Signal Flow I
CMS 3510/3511 - Fall 2018
Signal Flow
RUBE GOLDBERG
IN (cable) OUT
(brain)
(audio mixer)
(video cable)
(highway)
(river)
Video source
(camera 1)
video out video cables
HD-SDI
or HDMI
1st destination -
video switcher
Video source
(camera 2)
video out
Video source
(camera 3)
video out
- multiple inputs
- one main output...
Final destination -
Your TV program
Audio source
(mic 1)
audio out XLR
1st destination -
Audio mixer
Audio source
(mic 2)
audio out
Audio source
(mic 3)
audio out
- Multiple inputs
- One main ouput...
Final destination -
Your program sound
's
speakers
(audio
monitors)
DA - Distribution Amplifier
in
Multiple outs
audio out XLR cables
audio out
audio out
audio in
TVs
(video
monitors)
DA - Distribution Amplifier for video
one input
multiple outputs
video out 1
video out 3
video out 2
Video source
HD-SDI cables
(with BNC connectors)
Components
of Signal Flow for Television...
- Cable (audio, video, or both) - transmits the signal
- Video source (camera) - captures the signal
- Audio source (mic or device) - captures the signal
- Video switcher (tricaster or ATEM) - mixes the video and audio (post-mixer)
- Audio mixer - mixes down the audio
- DA - Distribution Amplifier - distributes and amplifies a signal
- Monitors (audio or video) - shows the signal
AC/DC
Alternating Current
Direct Current
Can be transmitted
over long distances
Needed to power household appliances etc.
Other signal Flows...
Freeway Mazes - Traffic Flow
Wired Magazine
(flow chart)
Should I work for Free?
(flow chart)
Full flow chart at:
Can I park in the Fire Lane?
(flow chart)
Engineering...
(flow chart)
Maps
Geographic Semi-Schematic Schematic
Realistic Abstract
London Underground Schematic (map)
Internet Speed and Connectivity of Japan
Signal Flow I S19
By Scott Calhoun
Signal Flow I S19
The concept of signal flow as a thinking tool.
