Physical description:
Single Channel Video Installation. Color, sound Digibeta NTSC format (resolution is 720x480) cassette size is S (holds up to 40 minutes). Digital Betacam records component video with 10-bit YUV 4:2:2 compression. The bitrate is 90 Mbit/s. There are five audio channels - four main channels (uncompressed 48KHz PCM) and one cue track.
Content description:
A grid of white letters appears on a dark screen and change as a group to a steady beat. Certain characters freeze and turn green until the group of white letters is eventually replaced with a fixed green phrase. This grid of letters mimics the changing board of an old fashion train station schedule. Over time, these seemingly random groupings of letters spell out names of patented inventions. Hence, the title: "IP" is short for "intellectual property.