HDR: Part 24 - Creative Technology - Artificial Intelligence May 10^th 2021 - 09:00 AM

Every decade has had a buzzword. Watch a 1950s educational movie and realize how dated the term “atomic” sounds now, and not only because the downsides of nuclear power have since become so painfully apparent. Since then, we’ve been sold technology marked “transistor,” “digital,” and now “AI,” although sometimes it’s not quite cl…

Timing: Part 2 - The Birth Of Video Recording May 7^th 2021 - 09:00 AM

The peculiarities of the motion of planet Earth are responsible for much more than seasons and the midnight sun and it took a while before it was all figured out.

Microphones: Part 1 - Basic Principles May 6^th 2021 - 09:00 AM

In this new series John Watkinson looks at all aspects of microphones to create a technical reference resource for professional broadcast audio engineers.

Navigating A Way Forward, Remotely May 5^th 2021 - 09:00 AM

The concept of working from home was trending long before public health issues caused most of us to contribute remotely, but the past year has seen an acceleration no one could have predicted. What those in the media industry quickly learned is that it’s not that easy to take y…

Practical High Dynamic Range (HDR) Broadcast Workflows - Part 2 May 4^th 2021 - 09:00 AM

There is a school of thought that suggests increasing the brightness through the contrast control on a television will give a higher dynamic range. However, this doesn’t necessarily increase the contrast ratio. Quantization noise is the enemy of dynamic range and increasing brightness in a system with a low b…

Building A Local TV Station Archive April 30^th 2021 - 09:00 AM

Never trust the adhesive holding tape to the hub of a 40 year-old ¾-inch videocassette.

Practical High Dynamic Range (HDR) Broadcast Workflows - Part 1 April 27^th 2021 - 09:30 AM

HDR is taking the broadcasting world by storm. The combination of a greater dynamic range and wider color gamut is delivering images that truly bring the immersive experience to home viewers. Vibrant colors and detailed specular highlights build a kind of realism into broadcast productions that our predecessors could only…

HDR: Part 23 - DOPs: How Useful Is The iPhone Really For Professional Production? April 26^th 2021 - 09:00 AM

We’ve heard the hype, and I admit I’ve contributed my fair share. The iPhone is able to capture impressively sharp, high-resolution images that stand up to critical examination even when magnified and viewed on a 20-meter cinema screen. The iPhone’s onboard software compensates for the most egregious image…

Improving Compression Efficiency With AI April 23^rd 2021 - 09:00 AM

A group of international technology vendors and broadcasters is working on developing and implementing Artificial Intelligence (AI) standards to improve video coding. Calling itself MPAI (Moving Picture, Audio and Data Coding by Artificial Intelligence) they believe that machine learning can improve efficiency of the existing Enhanced Video Coding standard by…

NAB Combines With SCTE For Dual Site Forum April 22^nd 2021 - 09:00 AM

NAB and SCTE are planning a joint forum that will connect the NAB Show in Las Vegas with the latter’s SCTE·ISBE Cable-Tec Expo in Atlanta on October 12, 2021.