Truth Will Out

By Mark Schubin | Friday, July 8, 2016 - 4:48 pm

  A Capitol Fourth is one of the longest-lasting shows on PBS and is said to be the highest rated. It’s an extraordinary undertaking, with stars from virtually every genre of […]  More

NAB 2016 Wrap-up

By Michael msilbergleid | Wednesday, June 8, 2016 - 6:53 am

Recorded on May 25, 2016 at the SMPTE DC “Bits by the Bay,” Managing Technologies in Transition at the Chesapeake Beach Resort & Spa. TRT: 33:00 (52 MB) Download link: […]  More

HDR: The Great, the Okay, and the Yikes!

By Michael msilbergleid | Sunday, May 22, 2016 - 6:45 pm

HDR: The Great, the Okay, and the Yikes! Of all of the picture improvements being discussed today, high dynamic range (HDR) offers the most bang for the bit. It has […]  More

What Will Be at NAB? Consider IBC

By Mark Schubin | Sunday, April 17, 2016 - 8:58 pm

  Like every other NAB show, the upcoming 2016 one will likely have lots of innovations. One to which I’m looking forward is the new “autocolor” button on SoftPanels LED lights. […]  More

The Fandom of the Opera at McGill University by Mark Schubin

By Michael msilbergleid | Sunday, February 21, 2016 - 2:54 pm

“The Fandom of the Opera” at McGill University’s Centre for Interdisciplinary Research into Music and Media Technology, by Mark Schubin Electronic home entertainment, movies, consumer headphones – even newscasts and […]  More

The Bottom Line

By Mark Schubin | Tuesday, January 26, 2016 - 5:12 pm

  Like many other innovations, high-dynamic-range (HDR) imaging can bring benefits but will require work to implement. And then there’s the bottom line. HDR’s biggest benefit is that it offers […]  More

It's Not Them

By Mark Schubin | Tuesday, December 8, 2015 - 10:42 am

In the aftermath of the shootings in San Bernardino, the leading Presidential candidate of a major U.S. political party called yesterday for barring members of a particular religion from entering […]  More

Please Stop "Helping" Me

By Mark Schubin | Tuesday, November 17, 2015 - 12:14 pm

  Once upon a time, in a land far away, I helped solve some problems involving the acquisition, processing, recording, and distribution of audio and video signals. The company I […]  More

Cheerful Theft

By Mark Schubin | Monday, October 12, 2015 - 1:00 pm

  Roughly since the beginning of the world wide web, I’ve had a money-making idea. I’d make a nice web site and ask people to send me money. That’s all. […]  More

Where Did The Newscast Come From?

By Michael msilbergleid | Wednesday, October 7, 2015 - 1:23 pm

  Where Did The Newscast Come From? SMPTE DC Bits-by-the-Bay, Chesapeake Beach Resort May 20, 2015 Direct Link (16 MB / TRT 8:14): Where Did The Newscast Come From? Embedded:  More