Media Servers 101

Putting the right content on the wall at the right moment

Behind the band, behind the keynote speaker, behind the actor on a film stage, there is a wall of light showing something somebody made months ago. A media server is what puts it there, at the right moment, in the right shape, without a frame missing.

Inside: What a Media Server Is - The Machine Itself - Content & the Canvas - Mapping to Screens - Timelines, Cues & Playback - Sync, Genlock and Latency - Playing to Camera - Live Inputs, Generative Content and Previs - Running a Media Server Show - The People Around the Server - Load-out, Archiving and Where This Leads - Glossary.