What is the AV Integration Industry?
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Hey guys BigNate84 here
I’m going to be talking a little bit about the audio video integration industry
So if you follow my YouTube channel you probably know that I create all kinds of How-To videos
It’s kind of a hobbie of mine
But in real life I work in the AV integration industry
Specifically I work as a CAD engineer for a video conferencing company
The AV integration industry is primarily comprised of integrators, consultants, and manufacturers
That cater to commercial and residential clients
AV integrators design, install and maintain custom communication and presentation solutions
Including multi-person and multi-site video conferencing, audio conferencing, presentation
systems
Analog telephony, VOIP telephony, digital signage and sound reinforcement
Fully integrated AV systems can be designed to communicate with technologies and products
From other industries and related trades including lights, shades, climate control and safety
alert systems
The AV integration industry has a close connection with the IT industry
Since the majority of audio and video communication happens on the network
The AV integration industry is relevant in any sector or market where people communicate
and share information
When you mention AV the first thing that pops into people's mind is usually home theater
Or maybe a surround sound system and yeah we do that but that’s just a very small
part
Of what goes on in the AV integration Industry
Picture walking into a high end conference room and picking up a Crestron touch panel
And seeing a list of options maybe you want to press the video conference option
Maybe you want to press the video presentation option
Or maybe you just want to do an audio conference
All these different options are programed into your system
So when you press one of these buttons on the touch panel
Many different things go on in the background automatically that the end user does not have
to think about
They just get functionality at the snap of their fingers
So if I want to start a presentation
Push the presentation button and the shades automatically go down to block solar glare
The lights dim to maximize the clarity of the presentation
The display turns on a switches to the right input automatically
And you have your volume control and all kinds of other controls at your disposal
So that you can not think about audio video technology
But rather think about the presentation that you are delivering in the boardroom
For the board of directors or for whoever you're talking to around the world
And that’s the great thing about AV integration and video conferencing
Is you can have endpoints in
Say you're in Boston you can have an endpoint in California or in Texas or in New York
And you can have multiple endpoints viewing your presentation live around the world in
HD
And a lot of people think of Skype when you think of video chat and stuff like that
But Skype is only a certain resolution
Picture Blu-Ray quality video chat
If you’ve never experienced it, it’s really something else
So that’s my little spiel about the AV integration industry
If you have any questions definitely let me know
You can reach me on facebook, youtube or twitter
I go by @BigNate84HowTo on twitter
And I’d be happy to answer any of your questions if you’re interested in learning more about
the AV industry
Thanks for watching