In the first installment of this article series, we investigated a solution to the post-production editing challenge offered by Avid. Now it is time to see how a prominent facility puts that technology to work.
In this series of articles, we will explain broadcasting for IT engineers. Television is an illusion, there are no moving pictures and todays broadcast formats are heavily dependent on the decisions engineers made in the 1930’s and 1940’s. In this article we look at video lines, why we still need them, and how they relate to video frames.
Broadcasters have a flurry of changing parameters and imperfections to avoid when making the transition to single-link 12Gb/s connectivity. This article will provide some guidance to the needed decisions and key performance factors.
The opening of the rebuilt and refurbished Television Centre in west London was one of the most anticipated broadcast installation events of 2017. Five years on from being closed after the site was sold by the BBC, a smaller studios complex is now in operation. The facility is equipped with a 4k IP video infrastructure, while the audio side features Studer mixing consoles and the first installation of the new Riedel DECT-based wireless intercom running on an AES67 network.
Broadcasters now find themselves on one side of a digital gap. On one side we have SDI, the other side IP. Engineers want to reach the far shore, but do so without sacrificing their investment in current SDI solutions. This article reviews some of the key concerns engineers may face when migrating from SDI to IP.
In today’s fast-pace media world, content often needs to be edited where the content is being produced. A workflow has been developed by Avid that supports an off-site, high-end post production workflow. All the editor needs is an adequate internet connection.
Some engineers may be confused about key differences between a Precision Time Protocol (PTP) l transparent clock and a PTP boundary clock. This article will help clear up any confusion and suggest which of the two may be more suited to an IP broadcast center.
The recent announcement by French media technology firm Technicolor that it is seeking a buyer for most of its patent business is not only a major strategic U-turn for the company itself but also a signal of the changing times for video technology, especially codecs.
