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The camera becomes a means to an end 

These days, when looking to buy a broadcast ENG camera, the key purchasing issues for broadcasters revolve around how the images will be used once they...

Satellite importation 

The FCC has begun to address some of the regulatory logistics associated with satellite importation of distant signals into local TV markets. Current...

SPECIAL REPORT: Understanding IP ROUTERS 

Internet Protocol (IP) has emerged over the past decade as the most deployed data communications transport protocol. To a certain extent, IP's unanimous...

SSL's C100 

“The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson” employs a Solid State Logic C100-40 digital audio console....

Technology seminar: Cameras 

A look at the trends in camera equipment shown at NAB2006...

Digital Weather Channels 

As the quest for additional advertising dollars and the pressure on operating margins continues throughout the broadcast industry, the digital revolution...

JPEG 2000 image compression 

With brief comparisons to other compression standards, this article highlights some of the often misunderstood and rarely mentioned potential benefits of JPEG 2000...

Audio monitoring for TV: Beyond monitors and meters 

How to properly monitor analog and digital audio. From stereo to 5.1 Dolby Surround, there are automated ways to do it. Learn how...

HDTV lens design: A new innovation for the studio 

Although advances in camera and recording technologies move much more quickly than those in optics, impressive optical advances have been made during the past decade, and a good example is the “miniaturized” HDTV studio lens for direct mounting to a portable production camera...

SD/HD conversion 

An often forgotten fact about Sir Isaac Newton is that he was an alchemist. Dictionary.com defines alchemy as: A medieval chemical science and speculative...

HURRICANE SNAPSHOTS 

A glimpse at the destruction of Hurricane Katrina through the eyes of broadcasters...

New camera technology 

The latest camera technologies are products intended for professionals, geared to the workflow of entertainment production. They have created a huge shift in the market, and the ripples will be felt in many ways...

Panasonic's VariCam: An industry workhorse 

Low-light performance and noise issues have been addressed in the latest Panasonic VariCam model — the AJ-HDC27H...

Telemetrics' robotic cameras at The Weather Channel 

The Weather Channel updates its camera control with Telemetrics’ Robotics Camera System...

Media General moves content with Panasonic's P2 

In spring 2004, Richmond, VA-based broadcast group Media General committed to convert newsgathering operations at its 20 television stations that produce...

HD and sports broadcasting in Europe 

The big attraction for consumers buying into HD in Europe will be sports. However, to get the best out of HD coverage, the shooting style has to change...

On the road with HD 

Europe is at that point where OB truck fleets have to be evaluated and upgraded to meet the demands of the new transmission format...

SPECIAL REPORT: Testing HDTV lenses 

The recommended approach to HDTV lens testing...

Shedding light on camera support 

The images produced by your camera are only as effective as the camera’s support and lighting. Make sure your giving your camera strong legs to stand on...

Vinten's remote cameras at Dover Downs 

The fast, smooth and accurate pan and tilt allows the operator to provide a camera shot as if he or she were there...

LMG's HD-1 truck-in-a-box 

LMG, a national provider of video, audio, lighting, staging and presentation support headquartered in Orlando, FL, took on the challenge to design a multiformat,...

MXF interchange: A progress report 

MXF has become the defacto file exchange format for video storage. This highly technical article shows readers how to implement MXF across divergent storage platforms...

Feeling unshielded? A guide to unshielded cable 

The author addresses the use of unshielded cable...

Mobile TV's 10HDX truck features PESA 

A high-quality dual-feed HD production truck is extremely complex, and configuring the truck in a timely manner is a challenge...

Portable news systems: Smaller, lighter and smarter 

World Edition storyThe advent of IP-based technology is the next step in the evolution of newsgathering tools...

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