Well, today is my last official day working on BBC HD audio. Somehow I don't think this project will leave me alone just yet, but after a week's leave, my main focus will be elsewhere. So I thought I'd take the opportunity to talk about something which has consumed a...
It's been a long time since I've updated you, for which I apologise. However the good news is this will hopefully be my last post about lipsync issues on BBC HD. That's in part because I'm really running out of bad puns based on the word 'sync', but mostly because - and...
Last time I told you about the efforts we've been making at BBC HD to get an A/V sync test to your TV in order that you can measure the synchronisation between audio and video in your home TV setup. You'll be very pleased to know that we're done and the test has made...
A couple of weeks ago I told you about the work we’ve been doing on the synchronisation of audio and video (lipsync) in our surround sound signal chain. However, no matter how much work we do, there’s one thing we can’t control, and that’s the equipment in your front...
Last week was a bit of a busy one for me, dashing around between Kingswood Warren (the home of BBC R&I), Sky and a trip to the BBC's facility in Glasgow (as well as having just returned from a long weekend in Devon) but I just wanted to share with you some of what I got...
Last time, I told you a bit about my work looking into multichannel audio for BBC HD. I’m getting settled into this project now, and I’m starting to build a decent map of the Dolby E signal chain. I’ve met most of our technology partners and made contact with a few more...
...So says the email signature of Andy Quested, head of technology for BBC HD. It's to him I'll be working for the next six months or so while I undertake a project to look into multi-channel audio delivery for our High Definition TV channel. I'm only just starting to...
