Latest articles by Bob Kovacs
Blonder Tongue Encoder Uses Improved Motion Optimization
The HDE-HVC-PRO MPEG-2 SD/HD professional series encoder is designed to deliver improved motion optimization for fast-paced programming, including live sports events.
A Look Back at Broadcast Engineering Magazine
Broadcast Engineering magazine was a long-time favorite of mine, with articles that challenged me to learn more about video technology, and advertising that was often as educational as the articles.
Test Equipment at the 2013 NAB Show
Test and measurement equipment continues to evolve in the new world of IP, streaming and over-the-top video.
EAS System Target of Undead Prank
On Feb. 11 at 2:33 p.m. local time, TV station KRTV in Great Falls, Mont., saw zombies take over the broadcast in the middle of the “Steve Wilkos Show.”
Test Equipment Grows to Fit New Niches
It doesn’t take long working out in the field to learn that just about everyone has a different definition of what constitutes “the field.”
Space Jump Brings HD Video Down to Earth
In one l-o-n-g drop on Oct. 14, Austrian daredevil Felix Baumgartner proved that a man in a spacesuit could fall safely back to Earth from more than 24 miles high.
Servers Take On Added Importance In Broadcast Production
Technology advancement fuels a content-handling revolution
4K Monitors Starting to Come Into Focus
4K monitors are coming and, when they get here, they will be great.
Eye on ENG/SNG: ENG Trucks Roll Through Changing Landscape
New technology, vehicle changes mean ENG faces a shifting future
Chicago Hosts First ATSC/SBE Loudness Seminar
Hosted in the studios of pioneering PBS broadcaster WTTW, the Chicago event drew attendees from a mix of call-letter stations and content distributors, such as cable and satellite operators.
Google Fiber TV Bets on Blistering Broadband
Search king builds out a network to deliver TV and ultra-fast data
IBC2012 Keynote to Embrace Tech Education
Benefits of technology to spill onto the show floor, with hundreds of new products
Vinten Vision Blue 5 Camera Support System
Vinten is a well-known manufacturer of tripods and pan-and-tilt heads, with a reputation for high-quality products.
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.
Video Test & Measurement in the Cellular Era
This mobile audience is only going to grow, so now is the time to start thinking about the quality of what they watch.
Multiviewers Simplify Control Room Monitoring
Individual monitors have been swiftly replaced by a better technology
