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Top Five most viewed interviews at IBC 2014


Issue 96 - December 20145. Telestream Wirecast and Switch 4. MultiView 16 3. Blackmagic and Fusion 2. Sony\'s new cameras, including the FS7 MOST VIEWED:1. JVC\'s GY-LS300 prototype

Submitted by KitPlus
Published 01 January 2015

Exposed to ideas


by Dick Hobbs Issue 94 - October 2014 I did not get the chance to attend much of the IBC conference this year. But I did make sure I was there for the interview with Professor Brian Cox, which was excellent. He is witty, charismatic and exceptionally clever. Once a keyboard player in a rock band, Cox is now a particle physicist and one of the leade...

Submitted by Dick Hobbs.
Published 01 November 2014

Suriving IBC


by Larry Jordan Issue 93 - September 2014 I long ago lost count of the number of trade shows I’ve attended -- it runs into the hundreds. From small table-top affairs to massive shows like IBC, NAB, CES, and many others now long forgotten, I’ve attended shows, exhibited at shows, and covered shows as press. In this article, I want to share my experi...

Submitted by Larry Jordan#
Published 01 October 2014

Product Spotlighting


Issue 93 - September 2014The changing face of on-camera LED LightingIBC 2014, Europe’s largest and most anticipated Broadcast show will see the launch of the latest evolution of on-camera LED Lighting systems, in the form of the ROTOLIGHT NEO. IBC has previously seen the launch of the Multi-Award winning Rotolight RL48 Ring light, Rotolight ANOVA a...

Submitted by KitPlus
Published 01 October 2014

Swiss Role


by Dick Hobbs Issue 93 - September 2014 Like many in the industry - and everyone concerned with marketing and the press - I am thinking a lot about IBC at the moment. All right, strictly speaking I am thinking about getting a plane to Greece tomorrow, but I know I should be thinking about IBC. But rather than write about the exciting new technologi...

Submitted by Dick Hobbs.
Published 01 October 2014

The BroadcastShow Tour: a visitors view


by Derek Halls Issue 86 - February 2014 It\'s that time of year again and BroadcastShow-the tour registration is now open and I shall certainly be attending. In October last year my Production Assistant and I went to the London event held within the grounds of Pinewood Studios and wow, what a great time we had. Not only was there a great mix of pro...

Submitted by Derek Halls
Published 01 March 2014

Lighting our way at IBC


by Simon TillyerIssue 82 - October 2013 One of our duties at trade shows is rolling a camera rig around the various halls whether it be Las Vegas, London or Amsterdam and interviewing exhibitors. Having done this for a few years now we get to use different kit at each event, a deliberate decision, in order to test it out in a real world use and in...

Submitted by Simon Tillyer
Published 01 December 2013

QOS - Its time to take a more objective approach


by Simen FrostadIssue 83 - November 2013 Any business that fails to satisfy its customers is almost certain to fail if theres significant competition to it. Digital media businesses are very definitely competing in a market where the customer can switch quickly if not satisfied, so its vital for providers to know when their customers are getting a...

Submitted by Simen Frostad
Published 01 December 2013

Bob Pank looks at shooting 4K TV


by Bob PankIssue 82 - October 2013 Not unexpectedly IBC was full of buzz and products for 4K the new image format for television. This is generally taken to be a 2x2 version of HDTVs 1920 x 1080, i.e. defining a 3840 x 2160 pixel picture. But there is nothing new about big pictures like this. Back in late 2004 a draft of the Digital Cinema Initiati...

Submitted by Bob Pank#
Published 01 November 2013

New Blueshape products


Issue 82 - October 2013 Cache Media, exclusive distributor for the UK and Ireland for Blueshape Battery Systems, has announced the arrival in stock of two new product ranges:The new GRANITE battery series is designed to endure even the most extreme conditions, features a super rugged construction, giving the batteries remarkable resistance to impac...

Submitted by KitPlus
Published 01 November 2013

Den Lennie talks to Nigel Wilkes from Panasonic


by Den LennieIssue 82 - October 2013 Den hosted a half-hour live show from our studio at IBC in Amsterdam where he talked to Nigel about the latest developments from Panasonic. You can find the full show on our website at http://broadcastshow.com/liveTell me whats new at Panasonic. Okay, when we talked last, we spoke about a new camera called the P...

Submitted by Den Lennie
Published 01 November 2013

Dick Hobbs going large


by Dick HobbsIssue 82 - October 2013 First, I would like you to watch a five minute video. You can find it at adayinbigdata.com. Watched it? Good. Yes, I know the girl is intensely irritating no-one in real life is ever that cheery. But it gets over an important point, I think: we generate huge amounts of data which, if we are happy to share it, ca...

Submitted by Dick Hobbs.
Published 01 November 2013

A flys view of IBC


by Robin PalmerIssue 82 - October 2013 At IBC 2013 there were a number of new technologies to be seen amongst all the hype of 4K this and all that. You may know the name of the Fraunhofer Institute as the people who brought us MP3. At this years exhibition they showed their work in many different fields of advanced video and audio. One project from...

Submitted by Robin Palmer
Published 01 November 2013

Will Strauss rounds up IBC 2013


by Will StraussIssue 82 - October 2013 Dear Reader. I have a confession. I did not visit every single one of the many hundreds of stands at IBC this year. In fact, I didnt even visit all 11 halls within the RAI. And I didnt talk to all 52,974 attendees. I was there. I have the stroopwafels to prove it. Its just that IBC is a massive show. And I am...

Submitted by Will Strauss#
Published 01 November 2013

High speed camera system technology


by Steve CotterillIssue 81 - September 2013 High speed camera systems are now readily available, but all systems are not equal. Say you want to enhance your live TV coverage of a sporting event with slow motion. For some time now, the only alternative to standard 25fps based replays would have been replays from supermotion 75fps cameras manufacture...

Submitted by Steve Cotterill
Published 01 October 2013