The Reversal: Codecs & Capture at NAB 2011

It is common at the annual equipment exhibition of the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) convention to find products that are smaller, lighter, less-expensive, and better than what came before. […]  More

How Good Is Good Enough?

As usual, there were many new, useful products announced at this month’s annual convention of the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) in Las Vegas. As usual, there were also many […]  More

Ex uno plures

There were many wonders at the 17th-annual HPA Tech Retreat in February in the California desert. And many of the more-than-500 attendees at the Hollywood Post Alliance were left wondering. […]  More

Headphones, History, & Hysteria

Headphones are an integral part of modern media production and distribution. So, who invented them? Here’s one theory: “The first stereo headphones were invented in 1958 by John C. Koss….” […]  More

3D and Not 3D: The Knowledge Returns

Last year was a wonderful one for 3D.  In terms of worldwide and domestic box-office grosses, six of the top-10 movies released in 2010 were in 3D. And by year’s […]  More

When Did We Come From?

  NPR’s On the Media has been my favorite news show. They explain the how and why of media issues, debunk myths, and correct errors — even their own. When […]  More

How Different Is 3D?

When you watch a televised advertisement for an automobile, do you fear there’s a moving car in the room with you? I didn’t think so. But more on that later. […]  More

125th Anniversary of Pay Cable

Question: What is shown in the drawing at the left? Here’s more information to help you figure it out: It’s a small portion, the lower left corner, of a larger […]  More

IBC 2010 – 2D, 3D, 4D, 5D

There was plenty of 3D at the International Broadcasting Convention (IBC) in Amsterdam this year.  At the awards ceremony, alone, the audience was frequently asked to don 3D glasses to […]  More

What's Next?

These were some of the things that could be seen at Canon Expo at New York’s Javits Convention Center last week: ice skaters pirouetting without ice, people viewing someone dressed […]  More

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