Filmmakers New Mantra: “Fix It On Set” July 29^th 2019 - 09:00 AM

Virtual set (VS) technology has been used by broadcasters for decades to create new types of sets, complete with 3D effects and (more recently) augmented reality graphics that can be changed for different styled programs and to help the on-air presenter tell their stories better.

AI – ML – DL – The Differences July 3^rd 2019 - 09:00 AM

Artificial Intelligence is more than just one element. In this article, we look at and describe the many parts AI encompasses.

ChyronHego Gets “Fresh” at NAB 2019 May 14^th 2019 - 01:00 PM

ChyronHego rocked the NAB Show 2019 with a whole new approach to Virtual Sets, and a revolutionary use of a telestrator not just as a second screen, but as a second primary sports entertainment channel.

Real World IP - Learn from the Trail Blazers March 12^th 2019 - 10:30 AM

IP has now come of age and many broadcasters are looking to transition to ST2110. The Broadcast Bridge has been championing IP education and in this unprecedented IP seminar they have brought together leading industry experts to deliver an in-depth case-study of the world’s leading ST2110 IP installation at…

The Future Group Unveils SaaS For Virtual Studio and AR Graphics Production February 12^th 2019 - 08:00 AM

The Future Group, a technology and creative services company headquartered in Oslo, Norway, is marketing new software and services as a subscription service that’s designed to streamline real-time virtual production as well as photorealistic graphics and visual effects. Called Pixotope, it’s a software suite, running on COTS hardware, t…

Weather Channel Uses Immersive Mixed Reality to Educate Viewers About the Dangers From Winter Ice February 7^th 2019 - 12:05 PM

In their latest hyper-realistic VR weather warning, The Weather Channel helps viewers better understand the potential dangers created by ice storms.

The Weather Channel Gives Us a Football Forecast in Advanced IMR November 22^nd 2018 - 01:50 PM

The Weather Channel has created an advanced Immersive Reality (IMR) video that graphically depicts the effects of weather extremes on football players and the game itself.

Shanghai Media Group Chooses ChyronHego’s Virtual Placement October 25^th 2018 - 12:05 PM

The Shanghai Media Group (SMG) has adopted ChyronHego’s graphics solution for incorporating virtual graphics into live broadcasts, and for virtual placement.

Crossing the Uncanny Valley with Volumetric Capture October 17^th 2018 - 04:30 PM

Microsoft has adopted technology from IO Industries to raise Virtual Reality production to new heights of realism and flexibility.

Resource Sharing Via IP Becoming Common Production Strategy June 11^th 2018 - 10:00 AM

The combination of the completion of the video distribution over IP standard and an increase in the cost of rights to broadcast live sporting events has led to engineers designing new ways to produce a telecast with a minimum of resources. And it’s happening around the world, in HD m…

RIST vs NDI – Taming The Unmanaged Network October 18^th 2019 - 09:00 AM

Now that we have resolved the professional media over managed networks aka JT-NM aka SMPTE ST2110 + NMOS challenge – What about all the field production, i.e. News, UGC, etc. that is beginning to use the wild and unruly Open Internet to send it back to the home office? Sending files b…

Color and Colorimetry – Part 5 October 15^th 2019 - 09:00 AM

In a multi-disciplinary subject such as color space, it is hard to know where to start. John Watkinson argues that the starting point is less important than the destination.

Esports Expands Audiences Using Broadcast IP Production & Distribution – Part 2 – The IP Technology October 7^th 2019 - 09:00 AM

Esports viewership worldwide is on a steep upward trajectory and will soon begin to challenge traditional sports broadcast audience figures. As the esports and traditional sports communities converge, what can traditional broadcasters learn from the remote production workflows being pioneered by one of esports’ major game developers? In part 2 of t…

Broadcasting 8KTV, Because You Can October 2^nd 2019 - 09:00 AM

The broadcast industry is mired in a state of resolution confusion. HD is the format du jour, 4K UHD is emerging quickly and proponents of 8K refuse to stay quiet. For a broadcast engineer, it’s enough to make your head spin.

What Does PCI 4.0 Offer? September 26^th 2019 - 01:00 PM

When, in May 2019, AMD announced their Ryzen Zen 2 architecture, beyond the amazing performance offered by the new Series 3000 microprocessors, they announced the new chips would support PCI 4.0. Although I was pretty confident the step from 3.0 to 4.0 meant 2X greater bandwidth, I decided it was time to learn more about the…

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