MHP conformance testing takes off
DVB and ETSI (European Telecommunications Standards Institute) have announced that the MHP (Multimedia Home Platform) conformance process is now underway....
Open Source development
Open Source programs, whose source code is distributed free to encourage contributions from independent programmers, are in use in a number of forums around the world. Gilmer offers a comprehensive list of defining characteristics of Open Source programs, and details some of the arguments for and against its use....
Technology in Transition: MPEG testing and monitoring
A few years ago, I did a series of seminars with Michel Proulx, director of product development for Miranda Technologies, on two topics: SDI systems and “Quantum Video 101 for Analog Engineers.” The goal was to help engineers and production professionals understand and feel comfortable with video they could no longer “see....
Applied Technology: Tektronix MPEG test systems
The rollout of digital video services has created a rapidly growing need for easy-to-use installation and maintenance measurement tools designed specifically for digital video applications. Tektronix offers three such tools that will help engineers rapidly deploy ne...
Transition to Digital: Measuring the performance of audio devices and systems
When sound is represented by an electrical signal, it can be changed in many ways....
Audio sampling
For the most part, the mechanisms of the natural world around us, including sound, operate in the analog domain....
