Meeting: Video Compression Fundamentals Tech Breakfast


11th July 2018, 09:00 BST
Location: Jigsaw24, 8 Golden Square, Soho, London, W1F 9HY

The Tech Breakfast at Jigsaw24 continue this time with a look at video compression fundamentals. Codecs are a vital part of the industry and almost part of day to day life, so the experts from root6, Phil Crawley and Matt Ward, will help you get a grasp of the basics and understand what’s happening with today’s codecs, be that HEVC, AV1 or trusty MPEG4. All this, plus a pastry and a drink!

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Meeting: Jigsaw24 Breakfast Tech Talk


Date: 26th June 2018, 09:00 BST
Location: Jigsaw24, 8 Golden Square, Soho, London, W1F 9HY

The Tech Breakfasts are back, this time with a look at PSE (Photosensitive Epilepsy) testing for video in broadcast. With Telestream demoing Vidchecker and the experts from root6, Phil Crawley and Matt Ward, you can find out what you need about the regulations and how to meet them…all at the same time has having a pastry and a drink.

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Meeting: Jigsaw24’s Tech Breakfasts – AES67


Meeting: 9am-9.45am • 8 Golden Square, Soho W1F 9HY • 31st January 2018

The first in a series of Tech Breakfasts, kicking off at 9am, this session will focus on AES67 and audio networking standards. There will be some breakfast bites to get you ready for the day ahead, and the experts will be hanging around afterwards so you’ll have the chance to put your tough technical questions to them.

Experts on hand:
Phil Crawley, Head of Systems Integration, root6
Phil has over 30 years’ experience as a broadcast engineer. He was previously the Technical Director of The Resolution Post Group, Chief Eingineer at Oasis Television, and worked on the first three series of Big Brother before joining root6 to oversee the design commission and certification of systems integration projects. In his spare time, he makes handheld games consoles and is a member of the Society of Motion Pictures and Television Engineers (SMPTE).

Matt Ward, Senior Engineer, root6
Matt worked with some of London’s leading music recording studios before making the jump to video post and handling delivery to national broadcasters. He’s worked in post-production and broadcase ever since. He’s a member of the SMPTE, and was previously a Technical Manager at Strongroom Post-Production, Breathe Post-Production and Air Post-Production.

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Meeting: IP in Broadcast


Meeting: 17th Jan 2018 | 17:00 | 8 Golden Square, Soho W1F 9HY
An exclusive presentation and demonstration to help you get to grips with Precision Time Protocol (PTP) and IP workflows from Daniel Boldt (Head of Software Development, Meinberg) and Nikolaus Kerö (General Manager, Oregano Systems).

If you’re thinking about upgrading to an all-IP studio workflow, traditional synchronisation techniques like black burst and tri-level sync will have to be replaced with a packet-based method in order to make best use of the new single, shared medium. PTP is ideally suited to this, and the SMPTE 2059 standard has helped define and tailor PTP to the needs of the broadcasting industry.

Of course, planning, configuration and continuous monitoring are essential for every studio’s mission critical applications, especially if you’re upgrading to an IP-based infrastructure. As part of an in-depth presentation around PTP and IP workflow, Daniel and Nikolaus will be discussing their experiences of working with the new technologies, and comparing different PTP-enabled topologies. They’ll also provide a real-world demonstration of IP-based applications to showcase the performance of PTP under varying network conditions, and highlight its pitfalls, which could affect availability and accuracy further down the line. As standard, there’ll be drinks so you can network and discuss all the evening’s topics with everyone afterwards.

What to expect…
5pm Registration.
5.30pm Presentation begins.
8pm Drinks and networking.

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