Archive of the Houses of Worship Category

Torrance, CA (February 18, 2011) – Shotoku Broadcast Systems, international manufacturer of a full line of camera support equipment, is introducing enhancements to its control systems that meet the needs of a wide range of facilities. The latest releases of the Company’s popular TR-T Touch Control System, CMC camera motion controller will be demonstrated at NAB 2011 in Booth C 8528. Shotoku will also highlight its new Digiport Third-Party Expansion unit that seamlessly integrates with third-party products to expand the capability of the integrated remote camera system.

NEW Features Latest Release of TR-T Touch Control System
Continuing to build on the success of the TR-T touch control systems, Shotoku announces the latest release of TR-T system software. The new release enhances numerous areas of the system operation to meet the demands of customers seeking larger, more complex facility-wide installations. more

PRODUCTS WILL DEBUT AT NAB 2011 IN BOOTH C 8528

Torrance, CA (February 18, 2011) – Shotoku Broadcast Systems, international manufacturer of a full line of camera support equipment, is enhancing its manual range with three new products to be launched at NAB 2011. A pneumatic pedestal, perfect counter-balance pan & tilt head, and positional calibration system will all be shown for the first time in Booth C8528.

NEW PRODUCT TP200 2-Stage Pneumatic Pedestal
Shotoku’s newly developed TP200 2-stage pneumatic pedestal has a maximum payload of 177 lbs. and supports a wide-range of camera configurations. Its innovatively designed column and base offers maximum stability and great operational flexibility. One-step foot brake and single-action cable enables precise movements and control at all times and fast and easy positioning.

NEW PRODUCT SX300 perfect counter-balance Pan & Tilt Head
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The readers of ProSoundWeb and Live Sound International magazine have chosen DiGiCo‘s SD8 console as its favorite Large Format Console in the 2nd annual Readers Choice Product Awards. In last year’s competition, the newly launched SD8 also scooped the LSI award for New Console Mixer Digital Large Format.

“We are again honored to receive this award,” offered DiGiCo Marketing Director, Dave Webster, “which is all the more poignant as it comes from the readers of Live Sound International and ProSoundWeb—who are among the daily in-the-trenches users of our consoles. DiGiCo intentionally creates our products to meet the demands of the market, keeping the targeted users always at the forefront and for that reason, the SD series consoles have become a rider standard. To be recognized by these people is truly a mark of distinction.”

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BAYSIDE, CALIFORNIA, March 10, 2011 – StreamGuys, Inc., a streaming media and content delivery provider, is bringing more virtualization to the streaming media world. The company is establishing a transparent virtualized platform that delivers true quality of service and an economical path to 100gbps host clusters.

“Virtualization and cloud computing have officially entered the lexicon of everyday discussion in the business world,� said Kiriki Delany, president of StreamGuys. “These are two very different concepts often confused as one-and-the-same. Our goal is to bring the benefits of virtualization to our existing customers, and expand to a true cloud-based computing service. We believe that the tangible benefits of virtualization, combined with our renowned service and support, will enable StreamGuys to offer better services to our customers in broadcast, worship, government, e-media and other markets.�

StreamGuys launched its Streaming Virtualization service to provide a next-generation environment for mission-critical content delivery and more

When the tech staff of Christ Covenant Presbyterian Church in Matthews, North Carolina was searching for the best digital console to replace an aging and inadequate mid-level analog desk, the worship facility’s missive was to secure a system that would meet all of their technical requirements yet include a logical and intuitive user interface, which would not intimidate its inexperienced, volunteer operators. Christ Covenant’s technical director, Jim Deal—also a veteran audio consultant in the area—took control of the project, specifying a DiGiCo SD8 system, coupled with a 56-input DigiRack. Hudson-Seymour, an integrator based in the Charlotte, North Carolina area specializing in house of worship installs, handled the installation.

“The system that was in place was installed when the church was first built in 1998,” Deal explained. “And as is always the case, technical systems are rarely more

Booth # SL6010
Digital Rapids is bringing our complete range of tools and solutions for transforming and distributing media to the 2011 NAB Show, in booth number SL6010 (Lower South Hall). Digital Rapids connects content to opportunity, providing the leading tools, technology and expertise for bringing live and on-demand video to wider audiences and the latest viewing platforms.

Enabling superior multi-screen viewing experiences, powerful file-based workflows and efficient business-to-business content distribution, our solutions span video ingest, encoding, transcoding, management, streaming, playout and delivery. more

Main Light Industries, who manufacture and rent a wide variety of fiber optic-based products, introduces the LED-powered LightStar™ fiber optic illuminator, part of DiCon Lighting’s FiberLamp product line. LightStar uses an innovative LED light engine comprised of Red, Green, Blue, and White LEDs for a broad spectrum of color choices as well as reducing the more

MINNEAPOLIS, MN (February 23, 2011) – Just because you’re based in a small town doesn’t mean you can’t have big-city ambition. Husband and wife team, Doug and Beth Voss, run the audiovisual system at Grace United Methodist Church in Paynesville, a rural Minnesota town with a population of 2,200. Looking for a unique way to reach the extended Paynesville community they hired Intermedia Systems Group of Burnsville, Minn. to install a complete AV system featuring high definition video displays, a Vaddio HD PTZ remotely controlled camera system and a digital audio sound reinforcement system to back it all up.

The Objective
“Being ahead of the game was our goal,� explained Doug Voss. “We saw what other churches were doing with broadcasts and we didn’t want to do a substandard job. Should we use standard definition cameras because that’s what everyone else is using or should we plan for more

Woodland Park, NJ (February 14, 2011) — FSR, a Passaic County-based manufacturer, made sure a whole classroom of kids in Passaic, NJ were warm and happy this holiday season. The Company donated coats, hats, scarves, gloves and toys as a participant in the United Way of Passaic County’s “Winter Wishesâ€? program.

The annual winter drive is a six-week campaign partnering local merchants with the United Way to benefit underprivileged children and families throughout Passaic County. Donors choose to sponsor a classroom, help a child or family, hold a Whole & Healthy Food Drive, or host a Toy Drive.

“’Winter Wishes’ offered FSR the perfect opportunity to give back to the community,� said Jan Sandri, FSR’s president, “As a company that supplies audio and video products to the educational market we felt it was appropriate to sponsor more

BAYSIDE, CALIFORNIA, February 2, 2011 – StreamGuys, Inc., a streaming media and content delivery provider, has evolved its streaming platform to support single-source audio and video streaming to multiple targets, including desktop, laptop and mobile devices. The company is leaning on its broadcast experience and knowledge of the cellular network to ensure that its clients can maintain connection with their audiences at home, in the office and on the go, while also offering valuable audience measurement techniques and services.

“Streaming to mobile comprised more than half of our customer requests in 2010,� said Jonathan Speaker, COO of StreamGuys. “The proliferation of mobile devices is changing how streaming media is consumed, and broadcasters, for example, are increasingly working with streaming providers and content delivery networks to reach audiences on the move. StreamGuys is uniquely positioned to help service more