Tutorial coverage of disk and tape storage. Covers VTRs, disk and library systems, optical storage, servers, editing systems networking and media.
Gennum's new chips
When TV networks were first established, video signals were distributed on 75 coaxial cables and terminated with BNC connectors. When the video signal...
File formats
An overview of parts of a broadcaster's material chain and the resulting file format implications....
Holographic storage
Have you ever been to a museum or novelty store that displayed holographic images or perhaps even offered them for sale? It's amazing how three-dimensional...
Video server technology: Methods for reliable operations
A look into the complex world of HD storage. Because HD files are larger, storage systems need to be bigger and faster...
Turning online services into revenue
Today, as the industry matures, there is more and more evidence that streaming media can be a profitable arm of a broadcaster’s business model...
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Breece Hill's iStoRA digital video archiveA new digital video archive solution available to broadcasters results in a much smaller physical library because each tape alone can hold 44 hours of video of MPEG-2 at 25Mb/s... |
Don't panic: The broadcaster's guide to storage
Twenty years ago, the idea of digital storage existed in an almost Douglas Adams-created future. Take a journey back in time and get a glimpse of the future. And always know where your towel is...
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RAID for broadcast
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The Netherlands' CIRIS goes tapeless with SGI
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The bottom line on automationReaders want to know how automation can improve workflow - and financial return - to the bottom line. This article provides tips and suggestions on what technology to consider... |
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Media General moves content with Panasonic's P2In spring 2004, Richmond, VA-based broadcast group Media General committed to convert newsgathering operations at its 20 television stations that produce... |
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Archival systemsThe four layers of storage in archival systems and their features... |
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It's only softwareOffering high-quality video files with today’s demands for multicasting and alternative distribution media requires extra attention to encoding and decoding methods... |
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PBS' integrated file-based workflowPBS embarks on an IT infrastructure... |
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Broadcast automation: The next challengeAs facilities move forward, there are several more changes through which the industry must transition... |
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Centralized broadcastingModern technology has facilitated the possibility in many potential models for centralized broadcasting, including remote control, distributed broadcasting and centralized business operations... |
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Upgrading Connecticut Public BroadcastingAfter a thorough RFP and evaluation process, CPBI entered into a contract with Sony Systems Integration Center to design and build a new technical infrastructure for the television and radio divisions of CPBI, bringing both organizations into the digital realm, and in the case of CPTV, fully into the world of HDTV... |
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...
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iSCSI: The protocol for IP/Ethernet-based storage area networkingThe advantages of iSCSI as a storage option... |
DATA STORAGE'S GROWTH in broadcast engineering
The author provides a decision tree framework for selecting generic, general purpose storage upgrade paths for video-centric storage platforms...
The tape archive solution: PROTECTING YOUR CONTENT
Tape is not dead. It’s just being used in new ways...
Building IT systems
If you can build a broadcast facility, you can build an IT system to work with it...
Centralcasting solutions
The term strikes fear in many labor pools, yet the fact remains efficiency is key in business equipment decisions. John Luff discusses how centralized playout and distribution can not only reduce labor costs, but also improve on-air images. ...
SPECIAL REPORT: The MXF advantage
Find out how a software development kit can help vendors and users better understand and implement MXF code....
NBA goes HD
In today's crowded field of sports broadcasting, it's not easy to stand out. But, with a series of significant carriage deals on direct-broadcast satellite...




The author discusses key features and considerations for RAIDs used in the broadcast and post-production environments...























