Auto-tracking PTZ cameras create dynamic live streams without the costs and complexity of video crews and equipment. These auto-tracking cameras pan, tilt, and zoom to follow their target in the designated auto-tracking viewing perimeters. With so many challenges in the classroom professors and teachers have to deal with, worrying about camera shots and different angles only adds to the plate. […]
Joel R. Cruz
What Are Multiviewers and How They Boost Your Broadcast
Multiviewers have changed the design and implementation of production and broadcast control rooms with their ability to display multiple video sources on a single display monitor. This AV gear may have begun in control rooms alongside production switchers, but now assist engineers in checking signal distribution paths from their routers and are now being utilized as high-quality multi-signal recording and […]
Why Do I Need an HDMI Extender?
HDMI extenders solve a common dilemma of trying to connect HDMI sources to TVs far away in different rooms or offices. This is because HDMI cables max out at about 50 feet before signal degradation kicks in. Ever experience your display lagging, pixelating, or even completely going out? You may just need an HDMI extender. HDMI extenders are […]
How to Split an SDI Signal and Why It Is the Professional Standard
An SDI splitter takes an audio/video signal and “splits” it into many. SDI splitters distribute AV signals to multiple displays over long distances retaining maximum quality and providing minimal degradation. There are multiple SDI signals: 3G, 6G, and 12G. These are the bit rates of video. 3G transfers 3 Gbit/s of video data while 12G transfers 12 Gbit/s. 3G-SDI is […]
The Best Value Video Switcher for Live Streaming
Professional video switchers for film and TV cost upwards of tens of thousands of dollars. For the majority of people and applications, that’s way out of budget and simply unnecessary for all that production power. BZBGEAR has a perfectly balanced video switcher providing broadcast-quality audio and video, yet is markedly affordable. Introducing the BG-HDVS42U. BG-HDVS42U Overview The BG-HDVS42U is […]
Set-and-Forget Auto Tracking PTZ Camera Is the Ultimate Cameraman
Look ma, no hands! The exciting BZBGEAR® LVUPTZ series cameras with auto tracking are surely making video crews worldwide envious. With no need for an operating cameraman, the LVUPTZ series automatically pans, tilts, and zooms to follow the presenter as they move around their environment. The set-and-forget programming renders the need for an operator obsolete, making sure auto tracking is […]
Enterprise AV over IP Proves to Be Adaptable, Resourceful
From InfoComm 2019, Technical Group Manager Jonathon Ferry at Key Digital introduces the newest members to the Enterprise AV over IP family: KD-IP822ENC and KD-IP822DEC. Key Digital 4K Enterprise AV over IP The KD-IP822ENC encoder and KD-IP822DEC decoder are part of their 4K Enterprise AV over IP line and can be scaled to fit any home or commercial […]
Stem Audio Debuts Complete Conference Room Ecosystem
Stem Audio, the new subsidiary of Phoenix Audio, debuted their revolutionary conference room solution in the Stem Audio Ecosystem at InfoComm 2019. The Stem Audio Ecosystem is tout to be a complete toolbox of five networkable devices that can be mixed and matched into any meeting environment. The system design aims to relieve the hardships experienced by IT professionals and […]
Adder INFINITY 4000 Series Is the First 4K IP KVM
FConn Dunning, regional sales manager at Adder, unveils the world’s first dual-head 4K IP KVM extender over a single fiber in the ADDERLink INFINITY 4000 Series (ALIF4000) at InfoComm 2019. The unit won AV Technology’s Best of Show award at InfoComm 2019. It is also the Product of the Year award from NAB Show back in April. It comes as […]
ATEN VP2730 Enables An Intuitive Connection Experience
YT Liang, product manager at ATEN, showed off the VP2730 at InfoComm 2019. The VP2730 is a multi-in-one presentation switcher that combines a video matrix switch with scaler, streaming, HDBaseT extender, audio mixer, and analog-to-digital converter functions into a single compact unit. The VP2730 allows for larger meetings and enables collaboration between local and remote participants in lecture halls, video […]