Dataton WATCHOUT User's Guide

Fast Computer Hardware
TCP/IP Network
For best performance, WATCHOUT display software is written as a native
application for the target platform. Furthermore, the rendering engine takes
advantage of system software support and hardware acceleration to achieve
best possible image and sound reproduction quality.
Computer speed, display hardware performance, hard disk space, etc, are
developing at a phenomenal pace. As these technologies move forward,
WATCHOUT will move along with them, resulting in even better performance
over time.
WATCHOUT uses the TCP/IP networking standard – the core protocol of the
Internet. This distributes the media files to the display computers, the contents
of the timeline and control/timing information.
The data is typically sent over regular 100 MB Ethernet wiring and hubs,
thereby reducing cost of installation and maintenance.
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