November 2011
Features
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OTT video deliveryNov 1, 2011 12:00 PM, BY DAVE SCHNEIDER OTT video, or streaming media, is an evolving set of technologies that deliver multimedia content over the Internet and private networks. A number of... |
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CENTRALCASTINGNov 1, 2011 12:00 PM, BY NEIL MAYCOCK The changing nature of media consumption has transformed the broadcast business model. Broadcasters are delivering a proliferation of media-related services... |
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8-VSB signal measurementsNov 1, 2011 12:00 PM, BY GLEN KROPUENSKE Since the shut-off of analog signals, most broadcasters have received calls from viewers regarding their inability to receive the station's signal. The... |
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Video transportJun 1, 2011 12:00 PM, BY JANNE T. MORSTØL All broadcasters and network operators need the flawless delivery of high-quality content to TVs and other video devices. More and more operators are... |
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1080p and 3-D developmentsNov 1, 2011 12:00 PM, BY DAVID AUSTERBERRY Viewers and producers both seek a more realistic viewing experience from cinema and television systems. There are several ways to make the television... |
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Announcing Broadcast Engineering’s IBC2011 Pick Hit awardsNov 1, 2011 12:00 PM Every year at NAB and IBC, Broadcast Engineering convenes to choose our Pick Hit recipients. Our judges are readers of the magazine and working professionals... |
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MultiviewersSep 1, 2011 12:00 PM, BY RENAUD LAVOIE Multiviewers have become ubiquitous in most broadcast control rooms. The flexibility of displaying multiple images in various resolutions in an active... |
Beyond the Headlines
IP newsgathering
Nov 1, 2011 12:00 PM, BY PHIL KURZ
Five years ago, CNN opened a new chapter in the use of newsgathering technology when it delivered live and recorded reports of the Israel-Hezbollah conflict...
Video description returns
Nov 1, 2011 12:00 PM, BY HARRY C. MARTIN
As required by Congress in the 21st Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act of 2010, the FCC, effective Oct. 8, 2011, adopted rules requiring...
FIMS and SOA
Nov 1, 2011 12:00 PM, BY DAVID AUSTERBERRY
Broadcasters no longer have the monopoly on the delivery of A/V entertainment to the home. In the fiercely competitive world of media and entertainment,...
Archive eXchange format
Nov 1, 2011 12:00 PM, BY BRIAN CAMPANOTTI
The long-awaited AXF open format for long-term preservation and storage is designed to support interoperability among systems and ensure future access...
Digital Handbook
Video compression technology
Nov 1, 2011 12:00 PM, BY ALDO CUGNINI
A media container is a that contains video, audio and data elements, and can function as a file entity or as an encapsulation method for a live stream....
Continuation plans
Nov 1, 2011 12:00 PM, BY BRAD GILMER
Almost every media company has a requirement to keep the lights on when things go wrong. Most companies have a written plan that describes specific steps...
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Mobile homeNov 1, 2011 12:00 PM, BY KEVIN JOHNSON Most TV news photographers, like me, will tell you that they love this job because it doesn't involve going to an office. There are no cubicles or desks... |
Systems Integration
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File-based workflowNov 1, 2011 12:00 PM, BY KIRK MARPLE The emergence of OTT television and TV Everywhere distribution, combined with the dwindling availability of tape stock, is the primary driving force behind... |
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A new OETANov 1, 2011 12:00 PM, BY ROGER NEWTON From its origins in a basement classroom in 1953, the Oklahoma Educational Television Authority (OETA) has grown today into a statewide network that provides... |
New Products & Reviews
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Avitech's Rainier-16U1VNov 1, 2011 12:00 PM, JANET WEST What do you do to help your community rebuild following a devastating tornado? It's a question several communities had to ask themselves this spring.... |
Atomos' Ninja
Nov 1, 2011 12:00 PM, STEVE MULLEN
From the advent of cameras and camcorders that record video using long-GOP MPEG-2 and MPEG-4 (H.264/AVC) compression, there have been those who felt the...
Aviom's Pro64
Nov 1, 2011 12:00 PM, BY JOSEPH SIGNORINO
Several years ago, when NEP Broadcasting began its search for a new audio distribution system to replace its audio-over-fiber gear, the company discovered...
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Streaming videoNov 1, 2011 12:00 PM, BY JOHN LUFF Streams and files are two key concepts that are inextricably intertwined with the technology we use in production and delivery of content. Files are defined... |
NEW PRODUCTS & REVIEWS
Nov 1, 2011 12:00 PM
SnellICE Version 2.2 Integrated Content Engine (ICE) combines a video server, graphics, switchers, channel branding, captioning and subtitling in a 3RU...
NEW PRODUCTS & REVIEWS
Nov 1, 2011 12:00 PM
WohlerRMQ-230 Quad-split video monitor allows users to watch video and monitor data in up to four display windows on a single 23in 1920 1080 LED backlight...
Departments
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Damn nutsNov 1, 2011 12:00 PM, Brad Dick EDITORIAL DIRECTOR We've all been tripped up by something to which we should have seen or paid attention. Perhaps you locked your keys inside the car because your mind was... |
3-D TV mid-term progress
Nov 1, 2011 12:00 PM, BY ANTHONY R. GARGANO
Have you noticed the abatement in hype surrounding 3-D TV? The question cries out: What has happened to last year's declared breakthrough technology of...
We are watching a revolution
Nov 1, 2011 12:00 PM, DAVID AUSTERBERRY, EDITOR
This last month saw more new camera releases, and there has never been more choice. Image quality is increasing as prices drop. It is no coincidence that...
