See Dataton at InfoComm MEA, Stand TA-C40, 14-18 October 2012, Dubai International Convention & Exhibition Centre, UAE

Award-winning Swedish image processing and control specialists, Dataton will bring their WATCHOUT multiple image and display software to the Middle East at InfoComm MEA 2012. The company will also participate in the hotly anticipated InfoComm University education and hospitality seminars taking place during the show.

Fredrik Svahnberg, Marketing Director, Dataton AB explains: “The Middle East has typically been a region that uses WATCHOUT in new and exciting ways and we hope to highlight just a few of the new features of WATCHOUT during InfoComm MEA 2012.�

WATCHOUT is a fully scalable system that’s software based and does not require proprietary hardware. It orchestrates still images, animations, graphics, video, sound and live feeds into a single show across multiple display areas, either soft-edge blended or scattered.

Video streaming and interactivity
WATCHOUT integrates video streaming and devices such as network cameras to allow video to be accessed over a standard network solution. It also offers the ability to interact with live components and assets of interactive media. Users can position, rotate and move all media objects in 3D and interactively. WATCHOUT integrates with various devices and external systems so users can connect sensors and control sources, such as iPads, to on-screen elements like images, video and live feeds.

Live presentation
A built-in text editor allows last minute changes, or additions, in presentation text without the need for graphics software such as Adobe Photoshop®.
The latest version also has a DMX recording function that lets you record a complete lighting show and play it back from a single cue in WATCHOUT. This new feature makes WATCHOUT even more attractive in live events and staging applications.

Stereo playback and management of multiple outputs
WATCHOUT offers 3D effects and stage preview to position and rotate all media objects, including motion paths and video fly-through. Seamless stereoscopic playback and support is offered for multi-head output cards so up to six displays can be driven off one display computer using a single cost-effective WATCHOUT license.

Dataton WATCHOUT will be found in use on several partner booths at the show.

Education is the name of the game!

Fredrik Svahnberg, Marketing Director at Dataton will present two seminars on Multi-Image Projection Techniques during InfoComm MEA. One seminar will be presented as part of the Hospitality Seminar on 15 October 2012 at 2-3pm, Room 6A and the other as part of the InfoComm Universityâ„¢ programme on 16 October 2012 at 3-4pm, Room 6B.

Seminar participants will gain an understanding of the application of large scale projection technology exploring the tools of edge-blending, geometric correction, warping and mapping.

Interested parties are encouraged to register early at https://infocomm-mea.com/.

WATCHOUT will be at InfoComm MEA 2012, Stand TA-C40, 14-18 October 2012 at the Dubai International Convention Centre.

www.dataton.com

See Omagica, the WATCHOUT Premium Partner in Mexico and Latin America on stand 71 at Tecnomultimedia-InfoComm 2012, Medellin, Colombia, November 8-9 2012.

Omagica supplies WATCHOUT to Big Video to discuss trade, economic, social and business issues affecting the Colombian Carribean region.

Dataton WATCHOUT™ multi-image and display software was supplied by WATCHOUT premium partner Omagica to Colombia-based multimedia experts Big Video to display content across three 7 by 5 meter screens at the Expogestión Caribe 2012.

Held in the industrial port city and municipality of Barranquilla in Northern Colombia, the annual event focuses on business development and prosperity of the Colombian Caribbean region, whereby the Chamber of Commerce of Barranquilla and the Center for Leadership and Management joined forces to be involved in the process of transformation that has been occurring in the region.
The event held in April 2012 brought together public and private leaders with world-class knowledge to contribute to the competitiveness of businesses in the region.

“Central to the workshop and presentations was the multi-screen display to communicate speakers notes and share knowledge,� says Diana Velilla at Big Video. “We’ve been working on this project for 2011 and 2012. The event brings world-class speakers to Colombia who require the best available video technology. Dataton WATCHOUT was used to combine content for display using Christie Digital projectors.�

Omagica is the WATCHOUT Premium Partner for Mexico and Latin America and offer local technical support and expertise. Adela Kriland, Managing Director at Omagica adds, “Corporate events in Mexico and Latin America are becoming increasingly popular. For this event, Omagica were on hand to support Big Video with their production which produced some stunning results.�

And the last word goes to Fredrik Svahnberg, Marketing Director at Dataton who says: “Dataton WATCHOUT software is perfectly designed to manage high-resolution presentation data over multiple outputs. At the same time it can be updated in real-time during a live presentation, which of course would have been an obvious benefit to Big Video and their client.�

