Education Amitrace

What Comes First, The Sports or The School Year?

It seems like two things grow larger every year… the amount of time you are in the classroom and your school’s sports schedule. What used to be very defined seasons have now overlapped so much it’s hard to know when the spring sports end and the fall sports begin – not to mention that there is supposed to be a summer break in there. As you prepare for the school year, we wanted to share some simple reminders as well as some ways to upgrade your production.

What is POE?

POE, power over ethernet, is not new but it is seeing a growth like few other areas in production. The expansion of IP protocols in video production has caused the expansion of POE products and capabilities. POE describes the ability to power, and often control, a device via an ethernet cable. Why is that important?…

LPOTM: Continual Continuity With Drew Kwederas

Drew Kwederas shares his lesson plan on film continuity as this month’s lesson plan of the month.

The Amitrace Family Scores Big at SkillsUSA State Leadership and Skills Conferences

Amitrace has supported video production programs around the southeast for decades and it is always rewarding to see the programs we support do well. We were able to support the State Leadership And Skills Conference (SLSC) for Georgia, Tennesee, and Alabama this year with a variety of things including judging contests, advising the tech chairs,…

Blackmagic Design Releases DaVinci Resolve and Video Assist Updates

DaVinci Resolve 18.6.4 Released This week Blackmagic Design released 18.6.4 adds transcription control to the media bins. The update allows you to add transcriptions to the content in the bin and search for key works from the audio. This means, you no longer have to watch every clip to get to a clip that has…

Getting Started With NDI!

We discuss how you can get started with NDI in your classroom or in your everyday production.