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Sound connections
Get the maximum performance and quality from your digital audio interfaces.
Digital conversion
Aspects of format conversion have been known and appreciated for some time, due to the frequent need to convert between different video standards. Many
Correcting lip sync errors
Audio/video synchronization, or lip sync, is a frustrating problem for both broadcasters and viewers. The complexity of the broadcast plant has not made
MPEG tools
While MPEG has existed for more than a decade and continues to evolve, there are many options within the standards that seem new to many observers. In
Broadcast monitors
Video monitoring technology continues to evolve at an amazing pace. Just consider the variety of new broadcast and production monitors that were announced and demonstrated at NAB this year
Video for mobiles
According to a study released earlier this year by the NAB, broadcast television could reap an additional $2 billion in revenue by 2012 by delivering
Technology Seminar - Monitors
While several manufacturers still market CRT displays, the requirements for critical video evaluation are being met by more LCD units. Some of the enhanced
Maintaining lip sync
The problem of lip sync, or A/V synchronization, continues to daunt the most sophisticated video operators. While various technical working groups continue
DTV multichannel transmission
Digital transmission brings with it a host of new possibilities and headaches for those unprepared to make the most of the opportunities. The flexibility
MPEG's upgrade
Although MPEG-2 continues to enjoy widespread deployment over broadcast and DVD media, MPEG-4 is rapidly catching up, thanks to advances in algorithms,
Broadcast monitors
Broadcast monitors are in the middle of a transition, not unlike the digital transition. CRT monitors, used for decades as the ultimate standard for judging
Interactive TV
Consumers are increasingly staying connected to their content world through fixed and mobile devices. This connectivity requires a level of interactivity
Broadcast in transition
Broadcasting is in a transition that goes beyond the mere conversion of analog systems to digital platforms. Various initiatives are leading the way to
Video compression technology
A media container is a that contains video, audio and data elements, and can function as a file entity or as an encapsulation method for a live stream.
Internet TV
Here’s a look at the technologies behind content distribution over the Internet.
Facility A/V timing
Although content distributors have recently gotten the message on audio operations in the form of federally mandated requirements on commercial and program
