December 1, 2009
Features
|
IP video distributionDec 1, 2009 12:00 PM, By Mark Hershey With the industry's dynamic transformation to file vs. tape-based operations, solutions for effectively ingesting, managing and distributing digital assets... |
|
Software-based receivers for DTV and mobileDec 1, 2009 12:00 PM, By Chet Babla The integration of multiple wireless technologies within portable consumer electronic devices has been gathering pace in the last five years; devices... |
|
Streaming multichannel uncompressed videoDec 1, 2009 12:00 PM, By Tam Do Designing video equipment for streaming multiple uncompressed video signals is a new challenge, especially with the demand for 1080p 3G-SDI streams. This... |
|
Surround monitoringDec 1, 2009 12:00 PM, By Howard Mullinack When preparing to originate programming in surround sound, there are some fundamental guidelines for loudspeaker selection and placement, equipment for... |
Animation to automation
Dec 1, 2009 12:00 PM, By Adam Martinez
It is important to understand the entire graphics system workflow and process from creation to playout in order to maximize the system processes. This...
|
Studio production recordingDec 1, 2009 12:00 PM, By David Austerberry The mainstay of television programming is the studio production game shows, magazine shows and talent shows all based on a multicamera shoot, with a live... |
|
|
Weathering the stormNov 1, 2009 12:00 PM, By Johnny Gonzales Today's broadcasters have a lot to be concerned about. Ratings, programming, budgets, OPEX, ROI, equipment, personnel and a myriad of other things can... |
Beyond the Headlines
Channel 6 protection
Dec 1, 2009 12:00 PM, By Harry C. Martin
National Public Radio (NPR) has asked the FCC to rescind TV Channel 6 protection obligations as set out in Section 73.525 of the rules. The current protection...
|
|
Intercom design trendsDec 1, 2009 12:00 PM, By Andreas Hilmer What were once just simple point-to-point voice communications devices have grown over the last two decades into major communications networks and large... |
|
|
TelepromptersDec 1, 2009 12:00 PM, By Brian Larter Few aspects of modern broadcast technology receive less attention, but have potentially as big an effect on the finished product, as teleprompting. We've... |
Digital Handbook
Audio interfaces
Dec 1, 2009 12:00 PM, By Aldo Cugnini
Digital audio has not been spared from the usual alphabet soup of interfacing and distribution formats. Now relatively mature, AES3 (and the related S/PDIF),...
Treating video errors
Dec 1, 2009 12:00 PM, By Brad Gilmer
Error correction and error concealment seem straightforward; error correction corrects errors, and error concealment conceals errors. But the topic is...
|
Deploying fiber for OBDec 1, 2009 12:00 PM, By Eugene E. Baker Not long ago, most broadcast facilities were designed without the benefit of fiber-optic infrastructures and relied primarily on copper-based coaxial... |
Systems Integration
Playout automation
Dec 1, 2009 12:00 PM, By David Austerberry
Master control is where the business systems meet the video and audio content, so it could be considered a focal point for a TV station's revenue. The...
Computer networks
Dec 1, 2009 12:00 PM, By Russell Brown
From the computers that control the automation system to the nonlinear editing systems that share storage, computer networks are everywhere in today's...
New Products & Reviews
|
Camera opticsDec 1, 2009 12:00 PM, By John Luff The sweep of technology fascinates me. In the 45 years I have spent in the business, I've seen incredible change in almost every aspect of the industry.... |
|
New ProductsDec 1, 2009 12:00 PM Compix MediaCompixMOS 2.0 MOS interface for advanced newsroom integration of content from online play-to-air broadcast graphics systems allows users to... |
|
|
New ProductsDec 1, 2009 12:00 PM 16x9EXII .8X Wide Converter Lens converter features two-element design and full zoom-through; increases wide-angle coverage by 20 percent with minimal... |
Departments
|
Perfect stormDec 1, 2009 12:00 PM, Brad Dick Editorial Director Dark, ominous clouds of potentially cataclysmic, business-changing proportions are brewing in Washington. Formed by converging forces of progressive-philosophy-leaning... |
|
|
HD and the pursuit of picture qualityDec 1, 2009 12:00 PM, By David Austerberry In the UK, there has been much talk in the last week of HD bit rates. During a consumer feedback program, the BBC's head of HD answered a complaint that... |
Feedback
Dec 1, 2009 12:00 PM
In praise of new media technologies Dear editor: I'll bet I'm not the only reader finding the tone and content of Brad Palmer's letter A word of thanks...
3-D chatter
Dec 1, 2009 12:00 PM, By Anthony R. Gargano
Talk about a technology that refuses to accept no for an answer; welcome to yet another incarnation of 3-D as an entertainment viewing medium. From parlor...
