Motion Pictures: Part 2 - Optical Flow Axis May 9^th 2023 - 09:30 AM

There is no motion in the static frames of a movie. The motion is purely in the imagination of the viewer. But how does it work?

Broadcast And The Metaverse - Part 1 May 8^th 2023 - 09:30 AM

From the earliest public radio transmissions in the 1920s to 4K television of today, broadcasters have been working to continually deliver and improve the immersive experience. Television broadcasting has gone from black and white, to color, then HD and 4K, with massive improvements in audio all building on previous technologies…

The Big Guide To OTT: Part 2 - Content Origination May 5^th 2023 - 09:30 AM

Part 2 of The Big Guide To OTT is a set of three articles which dig into the key issues of OTT content origination, the unique demands of OTT content storage, and the role of CDN selection in achieving broadcast grade streaming.

BEITC Session Report - Using TV For GPS Backup In The USA May 4^th 2023 - 09:30 AM

China and Russia have back-up GPS systems. The USA has no GPS backup, although politicians have been talking about the need for 20 years. ATSC 3.0 stations have the hardware in place to provide nationwide backup. The US Department of Transportation is responsible for GPS. If The Office of Transportation Policy (TRA…

Compression: Part 8 - Spatial Compression May 3^rd 2023 - 09:00 AM

Now we turn to Spatial Compression, which takes place within individual images and takes no account of other images.

Making Cloud Systems Secure - Part 2 May 2^nd 2023 - 09:00 AM

Correctly applied zero trust security methods stop intruders from entering networks and computing systems at all entry points within the infrastructure. And to help broadcasters understand security vulnerabilities further, organizations such as CVE are there to help.

Researchers Building Next-Generation Virtual Infrastructure Based On 6G Wireless Networking April 28^th 2023 - 09:30 AM

While commercial deployments of 5G networks are steadily increasing, many commentators predict that the rise of more immersive communication, holographic telepresence, and social experiences powered by Extended Reality (XR)… IE ‘the metaverse’, will create vast amounts of generated data and applications that will rapidly exceed the current and future capabilities…

System Showcase: Belgium’s RTBF Makes First Foray Into IP Production With OB Vans April 27^th 2023 - 09:30 AM

In the Spring of 2019, Jean Vanbraekel, Head of Operations and Distribution for RTBF, was tasked with helping to move the French-speaking public broadcaster into the IP age and he was nervous. Not because he thought it couldn’t be done, but because the required production equipment was not fully tested (o…

Waves: Part 8 - Shock Waves April 26^th 2023 - 10:00 AM

Shock waves are interesting phenomena that take place in a number of different media. For an arcane physical process, they have done quite well to be adopted by the mainstream media as one of their clichés, along with Mae West life jackets and aircraft black boxes (which are orange).

Machine Learning (ML) For Broadcasters: Part 11 - Generative AI In Content Generation April 25^th 2023 - 09:00 AM

Machine Learning, under the banner of Generative AI, is encroaching on creative aspects of Audio and Visual content generation, even down to production of movie scripts and screenplays. This builds on established applications of ML lower down the production chain, such as generation of clips and quality enhancement.