MXL: One Acronym to Know for 2027
You do not need to rebuild a facility around MXL today. But if software-defined live production keeps spreading, know this acronym before 2027.
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Adobe DNG becomes ISO standard (Not an April Fools joke)
DNG just got an ISO badge. That turns a popular RAW container into a formal standard and makes archives and pipelines a little less spooky.
SMPTE updates its AI report: a roadmap for media engineers
SMPTE’s revised AI report defines where AI stands in media: open source, agentic systems, security, ethics, and data. Read before you automate.
Hardware for CineMon (et. al.)
After looking at the software side of CineMon, it's time to take a look at the hardware - whats good and what's not?
Office Open XML Recognised as a Worldwide ISO/IEC Standard
Large Majority of Participating National Member Bodies Supports Ratification of the Document Standard.
NEC Introduces 22-Inch AccuSync LCD224WM
NEC Display Solutions introduces the 22-inch widescreen AccuSync LCD224WM for office applications.
eco Welcomes Constitutional Court’s Urgent Decision on Data Retention
Respect for the ruling and a pragmatic approach to the retention obligation are called for
German IPTV Association Founded
The German IPTV Association was founded in Berlin to support the technological, economic and creative potential of the IPTV industry and encourage innovation, standards and exchange between research and industry.
Pinnacle PCTV Nano Stick sets new standards in DVB-T design and reception quality
Pinnacle Systems, the consumer division of Avid Technology, presented the Pinnacle PCTV Nano Stick at CES in Las Vegas. This compact digital USB television tuner, which resembles a small piece of jewellery, is equipped with the latest DVB-T reception technology. Thanks to its compact size and reception strength, it is ideally suited to passionate, mobile high-tech users and TV fans.
Transition to digital radio makes slow progress
Unlike digital television, progress in the transition to digital radio (DAB) is extremely slow.
Blu-ray on the verge of a breakthrough thanks to Warner Bros.
A preliminary decision in the battle to succeed DVD: film studio Warner Bros. will in future exclusively back Sony’s Blu-ray development, potentially dealing a decisive blow to Toshiba’s rival HD DVD.
Adobe Opens BlazeDS and AMF Technologies
Adobe plans to release its remoting and messaging code as BlazeDS, with the AMF protocol specification under LGPL v3.
100 Mbit/s: Kabel Deutschland Tests Highest Internet Speed in Hamburg
Performance of cable Internet in a practical test. COMPUTERBILD Online and end customers try out 100 Mbit/s Internet connections from Kabel Deutschland.
Industry Initiative Targets Better Camera Phones
Twenty-two technology companies have joined the Camera Phone Image Quality Initiative to improve mobile-camera image quality.
MFD provides information about mobile TV at the Munich Media Days
Visitors receive detailed information about mobile TV at the MFD stand and can try out mobile television live
EICTA Defines HD Ready 1080p Label
EICTA publishes minimum requirements for its HD ready 1080p display label, covering current and earlier Pioneer 1080p plasma models.
Swiss HD Radio Trial Enters Second Phase
Switzerland expands its HD Radio field trial with a Lucerne repeater, public test receivers and work on EPG, visual radio and surround sound.
Fraunhofer FOKUS Develops Personalised TV
rtv and Fraunhofer FOKUS are integrating EPG data into a standards-based recommendation system for personalised IPTV.
S3D Basics
Participants can discuss the following topics at the conference and exhibition: Health aspects, the need for international standards for 3D, dealing with 3D-specific product complaints and individual 3D perception.
Battle for DVD Succession: Setback for Blu-ray
In the competition to succeed the DVD, the camp of the Blu-ray standard has suffered a severe setback. The US film studio Paramount and its subsidiary DreamWorks SKG have decided on the competing HD-DVD format.
GLS Installs Alchemist Ph.C HD
GLS Studios has installed Germany's first Snell & Wilcox Alchemist Ph.C HD for motion-compensated HD standards conversion.
PDF Tools Adds PDF/A Developer Suite
PDF Tools AG is demonstrating APIs and utilities for creating, converting, signing, validating, viewing, and printing PDF/A.
Germany Plans First HD Radio Field Trial
Radio Regenbogen, T-Systems and LFK plan Germany’s first HD Radio field trial for late August.
Adobe Adds XML and 3D to FrameMaker 8
FrameMaker 8 adds Unicode, DITA, Flash-compatible SWF and 3D support for technical publishing.
Adobe announces Captivate 3
E-learning software enables the easy creation of effective training and demonstration content
Mobile television must also be committed to diversity!
ARD Chairman Fritz Raff sees himself in agreement with the responsible EU Commissioner Viviane Reding in the effort to advance mobile television as a platform.
Tele 5 Massively Expands Technical Distribution
Just in time for the second half of the year, the analog and digital reception of the feature film channel Tele 5 has increased considerably in several federal states. In addition to the existing local distribution of Tele 5, a further 3.5 million households in the federal states of North Rhine-Westphalia, Hesse, Brandenburg and Baden-Württemberg have been able to receive the feature film channel 24 hours a day since this month.
MFD to Compare DVB-H and DMB at IFA
MFD will let IFA visitors compare mobile television delivered through DVB-H and DMB.
Studios Back European D-Cinema Roll-out
Twentieth Century Fox and Universal Pictures have agreed a cost-sharing model with Arts Alliance Media for European digital cinema deployment.
Mobile Television Germany Wins Naspers as Strategic Investor
South African media group invests in mobile TV provider
Study: Mobile Phone Television as a Future Cornerstone of the Media Industry
Mobile TV in Germany with revenue potential of more than half a billion euros in 2012
NAB Panel Reviews Global DTV Transition
Broadcast representatives from four countries discussed public information, access and cost during the transition from analogue to digital television.
NAB: Ikegami and Toshiba Develop GFPak
Flash memory-based storage as basis for tapeless production system of camera, recorder and field recorder / Ikegami also shows holographic drive as prototype
NAB: Blackmagic Shows Three New Products
Three innovations can be seen at the Blackmagic booth: Multibridge Eclipse, HDLink Pro and Intensity Pro
Tcube Products at PTV Professional
Portfolio includes various platforms for broadcast applications such as legalising and colour correction
CeBIT: EU Commissioner Reding Disappointed by Mobile TV Progress
Finds lively consumer interest, but hardly any progress on legal and technical framework conditions / Industry and member states should draw up a European strategy
WirelessHD: Against Cable Clutter for Consumers
TV equipment manufacturers join forces to develop a standard for wireless HD transmission in the living room
SIGGRAPH: Khronos Group Takes Over OpenGL Development
The OpenGL Architecture Review Board announced that it is transferring OpenGL development to the Khronos Group