Latest headlines: Anthony Coppedge on churches using unusual aspect ratio video walls, Dr. Fred Ampel on needs analysis again, plus news from Roland, Christie, Audinate and more
September 12, 2019 | Volume: 8 | Issue: 17
Today Barco announced it was acquiring a 5% stake in LED manufacturer Unilumin, as well as a “strategic partnership” between the two companies. Gary speculates today on whether a full acquisiton is in the future — he believes it’s only a matter a time. Dr. Fred Ampel also wraps up his three-part series on doing a needs analysis for smaller houses of worship, and Anthony Coppedge talks about the trend in HOW projection of using unusual aspect ratios.
In news, Christie has launched the Christie RealLaser, what it says is the first 4K RGB pure laser projector featuring illumination with HDR, and Audinate’s Dante Domain Manager has added support for AES67 and SMPTE 2110.
As multi-site churches expand their reach with additional locations into retail areas and school buildings to accommodate a larger attendance at these remote ‘satellite’ campuses, the needs for AVL shift away from so-called ‘big box’ venues with high ceilings and ample room to venues with lower ceilings and limited sightlines. The opportunity for audiovisual (AV) integrators is to introduce large flat-panel monitors or, in perhaps the most flexible use of modular design, unusual aspect ratio video walls.
Smaller congregations commonly develop some form of list of what they think they want or have been told they might need. If you’re working with this type of client, the most crucial thing you can do to enable a real workable solution for their needs analysis is to get a copy of that list or information and use it to build your needs analysis documents and project scope/definition outlines and related materials. It's your best foundation since it has already been at least tacitly approved by the HOW.
Barco just announced a strategic collaboration with Unilumin, a listed Chinese company that’s an LED manufacturer. Barco says it's engaged in a wide-ranging partnership with Unilumin to secure a supply of LED display components, which allows broader penetration in its core markets with differentiated Barco LED visualization hardware and software solutions. But, isn’t it logical they will just buy them, eventually?
