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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 - Double Secret Ninja Squad
Recorded May 24, 2024
MIT has invented revolutionary electrified material for sound masking and absorption… aka, curtains. That’s not entirely fair and it’s not yet a real thing, but this technology might become commonplace in the future.
Then we discuss just what services we provide to campus and to whom. We also cover who qualifies and why and how we determine who gets supported (everyone) and how we determine what is and isn’t covered. It’s… messy.
Finally, just what happens when someone presses the “System Start” button… or is there even a button for that? Are we defaulting routes based on user metrics? Are we enabling cameras and unmuting mics?
News story: https://news.mit.edu/2024/sound-suppressing-silk-can-create-quiet-spaces-0507
Alternate show titles:
Larry, you’re wagging your finger at me Justin, you’ve been painted into this corner We have one job….support We don’t support that Who’s going to clean up this paint? We’re becoming more seg-mentated Hidden conference rooms International Work from Home Day We stream live on the first and third Friday every month and you can listen to everything we record over at AVSuperFriends.com
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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 - You Can't Handle the Business College
Recorded May 10, 2024
After pushing for higher and higher resolutions, some broadcasters are giving up and returning to the comfort of 1080P. Besides, if most people are watching said broadcasts on a 5” phone stream over mobile data, then what’s the point of 4K or 8K?
Then we revisit a presentation we gave recently at NWMET on the Top 10 Things to Avoid in Your Next AV Project. We can’t count and provide eleven things, but you get the point. Even the AV SuperFriends compromise on some of these from time to time, but please don’t start new projects with any of them.
Finally, because it’s the end of the school year and almost the end of the fiscal year, lots of departments and colleges are asking IT to help them spend their money. We review some of the most ridiculous or unreasonable requests we’ve received from departments or colleges and how we responded.
News article discussed: https://www.svconline.com/proav-today/sports-leagues-uefa-shifting-away-4k
Our episode from 2023 on USB: https://www.avsuperfriends.com/episodes/off-the-rails-episode-55-it-will-universally-aggravate-you
Alternate show titles:
Kit of choice I’m not trying to pooh pooh these things Certified How would somebody know if they have consumer-ish garbage? On the back of a napkin… Haptic seats I wanna wirelessly plug in my laptop More pop-ups than a porn site Nevermind. You can do it again Or don’t welcome them I’m giving you the swimmies It such a cute ask I got a call from a facilities PM guy Aircraft carrier instructor station We stream live on the first and third Friday every month and you can listen to everything we record over at AVSuperFriends.com
▀▄▀▄▀ 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 -
AV SuperFriends: On Topic - A Lazy Mistake
Recorded April 16, 2024
This month’s topic is “Commencement” and we don’t want to talk about that. So, instead, we’re going to talk about working with students, graduating students to the next level of their academic and professional careers, and converting student workers into full time employees.
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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
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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
► 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 -
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
Donate to AVSF: https://www.avsuperfriends.com/support -
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
▀▄▀▄▀ 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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