01 / PLUG & PIXEL ACADEMY

LEARN THE SYSTEMS
BEHIND THE SPECTACLE.

Technical learning, working references and professional training for the systems behind live visual production.

Knowledge is not a collection of isolated tools. It is a connected system.

02 / TECHNICAL LEARNING

Knowledge built from live-production systems.

Plug & Pixel Academy brings together technical training and real production experience across media servers, signal, synchronization, networking, playback and video systems for live shows.

03 / FREE TECHNICAL RESOURCES

NOTES FROM THE SIGNAL CHAIN.

Working references for the systems behind live visual production.

Timecode display and synchronized live-production signal system

Synchronization · 3 min

Timecode for Live Visual Production

Video bandwidth visualization for live playback systems

Video fundamentals · 3 min

Understanding Video Bandwidth

Codec concept artwork for live video playback

Video fundamentals · 2 min

What Is a Codec? A Live-Playback Perspective

HDCP signal-chain artwork for live video systems

Signal integrity · 2 min

HDCP in Live Video Systems

Technical signal-flow placeholder for the EDID article

Signal integrity · 2 min

What Is EDID?

Redundant media-server architecture for reliable live playback

Media servers · 2 min

Building a Resilient Video Server

AMD and NVIDIA graphics hardware comparison for media servers

Media servers · 3 min

AMD vs NVIDIA for Media Servers