February 1, 2009

Features

Migrating to IT-based playout

Feb 1, 2009 12:00 PM, By Michel Proulx

Combine the best of traditional with IT-based technology...

Metadata: Unlock the potential of Internet video

Feb 1, 2009 12:00 PM, By Sam Vasisht and Patrick Donovan

Internet video is all the rage among consumers, and publishers, broadcasters and advertisers are all eager to catch this wave. Internet video is projected...

Video Routing: A look at what's next

Feb 1, 2009 12:00 PM, By Neil Maycock

The days when routers were little more than an electronic jackfield have long gone. Today's systems offer built-in A-to-D/D-to-A and digital format conversions...

Beyond the Headlines

DRM technology

Feb 1, 2009 12:00 PM, By David Austerberry

Enable mobile video content with DRM...

FCC to fill DTV gaps

Feb 1, 2009 12:00 PM, By Harry C. Martin

A digital translator can bolster DTV coverage...

Examine workflows

Feb 1, 2009 12:00 PM, By Chris Lennon

Implementing BXF can be advantageous for your organization's flow...

Tapeless technology

Feb 1, 2009 12:00 PM, By Nicolas Bourdon

Multicamera studio productions benefit from a digital workflow...

Digital Handbook

Digital audio for DTV

Feb 1, 2009 12:00 PM, By Aldo Cugnini

There are various technologies available to broadcasters and consumers to augment video and audio programming. Digital technology allows the use of additional...

IP addressing basics

Feb 1, 2009 12:00 PM, By Brad Gilmer

Understanding how IP addresses are assigned can help maintain critical broadcast networks...

24p judder

Feb 1, 2009 12:00 PM, By Steve Mullen

Learn solutions to solving the judder problem...

Systems Integration

MLB Network takes viewers out to the ball game

Feb 1, 2009 12:00 PM, By Michael Grotticelli

The network will broadcast 26 games in 720p HD during the 2009 season...

Battling the cost crunch

Feb 1, 2009 12:00 PM, By Scott Blair

In this tight economy, news automation can reduce your OPEX and increase ROI...

File conversion

Feb 1, 2009 12:00 PM, By Stoyan Marinov

Avoid systems that promise a universal solution...

New Products & Reviews

Harris' Maxiva solid-state transmitter

Feb 1, 2009 12:00 PM, By Martyn Horspool

The solid-state solution represents a shift in UHF transmitter design...

Newpoint's Compass

Feb 1, 2009 12:00 PM, By Phill Howard

The system allows operators to manage services across the entire network from a single interface...

The right connections

Feb 1, 2009 12:00 PM, By John Luff

Wire, cable, and fiber hold your facility together; make sure they're properly installed...

New Products from Di-VentiX LE, SonoLux, Maximizer, and more

Feb 1, 2009 12:00 PM

Di-VentiX LEAnalog Way Dual-layer mixer, scaler and seamless switcher can display up to four layers: two live sources, one frame and one logo; offers...

New Products from NVIDIA, Adtec Digital, zplane., and more

Feb 1, 2009 12:00 PM

Quadro FX 4800NVIDIA Graphics card features 1.5GB of graphics memory and 30-bit color; a 128-bit precision graphics pipeline and 32X FSAA deliver high...

Departments

The $650 million DTV converter box

Feb 1, 2009 12:00 PM, By Brad Dick, Editorial Director

We've all heard about how wasteful the government is when it comes to spending our money. Examples include the $100 million wasted to purchase 270,000...

Feedback, February 2009

Feb 1, 2009 12:00 PM

Now Hiring? Dear editor: After reading your editorial in January's issue, This too shall pass, it's hard to believe that the TV job market is going to...

Viewing the slowdown in 3-D

Feb 1, 2009 12:00 PM, By David Austerbery, Editor

As we near NAB, we begin looking forward to the usual round of product launches and exciting new technologies. However, hanging over the broadcasting...

Never say never

Feb 1, 2009 12:00 PM, By Anthony R. Gargano

For years, analog NTSC just chugged along with relatively simple routing and switching requirements. The future-proofing challenge when laying out a new...

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