Although we are said to live in an information society, the more that is considered, the less likely it appears. A good place to start is to consider what information is.
The area of channel monitoring for master control operations has expanded significantly over the past few years to include the ability to analyze more sources better and handle a wider mix of formats. Among the latest innovations is the ability to provide insights based on the open-source tools broadcasters need to extract real-time information and use it to enable improved operational performance.
A strong focus on end-to-end workflow is evident at NAB 2022 as service providers and broadcasters face migration towards software defined methods that will accelerate pace of innovation but demand new skills and testing capabilities.
People visit NAB Shows for many reasons. Some are there to investigate and examine new solutions. Some are shopping with a budget ready to spend. Others visit to gather ideas and figures for next year’s budget. Many visit to accomplish all this and make time to learn the latest relevant information from the industry experts at BEIT Conferences.
Like most equipment now being marketed to broadcasters these days, audio consoles continue to improve in the area of audio over IP (AoIP) networking and remote production workflows. Indeed, efficiency, flexibility, and remote as well as distributed production are at the top of the broadcast production agenda.
An IP-based broadcast media network not only comprises a number of devices in different locations but relies on several technical components to ensure everything being networked connects and interacts correctly.
Virtual production capabilities are advancing at pace and will also start to become integrated into regular production schedules to reduce production times and costs. What’s more VP is being seen as a way to get productions that have been stifled under Covid restrictions to move quickly into production while physical sound stage capacity is maxxed out. However, questions still linger for content producers; principally around the higher capital cost of VP for early adopters and the urgent need to train and educate the industry in how to work with the technology.
In this new series, John Watkinson looks at all aspects of electricity.
