Latest articles by David Austerberry
Frame-accurate editing in the cloud
Developments in coding and asset management deliver tablet-based editing to field reporters.
Croation newspaper group airs 24-hour news with Oasys
Broadcaster designs innovative automated workflow to support round-the-clock operations.
Master control becomes branding suite
The demise of the VTR has transformed opportunities for playout operations.
Video format conversion
An essential part of a file-based workflow is the need to convert media files from one format to another. For real-time video, there may need to be a conversion between 24, 25 and 30 frame rates,
IBC2010 to feature 3-D innovations
Several vendors and playout facilities will show 3-D master control products and services at IBC2010.
Technicolor highlights broadcast services at NAB
The company will showcase ITV playout, a complex playout system with 25 regional feeds, and NPO catch-up TV service, which provides VOD services 10 minutes after airing
Video networks
The needs of a broadcaster are diverse. The list of must-haves includes voice and data circuits between different sites and to the public switched network,
Solid-state and optical recording: Is videotape dead?
For 50 years, videotape has been the mainstay of television recording. It has developed into a compact and versatile medium for capture, distribution
IT in television production
As IP connectivity becomes ubiquitous, broadcasters need to better understand the technology and the benefits it brings
Digital asset management
Broadcasters have much to gain from the implementation of DAM
Solid-state and optical storage
Videotape has been the mainstay of television recording since the days of Ampex. In the last few years, we have seen other data storage media becoming
Videotape restoration: Preserving tape archives
There are 200 million hours of audio-visual archives on this planet
AMWA May meeting looks at file-based workflows
The upcoming meeting will focus on real-world experiences from media companies that are implementing file-based processes through production and distribution
VCI Solutions debuts Verity at NAB
The single-management system to run the back office and operations introduces the possibility of ‘lights out’ master control
ABS-CBN Philippines adds extra channel with Etere
The broadcaster is expanding its Etere system to support more than 20 channels
Traffic Communications replaces transmission services with OmniBus iTX
The South African media services company has installed two channels of iTX as part of new transmission service
Versus revamps digital workflow with fully integrated SGL archive
The cable sports network is digitizing its videotape library to LTO-4 data tape with FlashNet
Pro-Bel merges with Snell & Wilcox
The automation, media management and router vendor has joined forces with the switcher and standards conversion specialist to offer a broader product range
