Broadcast Engineering

David Austerberry

David Austerberry has 35 years experience in the broadcast sector. He has worked as a systems integrator at broadcasters and in product marketing for manufacturers. He has been editing the World Edition of Broadcast Engineering since 2005. His specialities are digital imaging and DAM.

Articles by David Austerberry

Metus MAM at the heart of Turkish top rating shows

Turkish production company Acun Medya has chosen Metus MAM as a central production system to power their rapid turnaround reality shows.

Will cameras use HEVC coding?

Processing demands may limit adoption in the immediate future, but when newsgathering goes all-4K, who knows?

Gearhouse Broadcast adds new HD Mobile To Australian fleet

24-camera trucks will service Australian sports and entertainment producers.

Mexican telco Axtel deploys Mirada Navi for IPTV

New commercial launch in Mexico will provide enhanced IPTV services to complement fixed-line and broadband services across Mexico City, Guadalajara and Monterrey.

Will 4K cut it? 2

WORLD EDITION EXCLUSIVE: Any consumer who rushes out and spends huge sums on a 4K display is going to be sorely disappointed when high-frame-rate video sources become available. This is definitely not a time to be an early adopter.

TV Parma buys Etere MERP system

Italian regional broadcaster, Radio TV Parma has deployed an Etere MERP resource management software to control the workflows and processes of its four TV channels.

Georgia Public Broadcasting centralcasts with Encompass

Georgia Public Broadcasting (GPB Media) has completed the transition of its centralcasting services to Encompass Digital Media.

HFR: Too fast for some

WORLD EDITION EXCLUSIVE: Many commentators have complained about "The Hobbit," saying it is not cinematographic. It seems that there is a school of thought that believes film must be shot at 24fps — no doubt with weave, scratches and grain — otherwise, it is not cinematographic.

Video networks

WORLD EDITION EXCLUSIVE: The broadcast business is changing. Smaller operators have consolidated into larger media groups. Larger media companies have become global. All this linking of broadcast operations into regional and global networks would not be possible without video networks.

Grass Valley: From cameras to IT platforms

Alain Andreoli intends for Grass Valley to stay at the leading edge in providing best-of-breed broadcast systems.

Grass Valley's Alain Andreoli addresses IABM 2

Andreoli argues for brave new world with fewer technology suppliers providing broadcasters with IT-like services.

Does a file-based workflow make it easy?

WORLD EDITION EXCLUSIVE: In many ways, files seem an ideal solution. But, it is never that simple.

Codecs & workflow: Making the optimum choice. Part 2 - delivery

In part one I described how tapeless cameras offer a wide choice of codecs, with some also having the ability to output raw and/or uncompressed files. The next step in the workflow is to choose an edit codec and then a delivery codec.

Codecs and workflow: Making the optimum choice 7

Sony's latest cameras are described as multi-codec. Many of today's tapeless cameras can deliver RAW, uncompressed HD-SDI or compressed recording to an SSD card. The DoP can select the best workflow for their production and its requirements.

SKY Perfect JSAT airs soccer game at 4K 1

Using 38 MHz of transponder bandwidth, the Japanese satellite operator showed live 4K pictures of a soccer match to an audience at a movie theatre complex.