Month: October 2015

FEATURE: DVDs are out… Video Files are in!

By Eric Graham | AV Support Analyst

 

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Technology is always evolving. Every single year, new ideas are born, something bigger and better comes around, or an adaptation of something great emerges. Before you can blink, it becomes available in our market, it falls into our laps, we adapt to them, and we unknowingly fade out older technologies. It is an ongoing cycle that never stops. DVDs are becoming a thing of the past and this is because of 3 main reasons. ONLINE STREAMING, CLOUD STORAGE, and VIDEO QUALITY.

Let’s start with ONLINE STREAMING. It used to be that watching a movie involved going to the store and buying it, or going to the video rental store and renting it for a couple days. Then local cable and satellite companies began to offer on-demand movie rentals, and online stores such as iTunes and Amazon came around to offer digital, downloadable content. Around the same time, online streaming was born and services such as Netflix, Amazon Video, and Hulu emerged. Today, the original online streaming player YouTube has hit an all-time high, reaching over 4 billion people per day, with over 300 hours of video uploaded every minute! With this direction in mind, our industry has Continue reading FEATURE: DVDs are out… Video Files are in! →

Congressional NIH Panel Discussion

This event featured members of congress as they discussed NIH funding. Members of congress Steve Stivers, Pat Tiberi, and Joyce Beatty were in attendance. The panel was moderated by Dr. Retchin. We setup a two camera live recording and two overflow rooms for attendees to watch. Our team also managed the in-room experience.

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State of the Medical Center Address

This is one of our biggest events every year. The year’s address was presented by Dr. Retchin, the Executive Vice President of Health Sciences and Chief Executive Officer of the Wexner Medical Center. He delivered the administration’s view of the medical center and the plans for our future. Our team did a 2 camera live switch recording, we setup a live broadcast available to staff inside and outside of the medical center, and we setup overflow in the Huntington Board Room and Ross Lobby. We tracked over 600 views!

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CEO Innovator’s Forum

This was a cool one. Our team worked with the College of Engineering to record an event which featured the CEOs from: Whirlpool, Ford Motor Company, AK Steel, and Nestle. Senator Portman was also in attendance. We setup a 3 camera live switch recording. The video was published nationally. 

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