Operating An IP Broadcast Facility: Part 1 - Control Is Key To Successful IP Facility Operation April 15^th 2020 - 01:00 PM

As IP technology continues to mature and the industry gains a better understanding of how IT-centric infrastructures work, many broadcasters are now eager to migrate away from the limitations of SDI to grow their businesses and make them better able to support increased production demands and multiplatform distribution.

Color and Colorimetry – Part 11 April 15^th 2020 - 09:00 AM

The dominant reason for the adoption of color difference working is that it allows the color difference signals to be reduced in bandwidth without obvious loss of picture quality. Only the luma signal needs to be retained at full bandwidth. There are various ways in which that can be done.

Advances In 12G-SDI: Part 2 - 12G-SDI Technology April 14^th 2020 - 09:00 AM

In the last article in this series we looked at how SDI has developed over the years to reach an incredible 47.52Gbits/sec for quad-link 12G. In this article, we dig deeper and uncover the technology enabling SDI and its advantages.

Critical Timing And Happy Accidents April 9^th 2020 - 01:00 PM

Sometimes to understand the big picture of modern television broadcasting, it is helpful to understand its history. After the medium’s live formative years, it was the use of video tape beginning in about 1958 that permanently changed television production forever.

Making Remote Mainstream: Part 3 - Practical Challenges And Costs April 8^th 2020 - 12:05 PM

In parts 1 and 2 of this three part series we discussed the benefits Remote Production has over traditional outside broadcasts, and the core infrastructures needed to make this work. In the third and final part of this series, we look at the challenges and costs associated with making live sports work…

Advances In 12G-SDI: Part 1 - Developing 12G-SDI April 7^th 2020 - 11:30 AM

Since SMPTE formally standardized SDI in 1989, it has become the dominant video, audio and metadata transport mechanism for virtually all broadcast facilities throughout the world. Technology advances have not only made SDI incredibly reliable, but the specification has continued to progress, embracing ever increasing data-rates and video formats.

Audio Levels - Part 2 April 7^th 2020 - 09:00 AM

The deciBel is a logarithmic ratio that happens to express quite well both the signal loss in transmission lines and the subjective sense of loudness in human hearing.

The Sponsors Perspective: Go Small To Go Big - Microservices Keep Broadcasters Ahead Of The Curve April 3^rd 2020 - 09:00 AM

The media industry is evolving faster than at any point in its history. Broadcasters and content producers are striving to meet consumers’ insatiable appetite for more content, rich viewing experiences, stunning images and access across all screens. As a result, in some cases, we have a situation where broadcasters’ revenues are…

We Need Perfect Lenses After All April 2^nd 2020 - 01:00 PM

Veteran cinematographers and DOPs have long understood that lenses have a personality with a specific look and feel. In the same way that an actor imparts his or her interpretation on a film’s story, the DOP selects a lens that best supports the program’s emotional stakes. The ideal cam…

Making Remote Mainstream: Part 2 - Core Infrastructures April 2^nd 2020 - 10:30 AM

In part-1 of this three-part series we discussed the benefits of Remote Production and some of the advantages it provides over traditional outside broadcasts. In this part, we look at the core infrastructure and uncover the technology behind this revolution.