ELI5: Explain Like I'm 5

SMPTE 2110

Okay, so imagine you have a really big TV studio where lots of people work to create TV shows. Each person has their own job, like someone who makes sure the sound is good, someone who makes sure the camera is pointing in the right direction, someone who edits the video footage, and so on.

But sometimes they need to talk to each other to coordinate their work. Maybe the camera person needs to tell the sound person to turn up the volume, or the editor needs to ask the camera person to get a different shot of something.

One way they can talk to each other is by using a special language called SMPTE 2110. This language helps them all understand each other and makes sure they are working together to create the best TV show possible.

SMPTE 2110 is kind of like a bunch of rules that everyone has to follow so that they can all work together and make something great. It's like if you and your friends decide to play a game together, you all have to agree on the rules so that everyone knows what to do and things go smoothly.

So, in summary, SMPTE 2110 is a special language that TV studios use to make sure all the different people working on a TV show can talk to each other and work together to create something great.