What is required to do a live Audio/Video event?
There is no simple answer, because each event is different. Two components, encoding and serving, are always required however. Encoding the live event is typically the most difficult aspect. If the encoder is near a video and audio source, such as a satellite downlink or in a video/audio control facility, the encoding can be fairly straightforward. The next challenge is sending the encoded digital signal to the video server(s). This requires a clean, high bandwidth pipe so the signal will not be disrupted. SelectNet’s computer facility is equipped with satellite equipment which works very good as long as the video signal is available via satellite. If it is, the encoders can be housed on the network where the servers are positioned thereby reducing the chances of network congestion disrupting the signal between the encoder and server(s).
