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AV SuperFriends AV SuperFriends
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The AV SuperFriends are AV and eLearning nerds who embrace the challenges that come with managing audiovisual systems and resources within a higher education environment. Most of us have had similar experiences and seek to find answers in an ever-changing audiovisual world. We engage the higher education audiovisual community through podcasts, videos, panel discussions, interviews, and social media to share ideas and solve problems. Our shared experiences and your own will lead to new and creative solutions.
In summary, we are going to steal all your ideas and share them with everyone.
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AV SuperFriends: Off the Rails - Vampires of the OSI model
Recorded April 26, 2024
The AV industry has a bit of a drinking problem and step one is admitting it. Thanks to friends of the show Brittany DiCesare and Steve Greenblatt for their editorial in Commercial Integrator. To be clear, we’re not anti-alcohol and we all enjoy a drink or four at our industry events, but when event after event after event is nothing but drinking, maybe it’s time to rethink things. Heck, there are entire organizations who seem to exist solely for the purpose of drinking and it’s a bit tiresome. Ok, off the soapbox.
We’re joined by Jose Mozota, President of Fremen Solutions, to talk about some of the challenges, opportunities, and solutions around AVoIP. This started as the simple question of “which one is best” and ended up a wide ranging conversation about manufacturer adoption, network topology, proprietary and open codecs, why no one really cares about 4:4:4 color subsampling or 4K resolution, and why AVoIP is an inaccurate acronym.
Finally, we share some listener feedback that sums up why we do what we do.
News article discussed:
https://www.commercialintegrator.com/insights/a-healthy-approach-to-trade-shows-and-industry-events/133567/
Alternate show titles:
Build that Bridge to Connect that Island
Everyone has an island somewhere
Mmm… maybe
That would be a must to have for me
Three or four flavors of this crap
AVoIP is a misnomer
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► Website: https://www.avsuperfriends.com
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► Email: mailbag@avsuperfriends.com
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Individual Twitter links:
► Chris Dechter: @cdechter
► Jamie Rinehart: @avsfjamie
► Marc Cholewycynzski: @avdiplomat
► Rachel Bradshaw: @tempurity
► Larry Darling: @lsdarling1
► Justin Rexing: @justinrexing
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AVSF: Live! in the AM - NWMET 2024
Recorded (and broadcast live) on March 28, 2024
We’re still at NWMET and hosting a morning fireside chat show! Jamie and Larry are impressed by NWMET, Justin’s bad knee, the long road our portable recording kit took to get from Kentucky or Oregon, the well-rounded but focused atmosphere of NWMET, and our special NWMET bucks.
NWMET: https://www.nwmet.org
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► Website: https://www.avsuperfriends.com
► Twitter: https://twitter.com/avsuperfriends
► LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/avsuperfriends
► Email: mailbag@avsuperfriends.com
► RSS: https://avsuperfriends.libsyn.com/rss
Individual Twitter links:
► Chris Dechter: @cdechter
► Jamie Rinehart: @avsfjamie
► Marc Cholewycynzski: @avdiplomat
► Rachel Bradshaw: @tempurity
► Larry Darling: @lsdarling1
► Justin Rexing: @justinrexing
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AVSF: Live! NWMET 2024
Recorded (and broadcast live) on March 25, 2024
For the first time since last summer, (almost) all of the AV SuperFriends were together in one place at NWMET 2024 in Corvallis, Oregon, so we figured we might as well record a show. And yes, we’re really in a bowling alley.
Earlier that day, we hosted a town hall open forum at Biamp HQ and we had so many topics, we simply couldn’t get to them all, so we pick up from where we left off and work through topics such as auto-tracking cameras, microphones for students, AVoIP, budgeting, and the joys of software licensing.
A special thanks to our good friends at Biamp.
Biamp: https://www.biamp.com
NWMET: https://www.nwmet.org
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► Website: https://www.avsuperfriends.com
► Twitter: https://twitter.com/avsuperfriends
► LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/avsuperfriends
► Email: mailbag@avsuperfriends.com
► RSS: https://avsuperfriends.libsyn.com/rss
Individual Twitter links:
► Chris Dechter: @cdechter
► Jamie Rinehart: @avsfjamie
► Marc Cholewycynzski: @avdiplomat
► Rachel Bradshaw: @tempurity
► Larry Darling: @lsdarling1
► Justin Rexing: @justinrexing
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AV SuperFriends: Off the Rails - Take the classroom and cut off the class
Recorded April 17, 2024
Rather than a single news story, we cover a handful of product announcements from (and prior to) NAB. Blackmagic announced a bunch of SMPTE 2110 devices (sorta), Osbot has an NDI adapter that goes the wrong way, Cleanfeed is now supporting video (yea!), and PTZ Optics has an entire software production suite for their cameras.