A project video can be found here: Youtube video

See the latest version of WATCHOUT at Tecnomultimedia-InfoComm 2012, Medellin, Colombia, November 8-9 2012. Omagica, the WATCHOUT Premium Partner in Mexico, will be exhibiting at stand 71.

www.dataton.com

Industry-leading oil and gas industry visualization benefits from 3D projection

Aker Solutions’ iPort in Stavanger, Norway, is an integrated operations centre for the offshore industry. It offers 3D simulators and other visualisation technology for drilling, topside, subsea and down-hole operations, with five main areas offering different simulator setups – each one using projectors from Norway’s projectiondesign.

Employing over 18,000 people worldwide, Aker Solutions is a leading global services company that provides engineering services, technologies, products and field-life solutions for the oil and gas industry.

“The iPort simulators show virtual images of real offshore constructions and environments,� explains Marita Mæland, Sales and Marketing Co-Ordinator for the iPort. “Each offshore installation is meticulously copied and re-created as a virtual asset in a simulated environment. We then use these ‘virtual versions’ of real installations for testing, design and staff training purposes, to optimise operational processes and procedures, and to fine-tune equipment performance and drilling sequences.�

“The beauty of the iPort simulators is that all this development work takes place ‘off the critical line’ – in other words, the work is done without affecting the day-to-day operation of the real-world installations.

“Having access to complex information in the form of 3D simulated images simplifies project planning and execution, clarifies communications and reduces risk and cost for our customers. “

The result of years of detailed programming by Aker Solutions’ software development teams in Norway, Russia and Ukraine, the simulators used at iPort offer a unique approach that satisfies the needs of a wide range of clients. The iPort centre continues to be upgraded and is one of several such centres operated by Aker Solutions globally, all of which use projectiondesign.

Anders Løkke, Director of International Marketing, projectiondesign, comments: “Aker Solutions has a long tradition of industrial innovation and we are delighted that our projection technology forms a part of the cutting-edge work they are doing in increasing operational efficiency in the oil and gas industries.

“Wherever they have been used, our 3D projection solutions offer industry-leading levels of accuracy and reliability, providing a rapid return on investment not only for the companies that operate these simulators, but for their own customers as well.�

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Dayton, Ohio – September 7, 2012 – AVI-SPL, the world’s leading video communications technology partner, congratulates employee Nick Felty on earning his Project Management Professional (PMP) certificate through the Project Management Institute (PMI).

The Project Management Professional credential is a globally-recognized and independently validated certification recognizing competence in leading and directing project teams.

Felty joined AVI-SPL in 2010 and has served the last year as project manager for AVI-SPL’s Dayton, Ohio office.  During his time as project manager, Felty has successfully led several key AV projects spanning networking, theme park audiovisual systems, live concert sound, and CCTV and CATV systems. Additionally, Felty holds several industry certifications including InfoComm Certified Technology Specialist (CTS), Biamp Audia Certification and Extron Certified AV Associate.

“We are extremely proud of Nick for earning this prestigious certification,� stated Rocale Bumpus, operations manager, AVI-SPL. “His strong initiative and perseverance will continue to drive our success as a top quality technology partner.�

Nick Felty Headshot

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AVI-SPL’s Collaboration Expo Travels to Four Cities this Fall

Inc. Magazine Ranks AVI-SPL on Fastest Growing Companies List

About AVI-SPL

As the world’s leading video communications partner, AVI-SPL designs, builds and supports the systems and environments that enable communication and collaboration. AVI-SPL has highly-trained and certified system engineers throughout 34 offices across North America and an international network of solution providers in 30 countries. Please visit www.avispl.com for more information or connect with AVI-SPL on Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn and Pinterest.

 

 

 

Createasphere Presents Career-Building, Expert-Led Sessions in New York and Los Angeles

(Burbank, CA) Createasphere will again present its intensive, career-oriented Post Production Master Class (PPMC) in New York and Los Angeles. PPMC NY is set for September 27th at the New Yorker Hotel and PPMC LA will take place November 8th during Createasphere’s Entertainment Technology Expo at the Burbank Marriott.

The Post Production Master Class is a one-of-a-kind event focused on the evolving post production process, facing shifting demands, trends and technologies. The event offers rare access to thought leaders who discuss their points of view about what’s happening now and what will happen to the professional post production community in the near future. As production, on-set, pre-production, visual effects and global interactivity continue to evolve, so too will post production. The PPMC presents highly regarded experts who share their knowledge and experience and give attendees a road map to navigate this volatile but exciting career path. The small group atmosphere allows exceptional access to these professionals and the peer-to-peer nature of the class encourages lively interaction.

