Volume 22, Issue 8 — February 28, 2024

rAVe ProAV Edition — Volume 22, Issue 8
Latest headlines: Mark Coxon with a guide on managing AV projects, Bob Snyder on Sora, an AI text-to-video creator, plus news from Shure, Barco and more

February 28, 2024 | Volume: 22 | Issue: 8

 

In Mark Coxon’s latest article, he writes about managing complicated projects. It’s true that project management in AV is truly nothing like project managing anything else. And project management in any form is my worst nightmare! (The folks at work make fun of me for this.) So, hearing from Mark and his co-worker, Brandi, was a beneficial lesson for me, indeed. I hope it provides the same to you.

The other featured column this time, is from Bob Snyder all about Sora, an AI feature from OpenAI. This feature creates video from text and is still in the very early stages, but it could be significant for many industries in the future.

— Steph Beckett

COLUMNS

 

+ The Hitchhiker’s Guide to Managing Complex Projects [Mark Coxon]

Efficiently managing a large project also means managing the people delivering all the parts of these projects, each with their own motivations, attitudes, and communication styles. It’s a lot like planning a journey, so I teamed up with Brandi Mursu, a program manager on my team at XTG, to break down her method of looking at a large project and navigating it to a successful completion.

+ Sora Text-to-Video AI Changes the World: Artists Dread It, Producers Love It, Governments Both Fear and Embrace It [Bob Snyder]

OpenAI, famous for its ChatGPT and Dall-E free-to-use AI system, unveiled a new text-to-video service to select researchers, beta testers, developers and policymakers. “Sora” generates up to one-minute videos from text prompts. You type in a sentence or two as a prompt and it creates your video.

 

PRODUCT NEWS

 

+ New Extron HDMI Wallplate Sends USB-C, HDMI, Audio and Control 100 Meters [Gary Kayye]

+ Emerson Takes Aim at Intel NUC with Ruggedized Tiny PC [Gary Kayye]

+ New LSKIT-BSC Beale Street Audio Outdoor Speaker Kit for ProAV, HomeAV Debuts [Steph Beckett]

+ Shure Microflex Wireless neXt 2 (MXW neXt 2) Microphone System is MS Teams Certified [Gary Kayye]

+ New Connect Series Debuts from LEA Professional with Low-Z, 70V and 100V [Steph Beckett]

+ Barco ClickShare Now Provides Usage Insights Directly to Microsoft’s Teams Rooms Pro Management Portal [Gary Kayye]

+ Chief Adds New Accessories to Tempo Flat Panel Wall Mount System [Steph Beckett]

+ LEA Professional Amps Up LEA Cloud Platform [Steph Beckett]

+ Sony Announces New Dedicated Portable Data Transmitter [Gary Kayye]

 

INDUSTRY NEWS

 

+ CEDIA Expo and Commercial Integrator Expo Co-Launch The Connectivity Pavilion for IoT Companies [Gary Kayye]

+ SMPTE and the IMF User Group Have Merged [Gary Kayye]

+ Sennheiser Invests $7.5 Million in sensiBel Microphone Company [Steph Beckett]

+ Lightware Christopher Chandler Named SVP of Sales for Americas, Clint Hoffman Lightware US CEO [Gary Kayye]

+ Gary Kayye to Keynote the E4 Experience in Washington DC and Chicago — Earn 10 CTS RUs in 1 Day! [Gibson Kete]

 

CASE STUDIES

 

+ Carlton University Uses Sennheiser TeamConnect Ceiling 2 to Solve Tricky Sound Issue [Gary Kayye]

+ Utah Tech University Integrates Extron Technology in Its Campus [Gibson Kete]

+ Academy Award Nominated Poor Things Shot on PIXERA-Generated & INFiLED-Based XR LED Set [Gary Kayye]

+ Walla Walla University Builds XR Stage Using Unreal Engine and Scalable Display Technologies [Steph Beckett]

 

+ THE rAVe Esports Show — Episode 8: From Pixels to Profits: Monetizing Esports in Colleges [Bubba Gaeddert]

+ AVIXA Foundation Opens Brad Sousa Impact Fund [Gary Kayye]

+ THE rAVe Esports Show — Episode 7: AV Industry Insights: An Interview with Leading Tech Executives [Bubba Gaeddert]

+ Optoma Adds UHZ55 4K, 3,000-Lumen Laser Light Source Projector for Work-From-Home [Gary Kayye]

+ Extron Launches Third Edition of the Esports Systems Design Guide [Gary Kayye]

+ THE rAVe Esports Show — Episode 6: Hands-On: Live Demonstration of Latest Gaming Tech [Bubba Gaeddert]

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