March 1, 2010
Features
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Building IP-centric media data centersMar 1, 2010 12:00 PM, By Luc Andries As broadcasters transition to file-based media production, large disk-based storage systems are becoming the fundamental media service of the production... |
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3-D TV: Are you ready?Mar 1, 2010 12:00 PM, By Stan Moote with Chris Lennon Writing about 3-D is a bit like trying to do play-by-play commentary on a hockey game being played at twice normal speed. By the time you comment on one... |
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ATSC tackles audio loudnessMar 1, 2010 12:00 PM, By Jim Starzynski and J. Patrick Waddell The ATSC has published a new Recommended Practice (RP) that addresses the large variation in loudness among programs, commercials and other interstitial... |
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9th annual Broadcast Engineering Excellence Awards winnersMar 1, 2010 12:00 PM More than 30,000 readers voted on this year’s state-of-the-art facilities... |
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DTV Marketplace: A winning combinationMar 1, 2010 12:00 PM Check out the hottest new products to be unveiled at the 2010 NAB Show... |
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NAB Show PreviewMar 1, 2010 12:00 PM This year's NAB Show is using the strapline evolve, innovate, grow smarter. Evolving comes naturally to engineers; consider the move from 270Mb/s to 1.5Gb/s... |
Beyond the Headlines
Beyond HD 1080p
Mar 1, 2010 12:00 PM, Nigel Seth-Smith
The SMPTE and ITU-R 3Gb/s SDI standards have launched a new generation of interface and processing equipment. We all like the higher data rate, but there...
Operating wireless mics
Mar 1, 2010 12:00 PM, By Harry C. Martin
The FCC is clearing the 700MHz band (TV Channels 52-69) of wireless microphones in order to make room for new uses. At the same time, it has grandfathered...
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The impact of BXF 2.0Mar 1, 2010 12:00 PM, By Chris Lennon Since SMPTE's Broadcast eXchange Format (BXF) was first released on 1 April 2008, we have witnessed a flurry of activity surrounding it! And that's just... |
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Video networksMar 1, 2010 12:00 PM, By Thomas Heinzer Much is expected from today's video networks, and broadcasters and telecommunications service providers face a range of challenges. Multiple formats,... |
Digital Handbook
Digital interfaces
Mar 1, 2010 12:00 PM, By Aldo Cugnini
A video processing pipeline encompasses end-to-end audio and video processing, commencing with A/V capture and culminating at a video display. As shown...
Networking software
Mar 1, 2010 12:00 PM, By Brad Gilmer
Almost all the network traffic in the world these days is Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) over Ethernet. From a practical standpoint,...
3-D editing
Mar 1, 2010 12:00 PM, By L.T. Martin
With so many predicting that 3-D productions will soon move from fad to mainstream, editors are going to need to get ready to tackle the requirements...
Systems Integration
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NBC Connecticut builds digital media centerMar 1, 2010 12:00 PM, By Michael Grotticelli NBC Connecticut, the NBC O&O in Hartford, CT, has taken the concept of a streamlined workflow and literally put it into play in all aspects physically... |
File format conversion
Mar 1, 2010 12:00 PM, By Russell Brown
File format conversion has become increasingly important in today's file-based workflow environment. In the past, file format conversion was accomplished...
New Products & Reviews
Media Application Server
Mar 1, 2010 12:00 PM, By Simon Eldridge
For years, broadcast professionals have been challenged with the idea that a IT platform could eliminate the integration woes and format wars that complicate...
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Camera crossoverMar 1, 2010 12:00 PM, By John Luff Cameras can be thought of as optical analog-to-digital (A/D) converters these days. Photons respond in the lens as waves, and the sensor converts photons... |
Departments
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Top 10 suggestions for success at NABMar 1, 2010 12:00 PM, Brad Dick Editorial Director You can spot an NAB Show newbie a mile away. These are people either walking around in a complete daze, or as hyped as a new puppy. To help prevent overload,... |
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What to expect at the NAB ShowMar 1, 2010 12:00 PM, David Austerberry, Editor This is the time of year to speculate about the upcoming NAB Show. Last year, it was dubbed the business class show because the aisles were wider, but... |
Feedback
Mar 1, 2010 12:00 PM
Spectrum crisis Dear editor: Thank you to Mark Hyman for his great letter in the February issue. (You can read the letter online at http://broadcastengineering.com/viewpoint/feedback-0210.)...
What's a stereographer?
Mar 1, 2010 12:00 PM, By Anthony R. Gargano
Let the hype begin! The International CES Show has come and gone, and the 3-D juggernaut has now left the station. 3-D technology seemed to permeate every...
