April 1, 2010
Features
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NAB 2010: New Product ExpositionApr 1, 2010 12:00 PM The 2010 NAB Show has finally arrived, bringing with it a deluge of new products and solutions for your facility. Broadcast Engineering is here to help.... |
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File-based workflow, Part IApr 1, 2010 12:00 PM, By John Luff We are officially in a file-based world. That is not a shock; we have been moving that way for years. Now even cameras are spoken of as recording files,... |
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Live stereo 3-D acquisitionApr 1, 2010 12:00 PM, By Adrian Pennington The main issue that live-action stereo 3-D projects have to contend with is that no two cameras are exactly alike. The slightest inconsistencies in alignment,... |
Beyond the Headlines
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Guiding video workflowApr 1, 2010 12:00 PM, By John Pallett The migration to IT is not unique to the video industry. Hundreds of industries from automotive manufacturing to financial services to warehousing have... |
National broadband plan
Apr 1, 2010 12:00 PM, By Harry C. Martin
In the National Broadband Plan (NBP) released March 16, the FCC proposes a Mobile Future Auction, which will permit existing spectrum licensees, particularly...
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The interactive glueApr 1, 2010 12:00 PM, By Colin Prior Last December, a study commissioned from Essential Research by the UK media regulator Ofcom found that while viewers, particularly the young, enjoyed... |
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Why is H.264 becoming so pervasive?Apr 1, 2010 12:00 PM, By Mark Hershey H.264 compression, otherwise known as MPEG-4 part 10 Advanced Video Codec, is rapidly becoming a preferred standard for video compression throughout the... |
Digital Handbook
MPEG tools
Apr 1, 2010 12:00 PM, By Aldo Cugnini
Video compression has been available in a standardized form for about 20 years. Over that time, there have been considerable advances in the technology....
Wireless networking
Apr 1, 2010 12:00 PM, By Brad Gilmer
The standard for wireless networking, written and maintained by the IEEE, is 802.11. The document has been expanded over the years, and the two most heavily...
Olympic coverage
Apr 1, 2010 12:00 PM, By Phil Kurz
Originating Olympic coverage always encourages pushing the technology envelope, but not enough to risk the shot. So while new technologies are often tried,...
Systems Integration
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The University of Florida's 21st Century News LabApr 1, 2010 12:00 PM, By Michael Grotticelli At the University of Florida's new 21st Century News Laboratory, the future of electronic newsgathering looks bright. Employing the same HD broadcast... |
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IP securityApr 1, 2010 12:00 PM, By Russell Brown Virus protection software properly installed and kept up to date is the first step in keeping a network safe. However, with almost all of a station's... |
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Danmon Systems Group collaborates for climate change conferenceApr 1, 2010 12:00 PM, By Peter Thomsen The 15th annual meeting of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change was held in Copenhagen at the Bella Center 7-18 December 2009. Known... |
New Products & Reviews
Panasonic's AVC-Intra codec
Apr 1, 2010 12:00 PM, By Michael Bergeron
Since Panasonic Broadcast began incorporating the AVC-Intra codec in select P2 HD equipment three years ago, the codec itself has not undergone any essential...
Simple remote access
Apr 1, 2010 12:00 PM, By Richard Kelley
As more and more broadcast facilities look for ways to reduce cost without compromising quality, DK-Technologies has been studying its own area of the...
Orban's Optimod 8585
Apr 1, 2010 12:00 PM, By Joseph Tymecki
Vermont Public Television (VPT) is the statewide public broadcaster and PBS outlet for Vermont. With multiple high- and low-power television transmission...
Monitoring and control
Apr 1, 2010 12:00 PM, By John Luff
Complexity is an insidious and invisible enemy in any human endeavor. What makes modern media facilities interesting is in no small measure that we have...
Departments
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57 million hours of workApr 1, 2010 12:00 PM, Brad Dick Editorial Director According to the Government Accountability Office (GAO), the FCC is dealing with so much paperwork that it requires 57 million burden hours just to process... |
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NAB and the 3-D buzzApr 1, 2010 12:00 PM, David Austerberry, Editor I was chatting with a friend about the buzz at NAB, and he said, This 3-D stuff is much more interesting than 3Gb/s. I agree. Not only are there engineering... |
Feedback
Apr 1, 2010 12:00 PM
Aspect ratio clarification Dear editor: I am writing in response to a letter from Paul in the Feedback department of your February 2010 edition. I have...
HPA tech retreat
Apr 1, 2010 12:00 PM, By Anthony R. Gargano
Broadcasters and producers, program creators and filmmakers, station personnel, and post-production house staff worldwide convened once again at a warm...
