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Corporate A/V Top Story

Color Management Often a Gap in Video Installations
By John McKeon
Corporate AV clients are often disappointed in the performance of their video displays without knowing why, or frustrated by their inability to obtain dependable high-quality and consistent color from different displays in a wide variety of viewing environments.

The root of this frustration, some industry experts say, is a failure of color management, and this is an area in which AV integrators could be doing more to support and educate their clients.

The goal of color management is simple: A given image should always look the same, and should look just the way its creators intended it to look. But when an image may be reproduced by computer monitor, an LCD TV, a large plasma screen, a lightweight business projector, a high-end three-chip DLP projector, or a number of other devices, getting that consistency is no easy feat. more>>

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Installation News

Boston Convention and Exhibition Center uses Actalyst Overlays on Flight Information Displays
Smart Technologies announces that the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center (BCEC) is using Actalyst interactive overlay to provide travelers with information about flights at Logan International Airport. The Actalyst overlays are on two LCD panels, allowing people to check flight arrival and departure information simply by touching the screen. The overlay slips over and fastens securely to an LCD or plasma panel, creating an interactive surface. The Massachusetts Convention Center Authority (MCCA), operator of the BCEC, purchased the overlays to give travelers access to realtime travel information, allowing them to manage their schedules more efficiently. more>>

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From the Briefing Room

Polycom Unveils HD Continuous Presence Conferencing with Full Transcoding on RMX 2000
Polycom, the world's leading provider of unified collaborative solutions, today announced an engineering breakthrough for the recently released RMX 2000 realtime media conferencing platform that will deliver true high-definition (HD) continuous presence conferencing with full transcoding on the existing RMX 2000 media processing module hardware. The feature, delivered with RMX 2000 Version 2.0 software, enables customers to combine video conferencing endpoints with different resolutions (HD, standard definition (SD) and common intermediate format resolution (CIF)) within the same call, showing multiple sites simultaneously (continuous presence) and providing optimal resolution and call quality for each participant based on the capabilities of their video system. The new capability is being demonstrated to more than 500 channel partner representatives this week at the Polycom Global Partner Conference in Boston. more>>

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Product News

360 Systems and Leightronix Team Up
360 Systems and Leightronix have announced a strategic relationship that has produced a cost-effective, broadcast-quality video server and automation suite that delivers a robust and dependable content management/distribution solution. The product combination is composed of any 360 Systems' Image Server, including the Image Server 2000, Maxx, or the just-introduced MAXX 6T, and the new Leightronix TCD/V3. The TCD/V3 is a fourth-generation video system controller specifically designed for 360 Systems' servers. more>>

AMX Unveils Camera Controllers with Widescreen Video Preview
AMX has unveiled the industry's first camera controller with widescreen video preview. The next-generation NXP-PLV Modero PosiTrack Pilot camera controller adds Ethernet connectivity and a 7in. Modero widescreen touchpanel, making it ideal for any live or recorded broadcast event, including religious services; local, state and federal government proceedings; classroom lectures and complex video conferences. more>>

Rhino Professional Labeling Tools Launches the Rhino 6000
Rhino Professional Labeling Tools is proud to announce the release of the Rhino 6000, its newest and most powerful label printer ever. Built from the ground up to support the demanding labeling needs of the electrical, datacomm, security, construction and MRO markets, and others, the Rhino 6000 delivers an ultra-powerful assortment of exclusive features at a very affordable price. more>>

Gefen Makes System Integration Easy with Two New Video Scalers
For anyone wanting to connect different video formats to their digital display, two new video scalers from Gefen offer plug-and-play operability.

A Home Theater Scaler Plus provides the ability to connect two HDMI sources with separate digital audio, a component video source with analog audio, and either a composite or S-Video source with analog audio to a single HDMI display. This makes a total of four audio and video inputs, two in digital format and two in analog format. more>>

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