Archive for August, 2012

ST. PETERSBURG, Russia – Once again delivering its world-class 3D technology in the most stylish form factor in the industry, XPAND 3D is announcing that it is the official sponsor of Kino Expo 2012, the international cinema industry convention taking place in St. Petersburg, Russia. This marks the third consecutive year that XPAND 3D is sponsoring Kino Expo.

In addition, XPAND’s local partner NEVAFILM will provide IR systems for the multiple 3D screenings at Kino Expo, which will employ 800 XPAND Infinity active 3D glasses.

Established in 1999, Kino Expo is the world’s third largest international exhibition of cinema equipment, with a focus on the markets of Russia and neighboring CIS (former USSR) countries, including Ukraine, Kazakhstan, Belarus, Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, Armenia, Moldova, Azerbaijan, and Central Asian countries. At Kino Expo, the local offices of major studios, Russian and international independent distribution and production companies present their upcoming films and product reels directly to local exhibitors.

The XPAND Infinity 3D glasses provide up to 38% transparency and a 3000:1 contrast ratio. The glasses’ lightweight ergonomic designs ensure long-wearing comfort, and their wide 3D viewing angle provides an optimal 3D image across the entire cinema. All new XPAND cinema systems and glasses fully support HFR (High Frame Rate) double and single flash at 96fps, 120fps, 144fps, 192fps, 240fps and even variable fps.
“XPAND 3D offers more than the best 3D experience in the world; we enable filmmakers to truly realize their artistic visions, while providing viewers the ability to see 3D as it is meant to be seen,” said Maria Costeira, CEO of XPAND 3D. “At Kino Expo 2012, where some of the world’s most talented artists intersect with the heart of the Russian/CIS film community, XPAND 3D is the only option!”

“As one of the most prestigious cinema conventions in the world, it is imperative that Kino Expo offers cutting-edge cinema technology for its screenings,” said Dmitri Kazuto of Kino Expo. “With the XPAND Infinity glasses, we know our guests are enjoying that unmatched level of quality.”

“XPAND offers the highest-quality cinema 3D in the world and Kino Expo is one of the highest-profile opportunities to showcase this world-class quality,” said Katerina Agapova of NEVAFILM. “We are thrilled to once again be able to provide XPAND 3D cinema systems for Kino Expo.”

XPAND 3D is also the official partner of the Cannes Film Festival and the Venice Film Festival, and is used for the biggest 3D premieres around the world.

For more information on XPAND, please visit www.xpand.me

About XPAND 3D:
XPAND 3D is the global leader in 3D technologies for cinema, with systems used by over 5,000 3D cinemas in more than 50 countries. XPAND 3D is also the 3D solution of choice for home, business, post-production, education, military, medical and professional 3D applications. XPAND 3D designs, manufactures and OEMs a range of consumer electronics 3D solutions that are driving the 3D revolution. XPAND is committed to advancing the state-of-the art in technology to provide consumers, businesses, educators and medical professionals with the comprehensive advantages of stereoscopic 3D. XPAND provides glasses on a linear scale from the most advanced and feature-packed for sophisticated surgical, training and home theater to more ruggedized and affordable for cinema and mass market use. X6D Limited is a global company whose products and services are marketed under the XPAND brand name.

Clay Paky Sharpy fixtures showed they are country strong with appearances in the lighting rigs for superstar Kenny Chesney’s Brothers of the Sun Tour with with Kenny Chesney and Tim McGraw and the fan-favorite CMA Music Festival with concerts at Nashville’s LP Field.

Lighting designer Mike Swinford used 16 Sharpys in the Brothers of the Sun rig; he integrated 55 in the rig for the CMA Music Festival, which was videotaped over four nights to create a music special to air later this summer on ABC.

“I first saw the Sharpys online when they were being introduced to the U.S.,” recalls Swinford. “We had some of the first batches; I used them on TV, and then they went on tour. I really like how small and fast they are. Of course, their main attribute is the tight beam that cuts through any other light in the design. I think of them as the new ACL.”

