SVC Podcast Show 33, Part 1:
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In this edition, SVC contributing editor Bennett Liles talks with Randy Sherwood, project engineer for Electrosonic, about the installation of video workstations and interactive video displays in the National Museum of the American Indian in lower Manhattan. Randy details the planning and design of the system that stores video and plays it to multiple locations on demand from each station. He also describes the look of the museum presented to visitors and the organizational layout of the exhibits. Useful links:
SVC Podcast Show 31, Part 1:
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In this edition of the SVC Podcast, SVC Contributing Editor Bennett Liles talks with Brad Gallagher, Managing Engineer at Pro Sound and Video about the AV installation for Miami’s New World Center, a performance venue for the New World Symphony and academy for music school graduates. They discuss the audio systems for the performance hall and atrium along with the Meyer Constellation system and six-story projection wall outside. Gallagher also provides details on the hall’s interior projection system that uses curved sail surfaces for imaging.
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SVC Podcast Show 31, Part 1:
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In this edition, SVC contributing editor Bennett Liles talks with Brian Cox of Audio and Light, a Greensboro, N. C. firm regarding the sound system installed in the large new sanctuary of St. Pius Tenth Parish. Cox describes the system design process and outlines the challenges involved in providing multiple sound monitoring locations within a very reverberant environment. He also explains his selection of Renkus-Heinz Iconyx IC-24R steered array cabinets for the main house sound system. Useful links:
SVC Podcast Show 30, Part 2:
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In this edition, SVC contributing editor Bennett Liles wraps up his chat with Craig Jutson of Community Television of Santa Cruz County, Calif. on the new CTV remote truck. Craig provides details on the truck’s recording capability, how it is used for sports coverage and talks about CTV’s plans to eventually expand to covering music events with the unit’s multi-track recording capability. The mixer and the audio system are explored and the various budget decisions that shaped the vehicle’s design and equipment are also a topic. Useful links:
SVC Podcast Show 29, Part 2:
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In this edition of the SVC Podcast, SVC Contributing Editor Bennett Liles talks with Eitan Ortal of Israeli webcasting firm Go-Live about their new field production kit featuring the Niagara 2120 encoder, Anton Bauer batteries and wireless G3 video streaming. The kit is used for highly mobile one-man newsgathering from virtually anywhere. Ortal also discusses how Go-Live has used the kit and explores the broader topic of trends in live news video coverage by Internet vs. satellite.
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SVC Podcast Show 28, Part 2:
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In this edition, SVC contributing editor Bennett Liles concludes his talk with Greg Persinger of lighting firm Vivid Illumination. They cover the details of planning power for lighting and mapping the breakers and outlets of a venue used by a portable church. Also discussed is the problem of heat generated by high-powered lighting instruments and the precautions that should be taken by portable church crews to avoid electrical short circuits, fires, and ground noise between sound and lighting gear. Useful links:
SVC Podcast Show 30, Part 1:
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In this edition, SVC contributing editor Bennett Liles talks with Craig Jutson of Community Television of Santa Cruz County, Calif. Craig outlines the purchase and technical outfitting of the new CTV remote truck used for covering local sports games and other events. The basic vehicle conversion is discussed as well as his selection of a Broadcast Pix Granite 1000 switcher. Craig also talks about the switcher’s specific features and how they are used on the local events that CTV Santa Cruz is covering as well as the Hitachi Z-HD5000 cameras used on the truck. Useful links:
SVC Podcast Show 29, Part 1:
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In this edition of the SVC Podcast, SVC Contributing Editor Bennett Liles talks with Jeff Kopang, Vice President of Marketing at ViewCast on the company’s entry-level video streaming encoder, the Niagara 2120. Kopang outlines the features of the unit and provides details on the user interface, video formats, and ViewCast’s SimulStream technology, enabling the Niagara 2120 to output multiple simultaneous streams at various resolutions and data rates.
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SVC Podcast Show 28, Part 1:
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In this edition, SVC contributing editor Bennett Liles talks with Greg Persinger of lighting firm Vivid Illumination. Persinger outlines the technical components of church lighting and discusses the most common mistakes made in lighting by churches. He relates his own touring experience in discussing the methods for hanging lighting instruments in venues used by portable churches and details the impact of LED lighting on the portable church industry. Useful links:
SVC Podcast Show 27, Part 2:
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In this edition, SVC contributing editor Bennett Liles continues his conversation with John Carlson, design and field engineer with Daktronics. John provides more details on the installation of Daktronics sound systems in several sports facilities at Indiana University in Bloomington. In Part 2 the sound setup in Bill Armstrong Stadium, the university soccer venue, is described including design and control of the Daktronics Sportsound 1500HD system. Acoustic customization features and the operator training provided by Daktronics are also discussed. Useful links:
