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September 2011

In our special report on digital audio systems, Broadcast Engineering takes a look at MTV’s new HD studio; the revisions to BS.1770; fixed point vs. floating-point calculations in audio processing; processing audio for mobile DTV; and adaptive, automated loudness control.

Also in this issue, Broadcast Engineering examines next-generation captioning systems, cloud computing, digital video processing and multiviewers.

Features

  • Sep. 1, 2011
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    Broadcast Engineering

    MTV does more with less

    In the spring of 2010, Michael Bivona, vice president of engineering at MTV Networks, was faced with a perplexing challenge. He was tasked by the company's...More
  • Sep. 1, 2011
    article
    Broadcast Engineering

    New loudness metering standard 1

    Loudness issues have been around since the beginning of broadcasting, or at least broadcast advertising, but they were exacerbated by the DTV transition...More
  • Sep. 1, 2011
    article
    Broadcast Engineering

    Fixed-point vs. floating-point numbers in audio processing

    The traditional view is that the floating-point number format is superior to the fixed-point number format when it comes to representing sound digitally....More
  • Sep. 1, 2011
    article
    Broadcast Engineering

    Processing audio for mobile DTV

    Just when audio mixing engineers were finally getting comfortable with 5.1 surround sound and other types of multichannel audio formats for sophisticated...More
  • Sep. 1, 2011
    article
    Broadcast Engineering

    Adaptive, automated loudness control

    Today, we live in a world of automation. You see it in our industry, in our daily working lives and even at home. Everywhere you look, there is technology...More
  • Sep. 1, 2011
    article
    Broadcast Engineering

    Taking a FRESH approach to the newsroom

    Television news is, for a number of reasons, the most critical part of most broadcasters' operations. The way a broadcaster handles news is the clearest...More
  • Jul. 1, 2011
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    Broadcast Engineering

    The making of a stereo 3-D lens

    Despite the impressive number of movies and TV sports events produced in stereo 3-D, stereoscopic 3-D production remains a specialized, niche application....More

Beyond the Headlines

  • Sep. 1, 2011
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    Broadcast Engineering

    Captioning's future

    Generally, there are two reasons for captioning content: for accessibility both for the hearing impaired and for when audio is unavailable (e.g. within...More
  • Sep. 1, 2011
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    Broadcast Engineering

    Analog LPTV end nearing

    In July, the FCC released its long-awaited decision announcing that Sept. 1, 2015, will be the drop-dead date for analog Class A TV, LPTV and TV translator...More
  • Sep. 1, 2011
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    Broadcast Engineering

    Channel branding

    Just a few short years ago, channel branding for broadcasters might have been a simple matter of inserting basic text graphics during commercial breaks...More
  • Sep. 1, 2011
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    Broadcast Engineering

    DSNG vehicles

    The challenges of building digital satellite newsgathering (DSNG) vehicles have generally remained the same over the years....More

Digital Handbook

  • Sep. 1, 2011
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    Broadcast Engineering

    Digital video processing

    In this column earlier this year, we mentioned the concept of an overall transfer function describing a complete camera-to-display video system. We then...More
  • Sep. 1, 2011
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    Broadcast Engineering

    Navigating the cloud

    If you are wondering how the relates to professional media applications, you are not alone because one of the hottest topics in the IT world these days...More
  • Sep. 1, 2011
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    Broadcast Engineering

    Nonlinear editors

    These are heady days for high-end nonlinear editing system providers. But, we may have recently lost one of the biggest players in the game. Despite the...More

System Integration

  • Apr. 1, 2012
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    Broadcast Engineering

    Multiviewer displays

    The time is approaching when all displays will process images, with many displaying more than one input at a time. In fact, like it or not, essentially...More

New Products & Reviews

  • Sep. 1, 2011
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    Broadcast Engineering

    Intercoms

    What could be more fundamental than communications in an industry where individuals collaborate to create compelling content? But don't make the assumption...More
  • Aug. 15, 2011
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    Broadcast Engineering

    RTW's TouchMonitor

    The entire pro audio industry, particularly those working in broadcast, is currently undergoing a fast paradigm shift from traditional peak metering of...More

Departments

  • Sep. 1, 2011
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    Broadcast Engineering

    Tethered users and toilet tablets

    A late August e-mail subject line captured my attention. While the e-mail appeared to have little to directly impact OTA broadcasting, the title could...More
  • Sep. 1, 2011
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    Broadcast Engineering

    Getting the best out of IBC is a challenge

    It may be holiday time, but IBC is fast approaching. For many, this is a very busy few weeks. Having once worked for vendors, I know all the preparation...More
  • Sep. 1, 2011
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    Broadcast Engineering

    Workflow's new world

    The world of high tech, it seems, is always rife with buzz words, and certainly broadcast is no exception. One of the buzz words we hear today constantly...More
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