October 2011
Features
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Understanding AVCHDOct 1, 2011 12:00 PM, BY STEVE MULLEN When DVCAM, DVCPRO and DVCPRO50 were introduced, manufacturers positioned these proprietary formats as compared to the DV format. After working with all... |
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Production workflowsOct 1, 2011 12:00 PM, BY RICHARD SATCHELL It is the accepted norm for many large broadcasters to base their entire production workflows around a large centralized work hub, and it is often hard... |
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Losing VTRsOct 1, 2011 12:00 PM, BY DAVID AUSTERBERRY One small revolution in studio production has been the replacement of videotape with the video server. The first generation of video servers supported... |
Beyond the Headlines
Audio-visual archives
Oct 1, 2011 12:00 PM, BY DAVID AUSTERBERRY
The demise of videotape presents a challenge for broadcasters. It is no longer possible to send program videotape to the archive a climate controlled...
TV-51 under attack
Oct 1, 2011 12:00 PM, BY HARRY MARTIN
On Aug. 22, the FCC imposed an immediate freeze on applications for new stations and improvements in existing stations on Channel 51, currently the uppermost...
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PromptersOct 1, 2011 12:00 PM, BY BRIAN LARTER When equipping a studio, the prompting equipment can sometimes be seen as an accessory to be added on after the infrastructure is in place. But there... |
DVB-T2 finds worldwide success
Oct 1, 2011 12:00 PM, BY GERARD FARIA
When the DVB forum published the second generation of its digital terrestrial TV standard, DVB-T2, in 2008, it did not anticipate the tremendous success...
Digital Handbook
Interactive services
Oct 1, 2011 12:00 PM, BY ALDO CUGNINI
The killer app of computer interactivity, when considering popularity, is probably the Web browser. But interactivity requires more than just a browser;...
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Networked mediaOct 1, 2011 12:00 PM, BY BRAD GILMER It will not be long before there is a complete disconnect between where professional media is stored and where it is being used. This is a profound shift,... |
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In-stadium entertainmentOct 1, 2011 12:00 PM, BY MICHAEL GROTTICELLI The market for a wide variety of live sports production technology continues to grow significantly, but we're not talking about mobile trucks. As new... |
Systems Integration
BXF explained
Oct 1, 2011 12:00 PM, BY SID GUEL
For years, broadcast automation systems and business systems needed manual access and conversion interface applications to convert metadata to/from their...
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In-game experienceOct 1, 2011 12:00 PM, BY DON ROONEY For nearly a century, MacArthur Court served as home to the Oregon Ducks. A school legacy, The Pit or Mac Court was voted best gym in America in 2001... |
New Products & Reviews
Openet SDM
Oct 1, 2011 12:00 PM, BY MICHAEL MANZO
Crafting successful business models for TV Everywhere (TVE) requires a true operational shift away from traditionally siloed information into true data...
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Content exchangesOct 1, 2011 12:00 PM, BY RICK CLARKSON The global economic crisis has had some interesting effects on the media business, one of which is the continuing decentralization of many production... |
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T-VIPS' IP transportOct 1, 2011 12:00 PM, BY MICHAEL FOTI As a PBS member station and the single largest producer of PBS television including Antiques Roadshow, and Masterpiece Theatre and Web content, WGBH in... |
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Plura monitorsOct 1, 2011 12:00 PM, BY NIC DUGGER Testing and monitoring multiple video standards is an hourly occurrence on any of my television production projects. This is true for both the load-in... |
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Video processingOct 1, 2011 12:00 PM, BY JOHN LUFF As in many areas of technology, we are entering a time of particularly strong change in how video is processed. It is transparent that analog processing... |
NEW PRODUCTS & REVIEWS
Oct 1, 2011 12:00 PM
HarmonicElectra 9000 Multicodec, multiformat video encoder for broadcast, satellite, telco and cable operators; simultaneously supports broadcast, mobile...
Departments
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Do we need the cloud?Oct 1, 2011 12:00 PM, Brad Dick EDITORIAL DIRECTOR If I rated technical topics by the number of press releases received, cloud storage would be number one. Not a day goes by when I don't receive at least... |
Looking forward from IBC
Oct 1, 2011 12:00 PM, DAVID AUSTERBERRY, EDITOR
Another IBC, and the usual question: What was the buzz? As attendees read the runes, there are conflicting messages. The news media predicts the second...
Are you fighting the spectrum grab?
Oct 1, 2011 12:00 PM, BY ANTHONY R. GARGANO
Is the broadcast community asleep at the switch? It certainly appears so. H-e-l-l-o-o?! Are you awake out there? Microsoft, Google, the Consumer Electronics...
