The Emergency Alert System (EAS) is a national public warning system in the United States, commonly used by state and local authorities to deliver important emergency information, such as weather and AMBER alerts, to affected communities. EAS participants include...

The entire world is going through unprecedented times. The COVID-19 outbreak has taken everyone by surprise with the businesses and livelihood of so many people affected worldwide. There are a lot of challenges occurring in all aspects of our lives, but these times...

It is a well-known fact that Netflix is very conscious of the quality of content that is delivered via their service. Whether it is the overall Audio/Video quality or the structural compliance of the content delivery packages, all of it needs to be in...

  In the previous article – HDR Transfer Functions, we discussed the transfer functions and how digital images are converted to light levels for display. This article discusses how the same HDR image can be displayed differently by different HDR devices. What is HDR...

  In the previous article HDR introduction, we discussed the benefits HDR (High Dynamic Range) brings about in terms of quality of the video. This article talks about how that is achieved. To display the digital images on the screen, display devices need to convert...

  An Introduction to High Dynamic Range (HDR) The industry has been constantly working towards improving the user experience in terms of video content consumption. The efforts have been multi-pronged and one of the key areas so far has been to focus on higher...

Performing Quality Control on broadcast content has always been a very important element of any broadcast workflow. With the advent of OTT and the high expectation of discerning viewers of today, QC has become a critical aspect of content processing workflows. QC is...

The ability to dynamically scale up any process in the Cloud is the cornerstone of any native cloud-based solution, including cloud-based automated QC. And with the large and unpredictable pattern of content volume in the Cloud, this capability has become a necessity...

Ofcom, the United Kingdom’s communications regulator, has announced an update to ITU-R BT.1702-0 which is now available in the form of ITU-T 1702-1. From January 1st, 2019, all TV programs must be tested using Photosensitive Epilepsy Algorithms to ensure that they...