Production switchers
It is clearly valuable to many stations and production studios to have hardware that can adapt to a 525 shoot today and a 1080 shoot tomorrow....
Centralcasting at WALA-TV
An exploration of the unique system modifications incorporated into a new facility built by a spoke station in a centralcasting model....
Revisiting Kell
A look at the origins of the Kell factor and subsequent manifestations....
New CNN street-level studios
A detailed look at the structural and technical issues involved in the construction of CNN’s new facilities in the Time Life Building in New York. A street-front studio is a prominent part of the new facility, and will serve as marketing for the network and its products when it is not being used for productions like “American Morning with Paula Zahn.”...
Turner Entertainment's Network Operations Center
Turner Entertainment Group has built a 193,000-square-foot broadcast facility to house its’ nineteen television networks distributed to cable television operators throughout North and South America....
SSL’s C100 digital broadcast console
The new C100 digital broadcast console represents SSL’s interpretation of modern broadcasting requirements....
Radamec's Scenario XR next-generation virtual studio
Ray tracing brings high quality images and dynamic reflection and refraction to virtual sets....
Computer backup systems
Computer backups can help keep you out of a lot of trouble, and provide valuable peace of mind. Brad Gilmer describes the different types of backup devices available, as well as what applications each device is suited for....
The calm before the STORM: Preparing for disaster
Don’t get caught short. Learn the basics on how to prepare your facility against a disaster, and how to recover from one quickly....
The digital video synchronization concept
The dominant SDTV digital video standard, Rec. 601, introduced a trailblazing concept of treating video signals....
Computer networking for beginners: Part II
This the second installment of a two-part tutorial that describes how to build a network for your office and supply Internet connectivity to your users....
xDSL VOD for the masses
When a subscriber demands a video, he or she expects it to be delivered with full quality; if it isn’t, the service won’t succeed....
New features for STBs and receivers
Due to the convergence of technologies for reception at the home, the DVB branched out from its traditional role and looked at the commercial requirements for future interactive receivers....
Analog video synchronization
The successful generation, transmission and reproduction of a televised scene requires a tightly controlled synchronization between the studio color camera and the TV receiver triple gun picture tube, and is the focus of this month’s Transition to Digital article....
Computer networking for beginners — Part I
This article is a primer on how computer networks work and how device addresses work....
HD editing in an SD world
Since the launch of the Discovery HD Theater network in June of 2002, Discovery Communications has begun to edit, mix and create high definition programming at their Technical Center in Bethesda, MD. One of the first steps in preparing to process HD shows was design of their first HD nonlinear edit suite....
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FTP wanted to digitally ingest commercial spot content, edit specific commercial break sequences and deliver content directly from the central location to the transmission servers, allowing for last-minute schedule changes impossible with a tape-based system....
WSMV uses PESA router
It can be argued that a routing switcher is the heart of any broadcast station. Therefore, WSMV needed to do some homework to make the proper purchasing decisions and protect our financial investment....
A new age for virtual studios
A walk through the benefits of virtual sets. Improvements in virtual technology are also discussed....
Starz Encore Group
An in-depth look at the construction of Starz Encore Group’s new headquarters in Denver, including details on the infrastructure in place and the layout of the technical spaces....
Building reliable fiber networks
Learn the tips and tricks to installing a fiber-optic network for broadcast....
Shaw Brothers Remastering Center
The remastering center is the first of its kind to offer film rejuvenation and remastering on a large-scale commercial level....
Measuring digital systems performance
A look at the bit-serial digital signal distribution concept – the reasons behind its development and use, and methods of testing the signals, including the EDH concept and the SDI check field....
The Seven Network: An integrated production and playout system
By moving to an MPEG-2-based solution, The Seven Network could greatly enhance its distribution and contribution networks without incurring additional circuit revenue costs. Together with the Thomson Multimedia Systems Group as integrator, the project began in 2001....
Making money with DTV
Over the next ten years the entire world will switch to Digital TV broadcasting. The drivers for switching to DTV include consumers, politics and television broadcasters gaining from cost savings on bandwidth, greater business opportunities and potential for greater revenue streams....
