What You Need To Know About Thermal Throttling November 14^th 2019 - 09:00 AM

With 6K acquisition becoming more common, you may be considering getting ahead of the editing curve by upgrading your computer system. Likely you’ll want a hot system based upon one of the new AMD or Intel 6- or 8-core microprocessors. As the saying goes, be careful what you wish.

PTP Explained - Part 2 - Redundancy In Media Driven PTP Networks November 12^th 2019 - 10:00 AM

In the first part of this four-part series we described the basic principles of the Precision Time Protocol. In part two, we investigate PTP redundancy, specifically for media networks.

Months After Patent Dispute, LTO-8 Media Shipments On Track November 5^th 2019 - 09:00 AM

Following the settlement this summer of a bitter court fight between Fujifilm and Sony over patents relating to the next generation of Linear Tape-Open (LTO) magnetic tape data storage technology, global shipments of LTO-8 media are now reaching end users. It’s a huge relief for large media organizations looking t…

The Sponsors Perspective: Super FPGAs - A Cost-Effective Solution To Simultaneous HDR/SDR Production November 4^th 2019 - 11:00 AM

The emergence of high dynamic range (HDR) acquisition in live and studio production has brought numerous possibilities for improved picture quality and creating an immersive experience for viewers. But it has also added cost and complexity to production workflows that broadcasters and content distributors are not eager to pay.

The Sponsors Perspective: Multiviewing For Live Production & Playout Using 100% Software And COTS October 30^th 2019 - 01:00 PM

Successfully deploying 100% SW 100% COTS with uncompressed IP signals.

With The Implementation Of IP Networks, NMOS Slow To Be Recognized October 30^th 2019 - 09:00 AM

While SMPTE was creating and ratifying ST2110, the Advanced Media Workflow Association (AMWA) announced it was working on a set of Application Program Interface (API) specifications that would enable a wide range of devices (e.g., switchers, audio consoles, and cameras) to be identified, controlled and managed on a SMPTE 2110…

PTP Explained - Part 1 - Network Architectures For Media Focused PTP Deployments October 29^th 2019 - 10:00 AM

As the broadcasting industry is moving from a traditional SDI infrastructure towards the All-IP Studio providing a common frequency and – equally important – an absolute notion of time for all devices is now provided by the underlying infrastructure itself. In this four part series, Thomas Kernen and Nikolaus Kerö investigate the intr…

The Sponsors Perspective: Hybrid Test & Measurement October 28^th 2019 - 03:00 PM

Familiarity breeds contempt and to a certain extent that is what has happened among broadcasters when it comes to serial digital interface (SDI) technology. Since SDI was first standardised by the SMPTE in 1989, broadcasters have forgotten the trials and tribulations they went through to get those initial systems working. Over…

NEXTGEN TV Fall 2019 Update October 25^th 2019 - 09:00 AM

Back to the Future TV? When OTA TV transmission jumps 30 years ahead of today’s 20th century DTV technology, you’re going to see some serious content.

Instant Answers From The Universe October 23^rd 2019 - 09:00 AM

Quantum computing is the biggest mathematical and computational breakthrough in the history of the known world.