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NewTek’s NDI: A Path to IP Production
Everyone wants to migrate from SDI to IP production, and NewTek has provided the technology to do it—for free! …In the distance—is that water, an island or an IP mirage?
IP is here. Well, maybe close. How close?
HD Still Dominates Olympic Coverage, But 4K Gaining Momentum
While international broadcasters covering this years Summer Olympic Games in Rio mostly worked in HD, 1920x1080, NBC used a fair bit of Ultra-HD equipment to cover specific events, such as the opening and closing ceremonies. The 4X HD resolution provided visual excitement to the events, even in slow motion. …While the benefits of moving video and audio as Internet Protocol (IP) packets are well known, broadcasters, that now predominantly rely on SDI interconnectivity, remain cautious to wholesale implementation.
Testing, One-Six
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. …AIMS versus ASPEN – The Next Format Battleground?
About the only thing broadcasters and production types can agree on is that there are too many formats. Unfortunately, it appears a battle is brewing over the next connectivity format/standard. …Industry Aligns To Embrace IP
As the broadcast industry continues its calculated migration from SDI to Internet Protocol (IP) infrastructures—and all of the targeted file transfers, reduced equipment costs and resolution independence that comes with it—many of the major equipment vendors have begun forming alliances to support each other’s efforts and ensure interLive Video Over IP: More Confusion Than Clarity
Just when I thought it was going to be safe to go in the water, out comes a survey and a statement that Live over IP is still 5 to 10 years away. Really? …Viewpoint: IP, the fast lane to TV everywhere?
It is inevitable, that once content becomes separate from the carrier, a transition that has already taken place, data networks will replace baseband.With the transition to digital essentially complete, we now get to reap the benefits, and havoc, that media freed of any physical carrier brings with it. …
