Sunday, July 24, 2016

What are the 4 benefit of using wireless video transmission?

If you watch news channels everyday, then obviously you understand something about wireless video transmission, although it is a wide concept. Right from video streaming to live news in the media, the news channels make effective use of the wireless video transmitter for the live coverage of important events and new scoops. There are different high quality devices that can be connected to the main news station, and from there they can operate in multiple locations. They even manage various video feeds, which are the incoming feeds from different locations where the news and the events are covered.

There are many benefits of wireless video transmission:


  • ·       With the help of a wireless video transmitter, there is no need to use wires for connectivity. Events and occurrences at a distant zone can effectively be managed and brought to the newsroom. At the same time, with wireless devices, the news and the event can have an easy telecast to all the sections of the same city or throughout the country.
  • ·         The videos can be streamed according to one’s convenience. With live video streaming and wireless video transmitters sending signals and connecting to the main station, the whole process of video streaming becomes convenient. One can access the video at any place and at any time. Now there are multiple platforms on which live video streaming of a cricket match, a movie, a tele serial or even an international political speech can be accessed from anywhere in the world. These can even be connected with the home theatre and the computer or laptop systems in one’s home. With this, people have developed their habit of watching their favorite movies or videos through online streaming. In fact the whole video can also be watched from anywhere in the world at the same time, and even from more than one rooms at a time.
  • ·         With the help of live video streaming, the whole idea of using compact discs or DVDs are gradually on the decline. Right from downloading music to movies, to games, the whole process of wireless video transmission has done away with the purchase of CDs and DVDs. With the advantage of connecting these videos to the computer or to the laptop, the whole process of using CDs has become quite obsolete now.
  • ·         Wireless video transmission is more portable and mobile, and there are high definition devices that provide more clarity when a news or event is being telecast. They can also be distributed all over the world.


There are many companies that provide wireless video transmission services, and they have also invented numerous applications in this field. 

Wednesday, July 20, 2016

Know About Outside Broadcasting And Outside Broadcast Equipment

Outside broadcasting refers to news and event broadcasting through a live network. Outside broadcast transmission is done with the help of high definition and superior quality transmitters, that help in live streaming and constant broadcasting from anywhere in the world. Outside broadcasting comprises electronic field production of audio programs from the radio, or video programs for the television. This is done from a mobile remote broadcast TV studio. The event production is done in a room, which is known as the production truck or scanner, and it is also known as remote truck or live truck, which has different types of outside broadcast equipment for making the news or the event telecast easier.

There are different types of equipment that are used for outside broadcast transmission:

1. The OB vehicles or vans: These vans are considered very important for outside broadcast transmission. They come in varying sizes and are used depending on the event. For covering a movie shooting or for covering football matches and news, generally large vans are used, whereas for covering small news, small vans and mini vehicles are taken to the event ground, for the ease of transportation and broadcasting.

2. The event trailers: The event trailers are equipment that are towed behind those vehicles, which are taken for news collection. It is run with the help of power supply drawn from the streets on which the news event is covered and this equipment runs on a diesel generator, which is portable and this can be operated in a place, which lacks proper power supply. They are helpful for the regional, local and also for covering national news on a large scale.

3. The kits for the reporters: These comprise the digital recorders, the booms, the large and small microphones and headsets.

4. The field unit cameras: The new ultramodern field unit camera is an important outside broadcast equipment and now there are multiple advanced features that are available with the field unit, which makes it easier for the cameramen and reporter to carry them and to join them to their cameras. These have an advanced user interface solution, and they can be handled well by the reporters on field. The central management platform controls these devices and the live video performance can be enhanced from any part of the world.



With the help of these outside broadcasting devices, the news is telecast as part of the news supply network, and it is upgraded, received and channelized worldwide with the help of the control room devices.