JOHN LUFF
Latest articles by JOHN LUFF
Developments in automation
By JOHN LUFF published
As facility operations become more complex, automation systems must follow suit
Processing audio
By JOHN LUFF published
The broadcast industry may take audio almost for granted, but the routing, mixing and monitoring of audio are complex issues with no easy answer
Playout automation
By JOHN LUFF published
What is different about automation today is that the amount of information that must be presented to an operator is nothing less than staggering
Test and measurement
By JOHN LUFF published
Test and measurement equipment is key to installing and operating a television plant. Consultant John Luff discusses what equipment is needed
Technology in Transition: News Editing: Cut and Paste?
By JOHN LUFF published
I often have wondered what percentage of all editing done for television, broadcast and non-broadcast, is done for news purposes.
Editing systems
By JOHN LUFF published
With disk space as cheap as paperclips, load time is considerably less of an issue. It is clear that we have indeed come a long way from razor blades
Digital networks: Piecing it together
By JOHN LUFF published
The conceptual design of video facilities has begun to move away from the paradigm that has sufficed for the analog facilities and the transitional "digital
Video tape recorders
By JOHN LUFF published
Videotape still stores the intellectual assets of several generations of television production. Commercial videotape recording began in the late 1950s.
Archival storage systems
By JOHN LUFF published
John Luff explains the process and history of archiving, and the reasons that archiving systems and good “digital librarians” are needed in the industry.
Production switchers
By JOHN LUFF published
Digital production switchers have been on the market for many years now.
Video storage and networking for centralcasting
By JOHN LUFF published
The motivation to consider centralized operations is simple. Costs are rising, ad sales are slumping, and cash flow from operations is hurting.
Audio consoles
By JOHN LUFF published
Always include extra inputs. Eventually new consoles will be old and dead inputs will happen. Just wait till the news anchor hears his own voice four
Video storage technology
By JOHN LUFF published
John Watkinson spoke at a SMPTE conference in New York a number of years ago. The conference featured many papers on the topic Computers and Television:
Streaming video
By JOHN LUFF published
Streams and files are two key concepts that are inextricably intertwined with the technology we use in production and delivery of content. Files are defined
Monitoring video in new ways
By JOHN LUFF published
In the grand scheme of technology, how we monitor television in professional facilities seems like a rather trivial, obvious matter, but it's actually
Fiber-optic solutions
By JOHN LUFF published
Today’s HD, 3-D and 3G environments require wide bandwidth connectivity, and using fiber is a good solution.
Facility monitoring
By JOHN LUFF published
ABC Television sets a high bar with its new central routing and switching system.
Portable lighting
By JOHN LUFF published
The broadcast business is about capturing images and using them to create content that informs, enlightens and entertains. All of that starts with replicating
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