Then, we get into One Button Studios. Please don’t build these. There’s too many compromises and the experience is terrible. What people really want are “Self-service studios” that fit existing (and supported) campus workflows. Sure, you can build unicorns, but please stop. Also, if you do build one, it had better well use only one button. One of the AV SuperFriends works at a campus with a nominal one button studio that has a seven page instruction guide…
Finally, Chris shares his concept of designing AV systems out of spite. Some might call it malicious AV integration, but it’s more of an opportunity to streamline and improve general classrooms.
Alternate show titles:
I await the true mass disruption It’s now for us poor people Curmudgedly Old Truck Guys Porn picking VHS I use foot pedals Everybody is on their own here This is where it gets slippery One button anonymous There is no metric out there Bring Your Own One Button Studio Studio If you build enough unicorns, it stops building a unicorn Rectal scan See that knob? That’s what that does Don’t do this, but do that I’m afraid of it being successful I need it to have some success
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► Website: https://www.avsuperfriends.com
► Twitter: https://twitter.com/avsuperfriends
► LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/avsuperfriends
► Email: mailbag@avsuperfriends.com
► RSS: https://avsuperfriends.libsyn.com/rss
Individual Twitter links:
► Chris Dechter: @cdechter
► Jamie Rinehart: @avsfjamie
► Marc Cholewycynzski: @avdiplomat
► Rachel Bradshaw: @tempurity
► Larry Darling: @lsdarling1
► Justin Rexing: @justinrexing
Donate to AVSF: https://www.avsuperfriends.com/support -
AV SuperFriends: On Topic - Spring Cleansing
Recorded March 15, 2024
It’s time to get out the mops and brooms, clear out those storage closets, gather up all your old Class A amplifiers, analog cameras, and CRT monitors and throw them in the nearest waterway. If anyone asks, you have a permit and you’re just returning those parts to nature. Besides, it’s all biodegradable if you wait long enough…
Marc is getting rid of wires, Larry is removing tiny displays from big rooms, Jamie is throwing away older monitors with weird resolutions, Chris is deleting transport controls, and Justin hates all the remotes with the buttons cut off.
Let’s get cleaning!
We stream our recording sessions for On Topic live on or about 3pm Eastern / 12pm Pacific on the third Friday of each month. Follow us on Twitter or LinkedIn to join our next show.
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► Website: https://www.avsuperfriends.com
► Twitter: https://twitter.com/avsuperfriends
► LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/avsuperfriends
► Email: mailbag@avsuperfriends.com
► RSS: https://avsuperfriends.libsyn.com/rss
Individual Twitter links:
► Chris Dechter: @cdechter
► Jamie Rinehart: @avsfjamie
► Marc Cholewycynzski: @avdiplomat
► Rachel Bradshaw: @tempurity
► Larry Darling: @lsdarling1
► Justin Rexing: @justinrexing
Donate to AVSF: https://www.avsuperfriends.com/support -
AV SuperFriends: Off the Rails - I do double triple button panels
Recorded March 22, 2024
It’s not really news as much as a product announcement that almost hits the mark. We really like this neat little camera on paper but then… limited I/O and guaranteed bloated software. Let’s call it a swing and a miss.
Then we return to how we tier our AV systems and, honestly, it’s getting messy enough that we probably need a comparison matrix to keep track. Marc finally introduces touch panels, Chris provides the capability for BYOD UCC (but no one has asked for it yet), Jamie expands his already monstrous systems, Larry hates powered screens (and he’s not wrong), and Justin does his own thing.
Finally, how to respond when we start a project and the client says something along the lines of “... and we already bought the TV.”
Alternate show titles:
Barely sound
More normal classroom
Why is there a touch panel?
Years past? I did that last week
I have imaginary buckets
Wireless presentation can go to hell
Not my other bucket
We also need it to be a fish aquarium
▀▄▀▄▀ CONTACT LINKS ▀▄▀▄▀
► Website: https://www.avsuperfriends.com
► Twitter: https://twitter.com/avsuperfriends
► LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/avsuperfriends
► Email: mailbag@avsuperfriends.com
► RSS: https://avsuperfriends.libsyn.com/rss
Individual Twitter links:
► Chris Dechter: @cdechter
► Jamie Rinehart: @avsfjamie
► Marc Cholewycynzski: @avdiplomat
► Rachel Bradshaw: @tempurity
► Larry Darling: @lsdarling1
► Justin Rexing: @justinrexing
Donate to AVSF: https://www.avsuperfriends.com/support
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