ELI5: Explain Like I'm 5

Professional video over IP

Okay kiddo, so you know how sometimes Mommy or Daddy watch TV shows or movies on the TV at home? Well, sometimes people need to watch those same shows or movies in other places, like at work or in different countries.

That's where professional video over IP comes in. IP stands for "Internet Protocol," which is just a fancy way of saying the way that things move around on the internet.

So, let's say Daddy works for a big company that needs to show a video to all of their employees who work in different offices all over the world. With professional video over IP, they can use something called a "video encoder" to take that video and turn it into a bunch of little digital pieces called "packets."

These packets can then travel over the internet to all of the different offices where the employees can watch the video in real-time on their computer screens.

It's like sending a really big jigsaw puzzle through the internet, and then when it gets to the other end, all the little pieces come back together to make the original picture.

This technology is really important for businesses or organizations that need to communicate with people who are far away from each other. It can save a lot of time and money because people don't have to travel to see things in person.

So there you have it, kiddo - professional video over IP is a way to make sure that everyone can watch the same video, no matter where they are in the world!