Latest articles by JOHN LUFF
Display technology
Some of us remember Conrac monitors in broadcast stations being the crme de la crme. Conrac still manufactures CRTs for broadcast use (4:3 only), but
File-based workflows
Change is good in life. It is what encourages new thoughts and approaches to many things. The broadcast industry has seen three distinct eras in technology
HD and SD scopes
From the general-purpose oscilloscope, manufacturers have adapted a specialized version, the “waveform monitor,” to simplify its use for video and TV — and now, for digital TV.
Master control rooms
Rather than switching to lights out, unmanned operations, broadcast stations still require an engineer
Multiviewer displays
The time is approaching when all displays will process images, with many displaying more than one input at a time. In fact, like it or not, essentially
Satellite services and systems, part 1
Satellites first were used in television for short-duration transatlantic interconnection. Short could mean a few minutes, but at the time it was a technological
A recording conundrum
The history of video recording has a remarkably short timeline, at least in the commercial sense. The first generally available solution was the Ampex
Remote monitoring
A cable company says your signal is horrible and that is why it looks like a 1950s station when its customers tune in. What do you do? It is tempting
File-based workflow, Part I
We are officially in a file-based world. That is not a shock; we have been moving that way for years. Now even cameras are spoken of as recording files,
File-based workflow
In this second installment on aspects of file-based workflow, the topic turns to the human factors affecting implementation and how to implement software
Metadata
Many years ago, SMPTE and EBU joined forces to work on harmonizing content-related issues associated with interchanging digital bit streams. Though the
New storage options
Eons ago, when cameras had scanning electron beams and electronic recording of sound was in its infancy, television was essentially a live medium. The
Racks and accessories
It would be easy to assume that the least important technology in a broadcast facility is the piece that only serves to keep equipment from falling to
Master control automation
Despite the changing face of today's automation systems, there are two primary reasons why master control automation exists: to achieve a consistent on-air
