MacVoices Episodes
MacVoices #25134: NAB Show – Insta360’s Connect Revolutionizes Hybrid Workspaces

MacVoices #25134: NAB Show – Insta360’s Connect Revolutionizes Hybrid Workspaces

At NAB Show 2025, Insta360 showcases the Connect, a smart all-in-one conference camera with dual 4K lenses, AI-powered speaker tracking, whiteboard enhancement, gallery view, and advanced audio capabilities. Designed for simplicity, it supports major platforms like Zoom and Teams, requires no extra hardware, and prioritizes privacy by recording nothing internally. Qibiao Liu, Industry Business Development Manager for Insta360 delivers the impressive demo. 

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MacVoices #25130: NAB – Oliver Breidenbach of Boinx Software and mimoLive

MacVoices #25130: NAB – Oliver Breidenbach of Boinx Software and mimoLive

On the show floor at NAB we got to connect with our old friend Oliver Breidenbach, CEO of Boinx Software and mimoLive. Oliver catches us up on what’s new in mimoLive, including Zoom integration and a new free evaluation license ideal for creators, educators, and mobile journalists. The platform now offers advanced video compositing, flexible formats, and real-time remote production capabilities. Updates to other Boinx products like FotoMagico also continue under a subscription model for rapid innovation. 

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MacVoices #25129: Live! – Roku’s Aggressive Advertising, Implications of a Cheaper Vision Pro

MacVoices #25129: Live! – Roku’s Aggressive Advertising, Implications of a Cheaper Vision Pro

The MacVoices Live! panel critiques Roku’s intrusive ad tactics, including pop-ups during device startup, and debates the value of a cheaper Apple Vision Pro. Concerns over marketing overload, branding fatigue, and the role of eye-display tech in mixed reality are explored. Humor, frustration, and insights collide as Chuck Joiner, David Ginsburg, Marty Jencius, Web Bixby, Jim Rea, and Jeff Gamet group weighs tech advancement against user experience and consumer respect. 

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MacVoices #25128: NAB – Terri Morgan and Caroline Scott of Luma Touch

MacVoices #25128: NAB – Terri Morgan and Caroline Scott of Luma Touch

At NAB Show 2025, we connected with Terri Morgan, Co-Founder and Principle Designer and Caroline Scott, Content Creation Specialist, both from Luma Touch. Terry and Caroline about the joy and accessibility of mobile video editing using LumaFusion. Caroline shares her journey from broadcast journalism to training global storytellers. They discuss vertical video, evolving storytelling formats, and the creative freedom modern tools offer, making professional editing more approachable than ever. 

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MacVoices #25125: NAB Show – OBSBOT Shows New Streaming Camera, The Tail 2

MacVoices #25125: NAB Show – OBSBOT Shows New Streaming Camera, The Tail 2

At NAB Show 2025, OBSBOT showcased the upgraded Tail 2 camera, featuring 5x optical and 12x total zoom, improved AI tracking, integrated I/O ports, and a rotating lens for full-resolution vertical video. It offers 4K60 video, six-hour battery life, and NDI support, making it a powerful all-in-one solution for mobile and studio streaming. 

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MacVoices #25119: NAB Show – DJI’s Latest Gimbles and Mic System

MacVoices #25119: NAB Show – DJI’s Latest Gimbles and Mic System

At NAB Show 2025, Donovan Davis, Product Specialist for Osmo for DJI showcases the Osmo Mobile 7 gamble with a new tracking module that works with any app, built-in tripod, lighting controls, and 10-hour battery life. The DJI Mic Mini offers compact wireless audio with Bluetooth and receiver options. The RS-4 Mini gimbal supports both smartphones and mirrorless cameras, featuring customizable controls, gesture tracking, and 13-hour battery life. 

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MacVoices #25115: Live! – Virtual Friends, A New Vision Pro Utility, An Audiobooks Lawsuit

MacVoices #25115: Live! – Virtual Friends, A New Vision Pro Utility, An Audiobooks Lawsuit

Chuck Joiner, David Ginsburg, Brian Flanigan-Arthurs, Eric Bolden, Marty Jencius and Web Bixby discuss the rise of AI-powered virtual companions and their potential roles in therapy and social interaction, especially via Apple Vision Pro. They explore concerns around emotional dependency and AI hallucination risks. Also covered is a new immersive video utility for Vision Pro content creators and a $5B lawsuit over digital book licensing, highlighting ownership confusion of digital media. 

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MacVoices #25085 – Live! – Arctic Surfing on Vision Pro, Photoshop on iPhone

MacVoices #25085 – Live! – Arctic Surfing on Vision Pro, Photoshop on iPhone

Chuck Joiner, David Ginsburg, Eric Bolden, Marty Jencius, Brian Flanigan-Arthurs, Jeff Gamet, Jim Rea, and Mark Fuccio explore the increasing frequency of immersive video content for Apple Vision Pro, highlighting a new Arctic Surfing experience. The panel discusses its effectiveness, the evolution of spatial video, and potential smart home integrations for deeper immersion. They also debate Adobe’s long-awaited Photoshop release for iPhone, weighing its professional utility, subscription model, and integration with Creative Cloud against existing mobile editing tools. 

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MacVoices #25072: CES – j5create

MacVoices #25072: CES – j5create

In a very orange booth at CES in Las Vegas, Brandon Thweatt, Systems Analyst for j5create, shows us off their video switcher devices that let you create sophisticated video streams for your show, game, or whatever you want to show off on the internet. Brandon talks about the two models, one with a screen, one without. 

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MacVoices #25045: CES – Cyberette

MacVoices #25045: CES – Cyberette

https://youtu.be/fD7gPJV-_0s High profile examples of deep fakes have been in the news, especially in the last year or so during the U.S presidential election, but there are more disturbing  aspects to the problem. At CES in Las Vegas in the Netherlands pavilion in...

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MacVoices #25044: MacVoices Update – 2025-01

MacVoices #25044: MacVoices Update – 2025-01

https://youtu.be/wTuRFaUj7MA The MacVoices Update for January 2025 covers some questions about how MacVoices approaches and covers CES, as well as a blog post on the subject. Chuck also reminds you about what you need to do to assure you receive all the episodes if...

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MacVoices #25040: CES – EZCast

MacVoices #25040: CES – EZCast

https://youtu.be/wteWu4KBwPc EZCast was showing off a new, expanded way to share your video to multiple screens at CES in Las Vegas. Elroy (Ting Yun) Hsiung,, Assistant Sales Manager, showed off a USB-C-based dongle transmitter that can send your the video from your...

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MacVoices #24252: TV+ Talk – Apple TV+ On Amazon Prime and A New Vision Pro Movie

MacVoices #24252: TV+ Talk – Apple TV+ On Amazon Prime and A New Vision Pro Movie

Charlotte Henry and Chuck Joiner use this edition of TV+ Talk to discuss the surprising agreement between Amazon and Apple that will put Apple TV+ on Amazon Prime Video. Are there winners and losers in this development, and what affect will it have on how you sign up for the service? What are the financial arrangements between the two streaming players? Charlotte and Chuck also talk about the new movie that was shot with the Apple Vision Pro in mind and why one of them isn’t interested in seeing it. 

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