In addition to the educational sessions, there are Tech Spotlights, presented by the industry’s top technology providers. The expertise of the presenters offers attendees the ability to have in-depth discussions of the latest technology affecting the evolving discipline of post production.

Session and speaker highlights in New York include:

* Post Production for Spots: Delivering on the Idea – Meet the fearless producers from New York agencies who take ideas from concept to delivery for advertising campaigns. MindSmack Executive Producer Kwesi Collisson with Director Antoine Manceaux will discuss their recent international spot for Non-Stop Energy Drink, shot in Hong Kong. Twist Comedy Director Matt Pittroff will discuss how he has executed his creative vision for Cannonball’s extensive and ongoing commercial campaign for Amerista, and Producer Aaron Royer adds his perspective from numerous spots and campaigns. Moderated by NYCPPNews Founder and long-time industry journalist Dan Ochiva.

* A Colorful Conversation: Meet the Colorists – A panel of top colorists take an in-depth exploration of the changing pathway to the images that capture our attention. Speakers include Will Cox, co-founder of Final Frame; Lenny Mastrandrea, DI Colorist and Head of Department at Nice Shoes; and Tim Stipan, colorist, Technicolor-Postworks.

* Talent, Story, Time and Technology: Television Post Production New York Style – Spend time with television producer Brad Carpenter as he discusses the production and post strategies that bring Showtime’s Emmy-winning Nurse Jackie to the screen each week. Matthew Schneider, Technology and Business Development Director at Technicolor-PostWorks, will moderate a spirited look at the ways Manhattan post houses keep up with the city’s busy television production hub.

* The Evolving Post Production Career – A roundtable of post production professionals who will thoughtfully discuss where we are as an industry and where we need to go. Speakers include Marcelo Gandola, President, Post New York Alliance and Senior VP Deluxe Content Creation Group; Terry Brown, CTO, MegaPlayground, Matthew Mallinson, AllCreative NY; Glenn Allen, Co-Founder/VFX Producer/VFX Supervisor, Brainstorm; Richard Friedlander, Co-Founder/VFX Producer, Brainstorm; editors from ACE; facility owners; VFX producers and more.

Session and speaker highlights in Los Angeles include:

* Behind The Scenes In Award Winning Storytelling: The Oscar Panel – Join the editor, post supervisor, and visual effects supervisor from an Oscar worthy project and learn how choices are made and how workflow and tools impact the process.

* What Does the Future Hold, and the changing career path for post production – join the top leaders in post production for a serious look at the future and what pathways lie ahead for post production professionals.

* How Visual Effects Tools are Changing Everything – Meet the creatives who have fully embraced and benefitted from a new treasure chest of affordable tools and see how to incorporate them into your work.

* From Set to Editorial: A Keynote Conversation – An intimate conversation with a celebrated editor and cinematographer.

Los Angeles speakers include; Larry Chernoff, MTI Films, Norm Hollyn, USC; Ramy Katrib, DigitalFilm Tree; Phil Linson, AFI; Thomas Tannenberger, Gradient Effects; Tom Vice, nextLAB; Josh Rizzo, VP Technology for Technicolor/Slate Media. More speakers will be announced.

The PPMC in both cities is sponsored by the PNYA, HPA, ACE, ASC, and registration is only $45. For more information, please call 818.842.6611 or visit http://createasphere.com/PPMC.

About Createasphere
Createasphere is the premier business development partner for technology enabled entertainment, marketing, and communications organizations. We advance careers and technologies by connecting world-class professionals globally online and in person.

Createasphere was founded in 2001, and over the past decade has grown into a global company that in 2011 produced seventeen events over three continents as well as five websites. Createasphere became part of Diversified Business Communications in 2008, and now drives their entertainment, media, technology strategies and properties division. Currently, Createasphere produces the Entertainment Technology Expos in Los Angeles; the Digital Asset Management Conference in New York, Los Angeles, and Europe; The DAMMY Awards in New York; the Executive Marketplaces for Houses of Worship in Los Angeles and Chicago; Post Production Master Classes in New York and Los Angeles, the Digital Process Workflow Lab and the online news and content portals ProVideoCoalition.com, DamCoalition.com and ProPhotoCoalition.com.

