Creative Technology - HPA Review: LED Walls With Gary Feather March 25^th 2022 - 09:00 AM

Whether we think of it as virtual production, or just a particularly sophisticated variation on the back projection techniques that have been used for years, direct-view LED video displays have gained a hugely positive reputation in film and television effects work.

Grass Valley’s New CEO Wants To Lead The Third Video Revolution (The Cloud) March 23^rd 2022 - 01:00 PM

After two years of virtual gathering, broadcasters convening in person for this year’s NAB Show in Las Vegas will see a lot of new faces due to management and staff changes at the various vendors. One notable “new” figure will be Dr. Andrew Cross, formerly with NewTek, Vizrt and now t…

Field Report: Comparing Live Remote Internet Video With: NewTek Spark & NDI 5… & Teradek Cube 600 March 22^nd 2022 - 09:00 AM

Philo T. Farnsworth’s reported first words upon seeing the first TV image, which happened to be transmitted wirelessly, were “There you are, electronic television!” Some 95 years later, TV broadcasters and viewers rely more on wireless electronics than ever.

Movie Studios Embrace The Cloud For Next-Generation Production Workflows March 18^th 2022 - 09:00 AM

A consortium of the five largest motion picture studios in the U.S. is developing the next generation of production and post workflows, using the cloud at its core, to save time and money and allow the best and brightest production teams to be located anywhere in the world yet…

Achieving Better Storytelling With LED Walls In News March 14^th 2022 - 09:00 AM

While many stations (and viewers) have grown accustomed to green screen weather walls and rear-projection cubes as part of their sets, LED walls are beginning to show up in greater numbers at production studios around the world. Those old virtual sets are slowly being replaced with new displays on the…

Video Streaming Elephant In Room At Mobile World Congress 2022 March 11^th 2022 - 09:00 AM

Mobile World Congress has come back as a full hybrid event with a substantial physical presence in 2022 after its absence in 2020 and skeletal form in 2021, with around 55,000 attendees in Barcelona, coupled with an even larger number of online delegates.

Cinema’s Growing Influence On Live Sport Production March 8^th 2022 - 09:00 AM

With increasing regularity, digital cinema cameras like Sony’s VENICE and RED’s KOMODO cameras are making their way onto the fields of major live sporting events and into multi-camera video coverage to create a “cinematic” look that enhances the viewing experience.

Timing: Part 12 - Synchronizing Clocks Remotely March 4^th 2022 - 09:00 AM

In digital television broadcasting, what matters is that the pictures should be displayed at the correct frame rate and lip-sync should be achieved in an isochronous system.

Creative Technology - Robin Fox Cinematography For Nigella Lawson March 3^rd 2022 - 09:00 AM

Cooking has long been a popular subject for television, partly because everyone has to eat, but also because it’s the sort of programming that can, in principle, be turned out of a studio in half-hour chunks, several times a day.

Transforms: Part 2 - Fourier By Example March 2^nd 2022 - 09:00 AM

The Fourier transform is one of the most enduring and looking at the basics is a good place to start.