Industry veteran Tim Leahy will lead OSD’s North American Sales.

OSD Audio, a Southern California-based manufacturer of whole-house audio products, has appointed Tim Leahy to head the company’s North American Sales. Leahy, a seasoned leader in the consumer electronics industry, brings a wealth of experience to the growing manufacturer and online retailer of outdoor speakers, in-wall and in-ceiling speakers, and whole-house audio products and accessories.

Leahy will work on both the manufacturing side with OSD Audio and the company’s successful on-line distributorship www.outdoorspeakerdepot.com. His experience spans both car and home electronics, including 15 years with Phoenix Gold (PG) first as a sales manager then as Director of Sales and Marketing for their home division, which included AudioSource, Phoenix Gold Innovative Home and Carver Professional. Leahy also worked in the whole house audio market as a Western Regional Sales manager for NUVO and Breath Audio, and most recently was the strategic Sales and Marketing Manager for North America for more

PARIS, FRANCE – JUNE 2011: The Gare de l’Est is a train station that connects Paris to Germany, Russia, Switzerland, and other points abroad via high-speed rail, as well as serving as a hub for the Paris Metro. Built in 1849 and with significant additions, Gare de l’Est is one of the oldest and one of the largest train stations in Paris. But despite its age and historical significance (it was from Gare de l’Est that legions of French troops went to the Western fronts of both World Wars), the train station melds old and new elements to form an aesthetic that is strikingly contemporary. Recently, SNCF (France’s railway company) hired United Kingdom- and France-based Sound Directions to update its ticket sales area with sound reinforcement to deliver information and revenue-generating advertisements to waiting customers. Sound Directions relied on a Symetrix Jupiter more

ASPEN, COLORADO – JUNE 2011: For ski bums, well-heeled tycoons, and eccentric celebrities alike, Aspen, Colorado represents the perfect alignment of geology and the human passion for snow, speed, and splendor. Off the slopes, the idyllic town caters to the recreational proclivities of its unique visitors, for whom high-class food and drink are a natural part of the good life. Therefore, when the upscale Hotel Jerome and the Aspen-posh restaurant Silver Queen approached Colorado-based A/V designer and integrator Halcyon Productions with woes of ailing and difficult-to-control sound systems, co-owner Heath Manning prescribed Ashly Audio’s ne24.24M modular DSP together with the incredibly easy-to-use WR-5 wall mount remote control. The cost-effective units sound great and provide an appropriately simple level of control for the often harried staff of both establishments.

“User control is a critical issue in the commercial atmosphere of a banquet hall, restaurant, or bar, where the staff are more

Extron Electronics is pleased to introduce the SME 100, a live H.264 encoder for streaming audio, video, and computer-video signals. The SME 100 employs standards-based H.264 / MPEG-4 AVC encoding, and outputs an IP stream that can easily be decoded and viewed on desktop or laptop PCs. It is designed specifically to address the input requirements common to pro AV applications and supports RGB or DVI input signals up to 1920×1200 as well as standard definition and high definition video up to 1080p/60. The SME 100 also features an integrated three-input switcher with audio and buffered loop-through connections to simplify integration and offers a range of compression and bit rate controls. High performance Extron signal processing scales and optimizes video input signals for the intended viewing application. Encoding controls also provide adjustments for bit rate and quality. By extending AV signals over networks, the SME 100 significantly expands AV system capability. more

Extron Electronics is pleased to introduce the new XTP CrossPoint® System, a flexible, reliable signal switching and distribution system that provides a completely integrated solution for multiple digital and analog formats. XTP CrossPoint Systems support local connectivity as well as extended transmission capability for sending high resolution video, audio, RS-232, Ethernet, and power up to 330 feet (100 m) over a single CAT 5-type cable. more

TORONTO, CANADA – Anton/Bauer, a brand of The Vitec Group, and the world’s premier provider of batteries, chargers, lighting and other mobile power systems for the professional broadcast, video and film industries, will demonstrate the advanced capabilities of its power solutions to Canadian video professionals at this year’s ProFusion 2011 (Booth 414). Anton/Bauer will showcase the new MATRIX Cheese Plate, a new mounting plate that can be used with the company’s Gold Mount Solutions for the Sony PMW-F3 camera; Canon EOS 5D Mark II, EOS 7D and EOS 60D Digital SLR cameras and Panasonic AG-AF100 series professional HD camera.

more

Blackmagic Design today announced the ATEM 1 M/E Production Switcher and ATEM 1 M/E Broadcast Panel are being used by the Gotham Girls Roller Derby League for live production of the league’s 2011 matches. more

New System Offers Increased Range and Better Coverage in Challenging Environments

ORLANDO, FL - Clear-Com, a global leader in critical voice communications systems, will exhibit the new Tempest900 900MHz digital wireless intercom system at this year’s InfoComm 2011 (Booth 349). With the addition of Tempest900, Clear-Com is now the only provider in the live performance, permanent installation and broadcast markets to offer such a wide range of Basic, Advanced and Expert level wireless intercom solutions. The Tempest900 now joins some of the company’s other systems, including the Tempest2400 2.4GHz, CellCom®1.92-1.93GHz, HME DX Series 2.4GHz and HME PRO850 UHF band. more

Blackmagic Design today announced that Boston University’s College of Communication (COM) is using Blackmagic Design’s ATEM 1 M/E Production Switcher and ATEM 1 M/E Broadcast Panel in their Production and Journalism studios. more

Production Company Relies On 788T and USBPre 2 to Produce High-Quality Videos and Train Thousands in Video Production

ORLANDO, FL, JUNE 16, 2011 — With roughly 2,000 members in 40 different countries, Pixel Corps serves as a guild for content creators and trains professionals globally on key aspects of production. In the fast-paced world of video production —from compositing to matchmoving to rotoscoping, Pixel Corps runs the gamut in production and training. A significant portion of the company’s business comes from producing Internet videos for corporations, as well as creating podcasts and voiceovers. In order to accomplish its many projects, Pixel Corps employs Sound Devices® 788T® Multi-Track Digital Audio Recorder and USBPre 2® Microphone Interface for all of the company’s audio needs.

“On our projects that require audio, we always use a Sound Devices component,� explains Alex Lindsay, Pixel Corps founder and chief architect, a 20-year veteran of more