Latest articles by ALDO CUGNINI
Mobile video technology
Mobile DTV is continuing to roll out in the United States. The Open Mobile Video Coalition (OMVC) recently projected that the new service will reach more
The road to 3-D
Although 3-D content is widely available in theaters, and 3-D disc players are now on retail shelves, terrestrial digital television has not caught up
MPEG-4 AVC
With the growing interest in repurposing video to multiple media and diverse means of display, including mobile TV systems, it is useful to consider how
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
Video over Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi is all around us, destined to be as ubiquitous as terrestrial broadcast. Can it eventually replace broadcast? Could it make DTV obsolete in a short
Monitors
The venerable CRT monitor is coming to the end of its lifespan. The shock is how quickly this seems to be happening. Most experts are steadfast in their
Displaying growth
Some say we've gotten to the point where the venerable CRT is about to become obsolete. This month, we'll take a look at the existing and emerging display
Digital audio
Last month, we looked at some of the audio processors used in today's digital broadcast plants. This month, we'll dig a bit deeper into multichannel audio
Compression tech
The ubiquity of compressed video brings some interesting challenges to broadcasters transmitting video programs. One of these is an increasing tendency
ATSC enhancements
Now that ATSC is about to embark on its status as the primary TV transmission method in the United States, let's take a look at a number of changes to
The IPTV picture
IPTV is said to be what you want, when you want it, or essentially video on demand. It evolved as a way for owners of the telephone system infrastructure
Digital audio for DTV
There are various technologies available to broadcasters and consumers to augment video and audio programming. Digital technology allows the use of additional
STB rules
As is widely known by now, the federal government has released details of the congressionally mandated coupon program for subsidizing digital-to-analog
Compression toolkit
Many video operators probably take the operation of the various processing devices in the video chain for granted, especially as they affect the video
Understanding muxing
Multiplexing is a technique for carrying multiple channels of information within a common signal. Although usually thought of as a digital process, the
DRM keys
Content managers are worried that their content will be illegally pirated, and content users are worried that their content use will be unfairly restricted.
