Transformation Tuesday: McArthur Squash Center

Greetings from The AV Company!

Welcome to our tenth installment in our Transformation Tuesday series! This month, we'll be taking a look at the McArthur Squash Center at the Boar's Head Sports Complex! This state-of-the-art facility serves as the home base for the University of Virginia men's and women's squash teams. The center features eight singles courts, two doubles courts, and one glass-walled feature court with stadium seating for almost 400 spectators. We were asked to provide an integrated audiovisual system to allow the space to be more adaptable and easier to use.

We were able to transform the user experience of the facility using a variety of new tools! We implemented an iPad-controlled score-keeping system for referees. We installed monitors at each court, all controlled by local iPads that allow one to set up a timer for an exercise, pull up a YouTube video for reference, receive updates on upcoming events, et cetera! We also installed cameras in five of the courts and used the Crestron Capture HD Recorder to allow live streaming both online and to monitors around the facility.

September Update: Digital Annotation System

Greetings from The AV Company!

Things are picking up for us this month, and we are looking forward to a fantastic fall full of exciting projects! As things get busier, we are looking for ways to increase efficiency and make communication easier for our clients. One tool that we are excited to implement is our new digital annotation system! Using specialized wireless presentation tools from Crestron, Extron, and Mersive, we have devised a system that allows presenters to interact with their presentation material in real time - think of it as a digital whiteboard! This opens up lots of new opportunities for audience participation, annotation storage, and content sharing!

Our system utilizes Crestron AirMedia to share content, an Extron Annotator 300 that provides a wide range of annotation tools, and Mersive software that allows wireless connection between a wide range of devices. This system fosters collaboration and decision-making, and smooths out the process of presenting and discussing information.

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Media Servers for your Home

Most people are familiar with have a 'server' in their office...the one that stores computer files, etc. But, have you thought about having one at home? More and more people are using media servers to store movies, music and digital photography! One of our recent favorites is the Fusion Genesis server. It allows you to store all of your media in one place and then access it from multiple locations within your home. 

The system allows you to search, sort or filter literally thousands of titles and have instant access to any of them with a single button press. It can also stream multiple feeds throughout the network to different locations so that everyone in the family can watch what they want without bothering others.

Check out this VIDEO from Fusion on how to search through your collection!