South Carolina Gamecock Productions transitions to tapeless HD production
The production arm of the University of South Carolina’s athletic department made the move to tapeless HD with a broad implementation of Panasonic P2 HD gear....
Image stabilizer proves invaluable for demanding HD shoots
WhiteCap Video owner Paul Cronin shoots steady shots of high-speed boat reviews with the help of a Fujinon TS-P58A image stabilizer....
Quake underscores weakness of wireless network, strength of OTA broadcasting, says OMVC president
In an Aug. 25 letter to all four sitting FCC commissioners, Vince Sadusky, president of the OMVC and president and CEO of LIN Media, said wireless networks “are not now, and never will be” able to deliver the ubiquitous bandwidth needed to deliver vital information in time of crisis....
Shared services offers opportunity to trim $100 million in expenses annually for U.S. broadcasters, report finds
A new report from Positive Flux finds redundant processes, failure to pool resources and missed opportunities to streamline operational workflows are costing stations large and small....
Lights, camera, suitcase
Sometimes, the challenges of traditional RF-based systems broadcasters use daily to move all sorts of A/V from the field into the studios are insurmountable. ...
CE companies seek to standardize wireless active-shutter 3D Glasses
Later this month, a license program for the 3-D glasses initiative is scheduled to begin. ...
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...
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MTV does more with lessIn 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... |
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...
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...
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...
Panasonic ships P2 deck for 3-D production
The new deck features 3-D synchronized record/playback....
