I was all set to write my next chapter on standards and terminology when the The Broadcast Bridge published an article quoting the Olympic Broadcast Service (OBS) that said, 4K is just a Bus Stop to 8K (along with 22.2 audio channels).
Laws are different in different countries and I can’t possibly know all the legislation, so what I have to say here should not be taken as a final word on anything. The purpose of this article is to alert the reader to what he or she will need to f…
When most of us think of “over-the-top” television, we think of video programming distributed over the internet by services such as Netflix, Amazon, Apple and a host of other online programmers. But the OTT business is rapidly changing — bringing in a diverse new group of niche players who are filling in th…
As the industry increasingly adopts IP and virtualisation technologies, the role of the video server is rapidly changing toward being a tool for managing the process of converting streams to files and vice versa, whatever flavour those streams/files happen to be in. In part two of an examination of…
It has already been a big year for CDN launches with new entrants along with developments from the large existing players such as Akamai and Amazon. At least three somewhat overlapping themes can be identified, optimization for Ultra HD (UHD) content, CDNs specializing in delivery to mobile devices and moves…
Once upon a time, video storytellers had to have the backing of deep-pocketed television networks or film studios to do their work. Not anymore. Today, low-cost GoPros, iPhones and drones have democratized video storytelling — spanning platforms from the internet to broadcast television.
Since the dawn of digital production, many links in the workflow chain have produced their own metadata. Now the “Production in the Cloud” project is making all that metadata useful.
Historically, the value System Integrators (SI) brought to a project centered on providing specialist broadcast, video and audio expertise and knowledge. But as more installations become a mixture of servers, databases and web browsers, today’s system integrator must adapt to support the new demands of IT-centric hybrid broadcast systems.
Since 2012 many moviegoers have been captivated by the nearly two thousand theaters throughout the world that have installed Dolby’s 3D immersive sound system called Dolby Atmos. Since then Dolby has worked to also make the technology available for live broadcasts, home theater systems and even stereo headphones.
Viewers want big displays and big displays look their best with new UHD 4K content. While the content is being developed today, producers still grapple with difficulties and challenges facing them as they create new UHD 4K images. That quality level must soon become as common the HDTV equivalent.
