September 2011
Features
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MTV does more with lessSep 1, 2011 12:00 PM, BY MICHAEL GROTTICELLI In the spring of 2010, Michael Bivona, vice president of engineering at MTV Networks, was faced with a perplexing challenge. He was tasked by the company's... |
New loudness metering standard
Sep 1, 2011 12:00 PM, BY RICHARD CABOT AND IAN DENNIS
Loudness issues have been around since the beginning of broadcasting, or at least broadcast advertising, but they were exacerbated by the DTV transition...
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Fixed-point vs. floating-point numbers in audio processingSep 1, 2011 12:00 PM, BY PATRICK WARRINGTON The traditional view is that the floating-point number format is superior to the fixed-point number format when it comes to representing sound digitally.... |
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Processing audio for mobile DTVSep 1, 2011 12:00 PM, BY MICHAEL GROTTICELLI Just when audio mixing engineers were finally getting comfortable with 5.1 surround sound and other types of multichannel audio formats for sophisticated... |
Adaptive, automated loudness control
Sep 1, 2011 12:00 PM, BY PETER POERS
Today, we live in a world of automation. You see it in our industry, in our daily working lives and even at home. Everywhere you look, there is technology...
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Taking a FRESH approach to the newsroomSep 1, 2011 12:00 PM, BY ED CASACCIA Television news is, for a number of reasons, the most critical part of most broadcasters' operations. The way a broadcaster handles news is the clearest... |
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The making of a stereo 3-D lensJul 1, 2011 12:00 PM, BY THOM CALABRO Despite the impressive number of movies and TV sports events produced in stereo 3-D, stereoscopic 3-D production remains a specialized, niche application.... |
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AutomationAug 15, 2011 4:45 PM, BY SID GUEL Broadcasting and the production of content are complex enough. With 24/7 operations and 100- percent uptime requirements, any changes to a broadcast operation... |
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FACE timeJul 1, 2011 12:00 PM, BY PAULA CARRILLO AND AKIRA OSAMOTO In video compression algorithms, the quantization parameter is typically adapted based on overall bit usage and relative complexity of the region in the... |
Beyond the Headlines
Captioning's future
Sep 1, 2011 12:00 PM, BY ED HUMPHREY
Generally, there are two reasons for captioning content: for accessibility both for the hearing impaired and for when audio is unavailable (e.g. within...
Analog LPTV end nearing
Sep 1, 2011 12:00 PM, BY HARRY C. MARTIN
In July, the FCC released its long-awaited decision announcing that Sept. 1, 2015, will be the drop-dead date for analog Class A TV, LPTV and TV translator...
Channel branding
Sep 1, 2011 12:00 PM, BY PABLO HERRERO DELAVENA
Just a few short years ago, channel branding for broadcasters might have been a simple matter of inserting basic text graphics during commercial breaks...
DSNG vehicles
Sep 1, 2011 12:00 PM, BY STEVE BURGESS
The challenges of building digital satellite newsgathering (DSNG) vehicles have generally remained the same over the years those of trying to fit the...
Digital Handbook
Digital video processing
Sep 1, 2011 12:00 PM, BY ALDO CUGNINI
In this column earlier this year, we mentioned the concept of an overall transfer function describing a complete camera-to-display video system. We then...
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Navigating the cloudSep 1, 2011 12:00 PM, BY BRAD GILMER If you are wondering how the relates to professional media applications, you are not alone because one of the hottest topics in the IT world these days... |
Nonlinear editors
Sep 1, 2011 12:00 PM, BY L.T. MARTIN
These are heady days for high-end nonlinear editing system providers. But, we may have recently lost one of the biggest players in the game. Despite the...
System Integration
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MultiviewersSep 1, 2011 12:00 PM, BY RENAUD LAVOIE Multiviewers have become ubiquitous in most broadcast control rooms. The flexibility of displaying multiple images in various resolutions in an active... |
New Products & Reviews
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IntercomsSep 1, 2011 12:00 PM, BY JOHN LUFF What could be more fundamental than communications in an industry where individuals collaborate to create compelling content? But don't make the assumption... |
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RTW's TouchMonitorAug 15, 2011 4:04 PM, BY MIKE KAHSNITZ The entire pro audio industry, particularly those working in broadcast, is currently undergoing a fast paradigm shift from traditional peak metering of... |
NEW PRODUCTS & REVIEWS
Sep 1, 2011 12:00 PM
ScheduALLAVvA+ Pay as you go subscription model of this workflow technology builds on AVvA's core scheduling and resource booking abilities to offer additional...
NEW PRODUCTS & REVIEWS
Sep 1, 2011 12:00 PM
T-VIPSnSure Transport stream monitoring range is designed to ensure the uninterrupted delivery of high-quality video content and simplify the day-to-day...
Departments
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Tethered users and toilet tabletsSep 1, 2011 12:00 PM, Brad Dick EDITORIAL DIRECTOR A late August e-mail subject line captured my attention. While the e-mail appeared to have little to directly impact OTA broadcasting, the title could... |
Getting the best out of IBC is a challenge
Sep 1, 2011 12:00 PM, DAVID AUSTERBERRY, EDITOR
It may be holiday time, but IBC is fast approaching. For many, this is a very busy few weeks. Having once worked for vendors, I know all the preparation...
Workflow's new world
Sep 1, 2011 12:00 PM, BY ANTHONY R. GARGANO
The world of high tech, it seems, is always rife with buzz words, and certainly broadcast is no exception. One of the buzz words we hear today constantly...
