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If remote, how is the latency and quality of the picture? Is there a quality slider to adjust?

ASKED BY · Guy Cochran · SEATTLE, WA · 27 OCT 2026 · ▶ 00:52:41

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For remote production work, he uses Splashtop; latency is acceptable when the remote network connection is good.

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52:25because you're right. When a play is called the whistle blows, it's dead until they set up for the next one. So you've got to cover that with something going on for the audience. And so replay is perfect solution, it seems to me. Yeah. All right. Let's continue on. Next question. We actually still have like six questions to go. Guy Cochran is back with us in Seattle, Washington.

52:47If remote, how is the latency and quality of the picture? Is there a quality slider to adjust? Oh, what are you sending out, Chris? Now, for me, if I'm remotely doing stuff, it's through Splashtop. And so I'm Splashtopped in, and the latency is good, right? Like, it's fine. Assuming the network on where I'm remotely at is good, then latency is fine. All right.

53:15Next question. Next up is from Kenny Hampton in Greenville, Illinois. Chris, what all-in-one PTZ cameras do you use when not using your camera rigs? What video output do you use for those? Do you do a lot of work with PTZs and other sports areas? Not a lot. We have one PTZ camera, and one of our cameras at baseball is a PTZ camera,

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