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HD field contribution requires weighing multiple variables, says Bitcentral CEO
Nov 3, 2009 11:01 AM
Fred Fourcher, CEO of Bitcentral, shed light on HD field contribution of news last week at the SMPTE 2009 Annual Tech Conference and Expo.
News managers have a variety of choices to make when it comes to how they want their field reporters to contribute HD news stories.
Variables like available bandwidth, acquisition format and type of encoding used all add to the time needed to transport an edited HD story from the field to the station.
According to Bitcentral CEO Fred Fourcher, his experience indicates that news managers find it unacceptable for the time needed to contribute a story from the field to exceed 15 to 20 minutes. That fundamental requirement frames the whole topic and should help direct news managers choose among the variables.
At the SMPTE Annual Tech Conference and Expo that concluded last week in Hollywood, CA, Fourcher presented a paper explaining the considerations that must shape an informed decision about how to contribute edited HD news stories from the field.
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