Video systems in an IT environment the essentials of professional networked media

Audio/Video (AV) systems and Information Technology (IT) have collided. IT is being leveraged to create compelling networked media and file-based workflows. Video Systems in an IT Environment has helped thousands of professionals in broadcast, post and other media disciplines to understand the key a...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Kovalick, Al (-)
Format: eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Amsterdam ; Boston : Elsevier/Focal Press c2009.
Edition:2nd ed
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See on Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009627638506719
Table of Contents:
  • Front Cover; Video Systems in an IT Environment: The Basics of Networked Media and File-Based Workflows; Copyright Page; Dedication; Acknowledgments; Contents; Introduction; CHAPTER 1 Networked Media in an IT Environment; 1.0 INTRODUCTION; 1.1 WHAT IS NETWORKED MEDIA?; 1.2 MOTIVATION TOWARD NETWORKED MEDIA; 1.3 THREE FUNDAMENTAL METHODS OF MOVING A/V DATA; 1.4 SYSTEMWIDE TIMING MIGRATION; 1.5 CAN ""IT"" MEET THE NEEDS OF A/V WORKFLOWS?; 1.6 ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES OF METHODS; 1.7 IT'S A WRAP: SOME FINAL WORDS; REFERENCES; CHAPTER 2 The Basics of Professional Networked Media
  • 2.0 INTRODUCTION2.1 CORE ELEMENTS; 2.2 STANDARDS; 2.3 A/V MEDIA CLIENTS; 2.4 FILE TRANSFER, STREAMING, AND DIRECT-TO-STORAGE CONCEPTS; 2.5 THE THREE PLANES; 2.6 INTEROPERABILITY DOMAINS; 2.7 TRICKS FOR MAKING IT ELEMENTS WORK IN REAL TIME; 2.8 USING IT METHODS TO ROUTE TRADITIONAL A/V SIGNALS; 2.9 IT'S A WRAP: A FEW FINAL WORDS; REFERENCES; CHAPTER 3A Storage System Basics; 3A.0 INTRODUCTION TO STORAGE SYSTEMS; 3A.1 STORAGE VIRTUALIZATION AND FILE SYSTEM METHODS; 3A.2 CLIENT TRANSACTION TYPES AND STORAGE PERFORMANCE; 3A.3 STORAGE SUBSYSTEMS; 3A.4 JBOD AND RAID ARRAYS; 3A.5 NAS AND SAN STORAGE
  • 3A.6 OBJECT STORAGE3A.7 HIERARCHICAL AND ARCHIVAL STORAGE; 3A.8 IT'S A WRAP: SOME FINAL WORDS; REFERENCES; CHAPTER 3B Storage Access Methods; 3B.0 STORAGE CONNECTIVITY: DAS, SAN, AND NAS; 3B.1 DIRECT ATTACHED STORAGE; 3B.2 STORAGE AREA NETWORKS; 3B.3 NETWORK ATTACHED STORAGE; 3B.4 CACHING METHODS; 3B.5 IT'S A WRAP: SOME FINAL WORDS; REFERENCES; CHAPTER 4 Software Technology for A/V Systems; 4.0 INTRODUCTION; 4.1 USER APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS; 4.2 SOFTWARE ARCHITECTURES-THE FOUR TYPES; 4.3 MIDDLEWARE CONNECTIVITY; 4.4 IMPLEMENTATION FRAMEWORKS; 4.5 METHODS OF VIRTUALIZATION
  • 4.6 OPEN SOURCE SOFTWARE4.7 HIGH-PERFORMANCE REAL-TIME SYSTEMS; 4.8 SOFTWARE MAINTENANCE AND SYSTEM EVOLUTION; 4.9 IT'S A WRAP-A FEW FINAL WORDS; REFERENCES; CHAPTER 5 Reliability and Scalability Methods; 5.0 INTRODUCTION TO HIGH-AVAILABILITY SYSTEMS; 5.1 HDD RELIABILITY METRICS; 5.2 METHODS FOR HIGH-AVAILABILITY DESIGN; 5.3 ARCHITECTURAL CONCEPTS FOR HA; 5.4 SCALING AND UPGRADING SYSTEM COMPONENTS; 5.5 IT'S A WRAP-SOME FINAL WORDS; REFERENCES; CHAPTER 6 Networking Basics for A/V; 6.0 INTRODUCTION; 6.1 THE SEVEN-LAYER STACK; 6.2 VIRTUAL LANS; 6.3 TCP/IP PERFORMANCE
  • 6.4 THE WIDE AREA NETWORK (WAN)6.5 CARRIER ETHERNET (E-LAN AND E-LINE); 6.6 UNDERSTANDING QUALITY OF SERVICE FOR NETWORKS; 6.7 IT'S A WRAP-SOME FINAL WORDS; REFERENCES; CHAPTER 7 Media Systems Integration; 7.0 INTRODUCTION; 7.1 THE THREE PLANES; 7.2 WRAPPER FORMATS AND MXF; 7.3 ADVANCED AUTHORING FORMAT (AAF); 7.4 XML AND METADATA; 7.5 MEDIA ASSET MANAGEMENT; 7.6 THE FUNDAMENTAL ELEMENTS OF MEDIA WORKFLOWS; 7.7 BROADCAST AUTOMATION; 7.8 IT'S A WRAP-A FEW FINAL WORDS; REFERENCES; CHAPTER 8 Security for Networked A/V Systems; 8.0 INTRODUCTION AND SCOPE; 8.1 THE THREAT MATRIX
  • 8.2 PREVENTION TACTICS