Video Production System Provides Live Webcasts, Improves On-Site and Distance Learning

SEATAC, WA, September 8, 2010 – Lawyers in the state of Washington must take continuing education courses to maintain their license to practice. Until recently, the majority of those course offerings were in Seattle, requiring travel for many lawyers. However, a video production system designed and installed by premier systems integration firm Advanced Broadcast Solutions (ABS) in the Washington State Bar Association’s (WSBA) new 145-seat conference center in Seattle provides live, multi-camera webcasts of classes that allow lawyers to “attend� remotely from wherever they are while enhancing presentations for on-site participants. more

Made in the USA, integrated are premium materials including a Legget & Platt reclining mechanism, an all-wood frame and quality details like a steel recline lever and aluminum cup-holders.

Charlotte, NC – September 16, 2010 – SnapAV, a manufacturer and exclusive source of more than 850 high-quality solutions for the custom A/V channel in the US and Canada, is now selling its own home cinema seating, and shipping it the same day it’s ordered – even directly to the installers’ jobsite. more

AVAD LLC, one of North America’s leading distributors of custom electronics, will offer attendees to CEDIA Expo 2010 the chance to win products and prizes from its impressive lineup of partners and suppliers. CEDIA Expo 2010 attendees who visit the AVAD booth (#2326) will have the opportunity to register for prize giveaways from companies such as Rockustics, SIRIUS|XM, Samsung, TiVo, Dirt Devil, OmniMount, Peerless, Gefen, NETGEAR and more. more

Arcade Fire

When the Canadian rock band Arcade Fire began touring this summer they had grandMA in tow. Lighting designer/production designer Susanne Sasic brought a grandMA console along when she served as lighting designer and programmer for the tour in support of the band’s new album, The Suburbs. Jeff Ravitz also deployed a grandMA for the live webcast of Arcade Fire’s August 5 concert from Madison Square Garden. A.C.T Lighting is the exclusive distributor of the grandMA in North America. more

THE PERFECT SOLUTION FOR COMPUTER GRAPHICS VIDEO & HDTV VIDEO SIGNAL SCALING

Kramer Electronics is pleased to announce the introduction of the VP-422 Digital HDMI to PC Scaler. The VP-422 is a high-performance digital scaler for computer graphics video and HDTV video signals. The VP-422 scales HDMI signals to resolutions of up to WUXGA and 1080p, and also de-embeds the stereo audio to output unbalanced analog stereo signals. more