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Projector moves out of beta into general release News Updates 

Projector moves out of beta into general release

  Projector, the award-winning new imaging video streaming service, is out of beta. The service, which won the Visual 1st Special Recognition Award this year, is a Netflix-like streaming service to watch family videos on streaming apps like Apple TV, Roku, Amazon Fire TV, tablets and on the web. The service is sold as a $129.99 annual subscription, including unlimited... Read More
Visual 1st continues discussions on generative AI and new markets Events Feature News 

Visual 1st continues discussions on generative AI and new markets

The 11th annual Visual 1st conference was held Oct. 24-25, at the Governor’s Residence at Ft. Mason in San Francisco, Calif. The high-tech executive-level conference featured numerous sessions expanding on last year’s Generative AI themes, with conference organizers Hans Hartman and Alexis Gerard bringing together a wide variety of companies from across the imaging ecosystem, from startups to established players... Read More
Visual 1st to address how to refer to AI generated images Events 

Visual 1st to address how to refer to AI generated images

Artificial intelligence’s ability to produce images that don’t originate in the real world but are indistinguishable from photographs is upending traditional attitudes and perceptions. The broad availability of this technology is enabling explosive growth of these photorealistic – but not real – images: Adobe recently announced its generative artificial intelligence product Firefly has been used to create more than a billion... Read More
Visual 1st announces 2023 program Events 

Visual 1st announces 2023 program

The Visual 1st conference returns in October but in a new venue: the historic The General’s Residence at the Fort Mason Center for Arts & Culture, featuring views of Aquatic Park, Alcatraz, and the far reaches of San Francisco Bay, and within walking distance of Fisherman’s Warf and surrounding hotels. The executive-level networking and technology event will be Oct. 24-25, 2023. (There... Read More
Visual 1st, DMLA announce partnership , cross-conference ticketing specials Events Partnerships 

Visual 1st, DMLA announce partnership , cross-conference ticketing specials

Visual 1st and the Digital Media Licensing Association announce a strategic partnership aimed at their respective conference attendees to learn and network at both conferences. IDMLC (International Digital Media Licensing Conference) will be held Oct. 23-24 (opening reception Oct. 22); Visual 1st will be held Oct. 24 (pm + reception) and Oct. 25 (am + pm). “Many of our IDMLC... Read More
Visual 1st to host Photo Print App Innovation Spotlight Events 

Visual 1st to host Photo Print App Innovation Spotlight

Visual 1st is hosting a virtual spotlight event March 15 for Photo Print App Innovation. The event features live demos and discussions from leading app developers. Registration is open now for the event, which runs from 8:00 – 9:30 am PST. The event is hosted by Hans Hartman and Alexis Gerard. Presenters include: Roger Bloxberg, CEO, PlanetArt Thomas Beguin, Co-CEO, IXXI... Read More
Visual 1st returns with impressive program, engaged audience Events New Products Opinion 

Visual 1st returns with impressive program, engaged audience

The Visual 1st conference, which had not been held in person since 2019 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, returned Oct. 4-5, 2022, to the Golden Gate Club in San Francisco. The program was chock-full of sessions, demos, presentations, fireside chats, and networking events to share the latest innovations in imaging technology and markets. Artificial intelligence (AI) is a term that... Read More
Visual 1st names this year’s awards winners Events News 

Visual 1st names this year’s awards winners

The Visual1st conference was held last week, virtually bringing together imaging industry executives from around the globe to showcase emerging trends and new technology. As part of the event, a four-judge panel evaluated the 39 Show and Tell presenters and presented the following awards Best of Show – zerolens In our minds, the Best of Show Award should combine several elements,... Read More
Visual 1st and DIY Video Summit is coming up fast Events News 

Visual 1st and DIY Video Summit is coming up fast

The dual executive conferences Visual 1st and the DIY Video Summit are just about a month away. The Visual 1st virtual conference, running Oct. 19-20, features an impressive array of imaging executives in a series of fireside chats, presentations, and demos. More than 75 percent of attendees are C-suite and senior-level executives. Tickets are available here. Buying a ticket now... Read More
Visual 1st holds virtual conference, announces award winners Events 

Visual 1st holds virtual conference, announces award winners

The Visual 1st imaging conference went virtual this year, with two days of three-hour virtual sessions featuring the event’s customary fireside chats, panel discussions and demos. The Oct. 14-15 event was well-attended by imaging executives from around the world, despite the absence of the in-person networking that has become the hallmark of the event. (As is customary, sessions were not... Read More
Dead Pixels Society podcast: Visual 1st conference with Hans Hartman News Podcasts 

Dead Pixels Society podcast: Visual 1st conference with Hans Hartman

Gary Pageau of the Dead Pixels Society talks with Hans Hartman, president of Suite 48 Analytics and chair of Visual 1st.  Visual 1st is the premier global conference focused on promoting innovation and partnerships in the photo and video ecosystem, hosting executives and entrepreneurs at photo and video app development startups, mobile device vendors, carriers, cloud storage providers, software companies,... Read More
Opinion: There’s no business in show business Events Feature News Opinion 

Opinion: There’s no business in show business

The recent announcement that CES 2021 was being changed to a virtual or “digital-only” event didn’t come as a surprise to industry watchers. In fact, the announcement was greeted with some level of relief. In the past 10 years, CES has gained a well-earned reputation as an expensive event that was difficult to attend – due to the enormous crowds... Read More