The Peril Of HDR: Just Because You Can Doesn’t Mean You Should May 29^th 2023 - 09:00 AM

There is a disturbing and growing consensus among viewers that many movies and TV shows today are under illuminated or simply too dark. As DOPs, we surely share some of the blame, but there is plenty of blame to go around.

Vendor Spotlight: Chyron May 10^th 2023 - 09:00 AM

Chyron’s new mantra is flexibility. Founded in 1966, Chyron’s technology has become so ingrained in the broadcast industry that its very company name has become the standard term for a caption superimposed over usually the lower part of a video image during a news broadcast.

Motion Pictures: Part 2 - Optical Flow Axis May 9^th 2023 - 09:30 AM

There is no motion in the static frames of a movie. The motion is purely in the imagination of the viewer. But how does it work?

Motion Pictures: Part 1 - Film Frame Rates April 18^th 2023 - 09:30 AM

It seems clear that there is such a thing as the “film look”. But how did it come about?

Streamlining Operations The “Cloud-Native” Way Remains Key Theme At 2023 NAB Show April 14^th 2023 - 09:30 AM

By virtualizing many of the key production tools and systems required to produce and distribute content, cloud-based production has emerged as a technology and service combination whose time has come. It’s already clear that the cost-effectiveness, flexibility, efficiency and speed of cloud-based TV productions are now a force in t…

Virtual Production Set To Be A Major Theme At 2023 NAB Show April 5^th 2023 - 09:30 AM

In the area of virtual production, the times have certainly changed. From the early days of shooting against a green screen and compositing the image in real time, the biggest productions are now using large “volume” stages where actors are filmed in front of giant wrap around LED screens to cap…

2023 NAB Show Will See Plenty Of Choice For Today’s Modern Production Control Room April 4^th 2023 - 09:30 AM

While the emergence of IP-based infrastructures has led to new ways of leveraging the traditional Production Control Room (PCR) and all of the hardware devices and software systems within, it continues to hold its important place as the center of an on-premise studio production in most content creation organizations.

The Back Of The Brain May Soon Rule The Roost March 22^nd 2023 - 10:00 AM

If industry reports are to be believed, Apple is poised to release a mixed-reality headset at some point in 2023. Of course, it’s anyone’s guess when Apple’s Reality Pro will actually see the holographic light of day, but one thing is worth noting: The advent of a mass-produced AR he…

Learning From The Experts At The BEITC Sessions at 2023 NAB Show March 21^st 2023 - 09:30 AM

Many NAB Shows visitors don’t realize that some of the most valuable technical information released at NAB Shows emanates from BEITC sessions. The job titles of all but one speaker in the conference are all related to engineering, technology, development and research.

System Showcase: Gravity Media Opens New Production Centre In London For Remote And On-Prem Projects March 16^th 2023 - 09:30 AM

Production and media services company Gravity Media has just completed the first phase of technology integration at its new London Production Centre White City, located on the fifth floor of The Westworks building in London. The state-of-the-art facility, officially opened in February of 2022, is made up of production, post-production services,…

Compression: Part 9 - Transforms June 8^th 2023 - 09:00 AM

Image compression depends heavily on transforms and there are a number of these. The criteria for selecting a transform include appropriateness for the type of images to be coded and computational complexity.

Delivering High Availability Cloud - Part 1 June 7^th 2023 - 09:00 AM

Broadcast television is a 24/7 mission critical operation and resilience has always been at the heart of every infrastructure design. However, as broadcasters continue to embrace IP and cloud production systems, we need to take a different look at how we assess risk.

Understanding IP Broadcast Production Networks: Part 3 - Resilience June 6^th 2023 - 09:00 AM

How distance vector routing simplifies networks and improves resilience.

IP Monitoring & Diagnostics With Command Line Tools: Part 9 - Continuous Monitoring June 1^st 2023 - 09:30 AM

Scheduling a continuous monitoring process will detect problems at the earliest opportunity. If the diagnostic tools run often enough, they can forecast a server outage before a mission critical failure happens. Pre-emptive diagnosis and automatic corrections are a very good thing.

System Showcase: Ireland’s RTÉ Adds Video To Its Radio Studios To Increase Content Value May 31^st 2023 - 09:30 AM

RTE’s move to new studios prompted a project to add more sophisticated video capabilities to its new radio studios, reflecting a global trend towards the consumption of radio online.

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