Recent Posts by David Fox
By David Fox | Monday, February 22, 2016 - 12:52
New workflows, particularly wireless workflows, will be key to gaining maximum efficiency from any move to IP-based production, according to Sony. “We want our workflow to be as efficient as […]
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By David Fox | Tuesday, February 2, 2016 - 07:23
“Live production is the last part of the industry that hasn’t moved to IP.” Although there are news and studio set ups that do use file-based infrastructure, they tend to […]
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By David Fox | Tuesday, January 26, 2016 - 07:59
When HD overtook SD, many viewers noticed the change in screen shape more than the higher resolution. With Ultra HD, most viewers sit too far from the set to really […]
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By David Fox | Monday, December 7, 2015 - 03:19
The extra bandwidth required by the move to Ultra HD will probably result in extra costs and complexity. One approach to mitigate this could be using compression. However, most compression […]
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By David Fox | Wednesday, December 2, 2015 - 04:20
ASPEN (Adaptive Sample Picture ENcapsulation) is an open framework that should allow users to build adaptable, scalable and more efficient IP facilities. It allows video, audio and metadata to be […]
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By David Fox | Tuesday, November 24, 2015 - 10:31
BT Sport has become the latest sports broadcaster to adopt ContentAgent, the file-based workflow management and automation system from Root6 Technology. The broadcaster is using it to automate fast-turnaround frame […]
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By David Fox | Monday, October 19, 2015 - 14:09
Broadcast Solutions has updated its range of Streamline OB vehicles to make them much simpler to upgrade to Ultra HD (mainly via software licenses). It showed its first UHD OB […]
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By David Fox | Wednesday, October 14, 2015 - 10:15
A project designed to fit full HD output into half an RF channel has resulted in a new Ultra HD radio camera system for BBC Research and Development, which it […]
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By David Fox | Wednesday, October 14, 2015 - 10:08
The smallest camera used on a production can often take the longest to set up, according to Colin Tomlin, managing director, VideoSys Broadcast, which has just entered the mini camera […]
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By David Fox | Tuesday, October 13, 2015 - 10:23
A lightweight, relatively low-cost Ultra HD OB trailer has been developed by a systems integrator from the Czech Republic that would be ideal for small or medium sized productions. The […]
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