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The Extron HAE 100 4K Plus audio de-embedder and HAI 100 4K Plus audio embedder are high performance 4K/60 HDMI audio devices. The HAE 100 4K Plus extracts audio from a 4K HDMI source, and provides outputs for stereo and dual mono analog audio signals, as well as digital audio multi­channel or two-channel formats. The HAI 100 4K Plus embeds two­-channel analog audio, S/PDIF stereo digital audio, or S/PDIF multi­channel audio, onto the HDMI output signal. The HAE 100 4K Plus and HAI 100 4K Plus are HDCP compliant to ensure display of content-protected media and support data rates up to 18 Gbps, HDR, up to 12-bit Deep Color, 3D, and HD lossless audio. Both products are equipped with integrator ­friendly features such as EDID Minder®, HDMI input cable equalization, comprehensive LED status di...

July 25, 2018 Today NewBlueFX released their lmost powerful on-air graphics solutions, Titler Live 4. This version brings a host of enhancements and feature sets which include support for 4K resolution, input-driven design library, customize variables/inputs per design, search/select data to bring it into a design, PNG sequence support , Excel® spreadsheets, social media and polling packages, sports and scoreboard packages just to name a few. Titler Live 4 Broadcast delivers unlimited layers of dynamic 3D animated graphics. Streamline your workflows and instantly elevate your production value with a more powerful, intuitive and affordable on-air graphics solution. Elevate Your Broadcasts​ Experience the most powerful on-air graphics solution for professional broadcasters. Access flexible p...

Karambelas Media and Communication CenterWilkes University's newest facility, the Karambelas Media and Communication Center, officially opened with a dedication ceremony on Aug. 31. The $4 million, 14,000-square-foot center will house the communication studies program, consolidating all scholarship and activities into one modern facility where students can collaborate across media disciplines.The 14,000-square-foot center is located at 141 South Main St., continuing to expand Wilkes' presence in downtown Wilkes-Barre. It brings the communication studies departments' co-curricular activities under one roof. These include WCLH Radio, Wilkes Now Television, The Beacon student newspaper, the student-run public relations agency Zebra Communications and the speech and debate team. The facility i...

Live events are morphing into themed based production experiences used to motivate the attendees and leave a lasting impression of the experience. Recently we were asked to develop an event based around one such theme. Ideas developed from initial meetings with a local marketing company and the client with the focus to energize the upcoming sales rally.  The venue was a former manufacturing site turned into sports complex with meeting space. Our event was scheduled to be in one of the large areas with open ceiling, support columns, concrete floor and white walls which presented both challenges and unique opportunities to meet the project goals. The solution was to use a mix of technology, lighting, graphical elements and stage backdrop which fit the theme. Two 10K HD projectors with l...

Messiah College Winding Hill campus located in Mechanicsburg Pennsylvania, just a few miles away from the state capital Harrisburg and Messiah's main campus is a newly renovated, state-of-the-art 32,000 square-foot educational center. Architect on the project was Crabtree, Rohrbaugh & Associates with an office located in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania. Master of Occupational Therapy FacilitiesStudents in Messiah's master of occupational therapy program will have the opportunity to complete their course and lab work in a technologically advanced learning environment which includes the recent addition of an AV enriched cadaver lab and overflow room.This unique teaching environment was challenged with providing a modern state-of-the-art experience for the students and the professor meeting t...