Editing at NAB2005
The shape of the editing world at NAB2005 changed as much through acquisitions and rebranding as through new technologies. Here is a look at some of the new packages introduced at NAB2005...
High-quality visual effects and editing
Branding has emerged as another means
of differentiating a channel and maintaining
audience share...
Digital video compression and noise
The key to efficient compression is noise reduction prior to the compression stage. Michael Robin shows readers how noise adversely affects compression and reveals tips to remove it...
Affordable HD at NAB
Coming into NAB2005, the HDV format was the big buzz...
Pre-scaling graphics for HD nonlinear editing
The key to implementing HD is to be able to initially use the current SDI workflow. The author shows how to easily integrate HD images into an SD timeline and practice...
The future of satellite news gathering
The latest generation of flyaway systems enables fewer boxes to be shipped and smaller vehicles to be used with compact, roof-mounted uplinks...
HDTV lens design: Management of light transmission
This month’s article looks at light transmission, including transmission, aperture control, relative light distribution and spectral transmittance...
Using AutoNorm for dialogue normalization
Loudness issues have plagued television broadcast for decades, and digital television is turning out to be no different. Luckily, the audio format specified...
Video broadcasting goes to the races
Magna Entertainment set up a new system with Vegas-style consoles to allow horseplayers to bet on races happening at venues around the world...
CREATIVE GROUP's HD enhancements
With the growing need for video and audio post, Creative Group relocated its facility and upgraded with HD enhancements...
New Zealand's Maori Television
The build-up of Maori Television was a significant undertaking...
Surround sound in the digital era
Surveys show that good surround audio makes even SD images look “better.” Today’s viewers expect their audio to be as good as the video...
Testing the Audio-Technica AT2020 microphone
Find out how the Audio-Technica AT2020 cardioid condenser microphone performed in tests on stage and in the studio...
Modulus' MPEG-4 AVC solution
AVC doubles the accuracy of the motion prediction by implementing quarter pixel interpolation....
New networked graphics system for Bayerischer Rundfunk
BR chose the Chyron Duet LEX systems after a long evaluation, carried out by BR on behalf of the ARD group of broadcasters...
Using HDV cameras in the HD workflow
Production teams are always looking for new equipment that can assist the shooting in difficult conditions or at remote locations...
The importance of studio acoustics
Many architects are geniuses, but many are not skilled in acoustics; you’ll need both an architect and an acoustician...
KWTX speeds up with Quantel sQ
Find out how the station met one of its big objectives: To be able to quickly and efficiently fresh-en up video...
HD anachronism
Welcome to NAB2005 your future starts here. That's an interesting way to describe the world's biggest trade show and conference, an event that is focused...
CBC/Radio-Canada selects Inscriber's Inca AutoCG
The Inca AutoCG system offers a central graphics playout system that provides the combined
functionality of a still store, CG and clip player...
Format conversion
Increasingly, production personnel expect that any format can be converted to any other...
HDTV lens design: Management of MTF
Understanding key differences in SD and HD lenses can improve your images...
Professional video and film file formats
MXF, when combined with Descriptive Metadata Scheme 1 (DMS-1) is a powerful enabling technology...
Network NEWSROOM TECHNOLOGY
Winner: Sahara TV by Leitch Sahara TV wanted to improve its competitiveness of its Hindi entertainment channel, located near New Delhi. The plan entailed...
Streamlining format conversion
Broadcasters are finding they are still burdened with inefficient media conversion chores...























