IP Offers Flexibility, Reliability for Sports Production
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Q: Why should sports embrace IP-based production?
A: IP technologies provide reliable control of production equipment from remote sites, as well as content delivery to and from the venues. With IP transmission technologies, video of varying formats and resolutions can be delivered – even over public internet connections – for collaborative working in many locales. As we continue to address the current public health crisis, the advantages of IP-based production and transmission tools are great. They enable enhanced remote sports production and simultaneously assure the health and safety of their customers and their production teams.
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Of course, FOR-A offers a number of solutions for IP-based workflows. Our MV-1640IP multi viewer lets you monitor up to 16 IP sources in a familiar, flexible interface. For the Universal System Frame, our USF-10IP Series of modules converts video and audio signals between IP formats or between IP and SDI formats for hybrid systems. And our HVS-6000 video switcher allows IP interfaces to be mounted on all I/O slots.
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Q: How has IP technology impacted sports viewership?
A: The technology available to stream national and international football games is also available to a parent watching their college student participate in fencing. This type of remote viewing and production via IP is creating new opportunities for any sport with fans. Imagine parents virtually present at their child’s golf match in another country, or the ability to follow and engage with a long-distance runner across multiple terrains. Not that either athlete would want to engage at that particular time, but a level of fan interaction has arrived that signals the end of the passive fan.