Features

3D’s Niche Play

Despite all the hoopla, 3D remains a niche play in the consumer market. Tim Kridel explores whether the technology is getting more traction in pro AV – and whether it even matters.


Am I making myself clear?

Voice announcements in public address systems must be understood or the result is just noise pollution and lack of intelligibility can have legal implications. Philipp Schwizer, CEO of NTi Audio argues the case for intelligible advertising, information and emergency announcements.

Zwiebel on QSC’s networking stance

Rich Zwiebel, vice president of networking strategy at QSC Audio explains why the company developed Q-LAN for Q-SYS rather than adopting a different networked audio standard such as DANTE or AVB.

AV interfaces proliferate

With the debut of Thunderbolt, pro AV is getting another interface, like it or not. Tim Kridel examines how the interface ecosystem is evolving.

MADI for it

Despite the rise of new digital audio interfaces such as DANTE and the nascent AVB standards, MADI continues to find favour with the pro audio community. Chris Fitzsimmons finds out why.

White paper: Ubiquitous, any-to-any video communication

Polycom has launched the Open Visual Communications Consortium (OVCC) to promote interoperability in video communications. In this white paper the company explains the OVCC, its purpose and how it is addressing communication challenges.