Video systems in an IT environment : the essentials of professional networked media / Al Kovalick.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kovalick, Al.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Digital video.

Multimedia systems.

Digital media.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (607 p.)

Edition:

1st edition

Other Title:

Essentials of professional networked media

Place of Publication:

Amsterdam ; Boston : Elsevier/Focal Press, c2006.

Language Note:

English

System Details:

text file

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, t

Contents:

Cover; Video Systems in an IT Environment: The Essentials of Professional Networked Media; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; CHAPTER 1 Networked Media in an IT Environment; 1.0 INTRODUCTION; 1.1 WHAT IS NETWORKED MEDIA?; 1.2 MOTIVATION TOWARD NETWORKED MEDIA; 1.2.1 Force #1: Network Infrastructure and Bandwidth; 1.2.2 Force #2: CPU Compute Power; 1.2.3 Force #3: Storage Density, Bandwidth, and Power; 1.2.4 Force #4: IT Systems Manageability; 1.2.5 Force #5: Software Architectures; 1.2.6 Force #6: Interoperability; 1.2.7 Force # 7: User Application Functionality

1.2.8 Force # 8: Reliability and Scalability1.2.9 The Eight Forces: A Conclusion; 1.3 THREE FUNDAMENTAL METHODS OF MOVING AV DATA; 1.4 ISSUES WITH SYSTEM-WIDE TIMING; 1.5 CAN 'IT' MEET THE DEMANDS 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 INTRODUCTION; 2.1 THE CORE ELEMENTS; 2.2 STANDARDS; 2.3 AV MEDIA CLIENTS; 2.3.1 Class 1 Media Client; 2.3.2 Class 2 Media Client; 2.3.3 Class 3 Media Client; 2.3.4 Class 4 Media Client; 2.3.5 The Classes in Perspective

2.4 FILE TRANSFER, STREAMING, AND DIRECT-TO-STORAGE CONCEPTS2.4.1 File Transfer Concepts; 2.4.2 Streaming Concepts; 2.4.3 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.1.1 Storage Virtualization (SV); 3A.1.2 Clustered File Systems (CFS); 3A.1.3 Volume Management

3A.1.4 Distributed File Systems (DFS)3A.1.5 Virtualization or CFS: How to Choose; 3A.2 CLIENT TRANSACTION TYPES AND STORAGE PERFORMANCE; 3A.2.1 Optimizing Storage Array Data Throughput; 3A.2.2 Fragmentation, OS Caching, and Command Reordering; 3A.3 STORAGE SUBSYSTEMS; 3A.3.1 HDD Capacity and Access Data Rate; 3A.3.2 Aggregate Array I/O Rates; 3A.3.3 General Storage Requirements; 3A.4 JBOD AND RAID ARRAYS; 3A.5 NAS AND SAN STORAGE; 3A.6 OBJECT STORAGE; 3A.7 HIERARCHICAL AND ARCHIVAL STORAGE; 3A.7.1 Data Flows across Tiered Storage; 3A.7.2 Managing Storage; 3A.7.3 Archive Storage Choices

3A.8 IT'S A WRAP: SOME FINAL WORDSREFERENCES; CHAPTER 3B Storage Access Methods; 3B.0 STORAGE CONNECTIVITY: DAS, SAN, AND NAS; 3B.1 DIRECT ATTACHED STORAGE; 3B.1.1 HDD I/O Connectivity and Drive Types; 3B.1.2 ATA and SCSI I/O Convergence; 3B.1.3 Remote DMA: The Next Frontier; 3B.2 STORAGE AREA NETWORKS; 3B.2.1 Form Follows Function; 3B.2.2 The Fibre Channel-Based SAN; 3B.2.3 Hybrid SANs: Merging FC and IP; 3B.2.4 IP SAN Technology Choices; 3B.2.5 TCP/IP SAN Performance; 3B.2.6 SAN with Virtualization and Cluster File Systems; 3B.2.7 SAN Vendor Overview; 3B.3 NETWORKED ATTACHED STORAGE

3B.3.1 NAS Attach Protocols

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9786613396112

9781136036187

1136036180

9781283396110

1283396114

9781423763420

1423763424

9780080520629

0080520626

OCLC:

437163543