Industrial Audio/Video

Max Kopsho, CTS, MCSE
Director of Training and Consultant Relations
Kramer Electronics

This course is a detailed examination of the transition from an analog AV world to a digital AV world and the implications of AV over the IP network.  The course will cover the on-going transition from analog audio, video, and control systems to digital systems, with recent product announcements and issues/standards/practices, including:

• Common formats used to compress digital content (MPEG, JPEG, MP3, WMA).
• Broadband service, Web downloads and portability of A/V content.
• The growing use of TCP-IP protocol with AV devices in LANs and WANs.
• Trends in display technologies (higher resolution, smart interfaces, green operation).
• Adoption of multi-channel audio and high-definition for “virtual presence” and 3D.
• Emerging optical disc formats (HD DVD, Blu-ray, holographic storage).
• Solid-state memory and hard disk drive (HDD) recording and playback.
• Copy protection issues (HDCP, AACS, DeCSS, Broadcast Flag).
• Digital signal interfaces (DVI, HDMI 1 .3, DisplayPort ) and benchmarks.

We will discuss transmission systems (fiber optics, high-speed networks, WiMedia UWB wireless) and our students will learn about integrated AV/IT solutions and their overall system capabilities.  This session will cover hot topics, buzzwords, terminology and specifications for AV and IT.  We will discuss current technology trends and emerging technologies.  This class includes fundamentals of what the IT specifications are and how to translate to the overall audiovisual system requirements.  Participants will discuss current options available in the market and a brief outline will be presented on what is being shown here at the expo.

Digital Signage For Everyone
1:30-3pm 

This training session will help you learn all the components necessary for a Digital Signage System. Applications including, Digital Signage, Education, EVAC, Kiosk, House of Worship, Video Streaming, IPTV and more will be reviewed. The overview will give you a better understanding of how to address your specific questions for your application including components and assessing the requirements to help you move forward on your specific project.