2005 - 2007 Global Broadcast and Professional Video Marketplace Trends Report

2005 - 2007 Global Broadcast and Professional Video Marketplace Trends Report

The 2005 - 2007 Global Broadcast and Professional Video Marketplace Trends Report is now available. Data for the report was derived from extensive surveys of broadcast and professional video/film production/post facilities, worldwide. All data is shown in total and by vertical market (broadcast, video production, video/film post; multimedia, streaming; corporate, institutional; other) and by region (USA; Rest of World).

Executive Summary

The Big Picture
Future Forecast 
 

Please Note: Due to the brevity and/or nature of the content posted, there is no table of contents vailable for this report. 
 

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Analysis of Key Findings

Which vendors do you see as leaders in H/DTV solutions (both hardware & software)?
By when do you expect to deal with widescreen SD video?
By when do you expect to deal with widescreen HD video?
By when do you expect to purchase an NLE capable of dealing with uncompressed (1 Gbps) HDTV?
By when do you expect to purchase a compressed HD NLE?
In linear HD editing, what minimum HD compressed data rate do you use/plan to use? HDCAM SR - 450Mbps; HD D5 - 235 Mbps; HDCAM - 140 Mbps; DVCPRO HD - 100; Mbps; D9HD - 100 Mbps None; Other - (please specify) ;
By when do you expect to completely replace linear editing with non-linear in your facility?
By when do you expect to be using video asset management?
By when do you expect to be using low bit-rate video browsing?
By when do you expect to use non-real-time video file transfer?
By when do you expect to deal with widescreen video?
By when do you expect to provide SD-to-HD upconversion?
By when do you expect to provide HD-to-SD downconversion?
By when do you expect to provide HD standards conversion?
Which: 60 Hz to 50 Hz; 50 Hz to 60 Hz; 1080i to 720p;; 720p to 1080i 24p to 50 Hz; 24p to 60 Hz; None; Other - (please specify)
By when do you expect to provide compression coding with advanced pre-processing (i.e., noise reduction, filtering, etc.)?
By when do you expect to provide multi-pass compression coding?
By when do you expect to be dealing with 24p HD video?
By when do you expect to be dealing with 24p SD video?
By when do you expect to have an all digital standard definition production facility?
By when do you expect to have an all HDTV production facility?
Which formats and nominal frame rates do you now use? (check all that apply)
Fomrats include: 1080i/24 fps; 1080i/30 fps; 1080p/24 fps; 1080p/30 fps; 480i/24 fps 16:9; 480i/24 fps 4:3; 480i/30 fps 16:9; 480i/30 fps 4:3; 480p/24 fps 16:9; 480p/24 fps 4:3; 480p/30 fps 16:9; 480p/30 fps 4:3; 480p/60 fps 16:9; 480p/60 fps 4:3; 720p/24 fps; 720p/30 fps; 720p/60 fps; Other - (please specify) ;
By when do you expect to be dealing with metadata?
What type(s) of metadata? dialnorm level; audio-channel specification; aspect-ratio specification; rights information; other - (please specify) ; By when do you expect to do transcoding of compressed video streams? Specify types: DV; JPEG; JPEG2000; MPEG-2 short GOP; MPEG-2 long GOP; AVC/H.264/MPEG-4 Part 10; other - (please specify);
By when do you expect your facility to provide / use MPEG-2 compression with variable coding parameters?
By when do you expect your facility to provide use AVC/H.264/MPEG-4 Part 10 compression?
By when do you expect your facility to be using MPEG-7?
By when do you expect your facility to be using MPEG-21?
By when do you expect to be using a Local Area Network (LAN) for ``internal video interconnections``?
By when do you expect to be using a Wide Area Network (WAN) or ``external interconnection`` for exchanging information with other facilities on a video-file basis?
By when do you expect to be using a Storage Area Network (SAN)?
By when do you expect to use Network Attached Storage (NAS)?
Which video format/s do you use currently?
Formats include: 1-inch B/C; 8MM (Video8); Betacam; Betacam SP; Betacam SX; Data tape - (specify) ; D-1; D-2; D-3; D-5; D-6; D-9 HD; DCT; DDR (removable) - (specify) ; Digital Betacam; Digital-8; Digital-S/D-9; DV; DVCAM; DVCPRO; DVCPRO 50 / 50P; DVCPRO HD / HD LP; D-VHS; DVD Removable DDR (Editcam FieldPak/2 ); Film 16mm; Film 35mm; HD D-5; HDCAM; HDCAM SR; HDD-1000; HDD / RAID/ Disk Arrays - (specify) ; 1-inch B/C; 8MM (Video8); Betacam; Betacam SP; Betacam SX; Data tape - (specify) ; P2; VHS; S-VHS; U-matic/SP; Uni-Hi; W-VHS; Video Server; XDCAM; Other - (specify) ;
Which camcorder format/s do you use currently?
Betacam/SP
Betacam SX
Digital-S / D-9
Digital Betacam
Digital-8
Disk
DV
DVCAM
DVCPRO
DVCPRO 50 / 50 P
DVCPRO HD
DVD - (please specify type) HDCAM
HDCAM SR
HDV 720p
HDV 1080i
Hi8
MicroMV
MPEG IMX
P2
S-VHS
Video 8
XDCAM
Other - (please specify)
What size camera imagers do you use for HDTV? 1-inch; 2/3-inch; 1/2-inch; 1/3-inch; Other - (please specify) ;
What size camera imagers do you use for standard-definition video?
By when do you expect to deal with data from:
Viper Filmstream?
Dalsa Origin?
ARRI D20?
Panavision Genesis?
Other ``beyond-HDTV`` format specify -
By when do you expect to deal with stereoscopic imagery?
Which video compression format/s do you use currently?
Formats include: DV; JPEG2000; JVT; MPEG-1; MPEG-2; AVC/H.264/MPEG-4 Part 2; AVC/H.264/MPEG-4 Part 10; Wavelet; Other - (please specify) ;
Which type/s of video transport do you use currently?
Types: 10 Giga Ethernet; 100Mbps Ethernet; ATM; Component Digital Routing; Fiber Channel; Giga Ethernet; HiPPI; IEEE-1394; Other IT; SCSI; SDI; Dual SDI; SDTI; SSA; Other - (please specify) ;
Which computer platform/s do you use currently?
Platforms: BeOS; Digital Alpha; Sun; Mac; Mac OS8/9; Mac OS10; Other Mac OS; Linux Unix; SGI; Windows NT; Windows 95/98/ME; Windows XP; Windows 2000; Other - (please specify) ;

