May 3, 2018
By: Michael Blair
Pedro Lasch, a faculty member in the Department of Art, Art History and Visual Studies, recently launched “Art of the MOOC: Experiments with Sound,” the latest Coursera course in his Art of the MOOC series. As the title implies, this newest...
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April 17, 2018
By: Richard Mitchell
In June of 2017, Crestron announced that their 3 series processors were capable of integrating with Amazon's Alexa voice control. While initially viewed with a bit of skepticism, the updates and enhancements Crestron has implemented to their modules over the past...
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April 11, 2018
By: Richard Mitchell
As a self-proclaimed accessibility nut, offering subtitles/closed captions isn't simply a nicety in 2018... it's a necessity. This is particularly true now that my ears have passed their prime, perhaps due to one too many Guided by Voices concerts in my...
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April 10, 2018
By: Todd Stabley
Big advances are taking place in intersection of video with AI (Artificial Intelligence). I ran across an interesting article in Streaming Media Magazine called The State of Video and AI 2018 that takes stock of some of these changes and...
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March 7, 2018
By: Richard Mitchell
The good folks at NewTek were nice enough to send Duke's Office of Information Technology a demo unit of their new Connect Spark. The Connect Spark is a difficult device to explain to someone that has never produced or recorded a multi-camera...
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January 19, 2018
By: Todd Stabley
Many of you by now are familiar with Warpwire's support website since we feature their collection of video tutorials, called Guides, in the Help section of our service landing page. Warpwire recently added a new section to their support site, called Workflows....
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January 4, 2018
By: Mich Donovan
In DIY video production, sound quality often matters just as much or more than the quality of your image. Particularly when you’re recording with just a webcam, it can be difficult to eliminate background noise and record a clear vocal...
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December 18, 2017
By: Richard Mitchell
As the expectations of classroom and meeting space AV changes over time, so too must the approach of delivering advanced AV systems for teaching and learning environments. The Sanford School of Public Policy (SSPP), in collaboration with Duke Office of...
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By: Richard Mitchell
On November 30th, Warren Widener of Logitech visited the Technology Engagement Center on Duke's campus to showcase three pieces of technology ideal for small and medium-sized conference rooms. We all know Logitech for their webcams, keyboards, and mice, but over...
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November 14, 2017
By: Richard Mitchell
Today, Crestron's Ryan Berndt visited Duke's Technology Engagement Center (TEC) and provided a detailed overview their new NVX network-based encoder/decoder hardware, other 2017 offerings, and the ongoing benefits of the A+ Education Partner Program. The session centered around the Crestron DM-NVX-350....
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