Latest about The Masked Engineer
Compression Is Easy
You might not have noticed that objective measurements have gone the way of NTC-7. I ain’t sure if that’s good or bad, but it surely does leave a big hole in equipment specs.
What Spectrum Crisis?
You might not have noticed, but there is a ginormous amount of pressure being applied to broadcasters to auction off their spectrum and consolidate their signals on fewer RF channels.
Concatenation Needs Much More Elucidation
When HDCAM came out, you could count the number of TV stations transmitting HDTV on the fingers of one hand.
Upconversion: It’s More Than Meets the Aieeee!!
You might not have noticed that it’s no longer 1996.
TV Is Pictures and Sound; 'Taint Numbers and Specs
You might not have noticed that all television control rooms have monitors of both the picture and sound variety.
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
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.
Wha’ Happened to the FCC?
It appears that the Commish doesn’t much care about broadcasting anymore.
