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Live streaming setup

Posted on September 26, 2022June 8, 2023 by David Johns

A quick video showing how I configured a four-camera (including one wireless camera) setup for live streaming from the side of a canal. There were some technical glitches, (mostly audio) but it basically worked, sort of.

Producer Profile: David Thorpe

Posted on April 26, 2015May 15, 2015 by David Johns

YouTube, as everybody knows, is the province of the young. It’s the home of the under-25s – probably the teenagers

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A Tour around Rycote

Posted on April 6, 2015April 12, 2015 by David Johns

UK windshield manufacturer Rycote were kind enough to invite us around for a tour, so of course we took a

Producer Profile: Rob Wilson

Posted on March 3, 2015March 16, 2015 by David Johns

Rob Wilson is a clear example of the notion that you don’t need bucket-loads of expensive equipment to start and

Twitter Video: a news revolution?

Posted on January 28, 2015February 11, 2015 by David Johns

At the time of writing not everyone’s seeing this in their Twitter app but gradually over the next fortnight or

Opinion: YouTube Boost from Vessel?

Posted on December 18, 2014February 11, 2015 by David Johns

So the secret is out; Vessel has officially unveiled what it’s up to in its plan for world video domination.

Wrist slap for UK vloggers over Oreo “ad”

Posted on November 26, 2014February 11, 2015 by David Johns

Those pesky do-gooders at the UK’s Advertising Standards Agency, have stuck their nose into paid product promotions on YouTube after

Producer Profile: Simon Clark

Posted on October 9, 2014November 14, 2014 by David Johns

Browse through many of the most popular YouTube channels and you’d be forgiven for thinking you’d accidentally stumbled through the contestants