Acquisition

Color and Colorimetry – Part 10

Since its adoption for NTSC, essentially every subsequent electronic distribution means for color images has relied on color differences, making it a topic of some importance.

Making Remote Mainstream: Part 1 - Understanding The Benefits

Recent international events have overtaken normality causing us to take an even closer look at how we make television. Physical isolation is greatly accelerating our interest in Remote Production, REMI and At-Home working, and this is more important now than it ever has been.

NAB 2020 Will Not Be Rescheduled; NAB Express To Begin Online in April

NAB 2020 will not be rescheduled this year, the NAB has announced. Instead, the organization will begin NAB Express in April, an online initiative, and will enhance the NAB Show New York at the end of the year with additional programs and expanded participation.

Corner Hotel, Richmond vic, Australia Photo by Natalie Parham.

In Video Production, Lighting Is Where Science Meets Art

If there is a departure point from science to art in video production, it’s the control and quality of light. Creative manipulation of light can generate stunning images from an iPhone, while poor lighting can cripple even the most expensive, state-of-the art cinema camera.

Production & Post

The Regia Mobile 4 system developed by Video Progetti, makes use of a number of Grass Valley systems.

Video Progetti Creates UHD/HDR Flyaway System For Italy’s RAI

Video Progetti, a veteran broadcast systems distributor and integrator based in Italy, has completed a UHD/HDR mobile production system for Italian Broadcaster RAI (Radiotelevisione Italiana).

Color and Colorimetry – Part 10

Since its adoption for NTSC, essentially every subsequent electronic distribution means for color images has relied on color differences, making it a topic of some importance.

Making Remote Mainstream: Part 1 - Understanding The Benefits

Recent international events have overtaken normality causing us to take an even closer look at how we make television. Physical isolation is greatly accelerating our interest in Remote Production, REMI and At-Home working, and this is more important now than it ever has been.

NAB 2020 Will Not Be Rescheduled; NAB Express To Begin Online in April

NAB 2020 will not be rescheduled this year, the NAB has announced. Instead, the organization will begin NAB Express in April, an online initiative, and will enhance the NAB Show New York at the end of the year with additional programs and expanded participation.

Hardware Infrastructure

Video Progetti Creates UHD/HDR Flyaway System For Italy’s RAI

Video Progetti, a veteran broadcast systems distributor and integrator based in Italy, has completed a UHD/HDR mobile production system for Italian Broadcaster RAI (Radiotelevisione Italiana).

The Serial digital interface (SDI) was first standardized by SMPTE in 1989 for SD resolutions and now includes support for 12G (and higher).

Despite Rise Of IP, SDI Is Alive And Well

With the emergence of Internet Protocol (IP) topologies onto the production and distribution scene over the past few years, many have predicted the looming demise of traditional serial digital interface (SDI) infrastructures, saying they are too limited and regressive to satisfy today’s IT-centric operational requirements.

Making Remote Mainstream: Part 1 - Understanding The Benefits

Recent international events have overtaken normality causing us to take an even closer look at how we make television. Physical isolation is greatly accelerating our interest in Remote Production, REMI and At-Home working, and this is more important now than it ever has been.

NAB 2020 Will Not Be Rescheduled; NAB Express To Begin Online in April

NAB 2020 will not be rescheduled this year, the NAB has announced. Instead, the organization will begin NAB Express in April, an online initiative, and will enhance the NAB Show New York at the end of the year with additional programs and expanded participation.

Software Infrastructure

Differentiating Between Cloud And Virtualization

There’s usually a bit of confusion when people talk about going to the cloud vs. virtualizing. While most cloud providers use virtual machine configurations to optimize their offerings, that’s not the same thing.

NAB Has Been Cancelled Due to the Coronavirus

The NAB show has been cancelled. This announcement was made by NAB president, Gordon H. Smith.

Streaming 10-bit 4K, HDR/WCG and AI-streamlined post-production are trends to look for in the bonded cellular exhibits at the 2020 NAB Show.

Bonded Cellular At The 2020 NAB Show

Need a live shot from inside an unmarked moving rental sedan during a thunderstorm? No problem.

Blockchain Is Not A Cloud Service

As cloud and cloud words become common in the media lexicon so has the term blockchain. Let’s take a closer look at blockchain. Not all technologies work everywhere or should they! Each time one industry sector introduces a new concept or technology, all the other market sectors latch on and claim they do it too. IoT allows you to speak to the shower and tell it what temperature you like…

Audio

Making Remote Mainstream: Part 1 - Understanding The Benefits

Recent international events have overtaken normality causing us to take an even closer look at how we make television. Physical isolation is greatly accelerating our interest in Remote Production, REMI and At-Home working, and this is more important now than it ever has been.

Audio Levels - Part 1

Superficially, level seems to be a simple subject: just a reading on a meter. In practice, there’s a lot more to it. Level matters because if it is wrong, sound quality can suffer, things can get damaged or cause interference and listeners complain because they have to keep adjusting the volume.

NAB 2020 Will Not Be Rescheduled; NAB Express To Begin Online in April

NAB 2020 will not be rescheduled this year, the NAB has announced. Instead, the organization will begin NAB Express in April, an online initiative, and will enhance the NAB Show New York at the end of the year with additional programs and expanded participation.

Paris La Défense Arena has deployed a decentralized communications backbone for crews and others working within its 40,000-seat arena.

