Broadcasters

Tektronix' video test products help broadcasters in the following areas:

  • Quality Assurance
  • Archiving & Play-out of Server-based Content
  • In-house Distribution and Routing
  • Transmission & Delivery

Quality Assurance

Product Description
WFM7020 SD/HD/3G-SDI Integrated Waveform Monitor for advanced compliance testing, 10,000 event error logging and time code verification, including closed caption monitoring and extensive audio analysis
WVR7020 SD/HD Rasterizer for gamut verification and compliance testing including 10,000 event error logging and time code verification, as well as closed caption monitoring and extensive audio analysis
WFM8300 SD/HD/DL/3G-SDI Integrated Waveform Monitor for advanced compliance testing including 3G eye pattern analysis with jitter, Ancillary/Meta Data confirmation, extensive Error logging, Gamut, and Audio Capabilities from Analog to Dolby E with Audio Loudness to ITU 1770/1771
WVR8300 SD/HD/DL/3G-SDI Rasterizer for advanced compliance testing including Ancillary/Meta Data confirmation, Audio Loudness and specialized displays for color space compliance including color grading
WFM2200 The WFM2200 Compact Video Waveform Monitor provides an ideal solution for basic video and audio monitoring needs with an integrated high-brightness, low-power consumption LED backlit display in a convenient portable form factor.
WFM5200 The WFM5200 Compact Video Waveform Monitor provides an ideal solution for basic video and audio monitoring needs with an integrated high-brightness, low-power consumption LED backlit display in a convenient 3RU, half-rack, short-depth form factor, suitable for space-constrained environments.
WVR5200 The WVR5200 Compact Rasterizer provides an ideal solution for basic video and audio monitoring needs with an integrated high-brightness, low-power consumption LED backlit display in a convenient 1RU, half-rack, short-depth form factor, suitable for space-constrained environments.

Archiving and Playout of Server-based Content

Product Description
CYCSW Ensuring that the audio and video quality of VoD/TSTV content meets QoS guidelines prior to distribution across all video servers

In-house Distribution & Routing

Product Description
WFM7120 SD/HD/3G-SDI Integrated Waveform Monitor including eye pattern measurement and automated rise/fall time and overshoot/undershoot measurements, jitter analysis, equivalent cable length measurement, audio/video delay, and facilities timing for SD & HD applications, plus Closed Caption Monitoring, Audio Video Delay Measurements plus AFD Detection, Teletext and Closed Caption Monitoring
WFM8300 SD/HD/DL/3G-SDI Integrated Waveform Monitor including eye pattern measurement and automated rise/fall time and overshoot/undershoot measurements, jitter analysis, equivalent cable length measurement, audio/video delay, Closed Caption Monitoring, and facilities timing for SD, HD and 3G-SDI applications plus AFD Detection, Teletext and Closed Caption Monitoring and 3G-SDI EYE pattern with Automated measurement for Eye and Jitter characteristics
SPG8000 Sync Pulse Generator with facilities for GPS, Stay Genlock, A/V Delay and facilities timing
WVR8300 The WVR8300 provides high-performance monitoring and measurement for applications for a wide range of fomats, from SD-SDI, HD-SDI, Dual Link to 3G-SDI.

Transmission & Delivery

Product Description
WFM7020 SD/HD/3G-SDI Integrated Waveform Monitor for Basic control room monitoring function with extensive error detection and alarming to alert control room personnel to potential problems including Loudness Monitoring, Dolby E Monitoring and audio conversion issues such as loss of center channel information due to audio phase errors
WVR7020 SD/HD/3G-SDI Integrated Waveform Monitor for Basic control room monitoring function with extensive error detection and alarming to alert control room personnel to potential problems including Loudness Monitoring, Dolby E Monitoring and audio conversion issues such as loss of center channel information due to audio phase errors for Basic control room monitoring function plus AFD detection
WFM8300 SD/HD/DL/3G-SDI Integrated Waveform Monitor for advanced compliance testing including 3G eye pattern analysis with jitter, Ancillary/Meta Data confirmation, extensive Error logging, Gamut, and Audio Capabilities from Analog to Dolby E with Audio Loudness to ITU 1770/1771
WVR8300 SD/HD/DL/3G-SDI Rasterizer for advanced compliance testing including Ancillary/Meta Data confirmation, Audio Loudness and specialized displays for color space compliance including color grading
VQS1000 Video Quality Software application for single ended QoE analysis of video and audio content
Sentry Sentry's "Deep Dive" monitoring enables video service providers to detect Video & Audio level impairments in the outgoing feeds at an encoder ASI port. This includes perceptual video and audio QoE scoring (tiling, audio disruptions and audio level issues, etc.), black/frozen screen, audio silence and audio loudness.
RFM300 ATSC/8-VSB DTV Monitor for monitoring MPEG streams transmitter before the HPA andafter transmission.
RFM220 ISBT-T/Tb RF Measurement Demodulator for RF performance monitoring of ISDB-T/Tb transmitters.
MTM400A MPEG Stream Monitoring with DVB-S2 interface (Opt. S2) for MPEG and RF monitoring of satellite feeds. MPEG Stream Monitoring with DVB-T interface (Opt. CF) for MPEG and RF monitoring of DVB-T transmitters.
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16-Channel Audio Monitoring How To Guide

