The Free TV Australia Engineering Committee has been a standing committee of the commercial television industry's representative body since 1965. The Committee's major roles include; • developing common operational practices for this industry • contributing to technical planning and standard setting bodies • participating in national and international negotiations about the development of the broadcasting system • involvement in related technical matters, such as technical and safety standards. The Free TV Australia Engineering Committee maintains a number of Operational Practices (OPs), Engineering Guidelines and Recommended Purchase Specifications relevant to analogue and digital television broadcasting. OP 58 - IMPLEMENTATION GUIDE FOR DVB EIT SCHEDULE INFORMATION Related PDF Document Issue 1 - January 2009 OP 57 - RECOMMENDED BIT RATES FOR AUDIO CODING SCHEMES IN THE BROADCASTING CONTRIBUTION CHAIN Issue 1 - September 2008 Related PDF Document OP 56 - METADATA EXCHANGE FOR AUSTRALIAN TELEVISION BROADCASTING Issue 1 - December 2008 Related PDF Document OP 55 - DVD-VIDEO ENCODING FOR EVALUATION AND ASSESSMENT (NOT BROADCAST) Issue 1 - September 2008 Related PDF Document OP 54 - TV COVERAGE PLAN FOR MAJOR EVENT LONG DISTANCE TVOB OPERATIONS* Issue 1 - May 2006 Related PDF document OP 53 - FILE DELIVERY FORMAT EVALUATION AND ASSESSMENT (NOT BROADCAST) Issue 2 - September 2009 Related PDF Document OP 52 - INTERIM DIGITAL FILE FORMAT FOR DELIVERY OF COMMERCIALS DURING THE BROADCASTERS’ MIGRATION TO MXF Issue 1 - January 2006 Related PDF document OP 51 - TV COVERAGE PLAN FOR INDOOR ENTERTAINMENT PROGRAMS* Issue 1 - May 2006 Related PDF document OP 50 - TV COVERAGE PLAN FOR MOTORSPORT* Issue 1 - May 2006 Related PDF document OP 49 - IDENTIFICATION AND ORDERING OF MULTIPLE AUDIO CHANNELS CARRIED ON CONTRIBUTION CIRCUITS Issue 1 - July 2005 Related PDF document OP 48 - AUDIO LEVELS AND LOUDNESS Issue 2 - January 2007 Related PDF document OP 47 - STORAGE AND DISTRIBUTION OF TELETEXT SUBTITLES AND VBI DATA FOR HIGH DEFINITION TELEVISION Issue 4 - December 2008 Related PDF document OP 46 - IMPLEMENTATION OF SYSTEM SOFTWARE UPGRADES IN AUSTRALIAN DVB-T SYSTEMS Issue 2 - August 2006 Related PDF document OP 45 - APPLICATION OF TIME RELATED TABLES IN AUSTRALIAN DVB-T SYSTEMS Issue 3 - September 2008 Related PDF document OP 44 - IMPLEMENTATION OF DVB EIT PRESENT FOLLOWING INFORMATION Issue 4 - January 2009 Related PDF document OP 43 - SERVICE REPLACEMENT SERVICE PROCEDURES Issue 3 - September 2008 Related PDF document OP 42 - DISTRIBUTION, TRANSMISSION AND MONITORING OF CLOSED CAPTIONS Issue 3 - December 2008 Related PDF document OP 41 - LCN DESCRIPTOR Issue 5 - September 2008 Related PDF document OP 40 - DVB ORIGINAL NETWORK ID AND NETWORK ID ASSIGNMENTS FOR AUSTRALIA Issue 1 Rev 2 - August 2003 Related PDF document OP 39 - DVB CONTENT DESCRIPTOR Issue 5 - August 2008 Related PDF document OP 38 - ISDN CODEC EQUIPMENT USED FOR COMMUNICATIONS CHANNELS Issue 1 - September 2001 Related PDF document OP 37 - TV COVERAGE PLAN FOR SWIMMING OB's * Issue 3 - June 2007 Related PDF document OP 36 - SDTV AND HDTV COMMERCIALS: VIDEOTAPE DELIVERY Issue 3 - January 2007 Related PDF document OP 35 - TV COVERAGE PLAN FOR INTERNATIONAL FIRST CLASS AND ONE DAY CRICKET * Issue 3 - June 2007 Related PDF document OP 34 - DIGITAL HDCAM Issue 2 - December 2002 Related PDF document OP 