Category Archives: Standards

The tend towards an open STB continues.

A common topic I cover on my blog is what the Set top box of the future is likely to be. Recently in my post named “Discussion with Philip Hodgetts about the digital TV future.”, Philip and I covered many … Continue reading

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Discussion with Philip Hodgetts about the digital TV future.

Philip Hodgetts is a well known Digital Media Guru.  Over the years we have formed a friendship based around our passion for digital media technolgies. Following is transcript of a recent discussion about future trends on digital TV. It has … Continue reading

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BBC shows how standards based online video = Mass adoption

I common theme of my blog is is the road map to the future of Video on the net.  In short, the use and implementation of proprietary processes and set top boxes is going nowhere fast. I have also referenced … Continue reading

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AVCHD due this year

Today I came across some documents from Panasonic that cover their implementation of AVC-Intra (An I-frame only, 4:2:2 10bit at 100mbit) implementation for their P2 system. See Panasonic Technical Overview, and AVC-Intra-FAQ Scanning the net, there is mixed reviews for … Continue reading

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Sony makes a decent VTR – About TIME.

Sony is about to release a VTR that actually answers the needs of a modern Post Production House.  This has been a long time coming.  And in some ways I would like to think I had a hand in shaping … Continue reading

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