September 1, 2009
Features
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Loudness controlSep 1, 2009 12:00 PM, By Peter Poers Over the decades, audio professionals in the production and broadcast industries have attempted to control audio so their audiences hear programs that... |
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Fiber opticsSep 1, 2009 12:00 PM, By Stan Moote Most of us know that fiber optics have been around for nearly four decades. But as broadcasters, we tend to think fiber is for transporting video in and... |
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Evolution of video monitoring displays offers more for lessSep 1, 2009 12:00 PM, By Kim Templeman-Holmes Video monitoring displays traditionally have been used in newsroom, production, control room, studio and field operations, and their place within these... |
Beyond the Headlines
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TV facilities go greenSep 1, 2009 12:00 PM, By Angela Snell A recent report developed by the BPM Forum (an organization that helps advance the understanding of business performance management techniques, technologies... |
Now accepting apps
Sep 1, 2009 12:00 PM, By Harry C. Martin
The FCC has announced that it will accept applications for new and major change LPTV and translator stations. This is the first such window since 2000....
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Recording on locationSep 1, 2009 12:00 PM, By Matthew Ivey Most articles about the latest developments in outside broadcasting tend to focus on the production truck, the mobile control room. But today, particularly... |
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Minimizing mic noiseSep 1, 2009 12:00 PM, By Chris Woolf Microphones are designed to be heard, but they should ideally be translators of sound rather than originators. Some self-noise is inherent in every microphone,... |
Digital Handbook
Implementing MPEG-4
Sep 1, 2009 12:00 PM, By Aldo Cugnini
In recent articles, we've discussed variable bit rate (VBR) encoding and multiplexing. This month, we'll look at MPEG-4, and how it can work with both...
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Network monitoringSep 1, 2009 12:00 PM, By Brad Gilmer When I started working at a CBS facility many years ago, part of my job for four hours each day was network monitoring. It was not very exciting, but... |
CCDs vs. CMOS
Sep 1, 2009 12:00 PM, By Klaus Weber
High-quality broadcast television cameras have been using CCDs as imaging devices for more than 20 years. Now on the marketplace is an HD systems camera...
Systems Integration
Web video scalability
Sep 1, 2009 12:00 PM, By Barb Roeder
Today's broadband connections allow delivery of streaming video and audio to consumers in a straightforward manner and at increasingly higher resolutions....
Video compression in transition
Sep 1, 2009 12:00 PM, By Ian Trow
Broadcasters and service providers have a wide variety of options to consider when choosing the correct compression strategy for the contribution and...
New Products & Reviews
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EEG's HD480Sep 1, 2009 12:00 PM, By Philip McLaughlin Active format description (AFD) has become one of the core technologies that broadcasters use to address the challenges of the mixed HD/SD production... |
Metadata
Sep 1, 2009 12:00 PM, By John Luff
Many years ago, SMPTE and EBU joined forces to work on harmonizing content-related issues associated with interchanging digital bit streams. Though the...
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Broadcast VideohubSep 1, 2009 12:00 PM, By Dan Constantinou London-based post-production house Lightmill began in 2000 as a graphics and effects company. Its main body of work is a mixture of broadcast programs... |
New Products
Sep 1, 2009 12:00 PM
Clear-ComTempest 2400 2.4GHz digital wireless intercom system; base station features four audio channels, up to five full-duplex beltpacks per station...
New Products
Sep 1, 2009 12:00 PM
Compix MediaCynerG2 Character generator simultaneously outputs graphics in either SD-SDI or HD-SDI; brands multiple video streams with different overlay...
Departments
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Mobile TV is for the youngSep 1, 2009 12:00 PM, Brad Dick Editorial Director I recently had the pleasure of spending about a week with my young adult niece as she visited me between college semesters. The visit turned out to be... |
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See the future at IBCSep 1, 2009 12:00 PM, David Austerberry, Editor By the time you are reading this, I will most likely be in Amsterdam attending IBC. Because the show ranks second to NAB as an annual broadcast equipment... |
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The fate of a TV treasureSep 1, 2009 12:00 PM, By Anthony R. Gargano A peaceful, tree-lined setting across from a softball field seems like a wonderful locale to house artifacts from the storied, early years of television.... |
Feedback
Sep 1, 2009 12:00 PM
VHF allocations Dear Harry Martin: I'm writing to ask a question about a statement in your August 2009 FCC Update column, Cross-country moves. You stated...