Which of the following best describes the media you work in?
Motion Pictures; Special Effects / Animation / Graphics; TV Programming; TV Commercials; Audio (audio post, mixing, sound design); Music Video / Short Form Internet / Web; DVD; Multimedia / Computer Games; HDTV; Other - (please specify) ;
Which video function/s is your facility engaged in?
2D/3D Modeling; Ad Insertion; Animation; CD Rom Authoring; Color Correction; Digital Compression; Digital Cinema; Duplication; DVD Production; ENG; EFP; Film-to-Video Transfer; Forensic Analysis; Linear Edit Offline; Linear Edit Online; Mobile Unit; NLE Offline; NLE Online Paint; Restoration; Special Effects; Still Store; Studio Origination; Titling / CG; Variable-Frame-Rate Video; Video Compression; Video Compression / Encoding; Video Conferencing; Video Networking / Distribution; Video Storage / Archiving; Video-on-Demand; Video-to-Film Transfer; Virtual Billboard; Virtual Set; Web Streaming; Other - (please specify) ;

What type of projects do you consider best candidates for HDTV ?
Documentaries; Sporting Events; Special Events; TV Commercials; Special Programming; TV Episodics; Music Television; News; Other - (please specify) ;
How are you using HD formats?
Acquisition; Post-production; Multi-format post-production; Distribution; All of the above; None of the above; Other - (please specify) ;
Would you say that your facility's video production activity has increased, decreased, or remained the same in 2005 compared to 2004?
What do you expect for 2006, compared to 2005?
Would you say that your facility's video equipment budget has increased, decreased, or remained the same in 2005 compared to 2004?
What do you expect for 2006, compared to 2005?

DEMOGRAPHICS TRENDS

Vertical Enduser market composition
Geographic composition