Video Systems in an IT Environment : The Essentials of Professional Networked Media

by Kovalick

• ISBN13: 9780240806273
• ISBN10: 0240806271
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2005-12-16
• Publisher: Elsevier Science

Summary

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.

Author Biography

Al Kovalick is with Avid Technology and serves as a Strategist and Fellow

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	vii
Introduction	ix
Networked Media in an IT Environment	1	(36)
The Basics of Professional Networked Media	37	(58)
Storage System Basics	95	(48)
Storage Access Methods	143	(44)
Software Technology for AV Systems	187	(40)
Reliability and Scalability Methods	227	(42)
Networking Basics for AV	269	(46)
Media Systems Integration	315	(52)
Security for Networked AV Systems	367	(34)
Systems Management and Monitoring	401	(36)
The Transition to IT: Issues and Case Studies	437	(32)
A Review of AV Basics	469	(44)
Appendix A Fast Shortcuts for Computing 2N	513	(2)
Appendix B Achieving Frame Accuracy in a Non-frame Accurate World	515	(2)
Appendix C Grid, Cluster, Utility, and Symmetric Multiprocessing Computing	517	(6)
Appendix D How Much Information Exists?	523	(2)
Appendix E 8B/10B Line Coding	525	(2)
Appendix F Digital Hierarchies	527	(4)
Appendix G 270 Million---A Magic Number in Digital Video	531	(2)
Appendix H A Novel AV Storage System	533	(4)
Appendix I Is It Rabbits Multiplying or Is It Streaming?	537	(2)
Appendix J How to Evaluate a Video Server	539	(6)
Appendix K Blade Servers	545	(4)
A Glossary of AV/IT Terms	549	(16)
Index	565