Using AFD to Maintain Creative Control of Programming

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Publisher: SMPTE — White Plains, NY, USA
Doc Type: Journal Article
Content Type: Original Research
Abbreviated Title: SMPTE Mot. Imag. J
Volume: 119, No. 1, pp. 52–56
Abstract: The 2009 Analog Shutdown has changed how broadcast programming is delivered to the home. Programming content will continue to originate in both SD and HD for many years, so broadcasters have been forced to find ways to maintain the presentation quality for each home viewer. In 2007, SMPTE standardized Active Format Description (AFD) with SMPTE 2016–1 and 2016–3. AFD has become the cornerstone of some broadcasters' strategies for management of aspect ratio throughout the delivery path to the home. With thousands of different touch points, end-to-end deployment of AFD has been a challenge, but significant progress has been made. How are broadcasters utilizing AFD in the post DTV transition landscape? What steps have been taken to deploy AFD throughout the end-to-end delivery path to the home? This paper answers these questions and provides technical background on many of these issues.
Publication Date: 2010-01-01
DOI: 10.5594/J14875
ISSN: Print: 1545-0279 | Electronic: 2160-2492
Link: https://doi.org/10.5594/J14875
Author(s): Clarence Hau
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Clarence Hau is director of systems engineering at NBC-Universal. During his five years with NBC-Universal, he has led key technology initiatives for the NBC Network. Most recently, he has been leading the DTV transition technology efforts for NBCU, including the AFD-Ready Initiative. Hau holds an M.S. degree in electrical engineering from the University of Michigan and a B.S. degree in electrical engineering from Drexel University. Before joining NBC-Universal, Hau held positions with Pinnacle Systems and Panasonic.
Copyright: © 2010 Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers, Inc.

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1. SMPTE 2016–1–2007—Television, “Format for Active Format Description and Bar Data, www.smpte.org . EXTERNAL
2. SMPTE 2016–3–2007—Television, “Vertical Ancillary Data Mapping of Active Format Description and Bar Data , www.smpte.org . EXTERNAL

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