Recent Content

The Sponsors Perspective: An Ambisonics Primer August 18th 2020 - 09:00 AM

Sennheiser examines the theory, implementation, and uses of the Ambisonic soundfield, and its important role in the immersive audio world.

Read more

Is Gamma Still Needed?: Part 3 - The Program Chain, Surround Brightness Ratio (SBR) & The HVS August 14th 2020 - 09:00 AM

There are two components of gamma that have quite different purposes. One of them is always necessary because displays and their surroundings are never equally as bright as the original scene. The other one is a compression technique.

Read more

Digital Audio: Part 2 - The Historical Evolution Of Digital Audio Systems August 13th 2020 - 09:00 AM

Digital audio has a remarkably short history, but apart from a few enthusiasts of legacy technology, the takeover has been total.

Read more

Netflix series Turn Up Charlie, available with Dolby Atmos sound.

The Sponsors Perspective: Sound All Around At The Farm August 11th 2020 - 09:00 AM

The Farm is a leading full-service post production group that started in Soho, London, subsequently opening facilities in Manchester and Bristol in the UK, and West Hollywood in Los Angeles. The Farm is well known for its ground-breaking creative approaches and its willingness to embrace all that technology has to offer to further that cause. The Farm team has been responsible for some of the most popular television projects of the last 20 years and has an array of awards to prove it.

Read more

Creative Analysis: Part 4 - Shooting Commercials From Petitteville And Yeung August 10th 2020 - 09:00 AM

Steeven Petitteville’s background in cinematography begins with the sort of story that many people would like to be able to tell. Petitteville didn’t finish studying at the ESRA film school in Paris, having become too busy working in the camera department to do so. After ten years as a camera assistant, he arrived in Los Angeles to shoot a commercial. Seven years later, he’s still there.

Read more

The Sponsors Perspective: Immersive Audio From The A1’s Perspective August 4th 2020 - 09:00 AM

Felix Krückels is a certified audio engineer who graduated from the Detmold University of Music and has been involved in immersive audio since 2012. He was there when NHK launched its Super Hi-Vision project with the help of Lawo.

Read more

HDR: Part 12 - The Right Side Of Lenses August 3rd 2020 - 09:00 AM

There are a number of reasons why people like old lenses, and they’re all very valid. Cameras and lenses so good they’re invisible are a recent development. Most of the best films ever made, by default, predate today’s spotless pictures, and artists have always been a rebellious bunch in any case. This, though, is an article about why it’s not always a good idea to rebel, at least without knowing exactly what we’re getting ourselves into.

Read more

Core Insights: Leveraging Cloud Operations For Live Broadcast July 28th 2020 - 09:00 AM

More broadcasters are seeing the benefits of moving their operations to the cloud, especially as we are becoming more reliant on remote working. But the transition isn’t necessarily a linear move and hybrid working practices help us balance the unique requirements of large media files and the flexibility cloud systems offer.

Read more

Sponsors