels, 24 hour News channels, Weather channels, Documentary channels, Foreign Language Channels, Health channels, Baby channels…. You name it and it’s probably there!

Spoilt for choice? You ain’t seen nothing yet!

Prepare to be even more spoilt for choice.

Internet TV is now with us and is growing at a phenomenal rate.

With Cable and Satellite TV you have a large number of channels and programs to choose from but they are generally of a national or regional nature and governed by what the TV companies in your country decide to broadcast.

With Internet TV things are a little different – to say the least!

Travelling abroad? Or maybe even living abroad? Want to keep abreast of what’s happening at home? No problem. Browse the website for your ‘home’ channel and chances are they will have a on-line service available for you.

Want to watch a whole series in one go – easy!

Want to watch something a little less ‘mainstream’? Chances are you’ll find that too!

Go on-line and search on Google or Yahoo or whatever search engine you prefer and type in something like ‘internet tv’ and see what comes up. You may be very surprised.

Sometimes the picture quality is a little less than perfect but ‘What the heck!’ it’s probably more than adequate for getting up to date with what’s going on back home.

Saying that, in many cases, the picture and audio quality is often superb and quite watchable even for long periods.

And don’t forget these Internet TV programs are FREE! No monthly subscriptions. No installation fees. All you need is a PC (laptop or desktop) and a broadband connection.

Now don’t go running away with the notion that you’ll have to sit in front of your PC squinting at its small display to watch all this free live TV on the Internet. Oh no! Certainly not. Connect your PC to your home TV and Bingo! Free, Live, Internet TV on your 52″ plasma! The picture quality is probably way better than you’d ever imagine and connecting up is not at all difficult: but maybe that will be the subject of another article!

Watch free live TV on Internet and you may well end up cancelling that monthly cable or satellite TV subscription and becoming an Internet TV viewer, watching what you want, when you want, for free and forever!

Live Video Conferencing – The Best Way To Communicate

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Live Video Conferencing – The Best Way To Communicate

Live video conferencing is a technique that is fast replacing the need to commute miles every time the need for a conference arises.Visit Here http://videoconferencingbasics.blogspot.com

Businesses, organizations and even government and military heads need to travel days in a year to meet up with their counterparts and partners in order to have crucial meetings to discuss matters of prime worldly importance. This traveling takes up a lot of their time and costs the exchequer a large sum in travel related expenditure. Live video conferencing does away with a lot of this expenditure. Live video conferencing requires a one time investment that is just a fraction of the cost of traveling between countries. The connection link is established via the Internet and the running cost is negligible.

Companies such as Tandberg and Cisco have the very latest state-of-the-art technology incorporated into their wide range of live video conferencing equipment. The equipment from Tandberg range from a simple desktop live video conferencing unit to large LCD screens that link up the participants of the live video conference to any part of the globe provided of course, that that part of the globe has access to the internet. Broadband internet connectivity is a necessity for live video conferencing because the video compression technology is not as yet that advanced that slower internet connection can transmit and receive the video signal without pausing between frames. The technique of streaming video has made live video conferencing a large success though there is still a lot of development in order. Live video conferencing saves on time and travel expenses and pays of the system in just a few sessions of live video conferencing when compared to the cost that would have been incurred if the participants had to travel to convene at a particular location.

Live video conferencing adds up to a lot more saving when it is used for government heads to confer with their counterparts in other countries. It is a boon when the security of these government heads is paramount. By cutting out the travel and hotel stay for the representatives of the conference a lot of security risks are covered. Because with live video conferencing none of the participants need to leave their offices to take part in the conference, they just need to have their own live video conferencing hardware, which is available from vendors such as Tandberg. This is a simple video cameras, microphone and video screen connected to the Internet through broadband connectivity. There are no restrictions on the number of people that can take part in a video conference.Visit Here http://videoconferencingbasics.blogspot.com

Live Video Conference – Advantages of Using Internet Web Conferencing Systems

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If you want to avoid driving every time a conference is announced, then live video conferencing is something that you might want to consider. Military, organizations, businesses and even the government use it to talk to each other, instead of getting into an airplane every time something needs discussed face to face, because of its importance.

