Imagine Opens IC Labs To Solve Interoperability And Other Issues December 30^th 2016 - 10:00 AM

Operating within an increasingly competitive marketplace, manufacturers of broadcast equipment have had to get creative in how they attract and interact with their customers. The goal is to get closer to the buyer and help them make the tough technology choices broadcasters and others are going to have to make…

Understanding IP Networks - Benefits of Audio Over IP December 12^th 2016 - 12:30 PM

In the last article, we looked at Quality of Service in IT networks. In this article, we continue the theme of looking at a network from a broadcast engineers’ point of view so they can better communicate with the IT department, and look at the benefits of sending audio over I…

Articles You May Have Missed November 23^rd 2016 - 08:00 AM

Broadcast and IT network engineers view the same datalink quite differently. Neither viewpoint is wrong, but confusion between terms and performance set the stage for misunderstanding. Tony Orme explains terminology and how both types of engineers can better understand the other. A second suggested article may help broadcasters moving into…

Applied Technology: Bridge Technologies NOMAD Portable Network Probe November 17^th 2016 - 09:00 AM

As the broadcasters increasingly embrace IP infrastructures, two phenomena are becoming apparent. The first is that network engineers and managers are increasingly mobile. Their lives no longer revolve around an operations centre. Rather, they spend an increasing amount of time on the road, monitoring and optimising their networks.

Bridge Technologies Sharpens QoE Focus June 16^th 2016 - 05:00 PM

Bridge Technologies has transformed TV QoE, using exclusively objective criteria and delivering meaningful, actionable information in real time.

Testing, One-Six April 6^th 2016 - 03:00 PM

The needle on the compass pointing to the direction of television broadcasting technical progress is the latest Test & Measurement category of broadcast TV equipment to be introduced and exhibited at the 2016 NAB Show.

Verizon Buys Volicon—Volicon Comments March 28^th 2016 - 09:00 AM

When Verizon purchased the video quality measurement company Volicon, some wondered if the staid broadcast equipment vendor would disappear inside the Telco. Volicon answers that question.

New Technical Compliance And T&M Solutions On Display At 2016 NAB Show March 3^rd 2016 - 05:00 PM

Every NAB Show is its own signature event. The 2016 NAB Show promises to be several distinctive events rolled into one busy 100,000 visitor confab.

QoE: What Does it Really Mean Today? January 19^th 2016 - 11:00 AM

There are some immutable laws for success in any consumer-oriented industry. Potential customers need to first know the product or service exists, and then they have to be persuaded that it’s desirable or necessary.

Eyeheight Colour Correctors and Legalisers Embrace Three Continents January 15^th 2016 - 12:01 PM

Designed for use in live television content creation and post-production, Eyeheight’s LE-2M legaliser ensures that incoming signal video is held within the required broadcast color-space parameters, such as EBU-R103. Incoming SDI or HD-SDI video is auto-detected and the appropriate legalizing format then applied.

Live OB TV: It’s A Magic Show - Part 1 December 6^th 2021 - 09:00 AM

Most live remote outside broadcasts are thoroughly planned by producers and directors who are often too busy to consider potential equipment problems. Technology is an engineering responsibility. Engineers must be ready for any circumstances that threaten to take the show off-script or off-air, from dead wireless mic batteries to unexpected…

Microphones: Part 8 - Audio Vectorscopes December 3^rd 2021 - 09:00 AM

The audio vectorscope is an excellent tool for assuring quality in stereo sound production, because it makes the virtual sound image visible in the same way that a television vectorscope allows the color signals to be seen.

Timing: Part 9 - Time Base Correction December 1^st 2021 - 09:00 AM

Time base correction is an enabling technology that crops up everywhere; not just in broadcasting.

Digital Audio: Part 18 - Synchronization November 30^th 2021 - 09:00 AM

Digital audio interfaces were developed as a way of avoiding generation loss between devices.

Apple’s Next Generation Processor Is All About Power… Consumption November 29^th 2021 - 09:00 AM

The last twenty years has seen a lot of film and TV hardware turn into software that runs on workstations and servers. With Apple’s move away from Intel, though, and several other recent attempts to popularize alternative designs, anyone looking at new equipment finds a field in flux.

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