July 1, 2010
Features
Automation trends: Key developments for today and tomorrow
Jul 1, 2010 5:29 PM, By Phil Wilton
Though file-based transmission playout has been fundamental to the majority of broadcast platforms for years now, content aggregators that run such platforms are looking to achieve even greater efficiency...
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3-D channel brandingJul 1, 2010 1:16 PM, By Michel Proulx The emergence of stereoscopic 3-D TV as a practical option for broadcasters has opened up a whole new set of issues in relation to best practices for channel branding graphics... |
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Keys to successJul 1, 2010 1:34 PM, By Todd A. Boettcher As broadcast engineers, we often sense that our training and our engineering skills and abilities do not receive the respect we would hope for — not that we thrive on our egos. More often than not, our greatest satisfaction comes from our unique ability at problem solving,... |
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Time and technology wait for no oneJul 1, 2010 3:17 PM, By Moses Zelniker Today, we are facing the challenges of a new world — a nonlinear world where content is available on smart phones, at YouTube and via VOD all the time, everywhere and on any screen.... |
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Efficient digital distribution of mediaJul 1, 2010 3:06 PM, By Brian Stevenson and Mike Nann Today’s media landscape is characterized by a rapidly expanding volume of content; new opportunities and accompanying demand for wider distribution and syndication; and broadening, increasingly diverse distribution outlets.... |
Beyond the Headlines
File-based workflow
Jul 1, 2010 9:59 AM, By John Luff
In this second installment on aspects of file-based workflow, the topic turns to the human factors affecting implementation and how to implement software systems in hardware-based broadcast solutions. ...
Must carry survives
Jul 1, 2010 4:55 PM, By Harry C. Martin
The Supreme Court has decided not to hear an appeal filed by Cablevision relative to last year’s decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit ...
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Breaking the moldJul 1, 2010 3:35 PM, By Don Ash Centralcasting is a product of our time. It fulfills the need to supply many channels and the technology to deliver them nationwide and much further afield.... |
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Video format conversionJul 1, 2010 3:28 PM, By David Austerberry An essential part of a file-based workflow is the need to convert media files from one format to another. For real-time video, there may need to be a conversion between 24, 25 and 30 frame rates,... |
Digital Handbook
Broadcast monitors
Jul 1, 2010 10:29 AM, By Aldo Cugnini
Video monitoring technology continues to evolve at an amazing pace. Just consider the variety of new broadcast and production monitors that were announced and demonstrated at NAB this year...
Firewalls and VPNs
Jul 1, 2010 5:09 PM, By Brad Gilmer
This month’s column will examine two technologies — firewalls and virtual private networks (VPNs) — that can help keep your facilities safe when connected to the Internet....
Bag of tricks
Jul 1, 2010 10:47 AM, By Kevin Johnson
To solve a myriad of challenges on the fly, you need a collection of small tools and tricks that come from years of experience. The trusted run-bag can hold many of these time-tested appliances. ...
Systems Integration
Router control systems
Jul 1, 2010 9:29 AM, By Scott Bosen
Nearly all modern TV facilities are built around a central routing switcher, and in recent years, these routers have been growing in size....
Golf Channel shoots high (def) for newly upgraded facility
Jul 1, 2010 1:03 PM, By Michael Grotticelli
The live coverage of golf tournaments has always been distinguished by the numerous camera angles used and the pristine quality of the televised signal. Viewers like looking at beautiful golf courses, and there’s no denying that the sport in HD — and more recently in 3-D — looks stunning....
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CTV at the Winter OlympicsMay 1, 2010 12:00 PM, By Michael Grotticelli To call the technical feat that CTV accomplished in covering, mostly live, this year's Winter Games impressive is an understatement. In building a 40,000sq-ft... |
New Products & Reviews
Tufin network security
Jul 1, 2010 1:39 PM, By Shaul Efraim
Providing network security for today’s organizations has become an overwhelmingly complex operation involving numerous components often distributed across multiple sites and managed by more than one team....
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TV synchronizationJul 1, 2010 8:55 AM, By John Luff The tube-type sync generators were notoriously finicky. The pulses (horizontal, vertical and blanking, along with composite sync) were used to ensure the cameras were making images in perfect synchronization.... |
Departments
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Google TVJul 1, 2010 9:14 AM, By Brad Dick Google revealed its highly anticipated Google TV product. Google TV is a combination of software and hardware that merges the Internet and TV. ... |
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A bad use for good soundJul 1, 2010 3:47 PM, By David Austerberry Fresh from the BroadcastAsia show in Singapore, I noticed while I was there that the conventioneers gravitated toward the local bars alongside the riverfront to watch the unfolding World Cup... |
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Feedback : July 2010Jul 1, 2010 9:48 AM Thoughts and viewpoints from Broadcast Engineering’s readers from July 2010... |
A low-cost DVR for news
Jul 1, 2010 1:46 PM, By Daniel Slentz
The following is a solution I have found that works well and provides high-quality video. It uses consumer gear to stream HD across an IT network and records to commonly found Mac machines in the broadcast environment....
