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Lower-cost camera and support technology makes capturing good video easier than ever. But don

Welcome New Low-Budget Videographers January 5th 2018 - 11:00 AM

Because of the the holiday season, a lot of young people now have new video gear and may be anxious to try out their video production skills. The good news is today’s technology can provide great images at a lower cost than ever. An important, less technical, skill is for the director to bring organizational skill to the shoot.

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Not all significant TV technical improvements require more bandwidth.

Which is Better: More Pixels or Better Pixels? January 4th 2018 - 01:00 PM

The race to ever higher pixel counts never seems to end. One result is that consumers now believe that the path to higher quality images is through more pixels. Yet, other technologies like HDR, WCG and HFR can enhance every TV pixel by adding clarity, depth, and realism without requiring more bandwidth or expensive new production and broadcast workflows. The path forward depends choices made by television set makers as well as broadcasters.

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The first set of guidelines for virtual reality are designed to show that this is not a passing fad like ill-fated 3D TV a few years ago.

Virtual Reality guidelines focus first on delivery ecosystem January 3rd 2018 - 01:00 PM

The Virtual Reality Industry Forum (VRIF) is presenting its first guidelines at CES 2018 with the initial release focused on the delivery ecosystem and security.

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On Recording the Human Voice January 2nd 2018 - 09:00 AM

Recording the human speaking voice can be one of the trickiest tasks a professional sound recordist encounters. Even when working with seasoned professional voice artists, problems can creep in. Here are a few of them and how to solve the problem.

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Why Does Pro Audio Embrace the Past? December 27th 2017 - 12:05 PM

One of the stark differences between pro audio and video is the pursuit of vintage technology. As video technology continually improves, most working professionals go after the latest gear as soon as it hits the market. For audio, on the other hand, the pinnacle for many professionals are vintage components from decades ago. Why the huge difference?

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As the size of image files increase, facility engineers must consider new types of storage solutions.

Applied Technology: Using Object Storage for M&E Workflows December 27th 2017 - 10:00 AM

​As today’s media workflows increase in size and speed, with Big Data analysis and Fast Data processing added to the mix, the need to better manage the entire lifecycle of content becomes ever more important. Building an efficient and effective workflow requires the use of a hybrid storage infrastructure, leveraging the speed benefits of on-premises storage with the distribution capabilities of cloud.

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Kate Winslet, Juno Temple, Justin Timberlake, Jim Belushi and Max Casella star in Woody Allen

A collaborative colour journey December 22nd 2017 - 11:00 AM

DIT Simone d’Arcangelo and colourist Anthony Raffaele used an ACES production workflow supported by a range of color tools from Filmlight to help create an iconic 1950’s look for Woody Allen’s new film, “Wonder Wheel”.

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Ross Video’s Carbonite production switcher supports ST 2110

​SMPTE 2110 Paves Way For IP Investment December 21st 2017 - 11:00 AM

SMPTE’s publication of the first documents in the standard ST 2110 for professional media over managed networks goes beyond merely replacing serial digital interface (SDI) with IP to giving broadcasters the flexibility to devise a whole new set of applications based on, and leveraged off, IT protocols and infrastructure.

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