EBU tech-i 019
EBU tech-i magazine
03 Mar 2014
Issue 19 of tech-i includes articles on Mobile Journalism at RTÉ in Ireland, a new free cooling system at RTP in Portugal, and the outsourcing of content streaming at DR in Denmark. There are also updates on the Joint Task Force on Networked Production, the EBU's Media Information Management programme and the FIMS project, as well as articles on High Frame Rates and HEVC and the new EBU-TT-D specification. Polish Radio is in the Member Profile slot and TRT's Ferhat Uzahtas is In The Spotlight.
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TS 101 231
TV Systems; Register of CNI and VPS codes
25 Feb 2014
This is an extract of ETSI TS101231 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 Tech 3364
Audio Definition Model Ver. 1.0
25 Feb 2014
This metadata model provides a formalised description of audio content for many types of audio file (e.g. BWF, RF64). The importance of this model cannot be over-emphasised; it will enable any type of audio to be accommodated and it will make the file format self-declaratory, so that interpretation of the audio content at the receiving end can be exact.
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EBU Tech 3381
Carriage of EBU-TT-D in ISOBMFF
24 Jan 2014
This is version 0.9 of the document, and is a working draft for comment. The aim of the document is to specify how the EBU-TT-D subtitling distribution format specified in EBU
Tech 3380 can be stored using the storage format defined in ISO/IEC 14496-12.
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EBU Tech 3380
EBU-TT-D Subtitling Distribution Format
24 Jan 2014
This specifies an XML based format for the distribution of subtitles over IP-based networks. It is based on W3C TTML1 and is informed by EBU-TT Part 1, specified in
EBU Tech 3350. This is Version 1 of the specification.
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JT-NM
Joint Task Force on Networked Media - Gap Analysis Report
23 Dec 2013
The EBU, the Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers (SMPTE), and the Video Services Forum (VSF) co-published this Gap Analysis as part of the activities of the Joint Task Force on Networked Media. Known as JT-NM, it was created to help manage the transition from infrastructures that are based on purpose-built broadcast equipment and interfaces (SDI, AES, etc.) to IT infrastructure and packet networks (Ethernet, IP, etc.). This Gap Analysis looks at the responses to the Request For Technologies, comparing them to the User Requirements.
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EBU BPN 103-104s1
Test Plan: HDTV Studio codecs analysis
20 Dec 2013
This document sets out the test plan used for the series of EBU expert viewing assessments performed on the Panasonic AVC-ULTRA and Sony XAVC studio codecs in August 2013.
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EBU BPN 104
HDTV Studio codec test: Sony XAVC
20 Dec 2013
This document concerns the image quality performance of the video codec marketed bySony called XAVC. It contains the results of an EBU expert viewing assessment performed in August 2013.
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EBU BPN 103
HDTV Studio codec test: Panasonic AVC-ULTRA
20 Dec 2013
This document concerns the image quality performance of the video codec marketed by Panasonic called AVC-ULTRA. It contains the results of an EBU expert viewing assessment performed in August 2013.
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EBU Tech 3348
Frequency & Network Planning Aspects of DVB T2
16 Dec 2013
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 3 of the report, November 2013, containing some major updates.
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EBU Tech 3355-s1
An Introduction to Spectroradiometry
10 Dec 2013
The use of high efficiency light sources such as LEDs both in TV and film production may introduce colorimetric problems. This supplement to
Tech 3355 is an introduction to the techniques of spectroradiometry necessary for assessing the colorimetric quality of lighting when used in TV production. Companion documents are
Tech 3355,
Tech 3354 and the TCLI-2012
software package.
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EBU Tech 3355-zip
TLCI-2012 Software Package
10 Dec 2013
The use of high efficiency LED light sources, both in TV and film production may introduce colorimetric problems. This software package (updated Dec. 2013) contains applications for assessing the colorimetric quality of lighting used in TV production and the supplement "An Introduction to Spectroradiometry". Companion documents are
Tech 3353,
Tech 3354 and
Tech 3355.
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EBU tech-i 018
EBU tech-i magazine
29 Nov 2013
Issue 18 of tech-i turns its attention to radio. Articles include a report on progress towards FM switch-off in Norway, an update on the EBU's Euro-Chip initiative and a view on why radio needs a higher profile on smartphones. Other topics in this issue include the Swiss Media Cloud project, a profile of EBU Member ZDF, NPO's second screen principles, the results of testing on High Frame Rates and HEVC coding for UHDTV, and a lot more.
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Tech Report 025
Frequency & network planning parameters for DAB+
18 Oct 2013
This Technical Report supersedes BPN 101 (Dec. 2012), which was only available to EBU Members. This report is a guide to the frequency and network planning parameters related to DAB+.
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Tech Report 024
Planning and Implementation for T-DAB and DVB-T
18 Oct 2013
This Technical Report supersedes BPN 066 (July 2005), which was only available to EBU Members. This report is a guide to SFN planning with regards to the frequency planning and implementation of DVB-T and T-DAB services.
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Tech Report 023
Report on spectrum requirements for DVB-T implementation
18 Oct 2013
This Technical report supersedes BPN 038 (March 2001), which was only available to EBU Members. It reports the result of theoretical studies on the amount of spectrum required to provide digital television coverage throughout Europe for a set of representative coverage requirements. Different scenarios may be compared.
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Tech Report 022
Terrestrial Digital Television Planning Considerations
18 Oct 2013
This Technical Report supersedes BPN 005 (third Edn., 2001), which was only available to EBU Members. This is the third version of the EBU handbook giving planning and implementation considerations for terrestrial digital television.
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Tech Report 021
Technical Bases for T-DAB Services Network Planning and Compatibility
17 Oct 2013
This document supersedes BPN 003, which was only available to EBU Members. The report deals with the planning of Terrestrial DAB (T-DAB), and sets out the planning methods and parameters that have to be applied in relation to its co-existence with other broadcasting services.
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Tech Fact Sheet
Audio for Broadcast
02 Oct 2013
Audio is an all pervasive, all important and, ironically, an almost unnoticed element in modern broadcasting. It just doesn’t seem to attract the hype that’s part and parcel of video in all its guises and flavours. In the second decade of the 21st century, audio will become much more immersive and will literally run rings around anything that video can simulate.
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Tech Fact Sheet
Broadband Media Delivery
02 Oct 2013
Broadcasters face on a daily basis the challenge of distributing large libraries of video to an online audience that uses a multitude of different devices and technologies. The EBU is investigating strategies to maximize the quality of experience with interoperable broadcast services in this fragmented environment.
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