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The Library is a co-working space for start-up founders, located in the heart of Tel Aviv, which offers facilities, networking events, Meetups, and professional infrastructure for young technological visionaries. Tecom is proud to be part of this important educational and technological space.

The LIBRARY was fully equipped with TecPodium solutions. In the main meeting space, the TecPodium WorkStation Podium Style, a compact cabinet that accommodates all the Audio-Visual equipment, allows presenters from all over the world to look good in front of their audience!

TecPodium Workstation is equipped with Tecom breakthrough control panel for seamless operation and easy switching between the different AV sources.
In the smaller meeting rooms, TecPodium controllers, Tecom new cable management solutions, Video conference devices and Samsung Professional LCD displays were used. The LIBRARY has been a remarkable success since it’s opening, receiving great worldwide reviews.

Tampa, Fla. – August 28, 2012 – AVI-SPL, world’s leading video communications technology partner, welcomes Amber Arsenault, Alisa Bauman, Scott Grimm and Matthew Thompson to its sales leadership team.  The addition of four new sales managers is part of AVI-SPL’s aggressive growth campaign designed to increase its U.S. market share.

Amber Arsenault joins AVI-SPL as Sales Manager of the New England region. Previously, Arsenault worked at AMX, an AVI-SPL manufacturing partner, for 5 years providing hardware and software solutions in a variety of markets including higher education. As an industry veteran, Arsenault brings over 22 years of audio and video communications sales experience to the AVI-SPL team.

In Atlanta, Alisa Bauman adds over 20 years of sales leadership experience to her new position as Sales Manager. Bauman’s background spans sales roles in the construction, telecommunications, security and infrastructure industries. The last seven years she has worked in senior sales management positions at Tyco companies where she successfully identified and closed significant service contracts with numerous Fortune 500 firms, generating over $2 million in her first year on the job. She has earned several prestigious awards including MCI’s President’s Circle for three consecutive years (1998-2000) and was rated in the top three regional sales managers in the nation by ADT in 2005.

Scott Grimm also joins the AVI-SPL team as Sales Manager for the Dallas market.  In his previous role as an Account Executive for SKC Communications Products, Grimm was responsible for driving growth in the video conferencing and AV markets throughout the state of Texas. His career highlights include building a sales team that achieved over 100 percent growth in 2010. Grimm’s background includes more than 22 years of sales management experience with seven years specializing in video conferencing, Unified Communications and AV integration sales.

With more than 17 years in the AV industry, Matthew Thompson offers extensive experience to his new role as Sales Manager of the Mid-Atlantic region. Thompson began his AV career as a technician in 1995 and later earned positions in programming and project management.  He first joined AVI-SPL in 2000 as Lead Technician and quickly advanced to Production Manager. In 2008, Thompson joined Crestron, an AVI-SPL manufacturing partner, as Regional Sales Manager where he was responsible for driving growth in the Middle Atlantic market. Additionally, Thompson holds several industry certifications including InfoComm Certified Technology Specialist (CTS) and Crestron Digital Media Certified Engineer (DMC-E).

“AVI-SPL’s rapid growth in several key markets has fueled the expansion of our sales leadership team,� stated Don Mastro, executive vice president of sales, AVI-SPL. “With the addition of this group of talent, I am confident their extensive industry expertise will have an immediate impact on our growing market shares across the U.S.�

Amber Arsenault’s Headshot

Alisa Bauman’s Headshot

Scott Grimm’s Headshot

Matthew Thompson’s Headshot

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InfoComm, Sound & Video Contractor Honor AVI-SPL with Two PRO AV Spotlight Awards

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About AVI-SPL

AVI-SPL is a global leader in audio video communications technology, providing comprehensive solutions and services for professional AV installation, telepresence and video conferencing, digital media systems, control rooms and network operations centers, hotel rental services, event staging and production. Headquartered in Tampa, Fla., AVI-SPL has highly-trained and certified system engineers in 34 offices across North America and an international network of solution providers in 30 countries. Please visit www.avispl.com for more information or connect with AVI-SPL on Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn.

At IBC 2012 (Hall 3 Stand B60), leading broadcast and multiscreen systems integration company Visual Unity will launch 4K Gateway, a portable device for real-time low-latency video streaming up to 3D 4K.

