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Visual 1st conference features imaging industry leaders and visionaries Events Feature News 

Visual 1st conference features imaging industry leaders and visionaries

GaryPageau
The Visual 1st conference moved to a new location in 2025, the KQED studios in downtown San Francisco. While the location was new, the Oct. 28-29, event continued its established 13-year tradition of executive-level networking, new technology discussions, and educational sessions. The annual Visual 1st awards, presented at the end of the event, are presented to entrants who participated in... Read More
AI, Retro Appeal, and Creator Economy: Navigating Visual 1st with Hans Hartman Events Podcasts 

AI, Retro Appeal, and Creator Economy: Navigating Visual 1st with Hans Hartman

GaryPageau , , ,
In this interview, Hans Hartman describes the seismic shifts in the imaging industry and how the Visual 1st Conference stands at the epicenter of these changes. Moving to KQED’s spacious headquarters for its 13th edition, this year’s gathering promises an elevated experience with theater-style seating, immersive displays, and the industry’s most forward-thinking voices. Visual 1st creates a uniquely candid environment for industry dialogue. Join... Read More
Visual 1st offering vibrant program in new location Events News 

Visual 1st offering vibrant program in new location

GaryPageau
The annual Visual 1st conference, held each fall in San Francisco, brings a concentrated group of imaging executives together for a day and a half networking conference. This year’s event, held Oct. 28-29, brings together an impressive program in a new venue: Public TV & Radio station KQED’s state-of-the-art headquarters. And, as tradition, the Dead Pixels Society will host a coffee-meetup... Read More
Visual 1st brings together imaging innovation Events News 

Visual 1st brings together imaging innovation

GaryPageau
The 12th annual Visual 1st conference was held Oct. 16-17, at the Governor’s Residence at Ft. Mason in San Francisco, Calif. The high-tech executive-level conference, which was sold out this year, featured numerous sessions continuing to examine the ongoing influence of AI and technology across various segments of the imaging ecosystem. Conference organizers Hans Hartman and Alexis Gerard brought together... Read More
Twelve Labs earns $50 Million Series A Investments 

Twelve Labs earns $50 Million Series A

GaryPageau ,
Video analysis company Twelve Labs announced it raised $50 million in Series A funding to “fuel the ongoing development of its industry-leading foundation models dedicated to all aspects of video.” The round was co-led by new investor New Enterprise Associates (NEA) and NVentures, NVIDIA’s venture capital arm, which recently participated in Twelve Labs’ strategic round in 2023. Previous investors, including Index Ventures, Radical Ventures, WndrCo,... Read More
Visual 1st announces 2024 panel topics and confirmed presenters Events News 

Visual 1st announces 2024 panel topics and confirmed presenters

GaryPageau
Visual 1st, the annual conference promoting innovation and partnerships in the photo and video industry, announces this year’s panel topics, as well as the first fireside chat presenter, moderators, panelists, presenters, and Visual 1st Awards judges. Visual 1st will be held Oct. 16-17, 2024, in San Francisco. The Dead Pixels Society is a Visual 1st and will once again hold... Read More
Visual 1st announces “Re-establishing Trust in Visuals” streamed Spotlight discussion April 10 Events 

Visual 1st announces “Re-establishing Trust in Visuals” streamed Spotlight discussion April 10

GaryPageau
Visual 1st announced next Spotlight presentation will be a streamed “Re-establishing Trust in Visuals”, April 10, 8:00 – 9:30 am. PST. The $19 Early Bird Ticket sale ends March 27. At Visual 1st’s Re-establishing Trust in Visuals – Untangling the potential solutions streamed Spotlight event on April 10, a panel of cutting-edge experts will take a deep-dive into the current... Read More
Projector moves out of beta into general release News Updates 

Projector moves out of beta into general release

GaryPageau ,
  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

GaryPageau ,
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

GaryPageau ,
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

GaryPageau
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

GaryPageau ,
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