Be A Video Leader! The Ultimate Test & Measurement Podcast

When you watch this Leader seminar, you’ll get a crystal ball glimpse into the future of live production. You’ll find out why live production is often the test bed for new technologies like ST 2110 and HDR despite the pressures of the live environment. 
Hosts Steve Holmes and Kevin Salvidge of Leader will explain who’s using test and measurement products on an OB truck and how they use them:
– Camera shaders, an increasingl...

When you watch this Leader seminar, you’ll dive into the world of 3D LUTs and explore why they’re being embraced across a range of broadcast production genres. Hosts Steve Holmes and Kevin Salvidge of Leader will explain how LUTs can save you time and monotonous, repetitive work. 

You’ll also find out what 3D LUTs are and how you can use them, how the Leader ZEN Series can import 3D LUTs, apply them to incoming sources, an...

Whether you’re interested in remote production, broadcast QC, post-production and color, hybrid SDI and IP, completely IP products, NDI, or cloud monitoring, this Q&A session will answer top questions on these topics and more from NAB 2025 and explore the game-changing innovations from the show floor. 

On this webinar, Steve Holmes and Kevin Salvidge of Leader fill you in on the latest test and measurement equipment th...

If you've worked with NMOS, you know that AMWA's Networked Media Open Specifications (NMOS) make it possible to control IP networks in much the same way you're used to in SDI, such as router control panels and keeping track of video sources and receivers in the network.

That said, you've also likely faced some of the challenges that can come up with SDP files within NMOS, such as getting all the receive...

SMPTE ST 2110 has become the common abbreviation for the whole Professional Media Over IP Networks transition that the broadcast industry is currently undergoing. But ST 2110 isn’t a single standard. It’s a suite of standards, that individually address the timing, video, audio and ancillary data streams that make up a complete program stream.
 
Whether you are new to ST 2110 or deeply involved in operating a 2110 broadcast ...

Join Steve Holmes and Kevin Salvidge as they discuss the basics of NMOS, why it's useful and how you can monitor and identify NMOS/SDP issues in your ST 2110 infrastructure using unrivalled analysis tools to prevent common problems.

Leader and PHABRIX design and manufacture the best broadcast test and measurement gear, with a full range of portable and rackmount systems for rapid fault diagnosis, compliance monitoring...

Gerard Phillips (Arista), Steve Holmes and Kevin Salvidge (Leader) take your PTP questions in this latest PTP seminar

You’ve heard about whether PTP and Blackburst really make a perfect pair, as well as the common pitfalls to avoid when setting up a PTP system, and now we’re back to talk more about one of your favorite subjects. 

Once again, we’re bringing you one of the world’s foremost experts on PTP in broadcas...

For years broadcaster engineers have designed their facilities and used Blackburst as their tried and trusted reference signal. Then along came IP and the introduction of Media-over-IP and a new reference signal, Precision Time Protocol (PTP).

Now, most facilities are having to gradually migrate from SDI to IP and like the culture clash between traditional broadcast engineers and the new breed of IP broadcast engineers, bo...

Whether you missed NAB 2024 this year, you spent plenty of time at the Leader and PHABRIX booth, or somewhere in between – this quick and lively discussion is a great chance to get your burning questions answered.

Watch the video replay of this seminar on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AVZrdQk6IK0

Leader Electronics and PHABRIX Ltd. manufacture innovative test and measurement equipment used for TV and fi...

If you're like many of us broadcasters working in live IP productions who have shied away from using compressed video formats for acquisition due to concerns about latency and picture quality, you'll want to check out this podcast: JPEG XS: New Kid on the ST 2110 Block – But is it the Right Stuff? 

Steve Holmes, Kevin Salvidge from Leader, and guest expert Kevin Hein from Grass Valley will dive into the JPEG XS –...

Fixes for the challenges of working in HDR and virtual production.
If you’ve ever been surprised by how color, lighting, or color difference mapping show up when working in HDR and virtual production, this podcast will explain how you can take control of and manage the picture you get on set.  

Steve Holmes and Kevin Salvidge from Leader speak with guest expert David Stump, Director of Photography at the American Socie...

With more and more productions deploying SMPTE ST 2110 Media-over-IP based productions, how do you ensure that your production doesn’t score an ‘own goal’?

Well, Steve and Kevin are pleased to welcome Kristof Van der Veken of EVS to join them in an open and honest discussion about some of the common ‘pitfalls’ that productions make when deploying SMPTE ST2110 systems in a Live Production environment.

So, irrespect...

During this episode, you'll discover:
-How to overcome common, real-life PTP challenges
-If you really need a pair of dedicated PTP distribution switches
-Why you don’t want your boundary clock switch to become the grandmaster and how to avoid it
-How to design your best master clock algorithm (BMCA) so the fail-over process behaves as expected
-What you should be doing to monitor PTP health and performanc...

Are you curious about the best stress tool sets for eye pattern and jitter measurement? Would you like to know what to look for in order to prevent falling off the digital cliff?

During this podcast of How Close to the Cliff Are You When Your Eyes Are Closed? You'll get to hear from special guest Phillip Adams, CEO of PHABRIX, as he shares his expert point of view on the importance of measurement and monitoring of SDI...

Have you wondered how DITs meet the content demands of large format, multi-camera, VFX-intensive productions?

In this Live Leader seminar, you’ll have the chance to find out from Alix Milan, a digital imaging technician on venerated shows and movies including Bridgerton, Supacell, Femme, I Came By, and more.

Watch the video replay of this seminar on YouTube: https://youtu.be/Dc040TU9v84

Alix is a digital ...

Discover how your expertise with SDI video can also be applied to IP infrastructure.

Watch the video replay of this seminar on YouTube:  https://youtu.be/AtJy0x8tF80

During this episode, Steve and Kevin share the expertise and knowledge broadcast engineers and operators have gained from SDI video and especially ST.532 can be applied to IP infrastructures and used to fault-find these new IP systems in conjunction ...

How are top colorists and DITs dealing with complex HDR productions across movies, TV, and live sports?

Watch the video replay of this seminar on YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_DdVgqmmjzw

You’ll hear from Dane Brehm, Pablo Garcia Soriano, and Mark Todd Osborne as they share their experiences, offer solutions to common challenges, and answer questions about today’s workflows, including yours!

You’ve deployed your first IP-based facility and the flexibility that you hoped for over a traditional SDI-based infrastructure is being realized. But once the consultants, solutions architects, and network engineers have moved on, you’re left with the reality of keeping your new facility operational.

What test and measurement techniques should you be deploying in an IP-based facility?

In this episode, Steve Holmes and Kevin Salvidge...