Tom exhales. The amber light returns to green. The server, as if ashamed of its momentary lapse, dutifully logs the error and falls back into line.
00:00:00 – The ID plays. Clean.
The server’s status LED blinks from steady green to anxious amber. The automation software reports a warning: "ASYNC ERROR: TIMELINE MISMATCH – CHANNEL 2." playout server broadcast
"Come on, don’t do this to me," he whispers. Tom exhales