Workflow Automation with a Human Touch January 4^th 2016 - 12:05 PM

In a recent survey, we asked a handful of leading media facilities in Europe and North America, among other things, to what extent they agreed with the following two statements: 1. There are too many manual steps in my workflow. 2. There is potential to reduce the number of manual steps through…

One Workflow, Multiple Platforms - Today’s 4K Media Asset Management December 14^th 2015 - 07:00 AM

Professionals working in live entertainment, sports and news are challenged with capturing, preparing and distributing content in the fastest, most efficient way possible. They also must handle the explosion of new content formats and rising media standards like 4K. Implementing an effective media asset management (MAM) platform that can handle…

UHD TV Closer After Approval of Second Phase with HDR December 11^th 2015 - 08:00 AM

Europe’s TV standards body DVB has taken a further step towards Ultra HD TV (UHD) commercial deployment by approving UHD-1 Phase 2 at a recent meeting of its Steering Board. This second phase of the UHD commercial requirements adds support for HDR (High Dynamic Range) and Higher Frame Rate (HFR).

Passion, Planning, and Duct Tape December 1^st 2015 - 09:00 AM

Live TV field production of one-off sports events is an open invitation for surprises of all kinds. The show must go on and it’s the worst possible time for drama. It’s a good fit for passionate engineers who thrive on winning and enjoy alternating bursts of despair and adr…

With Video Compression Technology in Play, All Eyes Are Watching for a Miracle Breakthrough October 26^th 2015 - 01:00 PM

As the size of video files explode in size, it’s too expensive to keep building larger capacity distribution pipes. For that reason, the race to improve video compression technology has taken center stage. The only question today is how efficient can compression get?

How Much Will Your New Codec Cost? October 22^nd 2015 - 11:00 AM

The amount of video coming down the track for carriage over mobile is threatening to break the net unless encoding vendors and compression standards can keep pace. The lesson from a recent IBC panel is that this can happen - provided the industry pays for it.

Applied Technology: Migrating from Flash Player to an HTML5 Solution October 22^nd 2015 - 08:00 AM

The problem with Flash Player is that it is insecure. Mozilla even disabled it for a couple of days in July due to vulnerabilities. The solution is to move to an HTML5-based playout. The transition need not be complex.

Explaining TICO Lightweight Compression October 8^th 2015 - 07:00 AM

Ultra HD data rates get astronomical for uncompressed formats. Moving to IP, we look at building cost effective and sustainable infrastructure.

For IP, H.264/AVC is Key October 6^th 2015 - 12:05 PM

The broadcast industry is once again going through both business and technology changes. At the heart of these changes is the need to move to IP-based infrastructure. There are many different codecs and standards being proposed but one that is key to this transition is H.264/AVC. It’s a g…

What’s This Button Do? October 6^th 2015 - 10:00 AM

When computers began replicating and replacing expensive electro-mechanical broadcast TV production and playback systems, the gravy train ended for some and started for others. Affordable digital TV production gear has slashed the ante for producers and is making mountains of television content with high technical integrity available for everyone.