This How To Guide provides an overview of how to configure the waveform monitor to view all 16 Channels of embedded audio and quickly switch to 1-8 and 9-16 audio channels.

Aux Status Display Monitoring of ANC Data How To Guide

This How To Guide provides an overview of how to configure the instrument to check for the presence of up to 3 ANC Data Types.

Black and Frozen Frame Detection

This technical brief provides an overview of how to determine and identify black or frozen frames within your system. Find out more about configuring your system for the most efficient monitoring setup.

Ancillary Data Inspector How To Guide

The latest firmware version 5.0.2 offers customers the DAT option for the WFM7120/6120 Series Waveform Monitor an ancillary data monitoring feature referred to as ANC Data Inspector. Review this key how to guide to learn more.

Closed Caption Monitoring How To Guide

This how to guide on Closed Caption Monitoring discusses the variety of methods to add captioning to program materials, for both SD and HD content.

Monitoring & Measurement Challenges in the Digital Television Transition

Whether you're at the start of the digital transition with SD or further along the digital pipeline, this technical brief covers how to address the monitoring and measurement challenges in the transition to digital television.

Audio Loudness Measurement

This how to guide highlights the benefits of the Loudness Measurements software on the WFM6000/7000 series and WVR6000/7000 series products.

AV Delay: Audio Video Delay Measurements

Application note providing an overview of how to address and correct Lip Sync errors.

ATSC Recommended Practice: Transport Stream Verification

This Recommended Practice provides a common methodology for describing Transport Stream. Advanced Television Systems Committee (ATSC) document

Surround Sound Audio Monitoring

Surround-sound technology has merged with digital television and other digital video technologies to create the home theater. Audio and video professionals need monitoring displays that help them visualize the auditory image that the viewer will experience.
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HD and 3G-SDI Physical Layer Webinar

There has always been a quest to achieve the film look within digital video, and with that comes the challenge to achieve higher resolutions with greater dynamic range, along with bit-depth at higher data rates. Learn about the methods being deployed to transport this high-speed data around a facility. 34 minutes.

Loudness Measurement and Monitoring Part 2

New changes to the  ITU-R BS.1770-3 standard for measuring and controlling Audio Loudness now allow operators and engineers to easily monitor the audio loudness of their programs. Learn  how to  monitor Audio loudness and ensure compliance to the CALM Act. •Part 2 describes how to using a Tektronix Waveform Monitor or Rasterizer to measure and monitor audio loudness.

Loudness Measurement and Monitoring Part 1

New changes to the  ITU-R BS.1770-3 standard for measuring and controlling Audio Loudness now allow operators and engineers to easily monitor the audio loudness of their programs. Learn more about these important changes through this Tektronix webinar:

• Part 1 provides information on the basics of the standards • Managing audio loudness using the updated ITU-R BS.1770-3 standards
• ATSC recommended practice A/85 that provide techniques for establishing and maintaining audio loudness (CALM Act)

Color Gamut Monitoring Webinar

Description: This webinar will explain how the industry's most comprehensive color gamut monitoring tools can be applied for precise color gamut adjustments when used in conjunction with Tektronix' patented Diamond gamut and Spearhead displays. Techniques using the new gamut monitoring technologies to help produce and qualify video content will also be covered.

Closed Caption Monitoring Webinar

In this webinar, we will discuss the various standards and type of closed caption present within analog composite, Standard Definition digital and High Definition video formats and how to monitor the closed caption data using a waveform monitor.

Broadcast Data Analysis / Ancillary Data Webinar

Today a wide variety of ancillary data is being carried within the serial digital interface (SDI) and it is important to ensure that this data is correctly formatted and conveys the correct information within the packet.

Layman's Guide to EYE & Jitter Measurements Webinar

This presentation explains in simple terms how to measure Eye and Jitter.

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