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Up conversion must retain integrity of original video source and not just look good.

Upscaling With Machine Learning Can Liberate Content Archives August 19th 2020 - 09:00 AM

The ability of upscaling to give new life to old content, as well demonstrate the full value of the latest 8K TVs, has already been well proven through traditional techniques.

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Is Gamma Still Needed?: Part 3 - The Program Chain, Surround Brightness Ratio (SBR) & The HVS August 14th 2020 - 09:00 AM

There are two components of gamma that have quite different purposes. One of them is always necessary because displays and their surroundings are never equally as bright as the original scene. The other one is a compression technique.

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Digital Audio: Part 2 - The Historical Evolution Of Digital Audio Systems August 13th 2020 - 09:00 AM

Digital audio has a remarkably short history, but apart from a few enthusiasts of legacy technology, the takeover has been total.

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Broadcasters are building the transmission infrastructure and market transition models for NextGen TV.

NextGen TV Lifts Off August 12th 2020 - 09:00 AM

Several licensed experimental ATSC 3.0 stations have been on the air for some time. Now, the first commercial ATSC 3.0 stations have signed on in Las Vegas, Pittsburgh, Nashville, Salt Lake City and Phoenix.

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Pay TV Decline Spreads To All Americas August 7th 2020 - 09:00 AM

Pay TV is now in chronic decline across almost the whole of the Americas as ongoing recession among the Latin countries continues to bite.

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The Sponsors Perspective: Delivering OTT With The MediaKind Universe August 6th 2020 - 09:00 AM

The MediaKind Universe represents our portfolio of solutions and services, designed to offer the best of media technology to cater to the needs of our customers’ workflows. Content owners, broadcasters, service and pure OTT providers will discover how our solutions can enable them to engage the consumer. Our broad portfolio of market-leading and award-winning offerings continues to evolve and adapt to shifts in the media landscape.

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Data Recording and Transmission: Part 22 - Reed Solomon Codes August 5th 2020 - 09:00 AM

The Reed Solomon codes are defined by what the decoder expects to see and the encoder has to be configured to suit that.

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The Sponsors Perspective: Immersive Audio From The A1’s Perspective August 4th 2020 - 09:00 AM

Felix Krückels is a certified audio engineer who graduated from the Detmold University of Music and has been involved in immersive audio since 2012. He was there when NHK launched its Super Hi-Vision project with the help of Lawo.

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