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Scalable Dynamic Software For Broadcasters: Part 8 - Building RESTful APIs June 12th 2023 - 09:00 AM

RESTful APIs are the cornerstone of communications between users and microservices. Building efficient, flexible, and resilient interfaces relies on a deeper understanding of how internet services communicate.

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The Rise And Potential Fall Of The Magnificent OLED June 9th 2023 - 09:00 AM

In March 2023 ‘JOLED’ filed for bankruptcy protection marking yet another chapter in the troubled tale of using OLED technology for high quality displays.

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Compression: Part 9 - Transforms June 8th 2023 - 09:00 AM

Image compression depends heavily on transforms and there are a number of these. The criteria for selecting a transform include appropriateness for the type of images to be coded and computational complexity.

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The MA1 control room of Tokyo’s Studio Brain.

Classic Genelec 1035 Monitors Get New Lease Of Life At Tokyo’s Studio Brain June 7th 2023 - 11:00 AM

Post-production studio, Studio Brain, has taken a sustainable approach to upgrading its facilities. The full-service production house is built around two fully equipped creative studios and three editing suites. The 66 m² MA1 control room has featured two flush mounted Genelec 1035 main monitors since 1991. These were in need of some attention, but rather than move to a different solution, Studio Brain decided to give them an entirely new lease of life through Genelec’s 1235 Retrofit Upgrade Kit – thereby creating a thoroughly modern Smart Active Monitoring system.

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Delivering High Availability Cloud - Part 1 June 7th 2023 - 09:00 AM

Broadcast television is a 24/7 mission critical operation and resilience has always been at the heart of every infrastructure design. However, as broadcasters continue to embrace IP and cloud production systems, we need to take a different look at how we assess risk.

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One of two new Visual radio studios at RTÉ’ in Dublin Ireland. Both were designed for comfort and operational flexibility.

System Showcase: Ireland’s RTÉ Adds Video To Its Radio Studios To Increase Content Value May 31st 2023 - 09:30 AM

RTE’s move to new studios prompted a project to add more sophisticated video capabilities to its new radio studios, reflecting a global trend towards the consumption of radio online.

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The Peril Of HDR: Just Because You Can Doesn’t Mean You Should May 29th 2023 - 09:00 AM

There is a disturbing and growing consensus among viewers that many movies and TV shows today are under illuminated or simply too dark. As DOPs, we surely share some of the blame, but there is plenty of blame to go around.

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Waves: Part 9 - Propagation Inversion May 25th 2023 - 09:00 AM

As a child I came under two powerful influences. The first of these was electricity. My father was the chief electrician at a chemical works and he would bring home any broken or redundant electrical parts for me to tinker with, dismantle and occasionally repair.

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