Software-Based Studios
Metadata
- Publisher
- SMPTE — White Plains, NY, USA
- Doc Type
- Journal Article
- Content Type
- Original Research
- Abbreviated Title
- SMPTE Mot. Imag. J
- Volume
- 131, No. 5, pp. 16–22
- Abstract
- The digital transformation for media production has been set in motion by the transition from serial digital interface (SDI) to Internet Protocol (IP). Given the digital shift in consumption, how is media production adapting? More media channels must be served with more differentiated content. How does a public broadcaster with limited budget deal with these changes? With these constraints, sometimes the most innovative, yet simple solutions emerge. Delaying the new broadcast building highlighted an impending problem; the current infrastructure is wearing out. The issue of how to bridge the next five years was turned into a learning opportunity for both the technology and the operations departments. To achieve a new level of operational efficiency, software-based production seems to be the direction to take to create a production environment that is flexible, scalable, and shareable for both recurring and one-off productions at Vlaamse Radio en Televisie (VRT).
- Publication Date
- 2022-06-01
- DOI
10.5594/JMI.2022.3166161- ISSN
- Print:
1545-0279| Electronic:2160-2492 - Link
- https://doi.org/10.5594/JMI.2022.3166161
- Author(s)
- Willem Vermost
bio
Willem Vermost recently moved to Vlaamse Radio en Televisie (VRT), Brussels, Belgium, as a design and engineering manager. Prior to this role, he was the topic lead on the transition to IP-based studios at the European Broadcasting Union (EBU). He received a master’s degree in electronic engineering and in applied computer science. With over 20 years of experience in broadcasting, he has worked on various projects, including the multiple award-winning VRT Live IP proof of concepts, the Joint Task Force on Networked Media (JT-NM) Tested Program, and started the open-source project EBU Live IP Software Toolkit (LIST). He acted as a deputy in the JT-NM admin board and the AWMA board of directors. Willem is a co-chair of EBU’s strategic group on System Design and Interoperability and is an active member of SMPTE. As a faculty member of the EBU Academy, he provides training on the transition to live IP-based media facilities. Recent efforts at VRT focus on on-set virtual productions and new workflows with software-based studios. - Keyword(s)
- Advanced Media Workflow Association (AMWA), EBU, Live Production, Media-over-IP, NMOS, Production, Software-based Broadcast
- Copyright
- © 2022 SMPTE
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- SMPTE OV 2110-0:2018 [Active]
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