Twenty questions on timecode, SDI, audio, codecs and IP video. Instant explanations, points, streaks and a level at the end. Free, about five minutes.
Twenty questions on timecode, SDI, audio, codecs and IP video. Every answer comes with a short explanation, so you learn something even when you miss. Score points, build a streak and find out your level.
Tip: press 1 to 4 to answer, Enter for the next question.
Most quizzes tell you that you were wrong and leave it there. This one tells you why. Each of the twenty questions comes with a short explanation, and the questions are drawn from the things that actually come up in a gallery or an OB truck: why 29.97 fps needs drop-frame, how much lip-sync error is acceptable, what an SDI cable can carry and how an IP video link recovers from loss.
10 XP. From the third correct answer in a row, each one earns 5 XP extra.Timecode and drop-frame, video and SDI, audio and lip-sync, codecs and storage, and IP video with NDI, SRT and SMPTE ST 2110. Each topic has a matching free calculator on this site if you want to go deeper after a miss.
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Sources: SMPTE ST 12 and ST 2110, EBU R37 and R128, ITU-R BT.1359, Apple ProRes white paper (April 2022), NDI documentation, SRT Deployment Guide.
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From published standards and vendor documentation, such as SMPTE, EBU R37 and R128, Apple's ProRes white paper, NDI documentation and the SRT Deployment Guide. Each explanation says what the fact is based on.
The order of the questions and of the answer options is shuffled every game. The bank itself will grow over time.
No. Only your personal best score is kept, in your own browser, so you can see if you improve. We only count anonymously how many people finish the quiz, never what you answered.
Read the explanation after every answer, then try the matching calculators: timecode, lip-sync, HyperDeck record time, rundown timing and NDI/SRT bandwidth.
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