Latest articles by Bob Kovacs
NAB Show Product Preview: Fiber, Cable & Connectors
Most of the best gear in the world is worthless without the means to connect to other devices, so paying attention to the seemingly mundane topic of cables and connectors is important.
NAB Show Product Preview: Transmission
High-power transmitters continue their evolution from IOT devices of 15-20 years ago to increasingly solid-state devices.
2016 NAB Show Product Preview: Transmission
It’s a transitional time for the transmission category.
2016 Product Preview: ENG, Remote & Satellite
IP has brought a technology explosion to the process of moving broadcast-quality video from one location to another.
SD Video Lives: A Q&A with Pat Johnston of AheadTek
One of the critical parts of traditional SD videotape recorders is its rotating video head. Subject to wear and tear, heads fail over time and need to be replaced.
HD Camera Monitor Shines in Field
Trying to focus with only a camera’s viewfinder or 3.5-inch flip-out display can lead to disappointment at edit time, as you discover that critical shots are just a bit out of focus.
Repack Begins, Deadlines Tight
As stations transition to new channels, Congress allocates more money
Review: BenQ PV270 Post-Production Monitor
BenQ loaned me a PV270 post-production monitor that targets the needs of video editors.
Multiviewers Embrace IP Video Networking
Popular monitoring tool now available for the latest standards
NAB Show Product Review: Fiber, Cable & Connectors
Less than four years ago, a well-regarded expert on the subject of coaxial cable told me that creating affordable and practical 12G coax was not going to happen.
NAB Show Product Review: Transmission
If there were any television transmitters on the NAB Show floor that used IOTs or other tubes, I did not see them.
Mobile DTV Marches On
“Adding more viewing options creates more overall viewing, and therefore more available video ad opportunities.”
Test and Measurement Equipment at the 2012 NAB Show
With the interest in 3DTV and the recent focus on “over-the-top” video, test gear was everywhere on the exhibit floor.
Test & Measurement -- NAB Show 2012
Whether you need simple monitoring or detailed analysis, there are new products to help keep your data clean.
EVS Expands Servers, Puts Newsroom in Box
Partnerships with customers have led the company into new areas.
RadiantGrid Offers New Digital Cinema Transcoding
Allows content in a variety of digital formats to be converted to JPEG 2000 for video and PCM for audio, and then combined into the MXF container format.
