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Information Technology, a tempest borne of the times we live in, is tearing roofs off traditional production practices, rattling foundations of postproduction...

Shoot Review: Datavideo SE-800 

Reviewer: Tom Patrick McAuliffe

In television and video production, gone are the days of simply switching between two sources. Our viewers expect more than that. The switcher is the...