For the Brothers of the Sun Tour with Kenny Chesney and Tim McGraw, which plays stadiums coast to coast, Swinford is using four groups of four Sharpys mounted on top of giant Marshall amp replicas. “They stay on the cabinets for shipping, so they don’t get handled every day,” he notes. “That makes for a very fast set up.”

Swinford deployed a complement of 55 Sharpy fixtures on the CMA Music Festival spread out on low circular trusses “so almost every camera would get them in frame,” he explains.

Mark Butts, who served as lighting director for the CMA Music Festival and as programmer for the Brothers of the Sun Tour with Kenny Chesney and Tim McGraw, concurs with Swinford on the power of the compact Sharpys. “They hold their own against 350 1200-watt lights in the stadiums on tour with Kenny and Tim,” he says. “And they’re very unique for TV. Their color temperature is so high that I had to run them on a low percentage for the CMA Music Festival because they blow everything out.”

Swinford ran the lights for about a month in rehearsals prior to the tour. “The Sharpys are one of the most reliable lights we have,” he says. “We seldom have issues with them.”

A.C.T Lighting is the distributor for Clay Paky in North America.

Francesco Romagnoli, Clay Paky Area Manager for North and Latin America, adds, “I love that the same designers are using our Sharpys for touring as well as television. It’s a clear demonstration of their impact and versatility.”

About Clay Paky
Headquartered in Seriate (Bergamo), Italy, Clay Paky SPA has a history of designing and manufacturing innovative professional show lighting. The company was founded in 1976 by entrepreneur Pasquale Quadri who anticipated the enormous impact the evolution of technology would have on the show and entertainment worlds.

For more information on Clay Paky products, please contact:
Francesco Romagnoli francesco@claypaky.it
Davide Barbetta webmaster@claypaky.it

LOS ANGELES, CA – Immersive design consortium 5D Institute will explore the dynamic world of storytelling in interactive, virtual spaces during their upcoming summit, The City and the Book, being held September 20 and 21, 2012 in Los Angeles at the USC School of Cinematic Arts. This is the third ‘5D | flux’ world building and transmedia summit, with each session running from 7-10pm at the George Lucas Building, with a networking reception immediately following.

For The City and the Book event, 5D Institute in association with the USC of Cinematic Arts will gather its diverse, creative network of writers, architects and game designers to explore the possibilities of dynamic environments in digital publishing and virtual architecture across media. Provocative and disruptive dialogue will cover how worlds overlap when the City is virtual and the Book is interactive. Each session will feature two moderated panels comprised of a mix of authors looking at the future of the City and architects looking at the future of the Book. Scheduled participants include:

– Alex McDowell, Award-winning production designer, co-founder 5D Institute
– Brandon Oldenberg, CCO and co-founder Moonbot Studios, Academy Award® winner
– Eric John Matthies, filmmaker and transmedia specialist
– Geoff Manaugh, editor, author of BLDGBLOG, co-director of Studio-X
– Greg Lynn, architect and founder of Greg Lynn FORM, studio professor at UCLA
– Habib Zargarpour, senior game designer at Microsoft
– Hernan Alonzo Diaz, architect and founder of Xefirotarch, SCIARC faculty member
– Holly Willis, Ph.D, dir. of academic programs at USC Inst. for Multimedia Literacy
– Jen Stein, design researcher, USC School of Cinematic Arts
– Kevin Slavin, transmedia designer
– Lincoln Wallen, head of research and development at Dreamworks Animation
– Mark Shepard, artist, archietect, researcher
– Michael Backes, technologist
– Michael Siegel, founder of MSA literary management company
– Peter Frankfurt, producer at Imaginary Forces
– Tawny Schieleski, technologist at INTEL
– Tracy Fullerton, gamer designer, USC SCA Interactive Media Division chair

Sessions can be purchased individually for $25 or $40 for a two-day pass, while student pricing is $15 per evening. Tickets are available here: http://the-city-and-the-book.eventbrite.com/.

