<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div>Yes, I live on my iPad ... I have issues, I know.</div><div><br></div><div>I think the architecture guide you referenced is very good, especially the "Basic Video Concepts" section. </div><div><br></div><div>For a learner just starting with video I might suggest something even more digestible and agnostic, just to get the feet wet with concepts like compression and encoding. It is a bit dated but still very applicable and teaches the "why" not just the "how". <a href="http://www.amazon.com/How-Video-Works-Analog-Definition/dp/0240809335">http://www.amazon.com/How-Video-Works-Analog-Definition/dp/0240809335</a></div><div><br></div><div>The CLN also has a decent "basics" course: <a href="https://learningnetwork.cisco.com/docs/DOC-6492">https://learningnetwork.cisco.com/docs/DOC-6492</a></div><div><br></div><div>IMO, for someone well versed in all things Cisco, I think the architecture guide you have is spot on.<br><br><div>Sent from my iPad</div></div><div><br>On Oct 18, 2015, at 12:15 PM, Anthony Holloway <<a href="mailto:avholloway+cisco-voip@gmail.com">avholloway+cisco-voip@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div><div dir="ltr">Since there was only positive feedback from the group on the topic of discussing video here, I'll just go ahead and ask the question I originally wanted to ask....<div><br></div><div>Is there a better document that this one, for learning the fundamentals of video design?</div><div><br></div><div><a href="http://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/td/docs/voice_ip_comm/uc_system/design/guides/videodg/vidguide.html">http://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/td/docs/voice_ip_comm/uc_system/design/guides/videodg/vidguide.html</a><br></div><div><br></div><div>It's a bit dated, but I like the material it covers. I find the PAs and CVDs to be too high level and too configuration focused, respectively.</div><div><br></div><div>I think it's important to understand things like frame rate, frame size, the different compression methods, bitrates, etc. Not too mention how Cisco's implementation will scale the video up or down dynamically based on network conditions.<br></div><div><br></div><div>Thanks for your input.</div></div>
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