MCA-I Atlanta February meeting recap
Posted March 5, 2010, by John Osgood

MCA-I Atlanta's February meeting at Manuel's Tavern featured a presentation by Jim Byrne about the Multicast Media Suite. Jim is Vice President, Solutions Engineering, and Principal Application Strategist for Multicast. This application gives you everything you need to publish your media over the Internet or to the iPhone. Multicast is the leader in live event broadcasts, delivering more than 50,000 events per year over the Internet and to iPhones.

Multicast can reach 99 percent of desktops with Adobe Flash, audio, slides or images. The systems can interpret 4:3 or 16:9 and automatically letterbox if needed. Multicast offers "single player" or "multiple frame" capability. You can apply your own compression settings before sending your material to Multicast, or they will provide settings suitable to your presentation.

Multicast Media Suite is a complete, hosted software-as-a-service solution. It enables easy and affordable online experiences that engage audiences, build brands and move people to action. More than 2,300 organizations of various types and sizes use Multicast to communicate via live and on-demand video, audio, and rich media presentations. You can quickly and easily upload videos, establish media libraries, manage projects, publish content, and analyze results.

We also thank Frank Zamor of Showcase Video for showing off several of his "toys," including the Panasonic HMC 150 camera, as well as a portable digital audio recorder. We also recognized past and present board members, officers and other support staff, and we thank all of them for their dedication and service.

MCA-I Atlanta kicks off 2010 at Gordon Biersch Restaurant and Brewery
Posted February 1, 2010, by John Osgood

MCA-I Atlanta enjoyed a fun evening of socializing on January 28 at Gordon Biersch Restaurant and Brewery. Approximately 30 members and guests had the entire second floor to themselves, and several of MCA-I Atlanta's own "pool sharks"enjoyed the chance to rack 'em up! Thank you again to Gordon Biersch for hosting us, and for furnishing such a fun environment and wonderful food!