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| SOUND VISION DESIGNS AND INSTALLS VIDEO CONFERENCING
AND AV AT UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS TRECC
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| | Power. As AV professionals, we understand
the need for powerful communications in everything we do. But what kind of power
is needed when the nation's premier computer research facility decides to create
an AV training room?
Presentation
power: seven screen images, DSP audio, wireless mics, DVD video and AMX NetLinx
controls.
Video conferencing power: eight cameras, eight ceiling
mics, digital echo cancellation and a display system capable of showing 40 far-end
sites at once through Access Grid technology.
Network power:
the ability to route a large number of display signals through the facility, whether
from local laptop computers, local and wide-area networks, other facility conference
rooms or the Access Grid itself.
The room
is so powerful, in fact, that Presentations Magazine chose it as one of the nation's
top three classrooms and training facilities in their 2003 Best Presentation Rooms
competition. To quote the editors:
"A world-class presentation room
is one that blends architectural ingenuity, engineering excellence and technological
sophistication to fulfill the communication needs of the people who must use the
room, day in and day out. Our prize-winners cover a wide range of professional
disciplines, room configurations and design choices, but they all have one thing
in common – they all exquisitely serve the purpose for which they were built....
"TRECC...is a video conferencing masterpiece. Used by some of the
world's top computer scientists and researchers...you have a facility that meets
the demands of even the best computer minds."
Details of the
installation
The National Center for Supercomputing Applications
(NCSA) is recognized world-wide as a leader in developing computer-related technology.
A unit of the University of Illinois, NCSA is located at a significant distance
from comparable institutions. When the time comes for training or brainstorming
with colleagues, Chicago-based NCSA scientists need somewhere to communicate easily
without leaving their home facility. Out of this need, the National Center for
Supercomputing Applications/ University of Illinois Technology Research, Education
and Commercialization Center (TRECC), located in West Chicago, Illinois, was formed.
What Sound Vision provided exceeded all expectations: a state-of-the-art
facility designed to showcase technology research, to create innovative educational
opportunities, and to accelerate technology transfer and commercialization.
Access Grid technology, notable for its large format multimedia display capability,
allows TRECC's users to communicate virtually instantaneously with their colleagues.
The main room at TRECC is ideal for teamwork sessions, seminars, lectures, and
training in emerging technologies.
The
Access Grid's capabilities are expanded by the display technology Sound Vision
installed in the TRECC main room. Two large custom Stewart Filmscreens configured
in a triangular layout provide rear projection surfaces. Eight Sony pan/tilt cameras,
eight Shure ceiling mics, one wireless lavalier and a wireless handheld mic provide
audio and video pickup. Projectors are mounted on a custom tower assembly–a complex,
self-supporting truss assembly with adjustable projector mounts and front-surface
mirrors. Sound Vision installers carefully wove the projected light paths through
the elaborate structure. The projected image areas can be combined and used by
the Access Grid system to resize and move images as if they were on a single computer
desktop. This flexible setup ensures that nothing interrupts TRECC's use of the
technology.
Of course, face-to-face training is also an integral function
of TRECC, which is why top-rate presentation capabilities are required. In order
to effectively use their space, TRECC instructors needed routing capability to
display signals to and from any onsite or offsite location while maintaining a
high-quality signal. To achieve this, Sound Vision installed a reliable, powerful
and flexible AutoPatch matrix switcher that routes all on-site signals. An AMX
NetLinx control system manages these signals in a manner designed to be comfortable
for the casual user, yet with enough operative flexibility for the expert.
In addition to the main room systems, Sound Vision installed AV in a conference
area, annex, network operator's area and 3D imaging studio. The conference room
features two side-by-side projected images, the annex side-by-side plasmas. The
studio, which is used for 3D projection, has three LCD projectors and three plasma
displays. All of these rooms are included on the matrix switching system and all
can participate in Access Grid sessions.
TRECC is the ultimate example
of achievement in video conferencing and presentation technologies. The facility
is filled with advanced technologies, yet is user-friendly and aesthetically pleasing.
This combination makes TRECC an exceptional training site and a facility powerful
enough to exceed the demands of the nation's foremost computer research center.
Learn more
Excerpts
from May 2003 Presentation Magazine used with permission. Copyright 2003 VNU Business
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