At this thought provoking event series, architects who contribute to the narrative of a city, and writers who are interested in new kinds of publishing will talk about the design and engineering of a new genus of storytelling filled with variations of choice and surprise. The panels will explore how the multi-authored narrative of the city can inform a different kind of storytelling experience and how the depth and coherence of the novelist’s command of world building can inform the architect on how to bring a powerful personal engagement into the experience of the built environment. In addition to looking at how these worlds might overlap, discussions will include who will be the new authors of these interactive virtual spaces and how these new spaces will change the way stories evolve into tangible transmedia worlds.

For more information about the ’5D | flux’ The City and the Book transmedia summit, please visit: http://5dconference.com/articles/1153

About 5D Institute
5D Institute is a global community of multi-disciplinary creators who are engaged in the pursuit of world-building for the sake of generating exciting new storytelling experiences, across multiple media and narrative disciplines, using digital design processes. 5D has created a global narrative through a unique ‘distributed’ conference format, extending and curating the discussion of the role of digital, immersive design across narrative media at numerous international venues, year round. 5D challenges the current and traditional design thinking through their conferences, which bring together a careful cast of speakers, as thought leaders representing the broad spectrum of narrative media. http://5dconference.com/

New release of enterprise graphics solution shown on stand 7.B27
 
August 24, 2012 — Orad, the leader in broadcast graphic solutions, is pleased to announce that the latest release of its Maestro enterprise graphics solution (version 6.7) will be shown at the IBC 2012 Exhibition held in Amsterdam from September 7 – 11 (Stand 7.B27). Maestro addresses end-to-end graphics creation and distribution workflows for real-time, pre- and post-broadcast production environments. The enterprise solution seamlessly integrates with industry-standard newsroom, automation, traffic and editing systems, including equipment from Quantel, the latest addition to the long list of supported technology partners.
 
Headlining the Maestro release is the new GMAM system. GMAM is a graphics-oriented media asset management technology fully integrated with Maestro. GMAM provides broadcasters with administration and production tools to better facilitate graphics production and distribution in large-scale production operations where multiple users and workgroups spread across different departments require access to graphic production tools. All assets required for the graphic operation are handled by this one system. GMAM administration lets broadcasters manage global access rights while built-in production tools control ingest scheduling, proxy generation, automatic asset moving and copying, system monitoring and administration from a single point. With assets centralized in the new GMAM system, users across the facility have organized access to templates, images, video clips, and rundowns, creating a much more efficient graphics production workflow.
 
Also featured in the new Maestro 6.7 release is an order management system that better manages asset requests for video clips and images. When the request for a graphic/image item is made, the new order management system automatically slots a placeholder against a graphic item. The system notifies the designer a graphic is needed. Once the designer has created the image, he/she adds it to the placeholder. The order management system automatically links to the original graphic without additional extra intervention.
 
Another new significant Maestro feature is the SceneEdit module. SceneEdit lets users create a completely new graphic design or modify the look of existing graphics from the playout station. Simple to use, SceneEdit lets designers of all skill levels create stunning 3D designs.
 
The new Maestro features and functions, combined with the possibility to integrate with other Orad products, make Maestro the perfect solution for any broadcaster looking to enhance efficiency in its production workflows.
 
For more information about Maestro, visit Orad at IBC2012, booth 7.B27, or http://www.orad.tv/maestro.
 
About Orad Hi-Tec Systems
Orad Hi-Tec Systems is a world-leading provider of real-time 3D broadcast graphic, video server, and media asset management solutions including news, channel branding, sports production and enhancement, elections and special events, virtual studios, and virtual advertisement. Orad’s compelling solutions streamline production workflow, enhance viewer experience, and improve production value. Founded in 1993, Orad is a public company listed on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange (OHT). More information is available at http://www.orad.tv/.
 
