Zoom for Broadcast
Video conferencing applications (Zoom, Teams, WebEx, etc..) can be integrated with a video production studio so that remote participants can contribute to on-air, in-studio news and talk-show productions.
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The program format can include an in-studio host interacting with in-studio and remote guests. Remote guests can join and interact with the host, and other guests over Zoom.
Signal Path:
In this example, Zoom integration uses two channels of an existing Frame Sync. A computer’s desktop is extended over HDMI to an AJA HA5-Plus, HDMI to HDSDI converter. HDSDI with embedded audio from the converter connects to a video patch and patched directly to the first input channel of the Frame Sync. The Frame Sync de-embeds the audio from the HDSDI input and provides discreet analog audio to the audio production mixer. This audio from Frame Sync (output channel 1) to the mixer allows the host to hear the Zoom participant over the IFB when selected on the intercom. HDSDI with embedded audio is maintained on the Frame Sync (Channel 1) video output to the Video Router.
Audio AUX-02 from the Audio Mixer connects to the analog audio input of the Frame Sync. The audio is embedded on the Frame Sync’s HDSDI (output channel) and is routed to output on the video router. The router output connects to an AJA U-TAP SDI to USB converter and the converter connects over USB to the computer. This enables the producer to route any video source on the router to the Zoom participants and embed the host’s audio to the selected source video. This signal path facilitates a conversational exchange between the host and the Zoom guests by not distracting them with the produced program output.