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By
Jonathan Higgins, Former Manager of BBC News Location Facilities Unit; now an independent satellite communications consultant.
Description
An excellent primer on the subject, this book gives beginning professionals in satellite newsgathering an introduction to the technologies
and processes involved. It will also suit journalists, editors and producers needing to understand this important element of the newsgathering
chain.
Written for the complete beginner, the book shows how typical transmission chains work and their communication with the studio.
It also offers a brief introduction to analogue and digital theory before going onto to explain Electronic Newsgathering (ENG) systems:
from basic principles: transmission and reception chains, frequencies used and why, through to audio channel, subcarriers and digital
modulation, as well as applications: radio cameras, window links, infra-red & laser links.
A brief chapter on satellite theory gives
an overview of satellite communication and orbits, basic satellite communication theory, transportables (`flyaways') and trucks, as
well as analogue vs digital issues, digital compression and MPEG. Systems regulations and operations are also introduced as well as safety
and logistics issues.
If you're looking for a quick and easy introduction to the subject, this book will act as an essential on the
job reference guide.
Audience
Beginning professionals using SNG/microwave facilities, broadcast journalists needing to understand satellite newsgathering terminology and processes. Students on media courses.
Contents
Introduction; Basic overview of the role of ENG/SNG; Definitions; Principal elements in covering an event; Communication with the studio;
Analogue theory; The TV Picture; Terrestrial microwave links; Digital modulation in ENG microwave; Transmission and Reception Chains;
Antennas; Trucks & masts; Setting up a link; Mid-points; Other microwave link platforms; Radio Cameras; Optical Links; Satellites
and orbits; Basic satellite communication theory; Basic digital SNG system; Digital Compression; MPEG; MPEG Picture Problems; Audio compression;
Digital modulation in SNG; DSNG Processing Equipment; Link budgets; DSNG Uplink types; Flyaways; Typical flyaway operation; SNG Vehicles;
SNG operations - locating the uplink; Co-ordination and Line-up procedures; Automation; Inmarsat and the use of videophones; Video-conferencing
and Videophones; Store and Forward; Inmarsat Satphone Operation; Satellite Regulatory Issues; National control and trans-border issues;
Licences; Satellite operators; The use of satellite capacity; Operating an SNG Uplink; Safety; Dealing with hazards with microwave equipment;
Electrical hazards; Operating ENG pneumatic masts; Manual handling; Driving of vehicles; Operating in hostile environments; Getting in
to the war zone; Logistics; On the horizon; Glossary of terms
| Bibliographic details |
Paperback, 224 pages, publication date: NOV-2003
ISBN-13: 978-0-240-51662-2
ISBN-10: 0-240-51662-1
Imprint: FOCAL PRESS
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