Riedel Helps Paris La Défense Arena Move Comms Signals Around

Paris La Défense Arena, a domed stadium, west of Paris itself, was looking to deploy a signal routing and communications backbone for crews and others working within its 40,000-seat arena when it chose Riedel Communications’ MediorNet real-time media network, Artist digital matrix intercom, and Bolero wireless intercom platforms.

Playout & Transmission

Color and Colorimetry – Part 10

Since its adoption for NTSC, essentially every subsequent electronic distribution means for color images has relied on color differences, making it a topic of some importance.

Audio Levels - Part 1

Superficially, level seems to be a simple subject: just a reading on a meter. In practice, there’s a lot more to it. Level matters because if it is wrong, sound quality can suffer, things can get damaged or cause interference and listeners complain because they have to keep adjusting the volume.

TV ratings and results depend on a fickle audience one twitch away from virtually walking out.

The V In TV Stands For Viewers

What’s the difference between a video and TV? A video without an audience is still a video. TV without an audience is a disaster.

NAB 2020 Will Not Be Rescheduled; NAB Express To Begin Online in April

NAB 2020 will not be rescheduled this year, the NAB has announced. Instead, the organization will begin NAB Express in April, an online initiative, and will enhance the NAB Show New York at the end of the year with additional programs and expanded participation.

Distribution & Delivery

Color and Colorimetry – Part 10

Since its adoption for NTSC, essentially every subsequent electronic distribution means for color images has relied on color differences, making it a topic of some importance.

Making Remote Mainstream: Part 1 - Understanding The Benefits

Recent international events have overtaken normality causing us to take an even closer look at how we make television. Physical isolation is greatly accelerating our interest in Remote Production, REMI and At-Home working, and this is more important now than it ever has been.

Streaming video now accounts for two thirds of all mobile data.

Mobile Video Streaming Traffic Growth Below Earlier Expectations

Mobile video consumption continues to rise fast but the total traffic generated is growing more slowly than earlier predictions made a few years ago.

The V In TV Stands For Viewers

What’s the difference between a video and TV? A video without an audience is still a video. TV without an audience is a disaster.

Test, QC & Monitoring

Color and Colorimetry – Part 10

Since its adoption for NTSC, essentially every subsequent electronic distribution means for color images has relied on color differences, making it a topic of some importance.

Audio Levels - Part 1

Superficially, level seems to be a simple subject: just a reading on a meter. In practice, there’s a lot more to it. Level matters because if it is wrong, sound quality can suffer, things can get damaged or cause interference and listeners complain because they have to keep adjusting the volume.

The V In TV Stands For Viewers

What’s the difference between a video and TV? A video without an audience is still a video. TV without an audience is a disaster.

NAB 2020 Will Not Be Rescheduled; NAB Express To Begin Online in April

NAB 2020 will not be rescheduled this year, the NAB has announced. Instead, the organization will begin NAB Express in April, an online initiative, and will enhance the NAB Show New York at the end of the year with additional programs and expanded participation.

Services

Video Progetti Creates UHD/HDR Flyaway System For Italy’s RAI

Video Progetti, a veteran broadcast systems distributor and integrator based in Italy, has completed a UHD/HDR mobile production system for Italian Broadcaster RAI (Radiotelevisione Italiana).

Making Remote Mainstream: Part 1 - Understanding The Benefits

Recent international events have overtaken normality causing us to take an even closer look at how we make television. Physical isolation is greatly accelerating our interest in Remote Production, REMI and At-Home working, and this is more important now than it ever has been.

NAB 2020 Will Not Be Rescheduled; NAB Express To Begin Online in April

NAB 2020 will not be rescheduled this year, the NAB has announced. Instead, the organization will begin NAB Express in April, an online initiative, and will enhance the NAB Show New York at the end of the year with additional programs and expanded participation.

Differentiating Between Cloud And Virtualization

There’s usually a bit of confusion when people talk about going to the cloud vs. virtualizing. While most cloud providers use virtual machine configurations to optimize their offerings, that’s not the same thing.

Making Remote Mainstream: Part 1 - Understanding The Benefits

NAB 2020 Will Not Be Rescheduled; NAB Express To Begin Online in April

In Video Production, Lighting Is Where Science Meets Art

Color and Colorimetry – Part 10

Making Remote Mainstream: Part 1 - Understanding The Benefits

NAB 2020 Will Not Be Rescheduled; NAB Express To Begin Online in April

Despite Rise Of IP, SDI Is Alive And Well

Making Remote Mainstream: Part 1 - Understanding The Benefits

NAB 2020 Will Not Be Rescheduled; NAB Express To Begin Online in April

NAB Has Been Cancelled Due to the Coronavirus

Bonded Cellular At The 2020 NAB Show

Blockchain Is Not A Cloud Service

Audio Levels - Part 1

NAB 2020 Will Not Be Rescheduled; NAB Express To Begin Online in April

Riedel Helps Paris La Défense Arena Move Comms Signals Around

Audio Levels - Part 1

The V In TV Stands For Viewers

NAB 2020 Will Not Be Rescheduled; NAB Express To Begin Online in April

Making Remote Mainstream: Part 1 - Understanding The Benefits

Mobile Video Streaming Traffic Growth Below Earlier Expectations

The V In TV Stands For Viewers

Audio Levels - Part 1

The V In TV Stands For Viewers

NAB 2020 Will Not Be Rescheduled; NAB Express To Begin Online in April

Making Remote Mainstream: Part 1 - Understanding The Benefits

NAB 2020 Will Not Be Rescheduled; NAB Express To Begin Online in April

Differentiating Between Cloud And Virtualization

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