The new ControlView XHD 6x1 video switcher from Vaddio is an automated robotic PTZ camera controller with HD, RGBHV, and SD video switching, video transitions, and camera preset trigger capabilities.
Extron recently rolled out a slew of DVI, HDMI, and DisplayPort products, including modular and fixed I/O DVI and HDMI matrix switchers in sizes up to 16x16, new DVI switchers with up to eight inputs, DVI and HDMI cables in lengths up to 200 feet, and a new line of DisplayPort cables and adapters...
Crestron introduced the HD-MD8x1 and HD-MD8x2 HDMI switchers. The pair supports every HDTV format specified in HDMI 1.3a, computer resolutions up to 1920x1200, as well as DVI and DisplayPort multimode computer signals, according to the company.
Kramer's new SummitView products were designed for education and small-group presentation applications, according to the company.
The new Christie Spyder X20 is a combination universal routing switcher and video processor for midsize applications. It comes in two models: The Spyder X20-1608 features 16 inputs and 8 outputs; the Spyder X20-0808 has 8 inputs and 8 outputs.
The UH-1C from Hall Research is an HDMI over Cat-5 extension kit. It allows users to extend full 1080p HDTV or PC video along a single Cat-5e or Cat-5 cable, promising video signal integrity in an uncompressed digital format, says the company.
Meet the 15 winners of the second annual PRO AV Spotlight Awards, projects that vary in complexity, scope, and budget, but share common traits, like the latest AV technology and successful coordination among AV integrator, consultant, architect, end user.
ITC Holdings Corp., the country's largest independent electricity transmission company, recently built a 188,000-square-foot headquarters in Novi, Mich., including a new operations control room.
You can't tell from this picture, but the third-floor eye lab at the Illinois College of Optometry is actually shaped like an eye. Within that space is room enough for 18 refracting lanes (the place where eye exams, and in this case learning, happens) equipped with LCD monitors, to which an...
The future of AV is now at the University of Nevada Reno's new Mathewson-IGT Knowledge Center, a 300,000-square-foot facility and home to more than 1 million volumes. Impressively, it includes an all-fiber HD distribution system. Wrightson, Johnson, Haddon & Williams designed the building's AV...
Alter Hall is a model for the power of streaming video. Every lecture conducted in the seven-story building is streamed using Sonic Foundry Mediasite hardware and software. The auditorium, with its custom-built contoured screen, AMX control, LED lighting, and wireless connectivity, can narrowcast...
Sure, the Grammy Museum has 16 projectors from Digital Projection, 30 LCDs, 29 HD video servers, 17 audio servers, and 21 interactive exhibits. But the one thing that stands out most is Crossroads, a 19-foot interactive table built by Design and Production to carry visitors through the musical...
The 1,500-seat sanctuary of the Cathedral of Christ the Light is the centerpiece of the Diocese of Oakland, Calif.’s Cathedral Center. It’s an architectural landmark and an acoustical challenge.
AVS was tasked with taking the Pentagon Briefing Room, which now comprises studio, broadcast, and production systems, from a hybrid of analog and digital components to a fully digital core with the ability to support multiple digital formats and future audiovisual technologies. The new system...
Like other jurisdictions around the nation, Fairfax County, Va., wanted new AV technology to help make things easier, from presenting evidence to arraigning defendants. Professional Products (PPI) placed a 32x32 Evertz EQX fiber-optic router at the heart of the county's court system, and now it's...
Imagine you're a child going in for an MRI or CT scan. It can be a scary experience. At Miami's Baptist Country Walk Pediatric MRI Center, the modest, creative AV system design puts young minds at ease.
Before Veneklasen Associates designed the upgrades to Mohegan Sun's Casino of the Wind in Connecticut, techs had to hoof it among six amplifier rooms to troubleshoot problems. So from the project's beginning, it was decided head-end equipment would be upgraded to the latest MediaMatrix NION DSP...
Eastlake was a true collaboration between integrator and architect. Within guidelines, the team at Southern California Sound Image helped direct the building's interior geometry and finishes to meet the project's acoustical and AV performance goals.
From its Morrison Planetarium, to its Water Planet exhibit, to its Hearst Forum 3D Cinema, the California Academy of Sciences in San Francisco represents one of the most impressive AV integrations of the past year. Since opening in September 2008, it has achieved LEED Platinum status and dazzled...
David Niles' Comcast Experience is a lot of things. It's a corporate AV installation, an AV technology marvel, an entertainment masterpiece, and a Philadelphia tourist attraction. It's a 83.3-foot-wide by 25.4-foot-high LED wall, built from 6,771 Barco NX-4 LED modules delivering 10 million total...
Now here's a different kind of integration project. Premier Network Solutions was tasked with integrating AV with a human physiological monitoring system from Mindware Technologies at Harvard's Kennedy School of Government. The latter wanted to study how human emotional and physical responses to...
The College Basketball Experience in Kansas City, Mo., is certainly immersive. As you enter, you hear a pre-game pep talk. Full-motion video and fan noise swirl when you walk through the tunnel. Then suddenly you're in the middle of it all, shooting free throws against the backdrop of a hostile...