33 - TV COVERAGE PLAN FOR AFL MATCHES * Issue 3 - June 2007 Related PDF document OP 32 - TV COVERAGE PLAN FOR RUGBY LEAGUE, RUGBY UNION AND SOCCER MATCHES * Issue 3 - June 2007 Related PDF document OP 31 - LIGHTING REQUIREMENTS FOR COLOUR TELEVISION * Issue 2 - February 2005 Related PDF document OP 30 - QUALITY SPECIFICATION FOR INTERNATIONAL AND NATIONAL EXCHANGE OF PROGRAMS IN SDTV AND HDTV Issue 3 - 4 April 2006 Related PDF document OP 29 - DIGITAL DELIVERY FORMATS FOR COMMERCIALS Issue 3 - January 2007 Related PDF document OP 28 - DIGITAL BETACAM Issue 2 - December 2002 Related PDF document OP 27 - OPERATION OF WIRELESS MICROPHONES IN THE TELEVISION BROADCASTING CHANNELS Issue 3 - December 2008 Related PDF document OP 24 - DELIVERY OF COMMERCIALS FOR PAL ANALOG SERVICES Issue 3 - January 2007 Related PDF document OP 23 - CUE FOR INFORMATION FOR PROGRAM DISTRIBUTION - WITHDRAWN Issue 1 - August 1987 OP 20 - FILM TO TAPE TRANSFERS - WITHDRAWN Issue 1 - June 1986 OP 19 - ALIGNMENT PROCEDURES FOR C FORMAT VTR's - WITHDRAWN Issue 1 - June 1986
OP 43 - SERVICE REPLACEMENT SERVICE PROCEDURES Issue 3 - September 2008 Related PDF document OP 42 - DISTRIBUTION, TRANSMISSION AND MONITORING OF CLOSED CAPTIONS Issue 3 - December 2008 Related PDF document OP 41 - LCN DESCRIPTOR Issue 5 - September 2008 Related PDF document OP 40 - DVB ORIGINAL NETWORK ID AND NETWORK ID ASSIGNMENTS FOR AUSTRALIA Issue 1 Rev 2 - August 2003 Related PDF document OP 39 - DVB CONTENT DESCRIPTOR Issue 5 - August 2008 Related PDF document OP 38 - ISDN CODEC EQUIPMENT USED FOR COMMUNICATIONS CHANNELS Issue 1 - September 2001 Related PDF document OP 37 - TV COVERAGE PLAN FOR SWIMMING OB's * Issue 3 - June 2007 Related PDF document OP 36 - SDTV AND HDTV COMMERCIALS: VIDEOTAPE DELIVERY Issue 3 - January 2007 Related PDF document OP 35 - TV COVERAGE PLAN FOR INTERNATIONAL FIRST CLASS AND ONE DAY CRICKET * Issue 3 - June 2007 Related PDF document OP 34 - DIGITAL HDCAM Issue 2 - December 2002 Related PDF document OP 33 - TV COVERAGE PLAN FOR AFL MATCHES * Issue 3 - June 2007 Related PDF document OP 32 - TV COVERAGE PLAN FOR RUGBY LEAGUE, RUGBY UNION AND SOCCER MATCHES * Issue 3 - June 2007 Related PDF document OP 31 - LIGHTING REQUIREMENTS FOR COLOUR TELEVISION * Issue 2 - February 2005 Related PDF document OP 30 - QUALITY SPECIFICATION FOR INTERNATIONAL AND NATIONAL EXCHANGE OF PROGRAMS IN SDTV AND HDTV Issue 3 - 4 April 2006 Related PDF document OP 29 - DIGITAL DELIVERY FORMATS FOR COMMERCIALS Issue 3 - January 2007 Related PDF document OP 28 - DIGITAL BETACAM Issue 2 - December 2002 Related PDF document OP 27 - OPERATION OF WIRELESS MICROPHONES IN THE TELEVISION BROADCASTING CHANNELS Issue 3 - December 2008 Related PDF document OP 24 - DELIVERY OF COMMERCIALS FOR PAL ANALOG SERVICES Issue 3 - January 2007 Related PDF document OP 23 - CUE FOR INFORMATION FOR PROGRAM DISTRIBUTION - WITHDRAWN Issue 1 - August 1987 OP 20 - FILM TO TAPE TRANSFERS - WITHDRAWN Issue 1 - June 1986 OP 19 - ALIGNMENT PROCEDURES FOR C FORMAT VTR's - WITHDRAWN Issue 1 - June 1986
* This Operational Practice was developed by the Free TV Australia Project Group - Outside Broadcasts. Free TV Australia Project Group - Outside Broadcasts draws upon a wealth of expertise from within the commercial television industry. Its recommendations are representative of consensus viewpoints across the sports broadcasting industry.