Being faced with an IP and file-based broadcast environment can be daunting if you are not already an experienced Information Technology systems administrator. This series of articles will help you acquire the skills one-by-one to monitor and diagnose problems from the UNIX command line. Then you can build more sophisticated tools of your own to manage and automate your systems.
Leader Electronics of Europe has announced that Czechia-based Comprimato, a provider of high performance software encoding and transcoding solutions for broadcast and pro-AV markets, has chosen the PHABRIX QxL rasterizer for its product development process to enhance quality assurance and develop ST 2110 compliant video encoders.
One of the key challenges of building software defined infrastructure is moving to a fundamentally synchronous media like video to an asynchronous architecture.
If we take cloud infrastructures to their extreme, that is, their physical locality is unknown to us, then monitoring them becomes a whole new ball game, especially as dispersed teams use them for production.
Outside broadcast (OB) production company Game Creek Video has chosen Riedel’s advanced solutions for its newest OB trucks, showcasing a collaboration that marks a significant milestone in the industry. Built for two major U.S. broadcast/streaming entities to cover their largest sporting productions, the trucks — two sets of interconnected A, B, and C units — use the same Riedel Artist intercom system as the broadcasters use in their fixed facilities.
Solid State Logic announces the launch of its new ALPHA 8 studio expander, an 8-in/8-out professional-grade AD/DA Converter and 18-in/18-out USB Audio Interface in 1RU. ALPHA 8 pairs seamlessly with the recently launched SSL 18 interface or enhances any existing audio interface with SSL-grade performance via ADAT and S/PDIF.
Our resident image capture expert Phil Rhodes offers up his own personal impressions of the technology he encountered walking the halls at the 2025 NAB Show.
The University of Notre Dame has successfully implemented Riedel’s RefBox solution, part of the company’s SimplyLive Production Suite, to streamline the way referees review plays and make critical decisions during on-campus sports events, including lacrosse and soccer, with a view to expanding to baseball and softball in the future. The university’s decision to adopt RefBox stemmed from the need for a flexible and easy-to-use replay system.
