Data drives on-air sports analysis October 7^th 2014 - 12:21 PM

Advances in processing power and high-performance graphics cards are affording broadcasters more possibilities than ever to devise stunning virtual sets and on-air graphics, but it is the power of data which is driving most innovation. Nowhere is this more evident than in live sports. Ratings sky rocket during major league…

Low-Cost Flat Panel Displays & News Channels Expansion Drive the Increased Use of Teleprompters October 6^th 2014 - 01:30 PM

Teleprompters go back to the earliest days of television. The idea came from an actor named Fred Barton Jr. who conceived the teleprompter as a means of helping television performers who had to memorize long dramatic scripts in a short amount of time.

The Fast Tracking of Slow Motion Video Technology October 6^th 2014 - 10:00 AM

Slow motion was originally a staple of motion picture production. It was a simple process — each film frame was captured at a speed much faster than it was played back. When replayed at the normal speed of 24 frames per second, time appeared to be moving more slowly.

Orad points finger at interactivity October 3^rd 2014 - 02:54 PM

Orad has coupled with fellow Israeli technology developer MUV to provide a tracking technology which is worn on a presenter’s finger and which is claimed to turn any surface into an interactive screen.

Understanding Compression Technology: Predicted Frames and Difference Frames. Part 3. October 1^st 2014 - 09:00 AM

In Part 2 of this series on Compression Technology we learned how Motion Vectors are generated when motion estimation is employed as the first step of creating P-frames and B-frames. In Part 3 we’ll learn how these motion vectors are used to generate Predicted Frames.

Fast Turnaround Production with Quantel InterSite September 4^th 2014 - 02:31 PM

Fast turnaround television production has always been a demanding environment. Success in news and sport depends upon satisfying two competing objectives of speed to air and the creation of a compelling story. Speed to air requires closely coupled systems that allow media to be ingested, edited and played out in…

Accuracy is Everything: Closed Captioning and the FCC’s New Rules September 2^nd 2014 - 08:28 PM

Real-time closed captioning gives viewers who need it instantaneous access to live news, sports and entertainment broadcasts. For viewers to see captions within two to three seconds of the words being spoken on air, the process has historically relied on operators trained to write at speeds of over 225 words per…

Understanding Compression Technology: Motion Estimation Part 2 September 1^st 2014 - 09:52 AM

Part 1 of this article covered multiple aspects of compression technology: macroblocks, DCT, quantization, and lossless compression. Part 2 will focus on motion estimation for P- and B-frames—after a review of lossless data compacting. Part 3 (next month) will detail the critical role of Predicted frames and Difference frames in maintaining image q…

Taking graphics to the next level August 13^th 2014 - 10:51 AM

As graphics’ technology gets better, it becomes more difficult to tell the difference between real and software-generated imagery.

Breaking the Old Habits of Breaking News July 28^th 2014 - 07:48 PM

The new normal for producing stories outside of the newsroom walls. Over the past few years, advancements in technology and Internet connectivity have impacted nearly every facet of our lives—from how we gather and store information to how we communicate with others. And the news industry is no exception. I…