Be A Video Leader! The Ultimate Test & Measurement Podcast
Episodes
31 episodes
New & improved from Leader at NAB: test with clarity, measure with accuracy, monitor with confidence
As your workflows evolve toward IP, HDR, 4K/UHD, and hybrid cloud/on-prem environments, Leader is your source for trusted tools that evolve with you so you can test with clarity, measure with accuracy, and monitor with confidence. ...
Leader @ NAB 2026 Interview with the IABM
Leader's Steve Holmes and Kevin Salvidge chat with the IABM's Stan Moote about NAB 2026 plans and discuss the latest in IP, hybrid workflows, and advanced test & measurement solutions.Leader Electronics: https://leaderphabrix.com/
How to Properly Implement a PTP Solution In Your Station (Leader & Heartland Video Systems webinar)
As PTP has become the backbone of ST 2110 synchronization, many broadcasters have experienced unexpected PTP behavior, reference mismatches, and unplanned grandmaster changeovers that disrupt operations and compromise on-air stability.Du...
Visit Leader at NAB 2026 and join the preview webinar to see what's new and improved!
Test with Clarity. Measure with Accuracy. Monitor with Confidence.Join Kevin and Steve as they preview what’s coming from Leader at NAB Show 2026, taking place April 18–22 at the Las Vegas Convention Center.After a year away,
Taming the Timing Beast: PTP Mismatch & Smarter Sync Strategies (Leader webinar)
If you’ve ever experienced unexpected PTP behavior, reference mismatches, or unplanned grandmaster changeovers, you know they can disrupt operations and potentially compromise on-air stability. Even if you haven’t dealt wi...
Time & PTP Wait for No One: Hybrid Facilities Top Challenge, Multiple Reference Signals - Leader
They say time and tide wait for no man, and that was before they had to worry about PTP, black burst, and tri-level sync. Managing multiple reference signals in hybrid broadcast environments has become a quagmire. If you’re stuck in th...
Reclaim Ownership of Your Facility with IP JackfieldTM from Arista, Leader & Providius
Remember back in the good old days of SDI when every signal had a clear path and you could patch anything through a jackfield to see exactly what was on it? SDI wasn’t perfect, but that kind of visibility had its advantages compared to the comp...
The Future of Live Production: A Leader Seminar on cutting-edge test & measurement tools
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 envi...
At Last, Something 3D That Will Benefit Broadcasters! A Leader Seminar
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 t...
See highlights from Leader at NAB 2025, including the new LPX500 and NDI Checker
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 ...
NAB Show 2025 - Leader's Steve Holmes presents, 'What You Need to Know About NMOS in an IP World'
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...
Leader NAB 2025 Preview
Join Steve Holmes and Kevin Salvidge as they give a pre-show preview of some new and exciting product launches at NAB2025, as well as some very significant updates to the Leader | PHABRIX product ranges at the show.
SMPTE ST 2110 What's it all about
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...
What you need to know about NMOS in an IP World
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.Lead...
Leader Arista PTP Take III - Seminar
Gerard Phillips (Arista), Steve Holmes and Kevin Salvidge (Leader) take your PTP questions in this latest PTP seminarYou’ve heard about whether PTP and Blackburst really make a perfect pair, as well as the common pitfalls to avoid when ...
Leader Webinar - Do BB and PTP make the perfect pair?
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).<...
Beyond NAB 2024
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 ...
JPEG XS: New Kid on the ST 2110 Block – But is it the Right Stuff?
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...
Roses Are Red Violets are Blue, Do Those Colors Look Right To You?
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 ta...
Live IP – Covering All Your Bases
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...
PTP We've Only Just Begun - Leader & Arista
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...
How Close To The Cliff Are You When Your Eyes Are Closed?
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...
An interview with Alix Milan: How a DIT Quickly & Accurately Monitors Color on Set
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 show...