History and Future of Connecting Broadcast Television Cameras: From Multicore to Native IP

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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: 130, No. 6, pp. 46–52
Abstract: Since the early days of broadcast television, there has been an ongoing evolution of the signal transmission between the camera heads and the camera base stations or camera control units (CCUs). In the 1970s, multicore cables were replaced by triax cables and more recently, with the introduction of ultrahigh-definition (UHD-1)/4K standards, SMPTE hybrid fiber cables became the de facto standard for most applications. At the same time, the signals transmitted over camera cables migrated from analog to digital, and now the most advanced broadcast cameras use Internet Protocol (IP). This paper explains the challenges and the potential solutions for a direct integration of a system camera for live broadcast applications into a full IP infrastructure. This next step in the evolution of camera signal transmission and connectivity will establish new workflows and offers more flexibility for cameras.
Publication Date: 2021-07-01
DOI: 10.5594/JMI.2021.3082993
ISSN: Print: 1545-0279 | Electronic: 2160-2492
Link: https://doi.org/10.5594/JMI.2021.3082993
Author(s): Klaus Weber
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Klaus Weber is responsible for defining and presenting Grass Valley’s camera solutions and technology in Frankfurt, Germany. This includes all LDX camera systems used in a wide range of broadcast applications. His experience includes numerous technical and commercial roles in broadcast cameras. He has more than 38 years of industry experience, with the past 26 years focused on various marketing and business development roles for Grass Valley’s camera factory in Breda, The Netherlands. He is a member of SMPTE and FKTG and has been awarded a patent in the field of imaging technology. He is the author of several technical articles and white papers dealing with various camera-related technologies and topics and has also given several technical presentations at various industry events and participated in discussion panels in many different countries around the world.
Ronny van Geel
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Ronny Van Geel is the director of product management as well as a member of the management team at Grass Valley Cameras in Breda, The Netherlands. In 1999, he joined the Research and Development Department of Grass Valley’s camera factory and since 2010, he has been leading a very enthusiastic team of product managers who are jointly responsible for the definition, realization, and success of the strategic product roadmap for the broadcast camera portfolio as well as for the long-term strategic roadmap and its region of interest (ROI). Together with his team, he defined groundbreaking products such as the LDX 80 camera series, the Creative Grading camera control solution, and most recently the LDX 100 as the next phase of a plan that extends years into the future.
Keyword(s): DirectIP, NativeIP, ST 304, ST 311, ST 2022-6, ST 2110, Triax
Copyright: © 2021 SMPTE

Bibliographic Reference(s)

K. Weber, “IP Connectivity and Its Impact to Camera Workflows for Live Broadcast Applications,” SMPTE Media + Entertainment Tech Expo19 Sydney, Jul. 2019. EXTERNAL
K. Weber, “TeleVision,” 75 Jahre Fernseh AG, 2004. EXTERNAL
L. Görner, K. Weber, and P. Walker, “Live At-Home Production 2.0,” NAB BEIT Conf. Proc., pp. 69–74, 2018. EXTERNAL
J. Boston and G. Hoover, “TV on Wheels,” The Story of Remote Television Production, 2nd ed., Alphagraphics: Roseville, CA, pp. 145–149, 2013. EXTERNAL

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