February Meeting
Monday February 8, 2010
Refreshments: 6:30 PM Meeting 7:15 PM
Savannah College of Art & Design's New Digital Media Center (see map)
"The Challenges of Transport in a File Based Workflow"
Mr. Jack Linder, Senior Project Manager, CNN News Group
Implementation of a File Base Workflow provides new and exciting capabilities. For example, program material can be easily downloaded with minimal equipment, news crews can send video back using local Wi-Fi hotspots, and video can be viewed by producers and editors for commenting and approval.
However, this capability also creates challenges. Success is more complex than just installing data lines. The broadcaster needs to be able to use these resources to their full potential. Overcoming the problems of high-speed transmission over long distances and resource sharing, ensuring that you have the bandwidth needed, and the ability to plan for future needs are skills required to be successful. Join us at SCAD's new facility (former home of WXIA Channel 11) as we take a look at these new challenges, followed by a tour of the new SCAD facilities.
January Meeting
Thanks to Mr. Joe LoGrasso and the T-VIPS group and to Mr. Phillip Smith for an excellent meeting, and for providing dinner.
More information on T-VIPS can be found by clicking their logo below.
The February 2010 meeting will be held at the WQXI-AM transmitter site, 2099 Cheshire Bridge Road NE, Atlanta, on Monday, February 22nd at 7 PM. The presenter will be Mr. Kevin Kidd, principal of "KK Broadcast Engineering" and "AM Ground Systems Company." Kevin will discuss AM Ground System issues as well as the recent rebuild of the AM 790 transmitter site. Scott Trask, Director of Engineering for the Lincoln Financial-owned station will give us a tour of the plant. SBE is looking into having a cookout for this meeting (weather permitting). Please visit the SBE website regarding your RSVP if you are interested - so there will be enough food. Click here or click on the SBE Logo above to be transported to their website.
GSU Student Section
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Future Meetings (Tentative)
March: Managed Routing in IP Networks
May: Special All-Day Seminar
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