Hailed as the latest step in the evolution of online video, 4K digital video offers approximately four times the resolution of the most widely-used HD television format, and 24 times that of a standard broadcast TV signal. This cost-effective streaming device allows film, post production and visualisation companies to harness the power of 4K over unlimited bandwidth/distance in collaborative environments.

“As 4K comes of age, media organisations face the challenge of efficiently and cost-effectively delivering a more immersive and engaging visual experience to their demanding audiences, says Tomas Petru, President of Visual Unity. “4K Gateway is an elegant solution to this challenge as it addresses the need for high quality and reliable transmission of high resolution content, whether it be for collaborative film post production, the streaming of live events in digital cinemas or e-Learning in medical and educational establishments.�

Linear and multiscreen systems integrator Visual Unity has a strong track recording for designing and implementing leading solutions for broadcasters and media organizations worldwide. To develop 4K Gateway, Visual Unity worked in conjunction with Czech academic association CESNET and Prague-based independent post-production facility ACE.
Operating over dedicated photonic networks or shared Internet, 4K Gateway offers very low latency of less than 1 ms plus networking delay, thus ensuring a truly interactive experience. Higher buffering can be optionally selected to compensate high network jitter or for special applications. 4K Gateway uses industry standard HD-SDI interfaces for eight video inputs and eight video outputs, all working simultaneously in multi-channel full-duplex operation. Each HD-SDI channel can operate in full mode (all dark areas transmitted) or view mode (dark areas not transmitted). The latter allows the transmission of eight HD-SDI channels over a single 10 Gigabit Ethernet interface, thus enabling uncompressed 3D 4K or 4K RGB (4:4:4) transmissions.

Visual Unity and its development partners have already put 4K Gateway through its paces on a series of projects. These include a remote real-time low-latency collaboration on color grading of 4K video content, which was demonstrated over a distance of more than 6200 miles (10000 km) from Prague to San Diego, California. Another successful project saw 4K Gateway employed to remotely access scientific visualisations using low-latency real-time interactive navigation in a remote 3D building model.

“We have proved that 4K Gateway can overcome bandwidth constrains to provide a truly flexible and efficient distribution platform for high-end content,� Petru adds. “Our successful collaboration with CESNET and ACE has resulted in a product that makes the breath-taking image quality of 4K native resolution even more accessible.�
Visual Unity’s 4K Gateway was previewed at NAB 2012 to great critical acclaim. It can now be seen by European audiences at IBC 2012 (Hall 3 Stand B60). For further information please visit the vu4K Gateway dedicated website – www.4kgateway.com or visit Visual Unity’s website – www.visualunity.com

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About Visual Unity

Visual Unity is an international Systems Integrator bridging the gap between linear broadcast, IT and IPTV to help clients reach and engage audiences on any screen. Since 1991, the team has been designing and delivering turnkey broadcast and complex multiscreen solutions worldwide – from HD Outside Broadcast vehicles and major playout facilities to live internet streaming and Video on Demand services.
Visual Unity’s award-winning vuMediaTM platform helps broadcasters and content owners control how their brand and assets are managed and monetized in the multiscreen environment. Highly scalable and flexible, vuMediaTM delivers a cutting-edge live viewing experience on the web or any mobile or connected device, comprehensive VoD services, social network integration and secure robust content distribution – all of which can be deployed into existing workflows and business processes.
Visual Unity is based in Prague, London, Cologne, Moscow, Bratislava, Belgrade, Nairobi and Dubai. For further information, please visit www.visualunity.com

Visual Unity: Na hrebenech II 1718/8, Prague 4, 147 00, Czech Republic
T: +420 271 742 111 F: +420 271 742 112 E: info@visualunity.com

MONTREAL — Aug. 23, 2012 — X2O Media, a full-service provider of software, network management, and content services for real-time visual communication applications, today announced that West Virginia University (WVU) is using the company’s Xpresenter(TM) digital signage platform to drive a new 2×4 video wall. Located in the lobby of One Waterfront Place — home to the WVU Visitors Center, admissions office, and more — the video wall provides a personal welcome to prospective students on campus tours. more

Extron Electronics is pleased to introduce the new FOX RS 104, a four port RS-232 inserter for long-haul transmission of control signals to remote source and destination equipment over fiber optic cabling. Each port provides a bidirectional fiber optic connection to an Extron FOX Series transmitter and receiver for the insertion and extraction of control data, while maintaining a continuous pass-through link for video and audio. The FOX RS 104 is ideal for use in applications with a centralized control system that require the long-haul transmission of AV and control signals over fiber optic cabling. more