For further information contact:
Orad Hi-Tec Systems Ltd
Ofir Benovici
Vice President Marketing
ofirb@orad.tv
 
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At IBC 2012, Vizrt Ltd will exhibit in Hall 7, Booth A10 September 7-11th at the RAI Exhibition and Congress Centre in Amsterdam. Vizrt will introduce several new innovations and demonstrate a cohesive approach to social media interaction.

Empower your audience

Integrations with Twitter, Facebook and Youtube will be shown with Viz Virtual Studio in Vizrt’s public show at the booth, with Viz Ticker3D for the design of creative tickers, with Vizrt’s character generator Viz Trio, and with Viz Multichannel for channel branding. Also new at IBC will be a Vizrt Skype interface which provides tools for the newsroom and production staff to interface with Skype calls directly from newsroom systems, Viz Trio and Viz Content Pilot.

The Vizrt public show will include second screen integrations that demonstrate how the audience at home can interact with a broadcast on their mobile device.

Further interaction with the audience through social media will be on full display on several multi-touch screens throughout the booth. Interactively control and display feeds coming from twitter or see historical trending topics and how they relate to geographic locations.

Flexibility and IP streaming

Vizrt’s real-time 3D compositing engine, Viz Engine is receiving a major update to its capabilities in the form of IP streaming. The Viz Engine now has the capabilities to take streaming content in and out, adding flexibility to the engine’s configuration in the station environment since only a network connection is needed. The Viz Engine renders real-time content and outputs the IP stream so the video can then be easily distributed to the web and mobile devices.

Viz Engine is being updated further with DVS SpycerBox integration. SpycerBox makes it possible for up to 8 Viz Engines to play out full broadcast quality HD video clips from a single shared storage.

Control the action

A new plugin for the Viz Engine gives users the ability to trigger clips in a EVS instant replay system. The plugin allows designers to create interactive scenes and send commands to the EVS system. This allows operators during a live sport event control of the EVS and all graphics from a single interface.

A gateway to all your content

The Viz Media Engine, Vizrt’s file-based video solution, can be a full media asset management (MAM) or act as a gateway to existing MAM solutions. As a gateway, the editorial staff can search for all their assets through the Viz Media Engine interface in their Newsroom Control system. The Viz Media Engine recognizes all the content stored in existing MAM systems and retrieves that content through search results. This allows the editorial staff to have access to all video content and graphics in a single interface to distribute on-air, online and mobile devices.

Vizrt’s file-based video workflow solution is fully scalable allowing for multiple Viz Media Engine server installations. Search content and replicate media from multiple geographic locations, giving the editorial staffs in the hub and satellite offices of large station groups access to all their content.

Branding video content is an important part of station identification, especially as that video content is now being distributed to many locations – on-air, online and mobile devices. During the transcoding process for multiplatform delivery, the Viz Media Engine performs automatic graphic insertion. Logos, ads and other graphics are adjusted based upon preset designs for the final screen resolution ensuring your brand remains intact and the graphics are always of the highest quality.

Cost-effective broadcast live video recorder for SDI acquisition

Viz Video Engine, Vizrt’s broadcast live video recorder for SDI acquisition, has been completely redesigned for the HD broadcast world. The recorder is controlled and managed by the Viz Media Engine. A single chassis handles four channels of ingest and playout, each capable of recording files from an extensive selection of HD and SD broadcast video formats. All video is wrapped in the MXF format, stored locally and made accessible through an FTP interface. Files are automatically moved and transcoded to centrally managed storage by Viz Media Engine. This means assets can be searched, previewed and edited from Viz Media Engine – even while recording is still ongoing. Once recording completes, Viz Media Engine automatically deletes unwanted media.

