Virtual Production For Broadcast: Requirements For The Well Planned Virtual Production August 24^th 2023 - 09:00 AM

Virtual production brings new technologies and techniques so thorough planning and great team communication are key to achieving smooth production and the best results.

IP Monitoring & Diagnostics With Command Line Tools - The Book August 23^rd 2023 - 09:30 AM

This unique collection of 12 articles offers broadcast technologists a free beginners course in using one of the oldest and truly fundamental tools for managing IP networks: the command line.

Audio For Broadcast: Microphones Part 1 - Polar Patterns August 23^rd 2023 - 09:00 AM

Here we look at microphone polar patterns and what to consider when planning how to capture sounds to create gripping broadcast content.

Understanding IP Broadcast Production Networks: Part 13 - Quality Of Service August 22^nd 2023 - 09:00 AM

How QoS introduces a degree of control over packet prioritization to improve streaming over asynchronous networks.

Scalable Dynamic Software For Broadcasters: Part 10 - Monitoring Usage And Improving Efficiency August 17^th 2023 - 09:00 AM

Operating a broadcast facility using microservices and containers may well deliver exceptional flexibility, scalability, and resilience. However, the hardware the microservices architecture it is running on will always have its limits, whether in terms of physical resource or cost. Monitoring not only improves our understanding of the limits but helps…

Understanding IP Broadcast Production Networks: Part 12 - Measuring Line Speeds August 15^th 2023 - 09:30 AM

Broadcast and IT engineers take very different approaches to network speed and capacity - it is essential to reach a shared understanding.

Compression: Part 11 - Synchronization August 10^th 2023 - 10:00 AM

Synchronizing is a vital process in all television systems and the use of compression adds extra constraints.

Virtual Production For Broadcast: Part 2 - Production Planning, Virtual Worlds & Virtual Lighting August 10^th 2023 - 09:30 AM

Virtual Production For Broadcast is a major 12 article exploration of the technology and techniques of LED volume based virtual production approached with broadcast studio applications in mind. Part 2 examines production planning, designing virtual worlds and virtual lighting.

Audio For Broadcast: Part 2 - Broadcast Audio Capture August 9^th 2023 - 09:30 AM

Part 2 of Audio For Broadcast is a collection of four articles which discuss microphone technology, mic selection, wireless systems, I/O and recording devices.

Understanding IP Broadcast Production Networks: Part 11 - Network Analyzers August 8^th 2023 - 09:00 AM

Wireshark is an invaluable tool that enables engineers to examine network traffic in detail.