BTS1: Behind the Screen — Media Servers, Codecs & Synchronisation
Participants learn what makes immersive work succeed operationally: storage choices, codec decisions, bandwidth limits, playback architecture, and synchronization expectations. They run a codec “bake-off,” deploy content to multiple outputs, perform a practical sync test, and rehearse failure recovery. The goal is to shift thinking from “it plays once” to “it runs for weeks,” building confidence in media server workflows and the discipline of documentation.
Date:
February 28, 2026
Time:
9:30pm-12:30am
Language:
February 28, 2026
Speaker:
Muaad
Riyadh, Jax district
Fees :
100
Learning goals
- Understand media server building blocks (hardware, storage, outputs).
- Choose codecs/settings that play smoothly and reliably.
- Identify bottlenecks across the whole pipeline (storage → decode → GPU → output).
- Execute practical multi-output sync and operational checklists.
Learning outcomes
- Set up a simple media server workflow and deploy content to multiple outputs.
- Choose appropriate codec/export settings for reliable playback.
- Explain and test basic synchronization approaches (MTC/LTC/network sync) and “sync levels.”
- Produce a startup/recovery check list and apply it during simulated failures.
Learning Details
- Duration: ~3h (180 min)
- Explore (10): reliable playback goal +case study reference
- Learn (40): Theory Module — media server architecture, RAID/storage, codecs, networks, sync, NDI realities
- Create (115): codec bake‑off → multi-output deploy → sync exercise → failure drill + checklist
- Share (15): codec choice rationale +bottleneck found + risk reduction ideas
- Deliverable: [Playback package +codec decision log + show startup checklist + bottleneck map]