Thanks Greg,
Need somebody in the “trenches” who switches tracks to an App and a laptop…
Best Regards,
Mike Tsinberg
http://keydigital.com
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Sent: Wednesday, May 31, 2017 12:38 PM
To: opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [opendtv] Re: Skype for broadcasting
There are a number of video apps that are very popular, but I am not certain
what is being used by broadcasters.
In addition to Skype there is Cisco Web-X, Go to Meeting, and many others.
Probably the most used "video chat" application is Apple's FaceTime, but it is
limited to iOS devices.
It might be worth the time to inquire of major news organizations what they are
using.
I don't know if "bonded cellular" falls into the same category as Skype and the
products you are investigating. But it is having a profound impact on ENG,
virtually replacing news trucks with microwave links. The important
consideration here is that the commercial products interface with traditional
camcorders, allowing full broadcast quality back to the station.
Likewise, there are a range of products that allow HD quality and beyond over
broadband links. I just saw a site claiming 4K transmission using HVEC encoding.
The most important consideration is what is available at the origination site
to connect back to the news organization. Products like Skype and FaceTime are
found almost everywhere. Higher quality cameras and encoding systems may not be
available, requiring the news organization to use a commonly available
alternative.
And then there is the reality that a reporter can easily acquire footage on a
wide range of devices including smart phones, edit the footage, then send the
finished piece back to a news organization. You see these devices in almost
every wide shot of a news conference.
Good luck with your research!
Regards
Craig
On May 31, 2017, at 11:20 AM, Mike Tsinberg
<Mike@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx<mailto:Mike@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>> wrote:
Thanks Craig,
As you know Emmy has a high threshold level of impact. The technology under
consideration has to demonstrate a high level of impact to broadcast,
distribution or consumption of TV. What are other technologies besides Skype
that started as consumer video conference app have such an impact? Back to Kent
comment Skype insistence of identifying Skype as means during broadcasting
makes it very visible to consumers like me. Perhaps other technologies do not
have that rule and it’s hard to see them from outside.
Best Regards,
Mike Tsinberg
http://keydigital.com<https://url.serverdata.net/?aKCq8xK2YxIVrJ20ytsfi9EJ4mUi9Re8ynhZq1yoIR84~>
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Sent: Tuesday, May 30, 2017 6:07 PM
To: opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx<mailto:opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [opendtv] Re: Skype for broadcasting
Kent's comment about Skype aside, I'm seeing a ton of IP video (via Internet)
on the cable news channels - i don't watch the broadcast network news, so I
don't know if they are doing this too. But there are many ways to send a live
video stream over the internet from "webcams."
I suspect that there are companies that specializes in the studio gear needed
to convert these video streams into signals that can be integrated with live
production gear. That may be worth a technical Emmy.
It would be interesting to know if the news organizations are using higher end
gear to send HD quality feeds over the Internet. I know they do this in the
local news business with bonded cellular.
Regards
Craig
