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Webinar Recording: Why You Need AV over IP in the Workplace

AV Everywhere

The recording for our webinar on the value of AV over IP in the workplace is a must-watch if you’ve been looking for the latest advance in distributing your audio and video content over the network.

AV has traditionally been designed around having a matrix switch in the middle that you tie your AV devices into. Today, a host of applications are possible with AV over IP, making for a better meeting experience and helping IT manage signal distribution. 

In this webinar, presented by Crestron’s Dan Jackson, and hosted by AVI-SPL, Commercial Integrator, and My TechDecisions, you’ll understand why AV over IP is the right choice for your organization and how you can use your current devices and infrastructure to make it work. Dan and Josh Vallon, an expert programmer with AVI-SPL, also address issues like security, image quality, bandwidth costs and more, including:

  • Crestron solutions including NVX Network AV Digital Media and XiO Cloud
  • How to evaluate your current streaming video quality and infrastructure
  • Top network security considerations

Get the recording for “Why You Need AV over IP in the Workplace” >

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Five Steps to Planning for a Video Wall

AV Everywhere

You want to create the perfect video wall, and this webinar explains how to do it. Bo Beard, sales engineer for LG Electronics, explains the factors that end users and integrators need to consider when planning a video wall project. Joining him is Chris Caputo, senior project engineer for AVI-SPL, who offers his expertise in control-room settings.

Bo will also address technology considerations that include:

  • webOS Smart Signage Platform
  • Curveable LAPE LED
  • Ultra-narrow bezel video wall display

You’ll also learn how determine display layout, find and prep the right environment, and choose the products that suit your content.

Get the Recording for “Five Decisions to Make when Planning for a Video Wall” >

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Webinar Recording: Improving Your UCC Meeting-Room Audio

Audio Conferencing

In this webinar, recorded on March 6, learn what it takes to deliver high-quality audio throughout your organization’s meeting rooms so that all participants — including those joining remotely — have an effective, productive experience.

The most important part of any video call or conferencing meeting is the audio. Without good audio, there’s no meeting. Get the recording of this free Commercial Integrator and MyTechDecisions webinar, and learn how Biamp audio solutions provide a high-quality experience. Zach Snook, product manager for Biamp, covers:

  • Beamtracking microphones
  • Power-over-Ethernet amplifiers
  • desono™ conferencing speakers
  • Soundmasking
  • Bluetooth and USB connectivity
  • DSPs
  • VoIP deployment tools

You’ll also hear from Charlie Salto, a project engineer for AVI-SPL. Charlie gives his insight into audio design for meeting rooms. Whether you’re refreshing a meeting room or designing and installing a new solution on a tight timeline, experts from Biamp and AVI-SPL explain how they can address these challenges quickly and efficiently.

Get the Recording for “Improving Your UCC Meeting-Room Audio” >

 

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Webinar Recording: NEC’s Business Intelligence Platform Drives Insight and Engagement

AV Everywhere

This webinar looks at NEC’s Analytics Learning Platform (ALP) and how it drives business intelligence so that retailers using digital signage improve the customer experience and increase their sales. The NEC ALP is device agnostic and designed to be the heart of a retail selling strategy. Richard Ventura of NEC Display explains the ability of ALP to:

  • Deliver actionable insights that shape efforts like marketing ads
  • Trigger content toward a person as they enter the store
  • Measure in-store engagement and compare different results from different stores
  • Benefit other industries and applications

AVI-SPL digital signage expert Richard Daugherty emphasizes the importance of content to maximize results that ALP will track, and discusses AVI-SPL’s ability to create that content.

Commercial Integrator editor-in-chief Tom LeBlanc leads this discussion, which includes a Q&A session with those who attended the live event.

Get the recording for “NEC’s Business Intelligence Platform Drives Insight and Engagement” >

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Webinar Recording: Audio Basics for Meetings and Conferences

Audio Conferencing

AV is about adaptation and being able to support legacy meeting and conferencing equipment while designing systems for the ever- changing workplace environment. During this webinar, learn how to ensure good sound quality in typical business situations by bridging the gap between your own technical background and the world of professional audio. Gino Sigismondi, Shure’s Associate Director, Technical Support and Training, covers:

  • Basic components of a sound system, key audio concepts, and the differences between digital and analog audio.
  • How room acoustics and noise affect the intelligibility of the audio, what feedback is and what causes it.
  • Basics of microphones – how they work, the use and placement for different microphone types and the pros and cons of selecting and using either wired or wireless microphones.
  • How different-sized rooms relate to the sound system that would be selected and how to distinguish between a discussion and conference system.

Get the recording for “Audio Basics for Meetings and Conferences” >

About the presenter

Gino Sigismondi has been a Shure Associate since 1997 and currently manages the company’s Technical Training division. He brings over 15 years of practical experience in professional audio to the product training seminars he conducts for Shure customers, dealers, distribution centers, and internal staff. Gino spent 10 years as a member of Applications Engineering, assisting Shure customers with choosing and using the company’s vast array of products. He is also the author of the Shure educational publications “Selection and Operation of Personal Monitors,” “Audio Systems Guide for Music Educators,” and “Selection and Operation of Audio Signal Processors.” He was recently awarded status as an “Adjunct Instructor” by the InfoComm Academy.

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Webinar Dec. 5: Improve Collaboration in Small Meeting Spaces With HARMAN

AV in Meeting Spaces

Join us on Wed., Dec. 5 at 1 p.m. EST for this look at HARMAN technology solutions that improve the effectiveness of meetings in smaller collaboration spaces like huddle rooms. HARMAN product expert Ryan Ostrow will demonstrate how new products from AMX (such as Acendo collaboration solutions and the CT-Series) can simplify and improve the way people collaborate in these smaller spaces.

Register for “Improve Collaboration in Small Meeting Spaces With HARMAN” >

About the presenter

Ryan Ostrow has over 23 years of experience in the Pro AV industry and has spent the last four with HARMAN Professional as a Sales Engineer and Product Specialist. With a background in electronics, Ryan started his career as an audio technician and quickly began to add to his expertise in all aspects of the commercial AV market. He has a wide-ranging skill set that covers audio, video, control, lighting, and information technology. Having worked for end users, integrators, consultants, and equipment manufacturers he brings a diverse perspective to any project or task.

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