Production Resource Group (PRG) is pleased to announce it will join the unprecedented educational partnership in Owensboro, Kentucky of the RiverPark Center, Brescia University, Kentucky Wesleyan College and Owensboro Community and Technical College. The three academic institutions and the acclaimed RiverPark Center have banded together to create a one-of-a-kind Bachelor of Theatre Arts degree, which will allow enrolled students to participate in courses at each of the contributing institutions. The program will offer exceptional opportunities for students to receive both the creative and technical foundation for future careers in today’s entertainment industry. more

The revolutionary HDMI-EZ HDMI termination system is the latest game changer from connectivity leader Comprehensive Cable.

For the first time ever, installers can quickly and easily terminate HDMI 1.4 capable assemblies (4k x 2k, 3D, Deep Color, 1080p and more) to custom lengths in the field using Comprehensive’s exciting new HDMI-EZ termination system. This unique new product finally allows both commercial and residential installers to fully utilize the HD signals of their sources and displays without converting them by giving them the ability to run and terminate HDMI cables to the exact lengths needed on demand as they have done with analog cables for years. more

SAN FRANCISCO: Guiding the 129th AES Convention Committee on their journey to the “Bridge To The Future,” which will culminate at SF’s Moscone Center Nov. 4-7, are Committee Co-Chairs Valerie Tyler and Jim McTigue. AES Executive Director Roger Furness considers these team leaders outstanding co-pilots for the upcoming event. “Both Valerie and Jim are long-term AES champions who have participated regularly in previous convention as well as local section events. We are fortunate to have the benefit of their creative, managerial and technical skills at the helm of this year’s Committee,” Furness comments. more

~Surround Mic Used to Capture IED Explosion Effects for Humvee Simulator Training~

FORT EUSTIS, VA / FORT CAMPBELL, KY — Sound mixer Ezra Dweck, who has worked in post production, mixing and editing for more than 15 years on projects such as the hit TV series Brothers and Sisters and CSI: New York, recently embarked on a project outside of his usual Hollywood realm, mixing effects for a Military Humvee (High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle) Simulator Training project designed to protect U.S. troops from IED (Improvised Explosive Device) bombings and other insurgent attacks. Dweck, who recorded, edited and mixed the audio for the project, used Holophone’s H2-PRO to capture realistic surround sound recordings from the interior and exterior of the Humvee. more

BUENA PARK, Calif.⎯Yamaha Commercial Audio Systems, Inc. has announced Audioversity, a series of regional expos. The first event will take place at Soundcheck Nashville (740 Cowan Street), August 11-12. The specialized event is catered toward audio professionals and all those interested in gaining in-depth knowledge and hands-on experience of any and everything Yamaha Commercial Audio and NEXO. more

AVAD LLC, North America’s leading custom electronics distributor, together with Crestron, has announced a new training schedule that will serve as a qualification measure for dealers to become eligible to purchase Prodigy and Adagio home technology products from AVAD.

With over 70 different events planned for AVAD branches throughout the US and Canada, the two-day training course will provide dealers with extensive product knowledge as well as educate dealers on how to successfully market, sell and install Prodigy and Adagio systems. Following the completion of the course, dealers will be required to take and pass a test in order to purchase a demo system for their showroom, place an opening order, and be issued an authorized Crestron dealer number. Upon passing the course, dealers will also be eligible to apply to attend Crestron’s three-day SystemBuilder training held at Crestron’s US training centers. more

Digital Signage Ecosystem Training hosted by Minicom Digital Signage, Broadsign & Samsung

Last month Minicom Digital Signage (MDS), Broadsign and Samsung hosted a Digital Signage Ecosystem training day. It consisted of two ½ day sessions with in-depth presentations on Broadsign, Samsung and MDS technologies. Broadsign discussed its flexible content creation and management system. Samsung’s presentation focused on their reliable, low energy consumption Professional Display screens including their ultra thin bezel offerings for video walls. MDS presented its solutions for media distribution and control which help reduce the cost of installing and operating a Digital Signage network. more

Apantac LLC, designer and developer of high quality, cost effective multiviewers and signal processing equipment continues to diversify their family of Multiviewers with the launch of the TAHOMA-DE Series of Multiviewers. They will be showcased at InfoComm 2010 Booth Number N1844 and are part of the award-winning TAHOMA platform of Multiviewers.

The TAHOMA-DE Multiviewers were primarily designed for the growing multi-image display processing demands of the command and control, medical, security, and a variety of Professional AV markets. more

Analog Way, a leading designer and manufacturer of innovative image converters and presentation switchers, is pleased to announce it will offer training sessions on how to achieve “Best Quality Image Ever” on its booth #N951 during InfoComm 2010.
After the success of the Soft Edge Blending classes offered during the two last InfoComm, Analog Way will propose new training sessions focusing on Image Quality.
Image quality is crucial to more and more applications. In some cases, such as in the medical environment it is essential for accuracy therefore it is a requirement. In most other cases it has become a standard since end users are more and more educated and are getting used to high resolutions and high quality images. more

French speaking educators can now access the full benefits of the revolutionary eight-chapter training course.

TORONTO, CANADA, May 3, 2010 — Following up on the successful English language market debut of the world’s first teacher-designed, 100% online training course that brings the SMART Board fully to life in every school classroom, Blossom Learning today announced that the same revolutionary eight-chapter online course is now available in a French language version at www.blossomlearning.com. more