The Advanced Media Workflow Association (AMWA) has made several alterations to its AS-11, MXF for Contribution Media File Format.
The great promise of IP is to create a truly open and interoperable environment for the smooth plug and play of best of breed technologies. A bit like SDI in fact, but with greater potential for economic and creative benefit. There are a number of overlapping initiatives trying to solve the same problem: IP in the Live Production environment. Some fuse proprietary technologies with open standards, others are attempting to work with a mix of standards and technical drafts before committees at SMPTE. There isn’t one which has all the pieces of the puzzle to genuinely claim to be fully open, end-to-end and standards based. Here we take a close look at one of them, the ASPEN initiative, founded by Evertz and backed by over 30 end-users and manufacturers.
Dolby Laboratories has announced major partnerships that will bring Dolby Vision to your living room HDR TV faster than 4K video is becoming available. Look for it in home movie releases and theaters, too.
The pressure to reduce the TCO of today’s SDI broadcast infrastructures makes an all IP infrastructure solution appealing. But to reach that goal, a facility needs to leverage existing technology with new software-based media processing applications on COTS servers. Here are some suggested steps.
The dedicated AV switcher represents more than a $2B market. Even so, the latest generation of IP technology can distribute video, audio, and control signals over long distances at much lower costs, signaling a clear threat to dedicated AV switcher solutions.
Not even a success yet, 4K video is now getting some enhancements and is being rebranded as Ultra HD Premium. Engineering experts have long said that 4K alone does not have the “wow” factor to jump out at consumers. Premium adds the visible attributes that manufacturers hope will make 4K a must-have for viewers.
There are some immutable laws for success in any consumer-oriented industry. Potential customers need to first know the product or service exists, and then they have to be persuaded that it’s desirable or necessary.
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.
