What video encoding does the AutoAuditorium System use?
The AutoAuditorium System captures a presentation as “base-band video and audio” in either NTSC or PAL format. Since a video recorder is generally included in the installation, a DVD recording is the easiest way to capture a talk. Camera video is used only as a reference to make intelligent and professional program decisions. Video signals flow independently and are unaffected by the AutoAuditorium Controller. Therefore, you may use any of the common video formats including some of the newer digital video recorders. The base-band video and audio can be sent to a video network using any of the common base-band converters, but such converters are not part of an AutoAuditorium System. If requested, we will help customers make the connections to video networks, but the cost and engineering of those networks are their responsibility. Likewise, the base-band video and audio of an AutoAuditorium program could be recorded and/or transmitted digitally over a computer network. Again, if requeste