Imagine you had only one place to look for your completed projects, assets and files – a Single Source of Truth, as it were. Where there is a catalogue that lists all files, displays thumbnails and plays proxy clips. Where each asset has metadata and descriptions, helping you find the correct f…
In this series of articles, we investigate OTT distribution networks to better understand the unique challenges ahead and how to solve them. Unlike traditional RF broadcast and cable platform delivery networks, OTT comprises of many systems operated by different companies to deliver programs to viewers, and it’s these potential s…
Podcasts are extraordinarily popular these days because so many people see a huge profit potential from programming that’s considered cheap and easy to produce. Of course, that’s just an uneducated and false perception. To create a successful podcast requires a level of sustained preparation and creativity that few a…
Two years ago, I put a complete iPhone video production package into a single shoulder bag. This week, I eliminated the shoulder bag, creating an even better 4K shooting package that is virtually weightless. We are indeed in a new golden age of miniaturization.
In this chapter of the series “Data transmission and storage,” consultant John Watkinson investigates circuit signal propagation and delivery.
As a follow-up to the CFexpress 1.0 specification first revealed in late 2016, the CompactFlash Association has announced the 2.0 update.
Falling linear pay TV subscriptions in the UK and Germany among other countries confirms that cord-cutting is spreading from the US to the Western European market.
At the 2019 NAB Show, a consortium of world leading satellite operators, device manufacturers, broadcasters and service providers called The SAT>IP Alliance updated attendees on the capabilities of the SAT>IP protocol in many of its members’ exhibit booths at the NAB convention.
Once they are purchased, most audio engineers don’t think much about microphone preamps. However, mic preamps are a crucial link in the audio chain. The device’s main job is to keep input noise to a minimum and to amplify the microphone without distortion. But there is far more to …
The ever-increasing use of small broadcast quality HD cameras with wide angle or fisheye lenses have become increasingly prevalent. Their use can be found in live broadcast applications such as sport, ENG, wildlife programming, and reality TV, with non-broadcast use in medical, forensics/security and online gaming.
