22-01-2023, 03:26 PM
(22-01-2023, 09:14 AM)Steve in Pudsey Wrote: That wasn't quite JMT's point. In the digital domain you can have multiple servers running the same content in sync so if one develops a fault you just cross-fade to the back up. That wasn't practical for most routine transmissions from tape or telecine.Doesn't mean stuff doesn't go wrong, if your content is corrupt or incorrect on one server then that will just sync to the others.
It's rare for pre-records played out from the pres/playout facility to have technical problems that are noticeable to the viewer because there is so much redundancy.
The other thing about server based systems is that it's a lot easier to delete or do something wrong with a file. Sure you could lose a tape, or drop it, but a programme on server can be rendered useless by a click of a mouse or at the quirk of a piece of software.
If there's a problem with one file, then chances are unless you're quick to notice, there's soon multiple copies of it.... or no copies of it
Not that saying I know what happened last night, but don't think there's less scope for cock up just because it's all on computers. In some ways they make it easier to mess things up and Jon tangible assets are sometimes less easy to fix