ASIA-PACIFIC BROADCASTING

With this in mind, Singapore-based DigiWorkz Asia-Pac Regional Broadcast Training Centre is conducting the Digital Broadcasting Workshop on the sidelines of the Broadcast & Media Tech Vietnam 2011 (BMT 2011) in Hanoi, Vietnam, this month.

BMT 2011 is held concurrently with PALME Vietnam 2011 and INSTALL Vietnam 2011 from November 2-4 at the Vietnam Exhibition & Fair Centre (VEFAC). According to show organiser IIR Exhibitions, BMT 2011 focuses on Vietnam’s digital TV industry, featuring some of Asia’s top growth markets and decision-makers. Vietnam, like many countries in the Asia-Pacific, is in the midst of phasing out analogue and migrating to digital.

BMT 2011, IIR Exhibition adds, aims to deliver insights into DTV migration for operators and service providers, regulators, investors, vendors, consultants and more.

DigiWorkz’s one-day workshop on November 3 targets traditional analogue broadcasters  and aims to provide an overview of digital broadcasting — from acquisition to ingest, archive, storage, automation, media asset management and single and multi-format distribution.

Like all courses offered by DigiWorkz, the Digital Broadcasting Workshop aims to provide participants with the fundamental knowledge required as the industry continues its march towards a digital transition.

Ho Siew Mun, business development manager of DigiWorkz, explains: “Good fundamentals lay the foundation for one’s know-ledge, understanding and skills. At DigiWorkz, we recognise the importance of having this [fundamental] in place; we have numerous courses, including the Digital Broadcasting Workshop, that cater to the needs of participants in various fields. DigiWorkz’s courses build and strengthens one’s foundation in areas such as video, audio, satellite and file-based workflows.”

The modules offered by the Digital Broadcasting Workshop include:

• Introduction to Legacy and Current Broadcast Technologies;
• Basic Analogue Theory;
• Introduction to DTV Formats;
• SDTV & HDTV Video System Processing and Distribution;
• Types of HDTV Displays and Monitors;
• Choices of HDTV Production Equipment;
• HDTV Multi-channel Audio Design and Distribution; and
• Audio/Video Compression and transmission.

One of the key areas often neglected by broadcasters in their transition to digital is how to effectively monitor loudness control and dynamic range without affecting original content.

To address these concerns, the Digital Broadcasting Workshop also features, among others, a presentation on the technology and methods used in audio management.

This is useful in allowing the inconsistencies currently associated with DTV audio loudness to be more effectively corrected, says Mike Richardson, product manager at Linear Acoustic, who will be one of the speakers at the workshop.

“Inconsistent DTV audio loudness, the so-called ‘loud commercial problem’, is the No.1 complaint of TV viewers worldwide and it is driving them away. Causes include incorrect metering, programming with different dynamic ranges, and commercials intentionally produced with limited dynamic range. These problems can be fixed — and listeners kept happy — with solutions that include proper measurement and dynamic range processing,” explains Richardson.

For more information on this and other DigiWorkz’s courses, visit www.digiworkz.org.

 

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