The advantages of IP vs. baseband in a corporate video infrastructure and how Network Device Interface (NDI) and the SMPTE 2110 set of standards developed by the Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers apply will be explored by industry executives during the Studio Production & Post session “Practical IP,” at the second annual Silicon Valley Video Summit (SVVS), Jan. 23.

The panel will be moderated by Kent Terry, SMPTE San Francisco (SF) section chair, who has been a member of SMPTE and an active participant in SMPTE technology committees for more than 25 years. He now chairs two SMPTE working groups and has contributed to several SMPTE standards, including emerging standards in the ST 2110 suite for conveying audio metadata.

The panel will include Nik Kumar, Advanced Systems Group (ASG) engineering director, Systems Integration (East); Deon LeCointe, Sony Electronics director of Networked Solutions, Imaging Products & Solutions – Americas; Angus Mackay, Matrox Video product marketing manager; Chuck Meyer, CSMeyer principal; and Ryan Morris, Arista Networks systems engineer.

Kumar is a broadcast solutions architect who has managed and led project engineering and integration teams in completing system integration projects for a variety of clients in the broadcast/media and entertainment industry for more than 17 years.

LeCointe oversees Sony’s live production product portfolio and works with TV networks and broadcasters to design and build equipment that delivers live content to millions of homes globally. His team is made up of product managers, solution architects, sales engineers, and service personnel who are responsible for the development, sales, and marketing of products designed for news, sports, and entertainment. He spent several years working to drive the adoption of media over IP technologies for broadcast and production.

Mackay comes from a family of filmmakers and grew up around movie sets. After studying psychology and communications, Mackay shifted to the world of post-production, eventually becoming an in-house producer.

Meyer has developed advanced products providing visionary performance for consumers, media markets and semiconductor space globally. His recent initiatives have been focused on developing a cloud technology platform providing real-time performance incorporating and accommodating the statistical nature of cloud computing and transport.

At Arista Networks, meanwhile, Morris focuses on workflows within the media and entertainment vertical. 

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