Ask The Programmer Episode 266 - Guest Mark Franklin Shares How OpenAV Works and Solves Pain Points
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May 17, 2026 · 27 min · Episode 272
About this episode
Mark Franklin discusses the technology and evolution of OpenAV and its impact on AV systems.
James King and Steve Greenblatt welcome back Mark Franklin, Senior Director of Computing Services at Thayer School of Engineering, Dartmouth College, to go deeper into the technology of OpenAV, discuss its evolution to meet the needs of users and support staff, and share how it addresses many of the common needs of maintaining AV systems. OpenAV can be found at https://github.com/Dartmouth-OpenAV/. Mark Franklin can be emailed at mark.j.franklin@dartmouth.edu. To join the conversation or have your question answered on a future episode, join the Ask The Programmer group on LinkedIn and post a message, leave a comment, or reach out to us @AV_JamesKing or @stevegreenblatt on LinkedIn, X/Twitter, or Bluesky, and be sure to include #AskTheProgrammer. The Ask The Programmer podcast can be found at @AVProgrammerPod on X/Twitter or on Bluesky as @asktheprogrammer.
People in this episode
Hosts: James King, Steve Greenblatt
Guest: Mark Franklin
Topics covered
- OpenAV technology
- AV systems
- user needs
- support staff
- technology evolution
Keywords
- OpenAV
- AV systems
- technology
- Dartmouth College
- Mark Franklin
- James King
- Steve Greenblatt
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Thayer School of Engineering, Dartmouth College, OpenAV, GitHub
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