March 2012
2012 Show Coverage
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2012 NAB PREVIEWMar 1, 2012 12:00 PM Each year, the Broadcast Engineering staff provides a guide full of comprehensive coverage to help you make the most of your time at the NAB Show. This... |
Excellence Awards Winners
Mar 1, 2012 12:00 PM
You voted, and here are the results. The winning facilities represent the highest quality in television, production and network technology....
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2012 DTV MarketplaceMar 1, 2012 12:00 PM Audio mixers, on-air, portable, studio playback PORTABLE MIXER Azden FMX-32a Offers improved signal-to-noise ratio and wider frequency response designed...... |
Features
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2012 NAB PRODUCT PREVIEWMar 1, 2012 12:00 PM To make sure you don't miss that new product that solves a problem or opens a new revenue opportunity, the Broadcast Engineering staff has gathered a... |
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Integrated playout workflowMar 1, 2012 12:00 PM, BY STEPHANE BLONDIN Over the last several years, the broadcast industry has made a concerted effort to simplify the content playout workflow with better integrated systems.... |
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BUILDING an IP-based facilityMar 1, 2012 12:00 PM, BY GARY OLSON There are changes in the design and planning of a broadcast and production facility for IP- and file-based production and distribution technologies. Whether... |
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BRIDGING NETWORKSPART 1Mar 1, 2012 12:00 PM, BY DR. ING HELGE STEPHANSEN AND B. TOMMY JENSEN This two-part article provides an overview of new and innovative solutions for delivering local content using advanced, multiplexing technology to bridge... |
Beyond the Headlines
HDMI: plug and pray
Mar 1, 2012 12:00 PM, BY PETER PUTMAN
HDMI, ubiquitous on a wide range of televisions and other consumer electronics equipment, is becoming established in the professional video world. You'll...
Spectrum sharing
Mar 1, 2012 12:00 PM, BY HARRY C. MARTIN
As part of its push to repurpose television broadcast spectrum for wireless broadband use, the FCC has, since 2010, been promoting the idea of channel...
Content delivery basics
Mar 1, 2012 12:00 PM, BY PHILIP HUNTER
There is little sign of recession in the content delivery network (CDN) service market, which is expanding at 22 percent to 25 percent per annum, according...
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Video monitorsMar 1, 2012 12:00 PM, BY DAVID AUSTERBERRY Assuring broadcast quality demands high-performance audio and video monitoring. Loudspeakers do not present a problem; specialist monitoring speakers... |
Digital Handbook
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TV on the goMar 1, 2012 12:00 PM, BY ALDO CUGNINI Mobile DTV standards give content providers the ability to broadcast multiple video programs and data to mobile and vehicular devices. Although basic... |
Network addressing
Mar 1, 2012 12:00 PM, BY BRAD GILMER
Every engineer working with media these days should understand the basics of network addressing, and most of them do. But, network addressing is one of...
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MicrophonesMar 1, 2012 12:00 PM, BY JACK KONTNEY In an audio world that seems to be all about digital streams, format conversion and file manipulation, two pieces of equipment remain firmly entrenched... |
System Integration
Frame-rate conversion
Mar 1, 2012 12:00 PM, BY CHRISTOPHER WALKER
Frame-rate conversion is necessary almost always. It is needed in cinema when projecting 24fps material at 48fps or 72fps. In post-production, it comes...
New Products & Reviews
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AmberFin's iCRMar 1, 2012 12:00 PM, BY JAKE ROBBINS Being the engine room of a channel is our business. First established in 1994, TVT offers versioning, localization and media supply services spanning... |
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Telemetrics camera control system for MLB NetworkMar 1, 2012 12:00 PM, BY SERGIO PENETRA It's about the boys of summer. It's about America's romance with the game. It's about MLB Network and Telemetrics bringing the experience of live baseball... |
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Portable lightingMar 1, 2012 12:00 PM, BY JOHN LUFF The broadcast business is about capturing images and using them to create content that informs, enlightens and entertains. All of that starts with replicating... |
Editorial
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NAB: Yes, you should go!Mar 1, 2012 12:00 PM, Brad Dick EDITORIAL DIRECTOR Friends know that I attend some kind of convention in Las Vegas every spring, but they have no real idea what it's about or why I go. I've tried explaining... |
Myriad formats over IP
Mar 1, 2012 12:00 PM, DAVID AUSTERBERRY, EDITOR
As we all prepare for the trip to Las Vegas, I'm betting that many of you will have the phrase we live in interesting times ringing in your ears. The...
The tease of ATSC M/H
Mar 1, 2012 12:00 PM, BY ANTHONY R. GARGANO
From time to time, the world of advertising hits a home run by producing memorable television commercials with catchy sayings that eventually join the...
