TS 101 231 TV Systems; Register of CNI and VPS codes 09 May 2012

This is an extract of ETSI  TS 101231 where code registrations for the PDC and VPS systems are maintained and updated. New codes can be requested HERE. The full TS 101 231 document is available free of charge on the ETSI website.

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EBU R 133 Transport of Subtitles using MXF in IT-based TV production 09 May 2012

The means of transporting subtitles & captions using MXF (the de-facto standard for A/V essence) in IT-based television production environments is specified. The entire lifecycle of subtitles, from generation to playout and archive, is considered.

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EBU Tech 3348 Frequency & Network Planning Aspects of DVB T2 03 May 2012

DVB-T2 is the 2nd generation standard for digital terrestrial television. It offers significant benefits compared to DVB-T. The purpose of this report is to collect information relevant to network and frequency planning for DVB-T2. This is version 2 of the report, May 2012 (some typos corrected wrt April release).

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EBU Tech 3335 Measurements of TV cameras for Characterising & Setting 13 Apr 2012

Measurement procedures for assessing the quality of video cameras used in TV production that also aid in establishing the best settings for a camera's use in a variety of programme types. These procedures complement EBU Tech 3281 + s1 and EBU Tech 3294 for acceptance testing. More info . (Maintenance re-issue, with a corrected equation on page 15.)

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Tech Review 2012 Feasibility of building an All-IP Network - the BBC NGN project 03 Apr 2012

The BBC recently carried out a Next Generation Network (NGN) pilot to examine the feasibility of providing a single IP network for both broadcast and enterprise traffic. The pilot was a success and a good starting point but limitations of the control system as well as various hardware problems were identified that need to be solved.

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EBU R 135 Production & Exchange Formats for 3DTV Programmes 28 Mar 2012

This recommendation gives technical aid to broadcasters who intend to use 2D HDTV infrastructures to produce 3DTV programmes. Another EBU document on 3DTV production guidelines that will deal with issues such as the grammar of 3DTV scene production (depth range, permissible parallax, convergence etc.) will also be published. This is rev.1.

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Tech Review 2012 DAB Norway - Implementation of loudness normalization 22 Mar 2012

This article describes the success of the implemention of loudness normalization on DAB broadcasts in Norway with a few words on other radio platforms. Thus far, loudness awareness has been almost exclusive to television. Could loudness normalization also be employed in radio? And if yes, what radio platforms could benefit from it? Find out by reading this article.

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EBU tech-i 011 EBU tech-i 011 28 Feb 2012

The March 2012 issue of tech-i covers TV White Spaces, LED lights, colorimetry and storage. You'll also find three radio-related articles, from FM swtich-off plans in Norway, to Loudness considerations and a strategic view from Lieven Vermaele. Finally, RTR's Igor Orlov is "in the spotlight" and David Wood asks how much R&D should be done by broadcasters.

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EBU R 118 Tiering of High Definition Cameras 23 Jan 2012

The recommendation is that HD cameras be graded or tiered according to their technical specifications and measured quality based on the results of tests that are specified in EBU Tech 3335. More info.

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EBU Tech 3350 EBU-TT Part 1 - Subtitle format definition 17 Jan 2012

This is the specification of an XML based archiving and interchange format for EBU STL subtitles specified in EBU Tech 3264. The transport of subtitles inside and outside MXF files is specified in EBU R133. An example XML schema is available here. This is version 0.9 of the interchange format, for comment.

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Tech Review 2011 Spectrum - Regulation & Bandwidth 30 Dec 2011

This article explores some of the issues facing administrations and poses some questions about what the broadcasters are doing to engage with the regulatory bodies at WRC-12. To illustrate some of the challenges that broadcasters face, the author has looked at the three areas of PLT, C-Band/WiMax and satellite jamming.

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Tech Report 012 EBU Positions on WRC-12 Agenda items related to broadcasting 21 Dec 2011

The goal of this document is to give an overview to EBU members on the WRC-12 issues related to the use of spectrum for broadcasting. The document is mainly based on the work of the relevant EBU groups dealing with spectrum matters and the views expressed by the Members. This is Version 2.0, December 2011.

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Tech Review 2011 Automated Industrial Digitization of Betacam Tapes 08 Dec 2011

Digitization has became a mandatory step that media stakeholders have to face up to, in order to cope with the increasingly digital nature of production, archiving and distribution workflows.

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Tech Report 013 Report on The Future of Terrestrial Broadcasting 01 Dec 2011

This Technical Report was originally published as BPN100, to EBU Members only. The future role of terrestrial broadcasting is examined in light of the rapidly changing needs of broadcasting and 18 recommendations are made to broadcasters concerning this vital resource. Version 1.1, Nov. 2011, supersedes BPN 100, which is therefore withdrawn.

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EBU BPN 100 Report on The Future of Terrestrial Broadcasting 01 Dec 2011

The EBU Technical Committee decided in October 2011 that BPN 100 should be made available to the public. This was done by publishing the report as EBU Technical Report 013. In November 2011 the report needed revision (explained in TR013) and it was decided to withdraw BPN 100 to simplify the editorial process. See EBU TR013. The link to BPN 100 is a placeholder.

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EBU tech-i 010 EBU tech-i 010 30 Nov 2011

This is the tenth issue of tech-i, the EBU TECHNICAL's quarterly magazine which includes the following articles: Viewpoint from L. Vermaele, Second Screen, Digital Radio Standards, Predicting the Future, FIMS, Reference Display Issues, DVB-T2-Lite, 3DTV Update, ITU-R 6A & 6C, Diary.

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Tech Review 2011 Broadcasters define their positions for WRC-12 25 Nov 2011

The next ITU World Radiocommunication Conference (WRC-12) will be held from 23 January to 17 February 2012 in Geneva. The aim of the Conference is to review and, if necessary, to revise the Radio Regulations (RR) – the international treaty governing the use of the radio-frequency spectrum and the satellite orbits.

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EBU R 099 USID for the OriginatorReference field of BWF 31 Oct 2011

This Recommendation posits a simple means of generating a USID (Unique Source ID ) in the <OriginatorReference> field of a BWF file. This document references EBU Tech 3285, and Tech 3279. Oct. 2011 - references updated and a new front page added.

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EBU R 128 Loudness normalisation and permitted maximum level of audio signals 19 Oct 2011

Recommendation to use an average programme loudness of -23 LUFS and the 'Loudness Range' and 'Maximum True Peak Level' descriptors. Rev. Aug. 2011.  SPANISH VERSION by Foro de Audio 'Luis Solsona'. GERMAN VERSION by G. Spikofski (IRT) & F. Camerer (ORF). SLOVENIAN VERSION by M. Zvelc & M. Bukovec (RTVSLO). ROMANIAN VERSION by M. Dumitru (ROR).

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EBU Tech 3344 Practical guidelines for distribn. systems in accordance with R128 18 Oct 2011

This document presents practical guidelines that specify relevant settings and processing in the signal chain from the studio to consumer equipment and are meant to encourage the adaptation of non-compliant broadcasts to become compatible with the EBU R 128 loudness normalisation recommendation. Version 1.1, October 2011.

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