| Audio/Video (AV) systems and Information Technology (IT) are colliding. Broadcasters and other AV professionals are impacted by the transition to IT components and techniques. This is the first book to focus on the intersection of AV and IT concepts. It includes technology reviews and the tools to understand and evaluate key aspects of hybrid AV systems. Twelve chapters encompass a broad range of information including: IT integration, AV networking, storage systems, file and metadata formats, software platforms, reliability, element management, security, workflow improvement, AV technology, transition issues, and real-world case studies. Each chapter weaves together IT and AV techniques providing the reader with actionable information on the issues, processes and principles of seamless AV/IT systems integration.
* Explains Tapeless Workflows
* Packed with 225 illustrations
* Supported with 11 Appendixes covering interesting and diverse topics
Astute sailors know the optimal time to catch the tidal flood toward the harbor. If missed, a ship may be caught in a storm or stranded at sea. An able captain and crew never pass up favorable currents. Today there is a different tidal flood that many captains of ship are seeking to ride to safe harbor. What is it? It is the tidal swell of information technology (IT)1 that is being leveraged to create compelling video systems2 and AV workflows for broadcasters and other professional operations. In the big picture, we are at the emergent stages of video systems designed from hybrid combinations of IT standard platforms (storage, servers, routers, networks, firewalls, middleware, software platforms, Internet, Web services, archives, etc.) and traditional AV methods and technology. |
