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Virtual Production For Broadcast: Camera Setup, Tracking & Lens Data July 20th 2023 - 09:00 AM

Although we’re freer to use the camera and lens combination of our choice than we would be with traditional VFX techniques such as greenscreen, we discuss the changes that do need to happen around the camera, what information we generate, and how that informs the pictures rendered on the screen.

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The Technology Of The Internet: Part 4 - Scalability & Availability In Streaming July 19th 2023 - 09:30 AM

The rise and rise of video streaming has increased pressure on both fixed and mobile networks, driving developments and innovations in technologies for scalability. These include multicast delivery for live streaming, and more sophisticated load balancing for all forms of online content.

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Audio For Broadcast: Monitoring, Mix Minus & Comms July 19th 2023 - 09:00 AM

In parallel to its role entertaining the audience via the programme output, audio is the central nervous system of all broadcast infrastructure, ensuring everybody can hear what is happening and communicate with each other - without it everything rapidly breaks down.

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Zixi Releases Next Generation Zixi Edge Compute July 18th 2023 - 11:00 AM

Zixi Edge Compute (ZEC) brings high performance connectivity to the network edge, unlocking the full benefits of the SDVP. Designed to meet the rapidly evolving needs of live video distribution and supporting diverse delivery workflows with higher performance and greater uptime. ZEC is an edge video streaming system that is installed on-premises as a Zixi endpoint, replacing legacy Zixi Feeder and Zixi Receiver software.

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Leanne Lewis operating an NEP/Sony UHD camera on Court 18 at this year’s Wimbledon tennis tournament.

System Showcase: Coverage Of 2023 Wimbledon Serves Up Latest Technical Wizardry On TV And Online July 18th 2023 - 10:00 AM

This year’s coverage of the 2023 Wimbledon tennis tournament is the biggest and most comprehensive production ever for the event, starting with the hundreds of technical crew working on it.

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Understanding IP Broadcast Production Networks: Part 8 - VLANs July 18th 2023 - 09:30 AM

How VLAN’s enable the division of an Ethernet network into multiple smaller logical networks.

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Making The Transition To IP In Live Production July 17th 2023 - 09:30 AM

Video and audio production using IP networking is on the threshold of widespread adoption and may soon become the default way of working for live production. But nobody expects a total switchover to IP production anytime soon, even though, on the face of it, that would seem to be the ideal outcome. Practical considerations such as backwards compatibility and failover to more traditional methods are likely to require hybrid solutions for some time to come.

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A Practical Guide To RF In Broadcast: Government Broadcast RF Spectrum Regulation July 17th 2023 - 09:00 AM

The role of regulatory bodies such as the FCC, ITU & national governments, and how RF standards and regulations are set and enforced.

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