Real-Time On-Air Virtual Set Production Takes Off December 13^th 2019 - 10:00 AM

The use of photorealistic technology is changing the way broadcasters are looking at virtual sets. Now it is possible to create scenes that are indistinguishable from reality, which provides excellent new possibilities for enhancing storytelling.

Sensors and Lenses - Part 1 December 11^th 2019 - 09:00 AM

The push to create the ideal digital cinematography camera has now been going on for, arguably, two decades. There were a couple of standout attempts in the 1980s involving high definition tube cameras, but the introduction of Sony’s HDCAM tape format in 1998 served more or less as the starting p…

PTP Explained - Part 4 - Requirement’s For Virtualisation Of ST 2110 COTS Infrastructures December 10^th 2019 - 10:00 AM

In the fourth and final part of this series, we wrap up with an explanation on how PTP is used to support SMPTE ST 2110 based services, we dive into timing constraints related to using COTS (Commercial Off-The-Shelf) hardware, i.e.: servers.

Real Film Grain For Video December 9^th 2019 - 09:00 AM

People have been making pictures for both the big and small screens for almost a century. In an industry with a history that long, it’s no surprise that the perpetual search for something new has long been tempered by a certain respect for tradition. Or, to put it another w…

International Resolution Benefits Wireless Microphone Operators December 6^th 2019 - 09:00 AM

Every three to five years, government delegations from around the globe gather at the Radiocommunication Assembly (RA) and World Radiocommunication Conference (WRC) conducted by the International Telecommunications Union (ITU) — the United Nations (U.N.) specialized agency for information and communication technologies. Their mission is to review emerging technologies, negotiate use o…

360 Sound Comes Back With A Roar December 5^th 2019 - 09:00 AM

Back in the early 1980s, Hugo Zuccarelli demonstrated Holophonics to crowds waiting in long lines at a trade show in Los Angeles. His headphone-based 360-degree spatial audio system was startling in its detail. When the sound of scissors cut a lock of your hair from behind, it was so realistic…

5G And Live Production November 28^th 2019 - 10:00 AM

This past summer the NBA did a little experimenting using 5G and mobile phones to cover their summer league. This is not User Generated Content (UGC) by any means. It also was not an off the shelf deployment of 5G and demonstration of its capability.

That “Voice Of God” Sound November 27^th 2019 - 10:00 AM

Few memories in broadcasting are more powerful than that rich, booming “Voice of God” sound heard on RCA ribbon microphones in early TV and radio studios. Those mics made most voices sound much better than they actually were — elevating the ego of many a disc jockey or announcer.

PTP Explained - Part 3 - Operational Supervision Of PTP Network Services November 26^th 2019 - 10:00 AM

In the previous two parts of this four-part series, we covered the basic principles of PTP and explained how time transfer can be made highly reliable using both the inherent methods IEE1588 provides as well as various complementing redundancy technologies. In this part, we look deeper into monitoring PTP systems.

Cyber Security Is An All Industry Issue November 25^th 2019 - 09:00 AM

Cyber security impacts everyone and every industry. One unifying comment from cyber security experts is the bad guys are mostly winning. The good guys are fighting the good fight and we each need to do our part. One of the more challenging aspects of cyber security is cyber policy, governance,…