Live OB TV: It’s A Magic Show - Part 2 December 13^th 2021 - 09:00 AM

Planning for any kind of live TV broadcasting starts with a ‘what-if?’ list. What if the power source fails? What if a key production person gets sick or hurt? What if broadband internet access becomes unstable? What are the chances for each ‘what-if?’ and what back-up alternatives fit the budget? The…

HDR: Part 41 - Creative Technology - LED Tech Update December 10^th 2021 - 09:00 AM

A technology might seem to be near maturity when design approaches that were once theoretical, and impractical to build, become easier to make and start to hit the market. LED lighting isn’t necessarily easy to build in 2021, which is why it’s still not as affordable as we’d…

HDR: Part 40 - DOPs : Make Your Viewers Suffer December 8^th 2021 - 09:00 AM

In some ways, the best DOP and a sadist have a lot in common: We strive to make our viewers suffer and the curious thing is, our audiences love us the more for it. Of course, DOPs, like most civilized people, wouldn’t think to wrench the fingernails from our v…

Cloud Microservice Workflow Design - Part 1 December 7^th 2021 - 09:30 AM

The power and flexibility of cloud computing is being felt by broadcasters throughout the world. Scaling delivers incredible resource and the levels of resilience available from international public cloud vendors is truly eye watering. It’s difficult to see how any broadcaster would run out of computing power or storage, e…

Live OB TV: It’s A Magic Show - Part 1 December 6^th 2021 - 09:00 AM

Most live remote outside broadcasts are thoroughly planned by producers and directors who are often too busy to consider potential equipment problems. Technology is an engineering responsibility. Engineers must be ready for any circumstances that threaten to take the show off-script or off-air, from dead wireless mic batteries to unexpected…

Microphones: Part 8 - Audio Vectorscopes December 3^rd 2021 - 09:00 AM

The audio vectorscope is an excellent tool for assuring quality in stereo sound production, because it makes the virtual sound image visible in the same way that a television vectorscope allows the color signals to be seen.

Timing: Part 9 - Time Base Correction December 1^st 2021 - 09:00 AM

Time base correction is an enabling technology that crops up everywhere; not just in broadcasting.

Digital Audio: Part 18 - Synchronization November 30^th 2021 - 09:00 AM

Digital audio interfaces were developed as a way of avoiding generation loss between devices.

Apple’s Next Generation Processor Is All About Power… Consumption November 29^th 2021 - 09:00 AM

The last twenty years has seen a lot of film and TV hardware turn into software that runs on workstations and servers. With Apple’s move away from Intel, though, and several other recent attempts to popularize alternative designs, anyone looking at new equipment finds a field in flux.

AJA Video Provides Flexible Bridge From SDI To NDI And Back Again November 26^th 2021 - 09:30 AM

As broadcast facilities and other organizations that use media to educate and inform continue to carefully make the move to video over IP, they currently face two main options, with a range of others in the wings. They may opt for a full SMPTE ST 2110 design that leverages uncompressed pristine q…