Indianapolis Indians light up outfield with Daktronics LED fence display
The new fence display is one of only a handful in minor league baseball and rivals that of most displays in Major League Baseball ballparks....
Countryman unveils low-profile directional microphone
The mic's sensitivity response is optimized to accurately capture general speech without noise and distortion....
EVS serves up first live 3-D sporting event in Australia
Fox Sports teamed up Global Television and Panavision to bring the first live 3-D sporting event to Australian viewers. ...
Deltacast announces four-channel video card
The new Delta-hd-e 40 is designed to take advantage of the increased CPU power of high-specification servers...
ESPN Star Sports manages feeds with IBIS MAM platform
TSL has completed prebuild for the first two new HD channels, which went live on the air in June....
NASCAR Media Group improves on-air sound with SSL console
The group creates and produces broadcast programming and home entertainment video related to the sport....
Grass Valley technology supports 3-D-capable production truck from Lyon Video
The new MU-11 HD truck will hit the road in August....
Gearhouse Broadcast employs yellobriks for 2010 World Cup
The enhanced audio de-embedding of the converters allows clients to drive several separate audio monitors....
Telemedia sends World Cup content with Nevion's Flashlink
Nevion Flashlink products provided real-time video transport without loss of video quality....
Golf Channel chooses FOR-A frame rate converters
The FRC-7000 is used to standards convert the PAL signal from Europe directly via satellite....
CBS Sports 'Flomotion' garners sports production award
The virtual effect allowed CBS to deliver a new perspective on key points throughout any given match....
Facebook Connect mates sports with social media
Sports fans and the professional leagues have embraced eight social plugins....
Military uses instant replay technology in Afghanistan
Increased use of robotics in the war has overwhelmed analysts who are faced with an increasing amount of video to monitor....
Production companies seek to make 3-D practical
The cost of doing a 3-D production is rather high, even by early HD standards....
Blackmagic Design, SQUID bring World Cup to Argentinean broadcasters
The broadcasters’ World Cup coverage will use DeckLink Studio as part of tapeless workflow....
Net-Cam catches World Cup goal action
Specially designed remote mini-cameras have been installed in the goals at each of the 10 tournament venues for host broadcaster HBS....
World Cup delivered to big screens in 3-D in South Korea
Ericsson encoders are delivering 3-D as MEPG-4 AVC to cinema audiences. ...
BBC analyzes match incidents with LiberoVision
The Libero graphics tool provides realistic virtual replays and enhanced telestration....
IDX recharges World Cup gear
The portable power manufacturer set up a service center in Johannesburg....
Delatre feeds match data to the world
For the third consecutive FIFA World Cup, deltatre is providing official technology and operational solutions for data gathering and management....
Automation trends: Key developments for today and tomorrow
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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Video format conversionAn 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,... |
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Keys to successAs 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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3-D channel brandingThe 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... |
Improving workflow
There was a time when manufacturers could measure the life cycles of their hardware-based analog product lines in terms of years. Today’s digital technology has enabled the creation of software-based products and systems, reducing product cycle timeline measurements to months....
