This webinar was hosted by Canon describing InfoComm’s image size standards.  How big of a monitor is needed in a space?

The question of selecting the proper display size versus the audience viewing distance has been asked for over four decades in the AV industry. Up to this point there has not been an exact formula that has undergone true scientific scrutiny. The variable has always been the viewing criteria for the application, and the fact that different viewing purposes will require different viewing distances, screen sizes and font sizes.

For years, the commercial AV industry used a general rule, called the 4-6-8 Rule. It simply stated that there are three viewing criteria, and a maximum viewing distance, based on screen height:

• Inspection viewing – 4X Screen Height
• Detailed viewing – 6X Screen Height
• General viewing – 8X Screen Height

Recent work and scientific research shows that, while originally functional, this is now understood to be a less accurate approach. New standards have been developed to address this accurately. We will take you through the laws of physics of visual acuity as well as the new ANSI standard and then provide real world formula, calculators, and examples to support this enlightened approach.

Viewed a webinar about how to incorporate Dante into a Q-SYS system.  It covered the networking aspects and how Q-SYS uses AES67 with Dante in some situations.

I’m now certified with the AV Associate Certification Program

Here’s the description from Extron’s website about the AV Associate Certfication

Establish Your Knowledge of AV Technology

Our online training is designed to give you an up-to-date and comprehensive understanding of audio, video, and control fundamentals along with a greater awareness of systems technologies and improved troubleshooting skills.

Completing the AV Associate Certification Program provides the following benefits:
• Increased familiarity with AV technologies
• In-depth knowledge of Extron products and applications
• Excellent opportunity for new hires to get up to speed quickly
• Extron Certified AV Associate official recognition
• Solid foundation for future Extron certifications
• 10 InfoComm® renewal Units (RUs) for maintaining InfoComm CTS certifications
• Obtain prerequisites for other Extron Certifications

Acquired fluency and expertise in any field saves valuable time and money, and ensures a higher level of customer service and satisfaction. By enrolling in the AV Associate Certification Program, you’ll achieve industry-wide accreditation, while giving your customers the peace of mind they deserve.

This is the second of three training classes available by Crestron. This training offers troubleshooting complex systems with multiple touch screens and serially controlled devices connected via RS-232 or TCP/IP. During the instruction, we learned new methodologies to make easily scalable programs.

The TesiraForte training class took three days at the Biamp headquarters in Beaverton, Oregon. The in-person training was more advanced than the online classes and went into much greater detail – especially on the logic. We had a homework project which took about five hours to complete. In addition, a one hour bonus assignment was added during the class.

This is the group in our anti-static garb ready for the tour of the factory.

AMX offers Design Certification (ACE-D) among others.  Core Curriculum is a prerequisite for this certification.  It’s mostly AV theory well organized and logical.

QSC is a manufacturer who offers excellent audio and control products. They are experiencing rapid growth right now and have the best on-line training I’ve seen thus far. It’s actually entertaining throughout the informative video series.

Just completed the How Sound Systems Work training with Synergetic Audio Concepts. It did an excellent job at covering industry terminology that is sometimes confusing. For example, is it called a Driver, Speaker, Cabinet, Transducer, etc.

Here’s the Certificate of Complete for Microsoft Surface Hub Installation and Configuration. We had a few of these come through the shop. They are HEAVY! four man lift. But a real nice piece of tech once it’s hung.