If you choose to travel each time for meetings, you will lose a lot of time and money this way. Both money and time are saved when you choose to do live video conferences.

Instead of paying each time you need to travel, you pay just once for the software you need. The cost of running a video conference is rather small, as you use the Internet for the connection.

Cisco and Tandberg are just two of the companies that offer the latest live video conference technology available. The Tandberg equipment for example, can be a normal desktop live video conferencing in the cheapest version, or it can come with LCD screens that will show you the other people that take part to the same video conference as you.

Because the compression technology isn’t good enough in the case of videos, if you want to do live video conferencing, you will need a broadband internet connection.

Otherwise you will not be able to see the other people in real time, without interruptions. By doing just a few live video conferences, you will be able to pay the software by avoiding all the travel costs.

Live video conferencing saves even more money and is more important when it’s about the government, talking with officials from other countries. Costs and time that are saved by using video conferences are huge, and in addition, it also insures that the heads of government are more secure.

Security comes from the fact that ministers and presidents don’t need to leave their office to talk to others, so their security is much better. All they need in this case is the hardware, which they can procure from a manufacturer such as Tandberg.

The hardware consists of a microphone, the video screen where you see the other participants and the video camera that allows them to see you. The number of participants to such a video conference isn’t limited by anything.

Both the equipment of live video conferencing and the technology in general, are changing at a rapid rate. If you choose Tandberg as your provider, then there are a number of different equipments that you can choose from.

You can buy a setup that resembles a permanent studio, place it in a conference room, together with LCD screens that allow you to see everyone involved, and do live video conferencing at a very small cost.

Broadcast Live Video Streams On Website With Self Customized Rtmp Flv Player

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I. Term Interpretations You May Want to Know:Streaming Media are multimedia that are constantly received by, and normally presented (the term “presented” is used in a general sense that includes audio or video playback) to, an end-user while being delivered by a streaming provider……from WikipediaRTMP (Real Time Messaging Protocol) is a proprietary protocol developed by streaming provider Adobe Systems, for streaming audio, video and data over the Internet, between a Flash player and a server……from WikipediaMoyea RTMP Stream Plugin, developed by Moyea Software, is capable of playing live streaming videos, SMIL presentations, and streaming videos from kinds of RTMP servers in RTMP FLV player customized by Moyea Web Player……from playerdiy.com.The combination of above 3 concepts comes the topic of this article: how to play LIVE streaming video imported from RTMP stream plugin in customized RTMP FLV player on site.II. Typical Cases it May Apply but not only Limit to:A. You have a webcam and you want to show whatever it’s capturing live via RTMP FLV player on internet.B. Your friend has a DV recorder and he wants to display everything it’s recording live via RTMP FLV player on internet.III. Essential Programs You have to Have:1. Flash Media Server 3.5 (FMS)

2. Flash Media Live Encoder 3 (FMLE)3. Moyea Web Player and Moyea RTMP Stream Plugin( http://www.playerdiy.com/configuration/addons/rtmp.html )IV. Let’s Do It!Step 1: Make sure your webcam or DV recorder is attached to computer and working.Step 2: Install FMS in your server and launch it afterwards. Usually it operates at background rather than at desktop, but you can easily check its working status from “Control Panel” –> “Administrative Tools” –> “Services”.Note: We will have an upcoming article soon introduces the solution of how to implement live streaming video playback in case your server is not accessible from local.Step 3: Install FMLE in your computer and have a glance at the launch interface below.Input area on the left, where it receives datas from camera and you can customize video and audio settings. Output area on the right where you can stream those datas to FMS and set other output-relative parameters.Step 4: Click the green “Start” button to begin the video encoding and streaming process. The interface switches to show you the log accordingly like below. Start moving, acting, talking now in front of the webcam or DV recorder.Step 5: Go back to FMLE interface, you will see the connection between FMLE and FMS is already established. Copy the FMS URL for the next step.Step 6: Launch Moyea Web Player with Moyea RTMP Plugin installed, paste the FMS URL from the following interface.Step 7: Proceed to the next RTMP FLV player customization procedures until it’s published. Then it’s time to enjoy the live streaming videos in your own Flash video player on any website.