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Given their importance to broadcasting, as well as to everyday life, an understanding of waves is a good investment. Here we look at how to go about reaching that understanding.
Spatial audio has become mainstream in gaming because it takes the principles and technology of immersive audio effectively and places the player inside the on-screen action. This series of articles defines the current formats and technologies and asks the obvious question; with such widespread adoption by next generation consumers, what is its potential in broadcast?
Most people are aware that words like “gamma” and “gamut” are connected with the way a camera processes brightness and color, respectively. Some modern cameras might easily have half a dozen settings for each, and it’s not always obvious which is best for the circumstances at hand. To be clear up front, it’s not the purpose of this article to prescribe which settings to use in which situations. There’s an infinity of reasons to do various things, that sort of advice would date very quickly.
Blackmagic Design has announced the all new Cintel Scanner G3 HDR+, which features a completely redesigned light source that allows real time HDR film scanning in Ultra HD.
An assessment of the pros and cons of moving to 5G cellular services for field production.
ATOMOS has been showing the new CONNECT range of products, and the seamless integration with Adobe Camera to Cloud (C2C) powered by Frame.io. C2C was a hot topic for the event sessions and keynote speeches, reflecting the fact that many high-profile US broadcasters and creative teams are adopting collaborative cloud-based workflows.
With the advent of camera-to-Cloud recording, will in-camera recording media be relegated to the dust bin of history alongside the Jaz Drive and the Sony Memory Stick? It could soon well be the case, but for it to happen, The Broadcast Bridge’s Tony Orme cites the need for a major change in mindset among industry professionals, a group understandably hesitant to abandon the tried-and true practices that have long paid the bills.
We are told that in the future all cars will be electrically powered. It is therefore quite natural that a broadcaster should consider whether outside broadcast vehicles might follow suit.
