Behind the Screen
DAL at Jax District
28 February
Starts: 09:30pm, Ends: 12:30am
Detailed Description
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.
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.
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 checklist and apply it during simulated failures.
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]
Standard price, 299 SAR (VAT excluded).