Videoguys Top 10 Products of 2020

2020's been a crazy year, but a great one for new & innovative products! Gary is live going into the #top10 #streaming and #postproduction products from NewTek, BirdDog, Telestream, PTZOptics, Panasonic, HuddleCamHD, Roland, LaCie, G-Technology, ProGrade Digital, AngelBird, YoloLiv and more.
YoloLiv YoloBox:
Houses of Worship, Schools and businesses across the United States were faced with an immediate need to live stream to continue to reach their audience. This necessity lead many to look for an affordable and easy-to-use solution that they could get started with quickly which is why many turned to the YoloLiv YoloBox. For under $1,000 the YoloBox lets you mix multiple cameras on the built-in touch screen and stream directly to Facebook and YouTube or many other CDNs.

Learn more about YoloBox HERE:
https://videoguys.com/collections/yololiv

Roland V-1HD+:
The Roland V-1HD switcher has been one of my favorite recommendations for customers who need to mix up to 4 HDMI cameras on an easy to use hardware switcher. This year Roland made that great product even better when they introduced the V-1HD+. The Roland V-1HD+ is the ultimate compact switching solution that also has a professional audio mixer right on-board and is available with the option UVC-01 HDMI to USB encoder for a complete live streaming solution.

Learn more about the Roland V-1HD+ HERE:
https://videoguys.com/products/roland-v-1hd-hd-video-switcher

Telestream Wirecast 14:
It is always easy to include software on a new product list because, by its nature, it should be constantly upgraded and improved. Wirecast 14 though is not included because it was easy for me to do, it’s included because v14 is truly a big release. Some of the improvements in Wirecast 14 include a new Chroma-Key support, text and font improvements and the usual performance improvements but the features that earned the spot on my list are support for the latest NDI 4.5 spec and improved reliability for Wirecast Go and Rendezvous.
Learn more about Wirecast 14 HERE:
https://videoguys.com/collections/telestream/wirecast
BirdDog Flex 4K Family:
The BirdDog Flex family of NDI products helped make it easy to expand NDI capabilities with 3 models all at just $399 each. The Flex Out is an affordable NDI to HDMI decoder allowing you to easily multiply your displays; the Flex In is an affordable HDMI to NDI encoder turning any video source into NDI and the Flex Backpack gives you the same capability as the Flex In with the ability to power your monitor over POE – a perfect addition to the Atomos Ninja V or other HDMI monitors.
Learn more about BirdDog Flex HERE:
https://videoguys.com/collections/birddog/flex
NewTek Spark Plus I/O Converters:
NewTek upgraded their NDI converters by adding input & output with the Spark Plus IO 4K (HDMI) and Spark Plus IO SDI. In addition to supporting the latest and greatest NDI spec these converters were made in an enterprise class housing built for professional use and reliability. NewTek also immediately upgraded the TriCaster Mini 4K to include two of the Spark Plus IO 4K converters with each production system.
Learn more about NewTek Spark Plus I/O Converters HERE:
https://videoguys.com/collections/newtek/converter
G-Technology ArmorLock:
G-Technology (WD) took their super-fact NVMe SSD drive and added the “ArmorLock” technology to offer a way to secure your data and manage access from your phone! I knew it was a winner when some of the first customers were major production companies bought them to secure their footage, share dailies, and send content drafts across the country. The combination of NVMe SSD speed, ample storage and security management makes this a winner!
Learn more about the G-Technology ArmorLock HERE:
https://videoguys.com/products/2tb-armorlock-encrypted-nvme-ssd
ProGrade Digital and AngelBird Cinema Grade Cards:
While removeable storage is not usually exciting and is typically an after thought to just finding the card that works with your camera the new CF Express 2.0 standard is actually notable. The ProGrade Digital and Angelbird Techologies CF Express cards are accomplishing speeds capable of handling 6K and even 8K productions!
Learn more about CF Express Cards HERE:
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LaCie 1big Dock SSD Pro:
If you’re a professional content creator and you’re using one of the blazing fast CFExpress cards above, or Cfast or SD, you can bring that back to your desk, pop it into the LaCie 1big Dock SSD Pro, ingest your media at blazing speeds and then continue to work off the SSD drive.
Learn more about 1BigDock HERE:
https://tinyurl.com/yy6unk5f
EPTZ Cameras:
This year Panasonic and PTZOptics released an interesting new technology that allows you to take a 4K image from a fixed camera and select a 1080 HD region of interest to create your own virtual PTZ look.
Learn more about EPTZ HERE:
https://videoguys.com/pages/search-results-page?q=eptz
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