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Cloud Broadcasting - Introduction to Security January 26th 2017 - 03:00 PM

In the last article on Cloud Broadcasting we looked at reliability and the client-server model in Amazon Web Services high availability zones. In this article, we look more at cloud security, a very emotive word in the IT community.

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Bruce’s Shorts | 4.4 — How do you QC IMF? January 25th 2017 - 12:00 PM

In the fourth season of ‘Bruce’s Shorts’, Bruce Devlin takes a look at the Interoperable Master Format (IMF). Episode 4 answers the question, How do you QC IMF?.

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Cloud Broadcasting - Resilience January 19th 2017 - 12:05 PM

In the last article on Cloud Broadcasting we looked at the concept of “Cloud Washed” and “Cloud Born” and the considerations vendors must look at when delivering true cloud systems. In this article, we look more at resilience and cloud system up time.

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Bruce’s Shorts | 4.3 - What is an IMF CPL? January 18th 2017 - 11:59 AM

In the fourth season of ‘Bruce’s Shorts’, Bruce Devlin takes a look at the Interoperable Master Format (IMF). Episode 3 answers the question, What is an IMF composition play list (CPL)? Those familiar with digital cinema will have come across the term CPL. Bruce explain what it means in the context of IMF.

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Avid joined several other companies in presenting its position on cloud workflows during last year’s HPA Tech Retreat.

2017 HPA Tech Retreat Offers Detailed Technology Focus and A Bit of Fun January 18th 2017 - 09:00 AM

The Hollywood Professional Association (HPA)’s annual Technology Retreat has been a mainstay of the TV broadcast and production and postproduction communities since 1993, when it was run by the International Teleproduction Society; offering presentations, panel discussions, roundtable conversations, and working demonstrations of technologies currently in use and those that are on the horizon. It’s been said that everyone who’s anyone in the professional audio and video technology field considers it a “must attend” event.

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Adder Technology KVM administrator monitor.

Using KVM in IP-centric facilities January 13th 2017 - 09:00 AM

IP-based technologies are becoming mainstream in broadcast and production applications and are quickly taking the place of traditional SDI configurations. This is especially the case when it comes to KVM (keyboard, video and mouse). High performance IP-based networks enable KVM solutions to bring real time, accurate video operation to users, allowing them to switch between machines, regardless of distance and location.

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Cloud Broadcasting - Cloud Washed or Cloud Born? January 12th 2017 - 10:00 AM

Implementation of software in public clouds might not be as straightforward as it seems. Outdated software licensing models restrict one of the fundamental advantages of cloud systems, that is their ability to grow and shrink as the dynamics of the business demands, sometimes by the hour.

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What is an IMF IMP?

Bruce’s Shorts | 4.2 - What is an IMF IMP? January 11th 2017 - 12:00 PM

In the fourth season of ‘Bruce’s Shorts’, Bruce Devlin takes a look at the Interoperable Master Format (IMF). IMF has a rich vocabulary. Episode 2 walks you through it including the all important composition and packaging. IMF is standardised by the SMPTE as ST 2067.

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