FCC Can’t Find Spectrum For Wireless Microphones And Other Devices May 19^th 2022 - 10:40 AM

Despite significant lobbying efforts on the part of wireless microphone manufacturers and others to establish secure RF spectrum in which to operate, the FCC has issued a new order declining the industry’s request to preserve a vacant channel in the television bands for use by white space devices and w…

HDR: Part 1 - The State of HDR May 18^th 2022 - 12:50 PM

Over the century or so we’ve been making moving images, a lot of improvements have been dreamed up. Some of them, like stereo 3D and high frame rate, have repeatedly suffered a lukewarm reception. Other things, like HD, and even sound and color, enjoyed more or less universal acclaim.

Electricity: Part 2 - Protection May 11^th 2022 - 09:00 AM

Electrical safety is extremely important, and a combination of technology and procedures helps achieve adequate protection.

At 2022 NAB Show Industry Demos Value Of 8K Production May 10^th 2022 - 09:00 AM

It was in December 2018, during the Rugby World Cup hosted by Japan, that national broadcaster NHK began testing what it called its “Super Hi-Vision” 8K system, broadcasting images via satellite at up to 16x greater than that of HD—with a complementary 22.2-channel audio scheme. At the time NHK, working with …

Grass Valley Shakes Up Playout Category By Offering Cloud-based AMPP Module For Free May 9^th 2022 - 10:00 AM

As head of NewTek and later its NDI subsidiary for decades until last year, Dr. Andrew Cross was a big advocate of making technology accessible and affordable to a wide range of people. It just made good business sense to create an ecosystem and then allow users to experience some…

Transforms: Part 4 - Discrete Fourier Transforms May 4^th 2022 - 09:00 AM

As we saw earlier when discussing transform duality, when something happens on one side of a transform, we can predict through duality what to expect on the other side.

Is Binaural Audio Making A Comeback? May 3^rd 2022 - 09:00 AM

The world’s first immersive audio format is getting a new generation of consumers hooked via gaming, VR and ASMR, while both production and consumer technology is making it easier to record and easier to access.

2022 NAB Show Review, Part 2 May 2^nd 2022 - 09:00 AM

With fewer exhibits and smaller crowds, the 2022 NAB Show aisles were easier to navigate and exhibitors had more time to speak with visitors.

2022 NAB Show Review, Part 1 April 29^th 2022 - 12:30 PM

Many annual NAB Shows have become milestones in TV broadcasting history. The presence of the 2022 NAB Show marked the first Las Vegas NAB Show since 2019.

Information: Part 1 - What Is Information? April 28^th 2022 - 09:00 AM

Although we are said to live in an information society, the more that is considered, the less likely it appears. A good place to start is to consider what information is.