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April 1, 2009

Features

NAB product highlights Apr 1, 2009 12:00 PM The 2009 NAB Show has finally arrived, bringing with it a deluge of new products and solutions for your facility. Broadcast Engineering is here to help....

The evolution of sports broadcasting Apr 1, 2009 12:00 PM, By Laurie Frost Depending on the country where you live, live events such as baseball, football, horse racing, motor racing and skiing have long been some of the most...

NAB 2009 New Product Update Apr 1, 2009 12:00 PM An advanced look at what is available at the 2009 NAB Show is a step forward in finding the perfect solution for your facility. We provide you with that...

Beyond the Headlines

UGC and local media Apr 1, 2009 12:00 PM, By Timur Yarnall With the explosion in user-generated content (UGC) over the past few years, it's hard to believe that YouTube is just four years old. Remember that hardly...

Measuring video quality Apr 1, 2009 12:00 PM, By Bruce Devlin and Tim Harris Quality control (QC) is an important part of bringing content into broadcasters' workflows and archives. Industry-wide, broadcasters spend a large proportion...

Delivering quality DTV Apr 1, 2009 12:00 PM, By Christoph Balz Digital TV networks use high-performance components such as fully digital and modular transmitters to ensure high-quality TV signal transmission. The...

Digital Handbook

Compression technology Apr 1, 2009 12:00 PM, By Aldo Cugnini Earlier in this column, we looked at various artifacts introduced in the compression process, such as mosquito noise, contouring and blockiness, including...

Network addressing Apr 1, 2009 12:00 PM, By Brad Gilmer Network addressing is fundamental to all networked professional video facilities, so it is important to have a solid understanding of how it works. There...

Content distribution networks Apr 1, 2009 12:00 PM, By Tom Ohanian The media and entertainment industry is in the midst of an enormous transition. Business models are constantly being evaluated, and new services are being...

Systems Integration

White shading Apr 1, 2009 12:00 PM, By Jon Hammarstrom The conversion of light into electrical signals involves many processes that can affect image quality. Correct camera alignment helps minimize the impact...

Video over IP Apr 1, 2009 12:00 PM, By Eric J. Piard, PH.D. Video over IP conjures up thoughts of bringing high-resolution video content to the home over the Internet. Bringing this content to viewers is a good...

New Products & Reviews

Grass Valley’s Kayenne switcher Apr 1, 2009 12:00 PM, By David Casper When the design team at Grass Valley set out to develop the next generation of production switchers, it understood that any new platform would have to...

Building file-based workflows Apr 1, 2009 12:00 PM, By John Luff You don't have to look too far into broadcast technology today to see a fundamental shift in paradigm at work. For decades, since the first audio recorders...

Departments

It’s not easy being green Apr 1, 2009 12:00 PM, By Brad Dick, Editorial Director It's been amazing to see the speed with which Al Gore and his minions have been able to convince most of world that the planet's death is just around...

To show or not to show? Apr 1, 2009 12:00 PM, By David Austerberry, Editor Prior to NAB, conversations I had with broadcasters and vendors opened with: Are you going? and What are you expecting the attendance to be? The optimistic...

Broadcasters in postland Apr 1, 2009 12:00 PM, By Anthony R. Gargano A trip out of the cold and snow of the Northeast to the palm trees and warmth of sunny Rancho Mirage, CA must be a boondoggle. Actually, it really wasn't....