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| (04.12.06) |
Timely Tips for the NAB Floor
JOHNSTON, IOWA: Every year about this time I am asked to write in the Digital Journal about what I will be looking for while I am in at the NAB conference.
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| (03.08.06) |
HD Editing, in Fits and Starts
JOHNSTON, IOWA: Long before IPTV began broadcasting in high definition, we were actively involved in the acquisition of high-definition content.
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| (01.11.06) |
Lining Up Transmission Failures
Investigating why IPTV's latest DTV transmission line failed
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| (09.07.05) |
It's
An Analog Life
One of the projects that IPTV has begun working on is the conversion
of our studios to HD production. To that end, we have begun evaluating
HD production switchers, graphics, still stores, monitors, and of
course, cameras. It is the camera system selection process that
I really want to address in this article.
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| (07.06.05) |
Branding
ACE
Creating lasting impressions in a multichannel universe
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| (04.18.05) |
Anticipating
ACE
Working out the bugs in the first installation of the PBS automation
system
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| (03.09.05) |
Linear HD
Editing: The Line Starts Here
Don't discard those linear editors yet
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| (02.02.05) |
Know
Your Audio
Is 5.1 audio having a big impact on HD?
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| (12.08.04) |
Examining
a 'Switch' to HD
Avoid vaporware in choosing new HD gear
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| (11.10.04) |
Bargaining
with Cable
MSOs want broadcasters' DTV programming, but at what price?
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| (08.04.04) |
The
Evolution of DTV Encoding
Today's broadcasters demand flexibility, efficiency and scalability
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| (07.07.04) |
IPTV
Among First to Install ACE
Understanding the driving forces behind PBS's new automation System
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| (04.21.04) |
Datacasting
Could Save Rubber for IPTV
Broadcaster develops system to deliver lessons to schools
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| (03.10.04) |
Building
an HDEdit Network on a Budget
Transition from tape meets resistance
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| (02.04.04) |
Audio
Should Not Be Ignored
As broadcasters, we spend a great deal of time on the picture, but
we don't give enough consideration to the audio content
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| (01.07.04) |
Saving Money Costs
Powering down wears on equipment
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| (12.10.03) |
DTV
Homesteading
This year's ninth annual Iowa DTV Symposium, sponsored by Iowa Public
Television, was our most successful yet, with over 400 people from
all over the country attending. The growth was attributed to a couple
of elements.
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| (11.12.03) |
Upgrading
with No Margin for Error
Television tower upgrades require scrupulous planning
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| (10.10.03) |
RF
Monitoring: A Work in Progress
Digital television brings new definitions to measurement
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| (09.03.03) |
Before
the Parade Passes By -- in HD
Iowa public broadcasters continue tradition of HD coverage of state
fair
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| (08.06.03) |
Tower
Lessons Learned
An antenna sat unused as unexpected questions arose in Iowa
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| (07.09.03) |
Interconnecting
IPTV
It takes planning to encode, brand, multiplex and transmit at
multiple sites
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| (06.09.03) |
Getting
a Grip on Facility Design
Well, the good news is in for Iowa Public TV. The state legislature
has appropriated $10 million for our DTV conversion for the next fiscal
year. Although this is not enough money to complete the conversion,
it does provide us with enough to make significant progress on our
remaining transmitter sites as well as start work at our studio facilities. |
| (04.23.03) |
Automation
Then and Tomorrow
Regardless of the type of service or services we are providing, we
are still going to want to schedule, regulate and monitor those services
to ensure that the content that was supposed to be transmitted was
sent at the right time. |
| (03.05.03) |
Iowa
Public TV Looks at NAB
The gear is appealing, but public budgets are uncertain
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| (02.05.03) |
A
Return to Proactive Communication
The importance of maintaining open dialogue between manufacturers
and broadcasters
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| (01.22.03) |
What
Kind of Question Is That?
The antenna engineer then told Paul that he felt he could get the
VSWR down to about 1:15.1. He then asked: What would we be satisfied
with? ... What kind of question is this to ask a customer?
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| (12.11.02) |
Sizing
Up the Transition
Iowa DTV Symposium looks to the positive
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| (11.13.02) |
Taking
It to the Iowa State Fair
Over the last few months, Iowa Public Television has had opportunities
to promote our DTV conversion in a number of venues to different
audiences. Along the way we have had some successes and some less-than-successful
outings. Through it all I have had a song stuck in my head. Because
I went to High School and college in the '70s and have worked in
broadcasting since high school, music has been one of the ways I
mark milestones in my career. The last few months I have been dwelling
on the old Doobie Brothers classic "Taking It to the Streets."
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| (09.18.02) |
Surrounding
With Sounds
Dolby E meets the audio demands of a new generation
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| (08.21.02) |
Tales of Crimping
and Cabling
Careful connections keep signals moving
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| (07.24.02) |
DTV
Antenna Dilemmas
A significant part of planning any project is to look for methods
to maximize the purchasing power of the capital investment. When
reviewing our transmission facilities at Iowa Public TV, we saw
that there would be considerable benefit in purchasing DTV transmitters
from the same manufacturer.
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| (05.01.02) |
DTV
Testing and Building Blues
This month I would like to start with the initial power on tests
of IPTV's first solid-state DTV transmitter for facility KRIN in
the Cedar Rapids/Waterloo, Iowa, market.
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| (03.06.02) |
The
Rocky Road to DTV Build-out
Making Do With Less in a Tough Economy
By now, most television stations have discovered that the road to
DTV is not anywhere near as smooth as we'd like it to be and is
definitely taking longer than desired.
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| (02.06.02) |
DTV:
It Is Better To Receive
Consumer-Grade DTV Receivers Lack Consistency
In this month's Journal I wanted to share some observations
I have made over the last few years regarding DTV receivers.
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