I sat down last night with the intent of writing my 2nd Annual Thanksgiving post on the AV Industry’s “Blessings” and “Turkeys” for 2013. Upon sitting down to write, I found out that one of the hardest things to feign is “righteous indignation”. I just wasn’t feeling it. This morning, while helping some integrators get […]
Vaddio says that GroupSTATION makes it easy to create BYOD-ready meeting rooms by providing a single solution that connects to the user’s device. The Vaddio solution includes the necessary peripherals to create a high-quality multi-use room and group collaboration experience: an HD PTZ camera, loudspeakers, microphones and a control dock. Users simply connect personal devices […]
To see a list of all the awards we are giving as part of our 2013 rAVe Best of InfoComm awards, click here. To see all our of InfoComm 2013 coverage, click here. Best Videoconferencing Accessory (tie): Vaddio HuddleStation and GroupStation; Sound Control Technologies RemoteCam3 Vaddio HuddleStation and GroupStation: Vaddio’s HuddleSTATION […]
Vaddio EasyUSB video solutions have tested compatible with Cisco WebEx Meeting Center. In addition to sharing a desktop, documents or web browser with Vaddio video solutions, WebEx users can now share high definition video up to 720p and have remote pan, tilt and zoom control. “We are committed to assuring that all of Vaddio’s professional […]
Vaddio’s AV Bridge is a room-based, HD media streaming box for USB and IP streaming of content originating from traditional audio and video equipment. The AV Bridge is designed for ProAV applications, offering a flexible audio and video interface all controllable from an embedded web server or front panel menu. A/V Bridge accepts video input […]
Vaddio has introduced two new unified communications room solutions designed for mobile laptop or tablet users to enable its computer applications for group collaboration and presentation meetings. By just connecting a laptop or tablet directly into the GroupSTATION or HuddleSTATION dock users can add HD video, wideband audio microphones and a loudspeaker system to their […]
Vaddio’s new Quick-Connect technology that allows any Vaddio camera that supports a Quick-Connect Short-Range (SR) to output USB or Ethernet. Based on Vaddio’s Quick-Connect technology, that allows cameras to be extended up to 150 feet over Cat. 5 cabling, now USB cameras can be deployed in system designs where distance was an issue. Vaddio’s Quick-Connect […]
In addition to the current USB streaming, Vaddio’s version 2.0 camera software update allows for IP HD video streaming and remote PTZ camera control through the Ethernet network interface. Streaming Protocols supported are Real Time Streaming Protocol (RTSP) and HTTP Live Streaming (HLS). Encoding for video will be H.264 (Main Profile) and the audio encoding […]
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Vaddio this week launched what it’s calling the EasyUSB PRO MIC I/O Interface, designed to integrate any professional microphone with Vaddio’s EasyUSB audio solutions. The PRO MIC I/O Interface incorporates Vaddio’s unique SmartMIC technology into the device, providing distributed multi-channel acoustical echo cancellation and automatic microphone mixing. The PRO MIC I/O comes equipped with four […]
Vaddio this week launched what it’s calling the EasyUSB PRO MIC I/O Interface, designed to integrate any professional microphone with Vaddio’s EasyUSB audio solutions. The PRO MIC I/O Interface incorporates Vaddio’s unique SmartMIC technology into the device, providing distributed multi-channel acoustical echo cancelation and automatic microphone mixing. The PRO MIC I/O comes equipped with four […]
Vaddio announces its revolutionary TRIO audio line with SmartMIC technology. TRIO SmartMIC technology is the industry’s first microphone system to incorporate Digital Signal Processing and echo cancellation directly into the microphone itself. The internal DSP features microphone gating, equalization, AGC and noise cancellation. With SmartMIC technology, internal DSP and echo cancellation can now be integrated […]
Vaddio’s new TRIO audio line includes what it’s calling SmartMIC technology — a microphone system integrated with Digital Signal Processing (DSP) and echo cancelation directly into the microphone itself — what appears to be an industry first. The internal DSP features microphone gating, equalization, AGC and noise cancelation. Each TRIO SmartMIC is equipped with three electric condenser microphones positioned to form a 360-degree […]
At NAB, Vaddio announced the launch of its ZoomSHOT — a high definition, point-of-view camera with HDMI and analog component outputs. Based on Vaddio’s ClearVIEW HD-19 PTZ camera technology, the ZoomSHOT provides a 19x optical zoom, auto focus, auto iris, advanced image control and high definition video resolutions up to 1080p60/50. Manual pan and tilt […]
Vaddio’s new PowerVIEW PTZ cameras bring three-chip “broadcast camera performance” to a single-chip camera, according to the company. Based on third-generation Maicovicon MOS imaging sensor technology, the HD-22 and HD-30 improve color and brightness uniformity, ensuring an improved high definition image quality. The HD-22 comes equipped with a multi-element 22x optical glass auto-focus zoom lens […]