Access to the world

Vizrt has partnered with DigitalGlobe to provide a low-cost streaming imagery service to Viz World. This service, DigitalGlobe Online, gives customers full access to DigitalGlobe’s vast imagery database. When combined with Viz World, producers can create real-time 3D maps with high-resolution satellite and aerial imagery for anywhere in the world. With the FirstLook option, the latest satellite imagery from hotspots around the world are available for purchase within hours of the imagery being taken.

Viz World is being further enhanced with the introduction of OpenStreetMap data. Don’t be limited to street level maps in just your city. With the OpenStreetMap data the map designer has access to a global database of street level data that can be easily installed and searched by address or point of interest. OpenStreetMap is a vector based data solution allowing the maps from Viz World to be easily scaled for distribution to all platforms.

IBC 2012 will also showcase innovations in sports analysis and 3D sports coverage as well as the full Vizrt suite of broadcast graphics tools. Creativity, efficiency and innovation across all platforms will drive Vizrt at IBC. Contact us today to set an appointment.

About Vizrt:

Vizrt offers a new vision for content creation and delivery with an end-to-end solution from ingest to visualization. Our solution combines Vizrt’s true 2D/3D graphics tools with Curious Software’s World Maps and Ardendo’s Asset Management. Running on non proprietary software, the combination of these unique cutting edge products ensures a seamless workflow from conception to multi-format distribution.

Vizrt’s product suite is used by the world’s leading broadcasters including: CNN, CBS, Fox, BBC, Sky, ITN, ZDF, Star TV, TV Today, CCTV and NHK. Also, many world-class production houses and corporate institutions, including both the New York and London Stock Exchanges, utilize Vizrt solutions.

Vizrt is a public company traded on the Oslo Main List: VIZ, ISIN: IL0010838154. For further information please refer to www.vizrt.com

Martin Burkhalter / CEO / +41 22 365 75 01 / MBurkhalter@vizrt.com

Ofra Brown / CFO / +47 5351 8040 / OBrown@vizrt.com

Håvard Myklebust / EVP Products & Marketing / +4791845602 / HMyklebust@vizrt.com

Common Goal – Interoperability

NEW YORK: AES Standards Committee Chair Bruce Olson reports an important step forward in the development of Audio over IP in broadcasting: The Audio Engineering Society and the EBU have announced a collaboration with the goal of producing a new common packet-based network standard for linear PCM audio. This liaison is officially entitled “Next generation AES/EBU Interface Based On IP Technology.”

These two organizations have a history of fruitful collaboration. First published in 1985, the AES3 standard, also known as the AES/EBU interface, is a fundamental standard for the transport of digital audio signals between professional devices. The new liaison is a continuation of this work, which will benefit the whole professional audio industry.

The primary AES/EBU focus is on audio interoperability over high-performance IP networks, with the further goal of interoperability with the EBU’s common framework for audio contribution over IP, ACIP. The initiative is partially inspired by the ACIP project group’s interoperability recommendations for audio over wide-area IP networks. Through the ACIP2 group, chaired by the IRT’s Sonja Langhans, the EBU represents the technical interests of a key user group for the new standard, the public broadcasters of Europe.

Within the AES, the work has already started, with the project known as AES-X192. The group is chaired by Kevin Gross. A recently published draft is now being discussed among project participants, including some ACIP2 members.

New project participants are welcome. EBU Members or manufacturers working in the broadcast domain can start by joining the ACIP2 project group. Others can directly contact AES task group SC-02-12-H, which is open to any directly and materially affected individuals.. For further information visit www.X192.org. To participate, please follow the links at www.x192.org/join/; membership in SC-02-12-H is open to any directly and materially affected individuals.

It should also be noted that the 133rd AES Convention, scheduled for Oct. 26 – 29 at SF’s Moscone Center will introduced a dedicated, Networked Audio Track Chaired by noted engineer and long-time AES member, Tim Shuttleworth, the six Workshops and Tultorials developed for this event will feature participants including Sonja Langhans and Kevin Gross. They will address many of the Workflow issues and related concerns currently acting as ‘stumbling blocks’ in the path of interoperability.

