By David Kaplan David Kaplan led the Quality Control team for A&E Television Networks for the last eight years. He has worked with “hundreds of producers on thousands of hours of programs in dozens of evolving formats.”   In the 3rd of a 3-part post, David continues his expert commentary on: Leading tape and audio formats Dealing with a variety of archive formats …

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by David Kaplan David Kaplan has led the Quality Control team for the A&E Television Networks for the last eight years. He has worked with “hundreds of producers on thousands of hours of programs in dozens of evolving formats.”   In the second of a 3-part post, David Kaplan kindly shares with DocumentaryTelevision.com his expert understanding …

Network Deliverables 2/3: Impact of New Platforms like iTunes; Workflows; Metadata; Frame Rates … and More Read More »

by David Kaplan David Kaplan has led the Quality Control team for the A&E Television Networks for the last eight years. He has worked with “hundreds of producers on thousands of hours of programs in dozens of evolving formats.”   In the second of a 3-part post, David Kaplan kindly shares with DocumentaryTelevision.com his expert understanding …

Network Deliverables 2/2: Impact of New Platforms like iTunes; Workflows; Metadata; Frame Rates … and More Read More »

by David Kaplan Producers and channels everywhere struggle with evolving definitions of ‘Network Deliverables’. It’s a fast-changing field due to: The rapid adoption of HD and file-based shooting The take-up of digital exploitation technologies And the steady expansion of the classic definition of ‘Deliverables’  David Kaplan has led the Quality Control team for the A&E …

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