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Chapter 78
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Society of Broadcast Engineers * Chapter 78 * Blue Ridge Area of Virginia
Meeting Notice
Wednesday, July 8th, 2009

Times:
11:30am for Lunch
12:30pm for business portion of meeting, with program to follow

Location:
Shoney’s Restaurant
Troutville, VA
I-81, Exit 150-A
2534 Lee Hwy S
Get Directions

Meeting topic:
Mythbusters Tour

Guest Speaker:
Roger Cucci
Field Application Engineer
Linear Acoustic, Inc.

Program Highlights:
Roger's presentation is an extension of Linear Acoustic's popular Mythbusters Tour. As we know, broadcasters are facing new audio challenges with the transition to DTV – inconsistent loudness between program segments, uneven transitions between programs and now more obvious than ever, loud commercials. These are the most common complaints from disappointed DTV viewers who are expecting so much more from digital television, HDTV and surround sound. In Roger's presentation he addresses DTV audio loudness control issues, dialnorm, upmixing, AC3 encoding, metadata management, viewer complaints, loud commercials, FCC compliance, and several solutions for the above designed to fit all budgets. Linear Acoustic has a suite of audio processing tools that will help put an end to these problems and at the same time improve the overall sound of your network and local audio content.
 
Download the July 2009 Newsletter in PDF form here.

Certification Dates
Exam Dates Location Application Deadline
August 7-17, 2009 Local Chapters June 5, 2009
November 6-16, 2009 Local Chapters September 18, 2009
February 5-15, 2010 Local Chapters December 31, 2009
April 13, 2010 NAB March 26, 2010
June 4-14, 2010 Local Chapters April 16, 2010
August 6-16, 2010 Local Chapters June 4, 2010
November 5-15, 2010 Local Chapters September 17, 2010
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contact Tony Mancari at TMancari@wvpt.net


DTV Transition Update

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