Myths and Truths About Standards Conversion August 15^th 2018 - 10:00 AM

Everyone knows what standards converters do, right? Broadcast professionals recognize that changing the video format and frame rate is necessary when sharing materials internationally or when integrating movies into TV schedules. In fact, there are many types of standards conversion available. Here is a guide to understanding the options.

Articles You May Have Missed – August 15, 2018 August 15^th 2018 - 08:00 AM

The standards for moving video over IP are all decided, right? Not yet. Even so, the innovation presents unprecedented opportunities and empowers broadcasters to deliver flexibility, scalability, and more efficient workflows. Consultant and The Broadcast Bridge technology editor, Tony Orme, continues his tutorials on digital and IT technology in the

Broadcast For IT - Part 18 - Quality Control August 14^th 2018 - 08:00 AM

Quality Control is one of the many areas where IT and broadcast use similar terms, but the meaning is quite different. Whereas IT focuses on guaranteeing bit rates and packet delivery to improve quality of service and hence quality of experience, video and audio quality is based on satisfying the

What is NMOS? August 13^th 2018 - 09:00 AM

Many engineers believed that the release of SMPTE2110 was sufficient to ensure compatibility for all the gear in a media IP-centric environment. Not so, the standard defines the transport layer only. Complying with ST2110 will only guarantee a signal will pass through a compliant network and can be decoded by

Raycom Digitizes Sports History August 9^th 2018 - 09:00 AM

Raycom Sports turned to Avid technology to turn their accumulated library of stored tapes into a searchable archive of digitized sports history.

Broadcast For IT - Part 17 - Compression Formats August 6^th 2018 - 01:50 PM

The bewildering number of video and audio compression formats available is difficult for those new to the industry to come to terms with. For broadcast engineers and IT engineers to work effectively together, IT engineers must understand the formats used, the legacy systems still in place, and the reasoning behind

Qvest Media Supplies MAM In The Cloud For “The Taste” Creator Nobeo August 6^th 2018 - 12:00 PM

German systems integrator, Qvest Media, has been chosen to deliver a cloud based media asset management (MAM) system for the Hürth-based production company Nobeo to manage the workflows of the cooking show “The Taste”. The integrated solution significantly streamlines the workflow and enables Nobeo to carry out important parts

Forbidden Puts Frame Accurate Editing in the Cloud August 3^rd 2018 - 09:00 AM

With the Blackbird codec from Forbidden Technologies, cloud-based editing can be as fast and accurate as a desktop NLE.

Articles You May Have Missed – August 1, 2018 August 1^st 2018 - 08:00 AM

Learning from others is wise advice and in this case, it means studying the design-builds of other broadcast and production facilities. That way you learn from their expertise and potentially avoid any mistakes in your facility

Maintaining Cyber Security in IP Media Systems July 25^th 2018 - 01:00 PM

Protecting media systems from hacking, malware and viruses are genuine concerns to every broadcast and production facility engineer. Unfortunately, antimalware protection software is seldom used on audio and video media systems because the two technologies often prove incompatible.

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