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Signal management & displays

Understand the signals, formats and processing choices that connect sources to screens.

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What Is EDID?

Learn how display capability information helps a source choose its output format.

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What Is HDCP?

Understand content protection and why it matters when connecting sources, processors and displays.

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Video Matrix Routers

Learn how matrix routers connect multiple sources and destinations in a professional video system.

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What Is SDI?

Explore Serial Digital Interface and its place in professional video transport.

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What Is a Framebuffer?

Understand how a framebuffer holds image data and where it fits in video processing and display systems.

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Video Layers vs. Mixers

Understand layers and mixers before planning how sources will appear and transition on screen.

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Synchronous vs. Asynchronous Video

Learn why timing and synchronization matter when working with multiple video signals.

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Full vs. Limited Color Range

Explore the difference between full and limited signal ranges in video workflows.

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What Is Color Depth?

Learn how bit depth relates to the colors and tonal steps represented in a video signal.

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Chroma Subsampling

Understand how video formats represent color information relative to image detail.

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Bits & Bytes

Clarify the difference between bits and bytes when discussing data, storage and transfer speeds.

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UHD vs. 4K

Understand common resolution terminology and the distinction between UHD and cinema 4K.

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Networking & control

AV network planning series: Part 1 — VLANs · Part 2 — Subnetting. Watch each lesson and use the accompanying checklist to organize your network plan.

Build a clearer understanding of network transport and control across AV systems.

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Multi-Gig Networking for Media Servers

Explore network bandwidth and its role in moving media within live-event systems.

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Unicast vs. Multicast

Understand one-to-one and one-to-many network delivery in AV-over-IP systems.

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IP Protocols for AV

Get an introduction to network protocols used to communicate with AV equipment.

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What Is KVM?

Explore how keyboard, video and mouse switching supports control of multiple computers.

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Media servers, playback & storage

Explore the computing, playback and storage components behind professional media workflows.

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Media Servers vs. Video Processors

Compare the jobs of media servers and video processors when planning a live-event system.

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Disguise VX4+ for Corporate Events

Explore media-server capabilities and applications for large-format corporate-event video.

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MacBook Pro & Millumin Workflows

Read about the M3 Max kit and Millumin workflow described in this equipment guide.

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CPUs vs. GPUs

Learn the different roles of central and graphics processors in media systems.

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CPU vs. GPU Codecs

Explore how codec processing relates to CPUs, GPUs and video playback workflows.

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Network File Transfer

Explore the role of network file transfer in moving and sharing media across production systems.

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Network Attached Storage

Learn how NAS provides shared storage for media, collaboration and AV workflows.

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RAID 0, 1 & 10 Explained

Compare storage configurations and their different trade-offs in capacity, performance and redundancy.

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Power & electrical fundamentals

Review the basic electrical concepts that inform equipment and power planning.

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Ohm’s Law for AV Systems

Connect voltage, current and resistance to practical electrical planning for audiovisual equipment.

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Watts & Power Requirements

Understand wattage and the power requirements to consider when planning an AV system.

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AC vs. DC Power

Learn how alternating and direct current differ and where each appears in AV equipment.

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Cameras & production

Explore camera tools and their role in corporate-event production.

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PTZ Cameras for Corporate Events

Explore how pan-tilt-zoom cameras fit into corporate-event video production.

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New signal-planning guides

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