Drone Shooter Q&A: Todd Thorin of Prairie Aerial

Brought to you by: TV Technology Magazine serving the Broadcast, Production, Broadband, Satellite and Mobile Markets Today's Top Stories - 01.26.15 Deborah McAdams - Executive Editor   Quote of the Day: "The ultimate result of shielding men from the effects of folly is to fill the world with fools." ~ Herbert Spencer On this Day: In 2010, James Cameron's "Avatar" surpasses his 1997 film "Titanic" and becomes the highest grossing film of all time. Drone Shooter Q&A: Todd Thorin of Prairie Aerial The Prairie Aerial team didn't intend to make a viral video, but their drone footage of a tech changing a light bulb on top of a 1,500-foot TV tower drew more than 1.8 million views on YouTube as well as the attention of the Federal Aviation Administration. NHL to Use GoPros in Broadcast Coverage GoPro's Professional Broadcast platform, developed in a partnership with Vislink, will debut during the 2015 NHL All-Star Weekend Jan. 23-25 in Columbus, Ohio. GoPro cameras worn by players will deliver real-time HD content and multiple angles and views. Changing Light Intensity ~ by Jay Holben There are three primary tools for changing the intensity of a light source without changing the color or quality of the light: scrims, nets and Neutral Density gel. The first tool is the most ubiquitous—the metal scrim. As a young electrician I was taught that when I went to get a light, I also got a stand, barn doors and a bag (or box) of scrims. No light was complete without those accompanying items. TV Technology's 'Guide to Closed Captioning' TV Technology takes a look at several important deadlines as well as new solutions to ensure compliance with FCC rules and enhance closed captioning services. News & Technology SPORTS: ESPN Plans 130 Hours of Super Bowl Coverage WORKFLOW: Avid Releases New Multi-Res Version of Media Composer TRAFFIC: PBS Hawaii Returns to ProTrack TV UPDATED: Wohler to Roll Out New Version of Tachyon Wormhole KUDOS: Imagine Communications Gets Frost & Sullivan Nod eBOOK: Guide to Virtualized Video Infrastructure Industry Roundup Vice News Debuts 'Virtual Reality News Broadcast' of U.S. Millions March (The Guardian) Illegal Radio Broadcast Affects Cockpit Communications as Four Flights Land at Chinese Airport (South China Morning Post) Google to Start Mobile Service (Advanced Television) Ray Dolby Honored With Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame (Dolby Lab Notes) Increasing Use of Radar Tests Spectrum Authorities (IEEE Spectrum) TV Technology White Papers "Video Quality Testing for the IP and Internet Domains" from Video Clarity examines a new methodology for measuring video quality in the IP domain. "The HTTP-Live-Streaming Success Guide" from Encoding.com examines HLS adaptive bitrate technology, HLS encoding parameters and a comparison of HLS platforms. "Delivering Online Video to the Broadcast Quality Generation" from Limelight Networks explores the broadcast-quality generation and how their expectations impact the way you need to deliver video. "Today's Reality for Moving Large Content Files" from Signiant examines the major trends driving the need for large and fast file transfer, ad hoc delivery methods and the benefits of SaaS. "To Simplify Video Delivery, Integrate the Workflow" from Limelight Networks addressed how to instantaneously deliver high-quality video worldwide to every screen. "Playout in the Cloud," from Imagine Communications highlights "an entirely new range of opportunities for media companies to evolve their operations, transform and transport content free of geographic or other historical channel boundaries, extend and expand their brands." "Gaining Competitive Advantage from Switching and Extension," from ThinkLogical addresses changes in the post-production ecosphere and outlines best practices for the design of a future-proof, fiber-optic KVM signal management infrastructure. "Selecting Next-Generation Video Servers," from Rohde and Schwarz examines the rapid pace of technology development and the incorporation of information technology into broadcast and the broadcast operating environment.   ©2015 NewBay Media, LLC

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