Photo: AES Standards Committee Chair Bruce Olson

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The Audio Engineering Society was formed in 1948 by a group of concerned audio engineers. The AES counts over 14,000 members throughout the U.S., Latin America, Europe, Japan and the Far East. The organization serves as the pivotal force in the exchange and dissemination of technical information for the industry. For additional information visit http://www.aes.org

Paradise, presented by Hot Creations, is one of the coolest club nights on the island and includes a residency by Hot Creations label owner, Jamie Jones, along with guest appearances from some of the best names in electronic music, including DJ Harvey, Soul Clap and Damian Lazarus.

XL Video is supplying a backdrop for the DJ booth constructed from Martin LC 2140 transparent LED, to complement the look of this unique club night.

This residency, along with other shows and events in Ibiza this summer including the International Music Summit, and Ibiza 123, reinforces XL Video’s commitment to working with cutting-edge electronic dance music artists and clubs to help enhance their performances with the creative use of video technology.

http://www.xlvideo.tv

Photo credit: Jess Summerson

New VP of Finance Takes Financial Helm

LAS VEGAS — Aug. 23, 2012 — Thanks to significant year-over-year growth, iStreamPlanet, a leading provider of live and on-demand streaming video solutions, has been listed on the “2012 Inc. 5000,” Inc. Magazine’s prestigious ranking of America’s fastest growing, privately held companies. The company was also ranked among the top 50 media companies on the list.

“iStreamPlanet grew out of the vision to revolutionize live broadcast video on the Internet, and in a short time we’ve amassed expertise that has allowed us to enjoy great success,” said Robin Cole, vice president of iStreamPlanet. “Appearing on this list of entrepreneurial elites is high praise, and the ultimate recognition of that success.”

iStreamPlanet counts among its customers some of the world’s leading sports, entertainment, and technology brands, including NBC, Turner Broadcasting, the United States Olympic Committee, AT&T, and Microsoft. In the decade since its inception, iStreamPlanet has become the managed-broadcast provider behind the biggest live and on-demand events, including the Vancouver 2010 Olympics, Wimbledon, the U.S. Open, the French Open, Tour de France, Sunday Night Football, TNT Overtime, PGA, NASCAR, and UFC on Xbox.

The esteemed rankings come as iStreamPlanet welcomes Laurie Cansler as vice president of finance to lead the company through its next phase of growth. Prior to joining iStreamPlanet, Cansler held a number of high-profile, high-impact financial positions in the technology industry during her nearly 25-year career. Most recently, she served as CFO at Likewise Software (since acquired by EMC), where she was responsible for all finance and business operations of the venture-backed company. Before that she worked at Brueggerman and Johnson, Seattle’s premier business valuation consulting firm, and spent more than 11 years at AT&T Wireless as a director on the finance team. A CPA and experienced financial management executive, Cansler’s expertise includes M&A transactions, corporate financing, and operational and planning initiatives.

More information about iStreamPlanet is available at www.istreamplanet.com.

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About iStreamPlanet
iStreamPlanet is a multiplatform managed broadcast solutions provider committed to bringing high-quality video experiences to connected audiences around the world. With over a decade of managed broadcast experience, iStreamPlanet has built a comprehensive offering of video workflow and content management products and services. iStreamPlanet’s innovative approach has been chosen by the world’s leading sports, entertainment, and technology brands including NBC, Turner Broadcasting, AMC Networks, the United States Olympic Committee, AT&T, Microsoft, and others. Founded in 2000, the privately held company is headquartered in Las Vegas with offices in Redmond, Wash., and London. More information can be found at www.istreamplanet.com.

All trademarks and registered trademarks mentioned herein are the property of their respective owners.

