Panasonic ships compact AK-HC1800N 2/3in 2.2-megapixel multipurpose HD camera
The new HD multipurpose camera is designed with the latest advancements in image processing technology....
Turner Entertainment Networks implements Tektronix Cerify for quality verification of file-based compressed video and audio
The Tektronix Cerify system is being used in one of world’s largest all-digital broadcast facilities. ...
Distortions and 8-VSB
The complex signal 8-VSB requires constant monitoring and adjustment as the power amplifier ages. Unlike NTSC, a DTV transmitter can produce full power with a modulated carrier and still leave some or all viewers without a picture, brought on by the cliff effect. These days, it is not just the amount of power produced but the quality of the transmitted signal. ...
New DTV monitoring unit checks both 8-VSB and MPEG-2
Audemat’s GOLDENEAGLE ATSC monitoring system can handle up to 40 stations....
Tektronix to demo range of test and measurement products
At NAB 2008, Tektronix will demonstrate new functions for the PQA500 HD Picture Quality Analyzer, including simultaneous generation and capture of SDI video. ...
Digital video quality control II
Once the parameters of the digital video signal have been verified with equipment designed for that function, the next step is to test and verify the signal path that is transporting the pulses of the SDI signal. The issue of transport path testing is addressed by performing an SDI stress test that will ensure the path’s viability....
DK-Technologies to feature latest color analyzer
The PM5639 CRT/LCD kit includes an LCD probe, a CRT probe and a display unit....
Prism Sound to highlight dScope Series III enhancements
The company has added several new functions to the audio test device including impulse response analysis....
TitanTV teams with Sinclair on PSIP
TitanTV’s MediaStar software will be used to manage PSIP, the broadcaster’s program and system information protocol....
Digital video quality control
In today’s sophisticated digital broadcast chain, maintaining the quality of the received sound and picture has become more challenging than ever. As new receiving devices come into use, the variety and sophistication of the decoders expands, and with this the possibility of decode errors caused by encoding, or even the elementary files themselves, quickly rises. New testing methods are required to monitor and test the variety of signals, their paths and files in use today....
TVLogic announces new LVM-071W HD/SD multiformat LCD portable monitor
The new high-quality monitor comes packaged in a rugged aluminum die-cast case. ...
Outside Broadcast selects Avitech’s multiviewers for live production visual monitoring
Outside Broadcast, one of Belgium’s leading OB van production facilities providers, has chosen Avitech multiviewers for the monitoring of multiple HD and SD video and audio signals....
Tektronix receives seventh Technical Emmy Award
The Real-time Transport Stream Monitoring for ATSC & DVB Conformance Award went to Tektronix for contributions to MPEG-2 transport stream monitoring and analysis....
Proper SDI interconnect paths II
The term interconnect in the case of digital video refers to all the components in the path of the digital signal. Within the modern digital studio, numerous types of signals are interconnected, routed and processed; some are analog, but today, an increasing number are digital. Potential problems easily can be encountered when wiring a digital plant, but there are ways to identify and avoid them....
DigitalFilm Tree uses Tektronix WFM7120 waveform monitor
The monitor automatically detects discrepencies in color, video and audio signals....
