HDR: Part 8 - Log Formats December 6^th 2022 - 10:00 AM

Most people are aware that words like “gamma” and “gamut” are connected with the way a camera processes brightness and color, respectively. Some modern cameras might easily have half a dozen settings for each, and it’s not always obvious which is best for the circumstances at hand. To be clear up …

Is On-Board Recording Media A Dying Breed? November 28^th 2022 - 09:30 AM

With the advent of camera-to-Cloud recording, will in-camera recording media be relegated to the dust bin of history alongside the Jaz Drive and the Sony Memory Stick? It could soon well be the case, but for it to happen, The Broadcast Bridge’s Tony Orme cites the need for a m…

HDR: Part 7 - LEDs - For Better For Worse November 15^th 2022 - 09:30 AM

If we could get lights capable of full color mixing at the same price as conventional white-only ones, would we?

Mass Audience Broadcasting To Mobile With 5G Broadcast - Part 2 November 7^th 2022 - 09:30 AM

In the last article we looked at why TCP/IP internet delivery is incredibly difficult to scale and how 5G-NR can overcome its limitations. In this article we dig deeper into 5G-NR to understand why it is such a powerful solution for all broadcasters looking to reach wider audiences.

Mass Audience Broadcasting To Mobile With 5G Broadcast - Part 1 October 28^th 2022 - 09:30 AM

Viewers are making it clear that they want to watch live events from their mobile devices as well as from the comfort of their own homes. Although internet streaming has given us a hint of what is achievable, its inability to scale to meet viewing demands is its Achilles’ heel l…

HDR: Part 6 - PQ And HLQ Cinematography October 18^th 2022 - 09:53 AM

Like a lot of new ideas in film and TV, high dynamic range pictures are easy to like. The fear is that they’re far harder to create. In reality, HDR isn’t necessarily a huge burden, certainly not in the way that stereo 3D can be. It’s often been …

HDR: Part 5 - Jargon Buster October 4^th 2022 - 09:27 AM

The techniques of 35mm film are seductively simple. The process is the same no matter what the camera in use, or how the film will be cut. Conversely, every digital camera might have its own ways of approaching different parts of the process, creating a forest of terminology – gamma, gamut, s…

Location Shooting: What Kind Of Place Is It? September 19^th 2022 - 09:30 AM

Capturing the essence of a location in a single shot or series of shots can present a range of challenges for the itinerant DOP.

Network Technologies At IBC 2022 - System Configuration & Control Key Themes September 2^nd 2022 - 09:30 AM

Will any new digital solutions on display at IBC 2022 not have an IP address?

The Sponsors Perspective: Video And Audio Transportation August 30^th 2022 - 09:00 AM

The concept of remote production – moving raw content generated at a site event back to the main facility for production and management – has been rapidly gaining popularity in the broadcast world.