As professional AV systems continue moving toward IP-based workflows, open standards and interoperability are becoming increasingly important. IPMX (Internet Protocol Media Experience) is helping shape this transition by providing a standards-based approach to transporting professional media over IP networks.
During the AV over IP Summit 2026, we spoke with Samuel Recine, an industry veteran with more than 30 years of experience in performance media AV/IT systems and high-impact critical decision systems, about IPMX, open specifications, and the evolving professional AV landscape.
Who Is Samuel Recine?
Samuel Recine brings more than three decades of experience working with performance media AV/IT systems and mission-critical decision-making environments.
He is a current member of the Alliance for IP Media Solutions (AIMS) and serves as Chairman of the Pro AV Working Group. Through this role, Recine helps advance education and market adoption of open standards and specifications designed to improve interoperability across professional AV and broadcast environments.
His work focuses on helping the industry understand and adopt technologies such as IPMX and SMPTE ST 2110.
What Is IPMX?
IPMX, or Internet Protocol Media Experience, is an open standards-based approach designed to support professional AV media transport over IP networks.
As organizations move away from traditional point-to-point AV connections toward network-based systems, interoperability becomes a major consideration. IPMX addresses this challenge by establishing common specifications that help equipment from different manufacturers work together within professional AV environments.
This approach can help AV integrators, system designers, and end users build more flexible systems while reducing dependence on proprietary technologies.
Why Open Standards Matter for Professional AV
The transition to AV over IP creates new opportunities for scalable, flexible, and connected media workflows. However, the ability for devices and systems from different manufacturers to communicate effectively is essential.
Open standards help establish a common foundation for AV technology by supporting:
- Interoperability: Helping equipment from different manufacturers operate within the same IP-based environment.
- Flexibility: Giving system designers more options when selecting AV equipment and building workflows.
- Scalability: Supporting network-based systems that can expand as production and installation requirements change.
- Industry adoption: Providing shared specifications that manufacturers, integrators, and end users can understand and implement.
Through AIMS and its Pro AV Working Group, industry professionals like Samuel Recine are helping educate the market and encourage broader adoption of open AV standards.
IPMX and SMPTE ST 2110: Advancing Network-Based Media Workflows
IPMX and SMPTE ST 2110 are important standards initiatives in the evolution of professional media over IP.
SMPTE ST 2110 provides a framework for transporting professional media streams over managed IP networks, particularly in broadcast and professional media environments.
IPMX builds on standards-based IP media technologies with specifications designed to address the needs of professional AV applications.
Both initiatives contribute to the broader movement toward network-based media infrastructure, helping organizations transition to more flexible IP workflows.
Understanding these standards is increasingly important for AV integrators, broadcast engineers, system designers, and organizations planning their next-generation media systems.
Watch the Interview with Samuel Recine at AV over IP Summit 2026
What does the future of professional AV over IP look like? How will open standards influence equipment manufacturers, system integrators, and end users?
Watch the full AV over IP Summit 2026 interview with Samuel Recine to hear his perspective on IPMX, SMPTE ST 2110, industry education, and the continued adoption of open specifications across professional AV.
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From IPMX and SMPTE ST 2110 to NDI, Dante, and network-based video production, these technologies are changing how organizations design, deploy, and manage AV systems.
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