Read this diagram inside-out. The Remote Studio on the right is the only physical production space — network switch, Iris-Enabled Cameras, mixing console, Iris Bridge Computer, the works. Everyone else is somewhere else.
On the left, three roles join from wherever they happen to be. The Audio Monitor is running Dante Director to keep an ear on the mix. The Camera Operator is logged into studio.tryiris.ai from their own computer. The Producer is doing the same. The internet in the middle is what ties them all to the studio.
The thing that makes this pattern work: the studio doesn't have to be staffed. It's a "lights-out" room with cameras, a console, and the Bridge Computer, and the entire crew operates it remotely.
This is the topology when your talent is in one city, your producer is in another, your audio engineer is in a third, and the studio itself is essentially unattended. It's also useful for customers who want to keep a physical studio available 24/7 without keeping people in it 24/7.
Use this as the reference for "can we operate the studio without sending anyone to the studio?"
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