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While several manufacturers still market CRT displays, the requirements for critical video evaluation are being met by more LCD units. Some of the enhanced
The problem of lip sync, or A/V synchronization, continues to daunt the most sophisticated video operators. While various technical working groups continue
In recent articles, we've discussed variable bit rate (VBR) encoding and multiplexing. This month, we'll look at MPEG-4, and how it can work with both
Aspects of format conversion have been known and appreciated for some time, due to the frequent need to convert between different video standards. Many
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While we all know that compression causes artifacts, just how much do you know about what causes them and how to reduce them? While the occurrence of
Many video operators probably take the operation of the various processing devices in the video chain for granted, especially as they affect the video
Last month, we looked at some of the audio processors used in today's digital broadcast plants. This month, we'll dig a bit deeper into multichannel audio
The ubiquity of compressed video brings some interesting challenges to broadcasters transmitting video programs. One of these is an increasing tendency
With broadcasting shifting to digital facilities, maintenance of operations is becoming more of an exercise in managing information technology. The lines
Signal processing for analog broadcast is a combination of two functions: control of perceived sound (for competitive advantage), and meeting FCC constraints
The analog cutoff is now less than one year away, and with that change will come new reception issues for terrestrial broadcast viewers. Although the
For many years, compliance in the broadcast industry has meant conducting a successful FCC proof of performance, and the technical requirements for compliance
Here’s a look at the technologies behind content distribution over the Internet.
Bandwidth is expensive, so combining multiple digital signals into a single stream is desirable, but complex
According to a study released earlier this year by the NAB, broadcast television could reap an additional $2 billion in revenue by 2012 by delivering
Technological progress often seems to occur haltingly: two steps forward, one step back. With the advent of digital processing, video processing began
Today, content producers no longer have a captive audience of local TV screens. Their content is likely to be viewed by anyone with an Internet (or even
IPTV is said to be what you want, when you want it, or essentially video on demand. It evolved as a way for owners of the telephone system infrastructure
