Data Recording and Transmission - Part 10: The Hard Disk Drive – Increasing Density July 10^th 2019 - 09:00 AM

The hard disk drive rapidly converged on the concept of one head per surface with all of the heads moving together on a common positioner.

SaT5G Shows 5G Over Satellite Video Use Cases July 4^th 2019 - 09:00 AM

The SaT5G project has completed several successful demonstrations of video delivery combining 5G with satellite at the 2019 European Conference on Networks and Communications (EuCNC 2019) in Valencia, Spain.

AI – ML – DL – The Differences July 3^rd 2019 - 09:00 AM

Artificial Intelligence is more than just one element. In this article, we look at and describe the many parts AI encompasses.

Compressed IP Video Transport Report, Part 2: Tweaking Internet Video with RIST July 2^nd 2019 - 09:00 AM

Internet packets can be occasionally dropped, primarily due to instantaneous congestion in routers. Dropped packets need to be recovered for glitch-free video. Given enough time, any losses can be recovered, but contribution applications are typically latency-sensitive and can not ‘wait forever’.

The eSports Experience at NAB 2019 July 1^st 2019 - 01:50 PM

Computer games, or eSports, are on the verge of eclipsing open field athletics as the biggest money makers on TV or the Web.

Testronic Labs Deploys Archion Technologies Network Storage Systems June 27^th 2019 - 12:05 PM

Testronic Labs, a global provider of quality assurance, compliance, and localization services for the entertainment industries, has deployed EditStor Omni storage systems from Archion Technologies.

Broadcasters Now Need To Care About Quality Viewing Experiences June 25^th 2019 - 01:00 PM

Thanks to Over-the-Top (OTT) streaming video, content owners and broadcasters have a very different relationship with the end consumer – often a direct one.

Data Recording and Transmission: The Hard Disk Drive - Part 9 June 19^th 2019 - 01:00 PM

We call them hard disks to distinguish them from floppy disks. As the latter have practically died out as a result of progress in solid-state storage such as flash memory, it is probably not necessary to specify that disks are hard anymore, but tradition is a powerful thing.

Cyber Security - A DAM Issue June 19^th 2019 - 09:00 AM

After visiting the recent Henry Stewart DAM (Digital Asset Management) conference in New York, Gary Olson asked some very difficult questions of Cloud vendors regarding security. Their responses may surprise you.

Assessing The Benefits Of Disk Versus Tape For Long-Term Archives June 18^th 2019 - 11:00 AM

With the advent of higher resolution video (HD, 4K and 8K), immersive audio (stereo, Dolby Atmos and Fraunhofer Institute’s MPEG-H), 3D, virtual reality and metadata, media files are increasing in size, putting an unending stress of storage requirements for broadcasters and production companies.

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