You are here: Home Page»News» Orlando's WFTV debuts high-definition news
Orlando's WFTV debuts high-definition news
Jul 7, 2006 2:35 PM
WFTV's transition to HD has required greater attention to set construction, make-up and other visual details.
Though only one-eighth of Central Florida households own high-definition television sets, WFTV, Channel 9, has begun broadcasting its news programming in HDTV.
The HD newscasts began on June 29 and feature new sets, graphics and weather technology — Early Warning Doppler 9 HD. Because weather is an important component of information programming in Central Florida, the station thinks the HD presentation will grab attention.
The station has combined technology from Baron Services and graphics from Weather Services International.
Estimated to cost the Cox-owned station more than $1 million to upgrade, all newscasts currently use HD studio cameras and graphics, while location video is still acquired in 16:9 standard definition and upconverted to HD. Field gear will be converted to HD at a later date, the station said.
WFTV, an ABC affiliate, is the tenth station in the United States to deliver newscasts in that HD, the Sentinel reported. A key reason for the station going HD was the substantial number of HD viewers on the Central Florida cable system operated by Brighthouse Networks.
This eBook provides both new and veteran shooters an in-depth understanding of the technology that lies between the camera lens and the recording medium and how to maximize a camera's performance.
File-based technologies have replaced video tape methods for a majority of production and broadcast operations. The worlds of AV and IT are coalescing to create new methods and workflows for media
Video compression, editing and displays is an in-depth tutorial on MPEG compression technology, editing MPEG content and evaluating color video monitors written by long-time video expert, trainer and writer Steve Mullen, Ph. D.
2012 will be the year of mobile DTV. That’s the view of Erik Moreno, who along with Salil Dalvi, senior VP for Mobile Platform Development at NBC Universal, is co-general manager of the Mobile Content Venture.
Hear snippets of podcast interviews done throughout 2011 with Pat McDonough of The Nielsen Company, Glen Friedman of Ideas & Solutions!, Danny Wilson of Pixelmetrix and Greg Herman of Watch TV. Pictured is Danny Wilson, Pixelmetrix.
