Broadcasting 8KTV, Because You Can October 2^nd 2019 - 09:00 AM

The broadcast industry is mired in a state of resolution confusion. HD is the format du jour, 4K UHD is emerging quickly and proponents of 8K refuse to stay quiet. For a broadcast engineer, it’s enough to make your head spin.

Shooting HDR: A More Efficient Way September 24^th 2019 - 09:00 AM

As High Dynamic Range (HDR) and Wide Color Gamut (i.e.BT.2020) are increasingly mandated by major industry players like Netflix and Amazon, DOPs in the broadcast realm are under intense pressure to get it right during original image capture. We all know (or learned the hard way) that the

HDR - Part 4 - Surviving Modern Colorimetry September 10^th 2019 - 01:00 PM

Most people are aware that any color can be mixed from red, green and blue light, and we make color pictures out of red, green and blue images. The relationship between modern color imaging and the human visual system was recently discussed by John Watkinson in his series on color.

HDR - Part 3 - Grading August 26^th 2019 - 10:00 AM

Almost since photography has existed, people have pursued ways of modifying the picture after it’s been shot. The “dodge” and “burn” tools in Photoshop are widely understood as ways to make things brighter or darker, but it’s probably less widely understood that they refer to techniques for exposure control tha

HDR - Part 2 - Brightness Encoding August 12^th 2019 - 10:00 AM

Dealing with brightness in camera systems sounds simple. Increase the light going into the lens; increase the signal level coming out of the camera, and in turn increase the amount of light coming out of the display. In reality, it’s always been more complicated than that. Camera, display and p

Calgary’s First Alliance Church Upgrades Image Quality With Hitachi HD Cameras August 8^th 2019 - 12:05 PM

The First Alliance Church (FAC) in Calgary, Alberta produces two distinct live video feeds of their services, each optimized for a particular purpose: image magnification (IMAG) to enrich the worship experience for on-site visitors, and online streaming to reach congregants unable to attend in person. Recently upgrading its production infrastructure

HDR - Part 1 - The State of HDR July 23^rd 2019 - 09:00 AM

Over the century or so we’ve been making moving images, a lot of improvements have been dreamed up. Some of them, like stereo 3D and high frame rate, have repeatedly suffered a lukewarm reception. Other things, like HD, and even sound and color, enjoyed more or less universal acclaim.

Cine Gear Expo 2019 Hits Hollywood June 10^th 2019 - 12:05 PM

The Paramount Studios back lot was filled with new production gear and Hollywood pros, students and wanna-be’s alike who poured over the 2019 Cine Gear Expo.

Mobile TV Group’s 45Flex Is More Than Just Technology On Wheels May 29^th 2019 - 10:00 AM

After more than a year’s worth of engineering, designing and struggling to find “not-yet-built” IP equipment, Mobile TV Group, a television production company based in Englewood, Colo., is now supporting its clients with a fully outfitted production truck whose infrastructure sends and receives audio and video as data packets, not S

Timeline Supports BBC’s Blue Planet Live Production April 17^th 2019 - 09:00 AM

Timeline is supplying technical broadcast facilities for BBC’s Blue Planet Live. Broadcasting live from three different locations across the planet: Baja, Mexico; the Bahamas; and Australia’s Great Barrier Reef.

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