Vaddio announced a major software update to the AV Bridge and ClearVIEW HD-USB PTZ camera that adds support for 4.2.0-encoded video applications including WebEx, Microsoft Lync and GoToMeeting. “When recording lectures with detailed classroom and presentation content, HD video is essential and the higher video resolutions work great,” said COO of Vaddio, Mark Steen. “But […]
Vaddio has added factory-calibrated preset configurations to allow users to quickly run through preset lighting environment scenes for each ClearVIEW HD-Series PTZ camera. These presets are suggested starting points for further adjustment. The new presets include fully automatic mode, incandescent high-light, incandescent low-light, florescent high-light, florescent low-light and an outdoor mode. The company has made […]
With Vaddio’s new CeilingVIEW HD-18 DocCam document camera systems, you can add HD magnification and dimension to original objects, documents or drawings. Replacing Vaddio’s CeilingVIEW HD document camera, the new CeilingVIEW HD-18 DocCAM features an 18x optical zoom lens for enhanced detail and greater zoom capabilities, and a 1.3 megapixel CCD image sensor with a […]
Sure, everyone’s got warranties for all their gear- and as most manufacturers would say, you don’t need warranties as their gear never breaks. But, in case it does, everyone needs at least a two year warranty. But, Vaddio one-up’ed their competition by offering a one-year, free Advanced Replacement program. We talk about this on today’s program. Show Links: […]
Vaddio’s new Hot-Shot is aimed at camera control in the classroom and allows any of the Vaddio ClearVIEW HD-Series of PTZ Cameras to have up to 16 presets. It’s used in conjunction with Vaddio’s preset trigger devices, including the MicVIEW Mic Mixer/Switcher, StepVIEW Mats, AutoVIEW IR sensors, PresenterPOD or TouchVIEW. Triggering one of these devices […]
Vaddio just released a software update to its USB Camera line. The free Version 1.0.1 software update allows ClearVIEW HD-USB PTZ camera users the ability to control the camera from any computer or mobile device that supports a web browser.
Vaddio will debut the new Universal Quick-Connect CCU for the ClearVIEW line of HD PTZ cameras at InfoComm. Outputs now include HD-SDI/SDI, HDMI and analog HD (using component connectors), with all three outputs are live simultaneously. Adjustments include white balance, color, pedestal, gamma, knee, chroma, detail, iris and gain functions as well as the ability […]
Vaddio has added support for the new Canon, Panasonic and Sony PTZ cameras, including the Canon XU-80, Canon XU-80W, Panasonic AW-HE120, Panasonic HE50H, Sony BRC-H900, Sony EVI-D90 and the Sony EVI-D80. All cameras are configured with Vaddio’s cabling systems to deliver high quality video, power and control over standard Cat5 cabling. The Canon XU-80 is […]
The new Vaddio AutoTrak 2.0 with SmoothTrak and AutoTilt technology is an HD classroom camera tracking system where the instructor wears an IR lanyard belt pack that emits infrared light received by an IR PTZ camera. Video is then sent from the IR PTZ camera to the Tracking Camera. In addition to moving from side-to-side […]
Vaddio has announced new enhancements to its ProductionVIEW HD MV all-in-one camera control console with multiviewer capabilities, digital inputs/outputs, HD, RGBHV and SD video mixing, transitions, lower screen graphics and automated control functionality. New Multi-View Input Screens allow the user to select between screen layouts that display four, five or six inputs, along with Preview/Program […]
The use of video in education offers a world of opportunities beyond the virtual field trip. Students are growing up in a digital age and are seeking innovative ways to learn and collaborate with others. A new white paper authored by S. Ann Earon, Ph.D., “Video in Education Paradigm Shift,” examines how the distribution of […]
Vaddio, known for its robotic PTZ cameras and camera control systems, announced new production consoles and video production workstations designed for professional production spaces and in-house production applications. Features include customizable storage and rack spaces, integrated cable management and ventilation, three different top rack console options 30 to 63 configurable rack spaces, end-to-end cable management […]
Vaddio, known better as a manufacturer of pan/tilt/zoom cameras and high-end camera control systems, has entered the contemporary furniture market with a line designed specifically for classrooms using videoconferencing. The Vaddio Edge Videoconferencing Carts and Instrukt Educational Teaching Stations are designed to accommodate 32”-65” LCDs and Plasmas as well as VTC cameras and codecs with […]
REVEAL IN-Wall cameras are Vaddio’s first architectural integrated PTZ cameras that allow the camera to blend into the wall of any videoconferencing or presentation application. Thanks to the cool design of the Vaddio REVEAL, the in-wall camera box uses the actual depth of the wall cavity to recess the camera into the wall, eliminating the […]
Vaddio, known primarily for specialty pan/tilt/zoom cameras and high-end camera control systems, announced that they’re getting into the whiteboard market via the launch of the first high definition (patent pending) Video Whiteboard. Vaddio says their new Video Whiteboard completely replaces the existing need for fixed or PTZ cameras in a classroom system environment. The Video […]
