JOHN LUFF

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

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

Videotape still stores the intellectual assets of several generations of television production. Commercial videotape recording began in the late 1950s.

John Luff explains the process and history of archiving, and the reasons that archiving systems and good “digital librarians” are needed in the industry.

Digital production switchers have been on the market for many years now.

The motivation to consider centralized operations is simple. Costs are rising, ad sales are slumping, and cash flow from operations is hurting.

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

Fundamental to any control room is a method of monitoring the audio and video that is being assembled in production or air operations. Though the requirements

Reality in our industry is all in the presentation of approximations of reality. The essence of video and audio compression is the selective discarding

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:

As in many areas of technology, we are entering a time of particularly strong change in how video is processed. It is transparent that analog processing

Today’s HD, 3-D and 3G environments require wide bandwidth connectivity, and using fiber is a good solution.

What could be more fundamental than communications in an industry where individuals collaborate to create compelling content? But don't make the assumption

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

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.