THE MASKED ENGINEER

Feb 14, 2012 / 08:04AM
Is CES on Life Support, Down for the Count?
The rap is that innovation is no longer happening in the teevees and stereos that members of the Consumer Electronics Association are flogging

Jan 17, 2012 / 04:05PM
FCP: Telling Tales of Lost Love
A lot of you were left at the altar when the latest version, Final Cut Pro X, broke the mold, as well as the entire commercial workflow.

Stuffing DTV into A 5-Pound Bag
Lately, broadcast stations have gotten into the multichannel biz in such a big way that it frequently degrades the primary HD signal.

Finally… We Get a Big Picture
Two mainstream, trusted camera-makers with a host of choices between them. Big sensors abound, and you're the winner

Look Out! They're After Our Spectrum!
Let's have a brief review of the "ownership" of the aforementioned television broadcast spectrum, why don't we?

What Are You Lookin' At?

I'll bet dollars to donuts you aren't watching.

What's Wrong With DTV?

Digital video and audio don't "degrade gracefully," as their analog counterparts do.

Down From the Mountain
Not too long ago my ol' buddy Engineer Hank sat at the top of the mountain. Today, Hank's in the basement

About That Loudness Thing...
It's about A) the ability to make the audio comply with specific laws and specifications; and B) to make it sound nice.

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