Industry
Open Mic: The Future is Data
Multi-camera arrays can act as sensors that interact with AI algorithms to create data. And because panoramic 4K video isn’t distorted like in an ultra wide-angle lens, it enables...
Conferencing / Collaboration
Collaboration Case Study: Inside the VR CAVE holodeck
Ehrhardt + Partner Group (EPG) has opened the world’s first VR CAVE meeting room, or ‘holodeck’, thanks to the expertise of integrator Viscon and the industry leading calibration technology...
Corporate
The SVC Interview: CEDIA, Dennis Erskine
When the new CEDIA corporate headquarters got to the drawing board, it included a top home theater design, done by The Erskine Group, who later won the contract to...
Worship
Communication is Everything
How intercom infrastructure unites worship production teams for the greater good
Worship
The SVC Interview: St. Bartholomew’s Church, Steve Minozzi
The largest Catholic churches were designed to have lofty reverberation but that can challenge the clarity of speech sound systems. St. Bartholomew’s Church in Elmhurst, New York is one of the biggest around, and the cathedral style church has...
Worship
Case Study: Lives Changed By Christ Church, PA
Although they don’t meet in one physical space, the 15,000 weekly attendees of LCBC (Lives Changed By Christ) Church comprise one of the largest megachurches in the country. After its central location reached capacity in 2006, LCBC began launching...
Worship
Case Study: Summit Church, NC
The Summit Church is a Southern Baptist multi-site church that was founded in 1961 and now meets at eleven locations throughout the greater Raleigh-Durham area. Recently, church leadership decided to deploy three video walls at the Brier Creek Campus...
Worship
The SVC Interview: Charis Bible College, Nate Carter and Roland Dutzmann
The Auditorium, a new 3200-seat worship and teaching space at Colorado’s Charis Bible College in Woodland Park, had to be completely outfitted for sound, video and lighting. They called in local AVL contractor Acoustech. Charis AVL engineer Nate Carter and Acoustech’s...
Education
Lenova is readying a VR headset package for education
The company has publicly announced that Lenovo VR Classroom 2 package will be available this year
Education
The SVC Interview: University of Kentucky, Tim Asher
At the University of Kentucky, Lexington they’re serious about their sports and the video coverage reflects that–on the field, in the locker room, in the coverage they serve to ESPN’s SEC Network, as well as on streaming platforms and...
Entertainment
Buffalo Children’s Museum Installation and Programming Pt 2
Show 234-2: In part 2 of this podcast Heather Sidorowicz of Southtown AV talks about using D-Tools System Integrator to plan Crestron control and Marshall cameras
Worship
The SVC Interview: Charis Bible College, Nate Carter and Roland Dutzmann
The Auditorium, a new 3200-seat worship and teaching space at Colorado’s Charis Bible College in Woodland Park, had to be completely outfitted for sound, video and lighting. They called in local AVL contractor Acoustech. Charis AVL engineer Nate Carter and Acoustech’s...
Industry
Open Mic: The Future is Data
Multi-camera arrays can act as sensors that interact with AI algorithms to create data. And because panoramic 4K video isn’t distorted like in an ultra wide-angle lens, it enables AI algorithms to detect objects correctly.
Government
Case Study: United States European Command, Germany
Headquartered in Stuttgart, Germany, the United States European Command (USEUCOM) is a joint forces community of approximately 1,000 U.S. service members and government civilians. USEUCOM conducts military operations, international military engagement and interagency partnering to defend the U.S and...
Government
Case Study: City of Kissimmee, Florida
Panasonic’s new AV-HLC100 Stream Studio has become the hub of wide-ranging video production for the City of Kissimmee in central Florida. The City operates a 24-hour government TV channel, Access Osceola, which is also supported by four AW-HN130 three-chip...
Entertainment
EVO Entertainment Multiplex goes for immersive sound, lights and video Pt 1
Show 235-1: In part 1 of this Q&A podcast (+transcript) Mood: Texas discusses control, sound and artistic video wall at the high energy attraction
Entertainment
Mood-Texas talks EVO Entertainment Multiplex Pt 2
Show 235-2: In part 2 of this Q&A podcast (+transcript) Andrew Adams and Eric Ramay of Mood: Texas explain how they configured sound & video for artistic video wall, patio and event rooms
Signal distribution / Control
AVoIP Case Study: Genelec’s new Smart IP speaker at work
The sound designer installed 51 of Genelec's new Smart IP 4430 speakers to support an immersive soundscape that evokes the history of Pompeii
ProAV Today
WATCH: Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance ridethrough
Last week Disney opened its second flagship ride of the decade. Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance is an interactive ride (part of it is trackless); guest can have different experiences each time through, depending on where they sit...
ProAV Today
WATCH: AR digital signage at London bus shelter
Digital OOH content creator Grand Visual was clearly an early pioneer in AR and in the trend called "prankvertising". You'll see why.
Digital Signage
Case Study: Fareway Stores, Inc.
Fareway Stores, Inc. is a growing, family-owned Midwest grocery company currently operating 125 grocery stores in Iowa, Illinois, Minnesota, Nebraska, and South Dakota. In an effort to more deeply connect customers and employees around the market’s high quality produce...
Signal distribution / Control
AVoIP Case Study: Allianz Field, Saint Paul, Minnesota
Dedicated system for stadium content and AV over IP distribution supports game-day coverage and stadium-wide advertising
Digital Signage
PODCAST 227-1: Nanolumens and FSG Team Up for a Spectacular Ticker Display at Dallas Morning News
On this edition of the SVC Podcast, Contributing Editor Bennett Liles gets with Gerald Reeves, Project Manager at Facility Solutions Group (FSG) about their installation of a 75ft. Nanolumens LED news ticker display in the lobby of the Dallas...
