The Merging of Computers and Video: Using Ethernet and SCSI for Digital Video I/O

As computer processing power increases and prices dramatically decrease, video facilities are looking to replace dedicated hardware with general purpose computers running software tailored for video applications. This revolution in the computer industry has also led to the proliferation of 3D computer graphics departments in most video facilities. — Ethernet and SCSI greatly enhance the versatility and functionality of video peripherals connected to computers. Currently Digital Disk Recorders are the most common video peripheral that use SCSI and Ethernet to integrate with computers. Ethernet and SCSI permit the disk recorder to take full advantage of the multi-user and multi-tasking UNIX operating system. In addition, Ethernet and SCSI are the simplest way to integrate video into a computer environment. — Today's engineer is faced with having to learn a new set of terminology and skills in order to integrate computer equipment into a video environment. This paper helps to explain some of the technical issues involved in integrating computers with video.

Published

1994-02

Content type

Original Research

DOI

10.5594/M00856

ISBN

978-1-61482-921-8