Quote of the Day: "All of the books in the world contain no more information than is broadcast as video in a single large American city in a single year. Not all bits have equal value." ~ Carl Sagan
On this Day: In 1999, "The Matrix" was released.
NAB 2015 Camera Preview Some camera makers are holding their cards close to the vest for the show, not wanting to tip their hands to their competitors. One product area that seems primed for new entries is three 2/3rd-inch chip 4K cameras that will allow existing and new long telephoto B4 mount zoom lenses to be used. A couple of companies have them out already, but expect others to join that march.
NAB 2015 Lens Preview The large, single-sensor 4K cameras have demanded new lenses from lens makers and the 2015 NAB Show will bring them to the floor aplenty.
NAB 2015 Camera Support Gear As new cameras in new form-factors come onto the market, the makers of camera support equipment rush to bring new tools to make those cameras more usable.
"High Speed Bridge to Cloud Storage" is a new ebook from Signiant that introduces Signiant Flight (previously known as SkyDrop), a SaaS solution for accelerated transfer of content to and from cloud storage.
"Using Cloud Playout to Simplify Your Disaster Recovery Plans" from Imagine Communications describes how using its Cloud Disaster Recovery system can provide private or public cloud-based disaster recovery for broadcast and video playout operations.
"The HTTP-Live-Streaming Success Guide" from Encoding.com examines HLS adaptive bitrate technology, HLS encoding parameters and a comparison of HLS platforms.
TV Technology's 'Guide to Closed Captioning' takes a look at several important deadlines as well as new solutions to ensure compliance with FCC rules and enhance closed captioning services.
"Guide to Virtualized Video Infrastructure" is an ebook from Harmonic that takes a closer look at how its virtualized video infrastructure technology is redefining the future of video production and delivery.