Although augmented reality virtual studios have been around for decades, their use is only now coming of age. Previous barriers of price, design quality, graphics performance, and ease-of-use have disappeared, resulting in comparable costs for traditional studios with practical sets versus new studios with AR and VS.
Discussing the topic…
Over the next two months, Gary Olson, president of the GHO Group, will provide a multi-part overview of the changing technology used in broadcast and production facilities. His thoughts will provide valuable insight into the types of decisions and solution selection you will soon need to make.
Dr. Amar Bose used his innovation and imagination to create a highly successful company, which still carries his name. To pass on his knowledge, he was a professor at MIT for more than 45 years.
Since small format video began, videographers have been forced to invent many of the tools they needed. In one niche area — a very important one — three videographers are now competing to build the best software to automatically sync audio with video.
Mike Germond, owner and operator of Orlando Steadicam, specializes in stabilized camera shots for major sporting events, commercials, films, and concerts. He says the shots begin with reliable batteries.
The Interrotron is a variation of the teleprompter and used to interview subjects. Rather than seeing text over the camera’s lens, the on-camera interviewee sees the face of the person asking the questions.
Broadcasters had almost 75 years of exclusivity in program delivery. That is now being challenged by new and inexpensive streaming technology.
With the Consumer Electronics industry hell-bent on making Ultra High-Definition (UHD) television sets and other related products the next best thing, the video production and distribution community is looking to help with content—now that we all know what “UHD TV” actually means.
Content Monetization is at the heart of the broadcast business. We all know and understand this – but what are the real-life success factors especially in the non-linear environment?
Contribution – backhaul in the U.S. – has always been a challenge for broadcasters. In the early days most of the engineering effort in a remote broadcast went toward creating the wireless links back to the studio.
