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The quest for encoding efficiency continues

DisplayPort and HDMI are becoming preferred technologies for use with video displays.

For many years, compliance in the broadcast industry has meant conducting a successful FCC proof of performance, and the technical requirements for compliance

By the time you read this, more than 20 million digital converters will have been purchased and installed in U.S. viewers' homes, and a large number will

In 1953, children could interact with the Winky Dink and You program by drawing on a piece of clear plastic affixed to the TV screen. Kids would be asked

A video processing pipeline encompasses end-to-end audio and video processing, commencing with A/V capture and culminating at a video display. As shown

In recent articles, we've discussed variable bit rate (VBR) encoding and multiplexing. This month, we'll look at MPEG-4, and how it can work with both

Digital broadcasting has now replaced high-powered analog television broadcasting in the United States. But is reliable over-the-air reception a given?

With the DTV analog cutoff just two months away, work by the FCC, NAB, broadcasters and cable groups is bringing issues to light that need to be resolved

Many factors contribute to the successful delivery of services to over-the-air digital television viewers. In addition to the different technologies involved,

There are various technologies available to broadcasters and consumers to augment video and audio programming. Digital technology allows the use of additional

Multiplexing is a technique for carrying multiple channels of information within a common signal. Although usually thought of as a digital process, the

Many video operators probably take the operation of the various processing devices in the video chain for granted, especially as they affect the video

The ubiquity of compressed video brings some interesting challenges to broadcasters transmitting video programs. One of these is an increasing tendency