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The holy grail?

Now that HD video and audio is well established in nearly all AV installations from the most presentation show reel to the highest level of stage presentation, the next ‘must have’ technology is potentially wireless transmission of signals. Steve Montgomery reports.

  • 27/11/2015
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Dudley’s dream comes full circle.

As BAFTA award-winning set designer and digital staging pioneer William Dudley oversees that start of his latest digital adventure, Peter Pan, InAVate’s Chris Fitzsimmons was afforded the opportunity to talk (photo)shop, digital projection and explore William’s love affair with digital video technology.

  • 27/11/2015

Talking shop

When Sam Wise isn’t being an Associate Venue Consultant for Arup Venue Consulting he is also the chair of the Institute of Acoustics Electroacoustics Group. One of the roles closely associated with this, is the organisation of the Reproduced Sound conference, the Electro-acoustics group’s annual event, which is now into its 25th Year. Chris Fitzsimmons met up with Sam at Arup’s London offices to find out more.

  • 27/11/2015

Getting some backbone

Fibre is not new. The first fibre optic link was installed in Chicago in 1976. Since then, the technology and its application have grown so that it is now the transmission backbone of choice for long distance and mass telecommunications. It has reached the price performance point that allows it to be economically viable for communications to, and within, businesses and the home.

  • 27/11/2015

Empowering Ethernet

Ethernet technology is widely used in pro AV for carrying audio and video, but increasingly it’s also being used to power devices at the end of the cable. Translation: If you haven’t already worked with Power-over-Ethernet (PoE) products, it’s probably time to learn how.

  • 27/11/2015

Building the Kingdom

Opportunity for audiovisual integrators abounds in Saudi Arabia as a royal education push and a booming oil export business create a huge demand for high-tech facilities across the Kingdom. Anna Mitchell reports.

  • 27/11/2015