Various television technology articles

Graphic Design for Video

The convergence of television and computer technology has not only led to the huge increase in the use of desktop computers for video post-production, but also ...
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Monitoring & Testing

When transmitting or recording video and audio, it is important to regulate the voltage level and other characteristics of the electrical signal. A variety of devices exist ...
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What is Timecode?

When editing or replaying material from multiple devices, it is usually necessary to maintain a direct time relationship between the devices. This process is known as ...
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Getting DV on your Desktop

Multimedia has been with us for years now, but until recently the video options for those multiple forms of media have been a pretty woeful collection. For a long time ...
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Sony's IMX Format

With so many video recording formats around, it is initially surprising to hear that Sony have added a new one, however, they have their reasons. IMX is ...
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The MPEG-4 Format

The initial MPEG-4 specification was finalised in 1998 and yet we have seen remarkably little of it implemented. There's been plenty of hype but little product, and ...
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