AV SuperFriends: Off the Rails Episode 136: It's IT with cameras…

About this episode

The AV SuperFriends discuss industry announcements and technology trends from NAB while sharing insights from Biamp's anniversary event.

Recorded May 24, 2026 This week, the AV SuperFriends rummage through the NAB grab bag without actually attending NAB, because nothing says "industry analysis" like judging announcements from press releases and email blasts. But first, the crew starts with Marc's field report from Biamp's 50th anniversary event, including factory tours, anechoic chamber weirdness, voice lift demos, ClearOne gear being reborn in Biamp boxes, and the very real threat of an electric Hummer rental becoming a police chase subplot. Then it's on to the blurred lines between production AV and presentation AV: Blackmagic going hard into SMPTE 2110 and software-based audio mixing, BirdDog adding Dante AV-H, NDI inching closer to classroom viability with HDCP support, Bitfocus Buttons making control systems nervous, and Rode trying to make podcast production less like a punishment for student media studios. Finally, Sony's camera-level content authenticity tools send everyone into the AI-content-verification weeds before the show ends with the obvious NAB Best in Show: a rolling mobile studio robot cart that looks like Johnny Five joined the AV department and got trapped in a furniture catalog. News and…

People in this episode

Host: Marc

Topics covered

• AV technology
• industry analysis
• production AV
• presentation AV
• camera technology
• AI content verification

Keywords

• NAB
• AV technology
• Blackmagic
• Dante AV-H
• AI content verification
• podcast production
• Sony cameras

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Biamp, Blackmagic, BirdDog, Rode, Sony

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