2 CHAPTER

The Basics of Professional Networked Media

2.0      INTRODUCTION

This chapter reviews the essential elements of networked media as they relate to the professional production of AV-based materials. Of course it is not possible to present a detailed explanation of each building block so let us call the coverage an “evaluation strength” treatment. What is this? If you need to evaluate various HW/SW architectures, system components, or systems issues, the coverage in this chapter (and others) provides you with the tutoring to ask the right questions. Rudyard Kipling said “I keep six honest friends—what, why, when, how, where and who.” In the end, you will be able to ask probing and intelligent questions when evaluating and specifying IT/AV ...

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