Virtual Production For Broadcast: Image Based Lighting December 7^th 2023 - 09:00 AM

Ensuring consistency of lighting between the virtual world and physical objects on set requires controlling production lighting based on image content.

Virtual Production For Broadcast: Part 4 - Uniting The Physical & The Virtual November 24^th 2023 - 09:30 AM

Virtual Production For Broadcast is a major 12 article exploration of the technology and techniques of LED wall based virtual production approached with broadcast studio applications in mind. Part 4 examines image based lighting, new developments in RGBW LED technology and what is typically left for finishing in post.

How Starlink Is Progressing As An Alternative To 5G November 23^rd 2023 - 10:00 AM

TV stations have mostly parked their satellite trucks and ENG vans in favor of mobile bi-directional wireless digital systems such as bonded cellular, wireless, and direct-to-modem wired internet connections. Is Starlink part of the future?

Virtual Production For Broadcast: Motion Capture November 9^th 2023 - 09:00 AM

One of the creative advantages of virtual production for performers is seeing the virtual environment in which they are performing. Using motion capture techniques extends this into capturing the motion of performers to drive CGI characters. New technologies are rapidly transforming the creative freedom this brings.

Virtual Production For Broadcast: Capturing Objects In 3D November 2^nd 2023 - 09:00 AM

Sometimes, there’ll be a need to represent real-world objects in the virtual world. Simple objects could be built like any VFX asset; more complex ones might be better scanned as a 3D object, something some studios have begun to consider as a service to offer.

Virtual Production For Broadcast: Shooting Locations For Virtual Production October 26^th 2023 - 09:00 AM

Sending out a crew to capture a real-world environment can be a more straightforward option than creating a virtual world, but there are some quite specific considerations affecting how the material is shot and prepared for use.

Motion Pictures: Part 6 - How We Might Achieve True Motion October 19^th 2023 - 09:00 AM

John Watkinson continues his exploration of the potential for a true motion tv system that requires the complete removal of frame sampling to make each pixel a continuous representation of the image thus removing motion artefacts.

Understanding IP Broadcast Production Networks - The Book October 18^th 2023 - 09:00 AM

Understanding IP Broadcast Production Networks is a free 62 page eBook containing a collection of 14 articles which provide the basic building blocks of knowledge required to understand how IP networks actually work in the context of broadcast production systems.

US Regional TV Broadcasting Tech Trend Snapshot October 16^th 2023 - 09:00 AM

Ned Soseman gives us a rundown of some of the trends in US regional TV stations and what the biggest budget items have been in 2023.

Virtual Production For Broadcast: Part 3 - Creative Image Capture October 12^th 2023 - 09:00 AM

Virtual Production For Broadcast is a major 12 article exploration of the technology and techniques of LED wall based virtual production approached with broadcast studio applications in mind. Part 3 examines shooting locations for virtual production, creating virtual versions of real objects and motion capture.