APPEAR KNOWLEDGE LIBRARY

Broadcast technology, explained by the engineers who build it.

Evergreen reference guides on media transport, processing and remote production — the protocols and pipelines behind live broadcast.

MEDIA TRANSPORTHow IP transformed live broadcastsBROADCAST INFRASTRUCTUREMedia processing techniques and tools at scaleBROADCAST CLOUDHybrid media workflows in broadcastIP WORKFLOWSRouting and orchestration for IP videoLIVE PRODUCTIONRemote production over managed networksBROADCAST PROTOCOLSSMPTE ST 2110 and the transition from SDIHYBRID WORKFLOWSCombining on-prem and cloud pipelines
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Media Exchange Layer

The State of MXL, One Year After Launch

MXL (the Media eXchange Layer) became a formal Linux Foundation project a year ago, and the year since has taken it from an EBU-convened…

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Cingularity DP World Tour

Cingularity became the first to deploy the compact Appear X5 internationally — delivering broadcast-grade, low-latency HEVC contribution from DP World Tour golf venues back…

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Codec migration and comparison for live contribution and production workflows

Migrating between video codecs in live contribution and production environments is one of the most consequential infrastructure decisions a broadcaster or media operator can…

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Remote production and REMI decision guide for network, transport and core-IP choices

Choosing between cloud/software encoding and hardware encoding is one of the most consequential infrastructure decisions in live video contribution. Cloud and software encoding performs…

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SRT Packet Loss in Live Video Contribution

Secure Reliable Transport (SRT) is a UDP-based transport protocol designed to mitigate packet loss during live video contribution over unmanaged and variable networks. It…

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Chilevisión

A hybrid ground-to-cloud contribution chain that transformed a live HD World Cup feed into a premium 4K UHD channel for audiences across Chile.

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Broadcast Contribution and Distribution for Cloud-Native and Virtualized Playout

Cloud-based playout and virtualization in broadcast refers to running playout, switching, processing, and ancillary media functions—encoders, transcoders, graphics engines, multiplexers, loggers, and monitors—as virtualized…

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IP Video Infrastructure for Live Production and Contribution

IP video infrastructure encompasses the network, protocol, timing, and media-processing components that transport, switch, process, and manage broadcast-grade audio and video as IP packets…

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SRT Stream Density and Transport for Broadcast Contribution

Secure Reliable Transport (SRT) is an open-source protocol that delivers packet-loss recovery, adaptive jitter buffering, and AES encryption for low-latency live video over unpredictable…

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