AES67 October 13^th 2020 - 09:00 AM

With the release of the core parts of the SMPTE ST 2110 suite, the confusion around different transport standards for audio and video over IP is settled. However, the adoption of these solutions for day-to-day use is still far from easy. While there are more and more pure IP facilities and…

Creative Analysis: Part 8 - Making A Name By Cinematographer Li Qihang October 7^th 2020 - 09:00 AM

With the population of China approaching 1.4 billion, it’s perhaps no surprise that it is fast becoming the biggest market in the world for theatrical film exhibition, with the largest number of cinema screens of any single country. Directors such as Wong Kar-Wai and the stars of Chinese cinema – names lik…

The Sponsors Perspective: The Paths To Streaming Distribution - A Tale Of Two OTT Use Cases October 6^th 2020 - 09:00 AM

The consumer video market is growing fiercely competitive between content creators and content aggregators and OTT live and OTT VOD formats are growing increasingly fragmented. Consumers are benefiting from the tremendous choice of content and sources for that content while their tolerance for a negative Quality of Experience (QoE) continues…

KABB’s Chief Meteorologist Shares His Successful Broadcasting From Home Formula October 2^nd 2020 - 09:00 AM

When the pandemic began shutting down TV stations in the spring of this year, journalists and producers were left to figure out how to work from home and set up technical systems they were very unfamiliar with. In many cases panic set in.

Audio Consoles Focus On Remote Mixing September 30^th 2020 - 09:00 AM

Among a number of things, the pandemic has accelerated product development timelines for remote production and the migration to virtualized IP infrastructures, supporting the ability to produce content remotely and stay socially distanced. Many of these new tools were already in place but were often still in early stages, and…

HDR: Part 14 - LED TVs & Large Displays - What They Mean To DOPs September 28^th 2020 - 09:00 AM

Big-screen LCD TVs are not going away any time soon. Given the economy of scale, the LCDs in our homes and studios work well enough and will continue to work well enough for several more years. But given the advances in LED display technology, especially microLED, the writing of sub-micron…

Creative Analysis: Part 7 - Cinematographer Chris LaVasseur On Warrior Nun September 21^st 2020 - 09:00 AM

“‘Chris,’ she said, ‘it’s about an order of nuns who’re protecting the world.’”

Is Gamma Still Needed?: Part 4 - The Weber Fraction, Distortion And Noise September 17^th 2020 - 09:00 AM

Now the CRT is history, we have to justify the retention of gamma on its performance as a perceptual compression codec. That requires its effect on human vision to be considered.

The Sponsors Perspective: SRG-SSR, R&S - Virtualized Multiviewers At Revolutionary Production Centre September 16^th 2020 - 09:00 AM

Rohde and Schwarz has evolved a heritage in the broadcast and media industry stretching over 70 years. Throughout this period, the company has developed a reputation as one of the leading developers of hardware-based technology solutions worldwide. However, recent years have seen Rohde & Schwarz placing far more emphasis on its…

The Sponsors Perspective: Mixing Realities - Feeding The Immersive Markets September 15^th 2020 - 09:00 AM

Will alternative immersive channels create an imperative for broadcasters? Veronique Larcher, Director of AMBEO Immersive Audio, Sennheiser, explores immersive content outside of the commercial broadcast space, including virtual, augmented, and mixed realities.