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Articles by Kieron Seth#

Id Hide You.......

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I’d Hide You....... The 8,000 mile journey of the Olympics torch has been the surprise hit of the games so far. Each step and every handover is filmed and beamed live to connected viewers over the Internet. Easy enough for an organisation as large and technically astute as the BBC, with its wealth of resources, but in this age of new technology, su...

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Published 01 July 2012

Capturing Eagles In Flight

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Capturing Eagles In FlightAs a highly regarded wildlife cameraman, Mateo Willis is in great demand from blue chip broadcasters such as the BBC and the Discovery Channel, which employ him to work on many of their most prestigious nature documentaries. Mateo’s speciality is long-lens work and he often spends large amounts of time in remote locations...

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Published 01 July 2012

A report from the StreamUK Production Team

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A report from the StreamUK Production TeamIn 2011 StreamUK grew by an astonishing 45%, expanding its European branches as well as the size of its UK office. The production team have been kept even busier during the start of 2012, as they look to break their previous record of 105 premium webcasts in 12 months. In 2011 we celebrated helping our clie...

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Published 01 July 2012

Sport Pushes the Limits of Wireless Transmission

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Sport Pushes the Limits of Wireless TransmissionBy Mark Anderson, Marketing Operations Manager, VislinkWith the London 2012 Games and the UEFA EURO 2012 European Football championships just around the corner, physical and mental endurance will be pushed to the limits. Those pressures also apply to the technology used to cover these events for the w...

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Published 01 July 2012

The Biggest Game in Town

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The Biggest Game in TownAnnually, as the Super Bowl approaches, stores across the States stack their shelves with the latest HDTV sets. Advertising sales teams cancel all holidays and prepare for a feeding frenzy. Networks bid in earnest to win exclusive game broadcasting rights. And new media innovators roll out their latest online and mobile apps...

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Published 01 April 2012

Ask the experts......Intercoms for outside broadcasts

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Ask the experts – intercoms for outside broadcastsBarry Spencer, Trilogy CommunicationsI just assume outside broadcast trucks come with an intercom. Why do I need to even think about it?The first big point is that an outside broadcast is not just a control room on wheels. It is an event. And that means communications beyond the truck. Within the pr...

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Published 01 April 2012

tv-bay Questions

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Anthony Bairstow – Senior Video Editor at MTV and Editor of Two and Two, BAFTA nominated short. Who are you?I graduated from the BA Film & TV course at Westminster University and gradually found my way into the TV industry, eventually working at MTV Networks Europe. However, I have always had numerous side projects on the go, one of the latest bein...

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Published 01 April 2012

The IBC 2011 Future Zone

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Meet Tony Drummond-Murray, an engineer. His company, Murraypro, has been inventing and manufacturing precision equipment for 37 years. The mere 10 minutes I spent on the Murraypro stand at this year's IBC were an education. I learnt how and where manufacturers dangerously cut corners when designing their products and what effect this has on broadca...

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Published 01 November 2011

Time Saving Tips This Week EDIUS 6.

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With all the talk of Final Cut Pro X, Premiere CS 5.5 and Avid Media Composer, some people are starting to forget about our much-loved EDIUS. Well, Editors Keys is about to launch a brand new EDIUS keyboard, so in honor of this new product, I’m going to share some of the top EDIUS 6 Keyboard shortcuts. (Hopefully saving your hours of time in the ed...

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Published 01 November 2011

Peli 1640 Review

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It may or may not have become apparent that I love my tech. I use it, write about it, podcast about it. In fact I think I might even start shaking and suffering from mild withdrawal symptoms if I don't have a least one item of tech near me. That said, it's important that all my lovely techy cameras and other kit are well protected. I spend a lot of...

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Published 01 November 2011

TV Bay Questions

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Name & Title?James Willett, Freelance ColouristWho are you? (about yourself and who you work for)?Freelance Colourist living and working in LondonWhat do you do? What does your company do?I'm the guy that has the brilliant job of doing everything from lining up and visually matching shots to creatively stylising and achieving the Directors look for...

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Published 01 November 2011

Cameras for streaming

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I first saw true HD pictures years ago at IBC. OpTex had a camera focusing on some beautifully lit fruit. The image on the screen was extraordinary, hypnotising. Leap forward a decade and Amsterdam brought Europe its first taste of Ultra High Definition Television - not 720p, not 1080i, but 4320p. The enveloping cinematic pictures and the embrace o...

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Published 01 August 2011

Why IPTV is essential to the effective delivery of local...

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The broadcast industry has already evolved dramatically in recent years with the increasing dominance of the internet. In the beginning, the internet was largely focused on the potential global audience and having global reach to enjoying global revenue. However, consumer use of the internet has already started to mature and it has become increasin...

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Published 01 August 2011

KVM enterprise and video matrix switchers in broadcast ap...

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KVM enterprise and video matrix switchers in broadcast applicationsEngineers within the professional broadcast world are comfortably familiar with video routers for the control of uncompressed video and audio signals within live studio and editing locations. However there is less familiarity with the use of KVM enterprise and video matrix switchers...

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Published 01 August 2011

SOLID STORAGE FOR SPECIAL EFFECTS

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While it’s easy to be dazzled by the brilliance of visual effects on the big screen, the less showy side of film post-production often goes unrecognised. Here, Double Negative (known affectionately as DNeg) reveals how an array of Infinity|8 RAID systems and ATTO RAID adapters keeps all that amazing work safe and secure. Double Negative’s trophy sh...

Submitted by Kieron Seth#

Published 01 August 2011