Recent content by Lil' Photog

Our station is currently looking to move on past the tape-based archive system we are using today. A little bit of background: We are using Grass Valley Group’s NewsEdit and send completed stories to Profiles for playback. The video files on the profile are MPEG-2. We can move video files...

I think I'm going to finally get around to taking advantage of the NPPA critiquing service. Does anyone know if the b-roll service is still going as well? My big question is do I send in a resume style tape or is something else expected? What works the best for this situation?

A high school I work with has a TV station and they recently upgraded their switcher. They got one of those little Grass Valley 100 series switchers which is a great learning tool for kids that age. I try to advise them of technical things and they evidentally mistook some of my advice and...

Whether you love or hate the Mac, this is pretty funny, esp. in light of some of the PC/Mac debates that have gone on around here. EDITING ON A MAC

A few days ago I took my first really REALLY close look at a digital waveform monitor and realized I knew absolutely nothing of how a digital signal worked. I have theories from looking at the scopes - but nothing solid... On the scope I looked at there was no sync pulse, no color burst... I...

A friend of mine sent me this URL and it is a pretty good article that explains the basics of HD in lamen's terms. If you've never had serious training or been in a class or seminar where you learn what this stuff means, this is a good introduction. It's from the crew who's working on the next...