The Ultra HD Forum released its first set of guidelines for production workflows at NAB 2016 as promised, clearing the way for early deployments in 2016. But the Forum emphasized that these guidelines were still work in progress and that a future version would target later Ultra HD services in 2017 and beyond.
Subtitling multi-language media provides a specific challenge, namely that the person facilitating the subtitling has to be available at the broadcaster or post house facility. For one language this may be viable, but a feature film may require many language versions for international distribution, and the requirement to have localised multi-language subtitle authoring with many people becomes a logistical nightmare.
A lot of people are prepared to fly on an airline that provides very poor customer service if they think they are getting a bargain ticket by doing so. For others, a pleasant travel experience is part of the holiday, and worth paying a bit more for. But basically, if you have the choice between the two, you have little cause to complain if you buy cheap and get cheap. What hurts is when you pay for a good service and don’t get it.
The efficient distribution of content, especially video, on the web with the best performance and highest quality of experience requires a large number of servers to be deployed as close as possible to end-users. Consequently, Content Providers (CP) and third-parties have built large networks of content distribution servers, also known as content delivery networks (CDNs).
Adaptive-bit-rate technology is a boon to multi-channel delivery, in part because of reduced bandwidth requirements. A downside is that ABR signals need specialized testing. Fortunately, specialized test solutions are available to easily and objectively make the needed analysis.
In lobbying to get rid of the CableCARD, the cable television industry shot itself in the foot. Now, FCC chairman Tom Wheeler has taken the lead in using their misstep to loosen the industry’s monopoly on cable set-top boxes. It is all shaping up to be a huge fight with billions of dollars at stake.
When ATSC 3.0 proponents ran a broadcast test of a UHD signal over-the-air during CES 2016, the results proved the viability of this new IP-based transmission technology. But did anybody understand the significance?
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