Photo Link: www.wallstcom.com/iStreamPlanet/CanslerLaurie.zip

IBC STAND 10.A49

Basingstoke, England – Hi Tech Systems, designer and manufacturer of VTR and video server remote control panels, has revealed plans to demonstrate an enhanced version of its award-winning AVITA live production control system at IBC 2012. The latest versions – AViTA Sports and a Multi-Camera Record and Review application – join the popular established model on Stand 10.A49 In Hall 10 at the RAI.

“AVITA takes Hi Tech’s control expertise right to the heart of production workflow, providing financial and operational benefits to our customers,” explains Tom Favell, Hi Tech’s managing director. “Since its launch in 2011, it has been embraced by numerous key broadcast facilities that utilize it for news play out and live studio productions. We’re confident that the new versions will be as well received as the original AViTA. ”

AViTA is a live production system designed to capture, edit and play out media from multiple sources easily and quickly. The unique hybrid control system uses the very latest touch screen technology and modular hardware panels to allow multiple users to access multiple server ports over a network. Based on the architecture of the original model, AViTA Sports incorporates specifically designed software and an associated T-Bar hardware panel module that facilitates the accurate slow motion replay desired for sports events. The Multi-Camera Record and Review application targets studio production where live recording, rapid playback and convenient review facilities are critical.

The AViTA engine comprises the core of the system and provides sophisticated video clip management tools with shared databases, multiple play lists and enhanced search facilities. AViTA can be supplied as a software only system and can be fully driven by a touch screen featuring gesture control of the various system applications. Alternatively, it is supplied as a system of hardware consoles and mix-and-match control modules so that a panel can be constructed to suit the operational requirements of a particular workflow application.

The highly expandable system has several software extensions such as a MOS interface, multiple server port control from one panel, scheduled play and record, logging and highlights applications, tape archive ingest and automated play out from single or multiple ports. AViTA is designed to interface with any video server using industry standard professional control protocols.

About Hi Tech Systems
Hi Tech Systems, established in 1999, is located in the UK and produces a comprehensive range of VTR and video server controllers that are in daily use worldwide. For further information: www.hitechsys.com

Company Contact: Martin Cook
martin@hitechsys.com / +44 1256 780880

Vaddio, the world leader in robotic PTZ cameras and specialty camera control systems, has once again revolutionized camera control for the classroom with the newly redesigned Hot-Shot Camera Controller. By adding control for Vaddio’s ClearVIEW HD-Series PTZ cameras, the Hot-Shot now meets both the technical and affordable requirements today’s higher education professionals demand.

“As the leader in camera control systems for education, we were given the challenge to provide a simple-to-use, low-cost single camera control system that could be deployed in not just one, but all classrooms equipped with lecture capture systems,” explains CEO of Vaddio, Rob Sheeley. “The Hot-Shot Camera Controller provides completely automated preset camera control for less than $1,000. Now schools can afford to have camera control in every classroom across campus.”

The Hot-Shot can control any of the Vaddio ClearVIEW HD-Series of PTZ Cameras and will support up to 16 presets. It’s used in conjunction with Vaddio’s preset trigger devices including the MicVIEW Mic Mixer/Switcher, StepVIEW Mats, AutoVIEW IR sensors, PresenterPOD and TouchVIEW. Triggering one of these devices will automatically send commands through the Hot-Shot to move the camera to a specified preset (wide-shot, lectern, whiteboard, etc.) When used with Vaddio ClearVIEW HD-Series cameras, setting a trigger also stores a preset inside the camera, creating a true low-cost single-camera lecture capture solution.

About Vaddio:
Vaddio is the leading manufacturer of specialty PTZ cameras and camera control systems used in the audiovisual, videoconference and broadcast industries. Your customers demand cutting-edge technology that’s simple to use. You want equipment that’s easy to install and reliable to operate. Vaddio serves integrators and operators alike – with broadcast-quality PTZ cameras and control systems that deliver the performance you need with the convenience you demand. More information can be found on the Vaddio website, www.vaddio.com or at (800) 572.2011.