Distance, Resolution, and the Human Eye: An Exercise in Specifying the Right...
I am amazed at how much traction my last post on 4k vs UHD stimulated. I have had some great discussions on my arguments in the comments, on LinkedIn, and via email. They included compliments as well...
View ArticleBlackmagic Makes ATEM Camera Control 6.0 Available
Blackmagic Design has released its ATEM Switchers Update 6.0, which adds support for controlling cameras from ATEM production switchers via the program feed to the camera. This is a free update from...
View ArticleExtron Tackles Lecture Capture with the Introduction of the SMP 351 and FlexOS
Extron just launched the SMP 351, an H.264 streaming media processor for capturing and distributing live AV sources and presentations. Featuring up to five inputs, the SMP 351 creates high-impact...
View ArticleHarmonic Introduces DSNG Encoders to Support DVB-S2X and DVB-CID Standards
SAN JOSE, Calif. — July 29, 2014 — Harmonic (NASDAQ: HLIT), the worldwide leader in video delivery infrastructure, today announced that it has expanded the Ellipse® 3000 family of contribution encoders...
View ArticleRevolabs Announces Training Academy Portal and 20 Live Training Events
Revolabs has announced that the company is launching Revolabs Academy Training Program — a free, interactive online learning portal that provides users with a better understanding of audio...
View ArticleRevolabs Announces Enhanced Training Academy Portal and 20 Live Training Events
SUDBURY, Mass. — July 31, 2014 — Revolabs® today announced that the company is launching its newly redesigned Revolabs Academy Training Program — a free, interactive online learning portal that...
View ArticlePolk Audio Renews Participation in D-Tools Manufacturer Vantage Point (MVP)...
CONCORD, CA, USA – AUGUST 1, 2014 — D-Tools Inc., the worldwide leader in system integration software, announced today that Polk Audio has renewed its participation in the D-Tools MVP program. Polk...
View ArticleAV Insider — Episode 27: Google’s Newly Acquired Startup Via Nest, Dropcam,...
DropCam’s head of marketing Sean Lindo speaks with Johnny about the brilliant cameras that Nest now has to offer. They’re small, have two-way audio, and are easy to setup. All this and more on this...
View ArticleStrange Re-Tales: Not So Great Moments In Marketing: Accordion Days!
It’s good to try new things. Just accept that sometimes things won’t work out. Author James Altucher is famous for saying something to the effect that “90% of everything just doesn’t work out, but you...
View ArticleHDMI + HDBaseT = The Galactic Empire?
A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away… Switch Wars In the decades prior to the Switch Wars, the Republic was seen by many as a failing entity, plagued by corruption and mindless proprietary...
View ArticleTMCnet Recognizes ClearOne with the 2014 Communications Solutions Product of...
ClearOne has been named by TMCnet as the recipient of the 2014 Communications Product of the Year Award for its revolutionary Beamforming Microphone Array. One of TMC’s most coveted awards, the...
View ArticleQ2 2014 Global Projector Market Grows 17 Percent in Volume
Global projector shipments grew a staggering 17 percent in volume YoY in Q2, to two million units and in value terms the market grew 9 percent to hit $2.4 billion, according to the latest quarterly...
View ArticleCalrec, DiGiCo, Allen & Heath Form New ProAudio Group
HEBDEN BRIDGE, U.K. — Aug. 1, 2014 — The DiGiCo team has spent the last 18 months consulting with Electra Partners about the possible combination of both Allen & Heath and Calrec with the DiGiCo...
View ArticleBiamp Systems Welcomes New Area Manager
BEAVERTON, Oregon — Aug. 4, 2014 — Biamp Systems, a leading provider of innovative, networked media systems, today announced the appointment of Joshua Peterson as an Area Manager in North America....
View ArticleAlmo Pro AV Names Steve Rosenheim Business Development Manager for Content...
Philadelphia, PA — August 4, 2014 — Almo Professional A/V has hired Steve Rosenheim, CTS, DSCE as Business Development Manager with an exclusive focus on the distributor’s new Content Creation...
View ArticleDVIGear Launches Line of HDBaseT Extenders
DVIGear just launched two new HDBaseT extenders in the DVI-7520 and DVI-7525 aimed at the commercial AV and rental markets. DVIGear says both the DVI-7520 and DVI-7525 extend uncompressed HDMI or DVI,...
View ArticleClassic Art Deco Theater is Reborn with Renkus-Heinz
Riverhead, NY – August 2014… On December 30, 1933, more than 2000 people attended the Suffolk Theater’s grand opening. Local media declared it “The Radio City Music Hall of Long Island.” The last...
View ArticleThe Last InfoComm Blog [Infographic]
Wow, what an InfoComm! Although the show was barely 45-days ago, the aftereffects are still being felt like tremors following an earthquake. We shot over 1300 videos of new products that debuted on the...
View ArticleService Opportunities for Integrators
Last month in my column, The Dog Days of Summer, I wrote about a project we did in one of our classrooms. The title of the column spoke a bit about what June and early July is for us in the education...
View ArticleINFOGRAPHIC | The Last InfoComm
Wow, what an InfoComm! Although the show was barely 45-days ago, the aftereffects are still being felt like tremors following an earthquake. Last week, InfoComm’s own Jason McGraw passed on some...
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