Home About You What We Do Resources About Us City of Burbank – EOC AV Install Studio Spectrum has maintained a long relationship with the City of Burbank Fire Department. As the original AV system designer, we have seen the presentation capabilities of the Emergency Operations Center (EOC) evolve over the years. One major evolution included using the EOC facility as a cadet training center for Burbank and adjoining cities. A different use of the space meant the AV system had to accommodate different configurations, including room combining and conferencing. Project Goals Support digital formats from all inputs and to all destinations Maintain the ability to combine the systems into one large room, or break out into 3 separate zones. Upgrade the Crestron touchscreen and develop a simple interface that can be operated by a variety of users. Provide an HD camera and USB recording system for recording training sessions and emphasize ease of use while developing this system. Integrate all new signals into the existing Polycom video conferencing codec. Challenges Maintaining basic AV functionality, in the event of an emergency incident where the EOC needs to activate Training classes are taught by a various instructors, so the control interface needed to be easy to use and accommodate several different room modes. Adapting the room for entertainment purposes by including HDCP support of Blu-Ray players in the system. The most recent upgrade to the EOC’s AV system was the installation of a Crestron Digital Media matrix switching system. The AV system was originally designed around an analog computer RBGHV format. Like many old AV systems, the need to support these contemporary digital sources like HDMI enabled laptops and portable devices prompted an upgrade. Crestron DM offered us a frame based matrix switcher that meant flexibility in supporting different input and output formats in the future. DM systems handle HDCP issues well, meaning that we could provide reliable use of Blu-ray players as playback sources. The DM switcher also provides HDMI outputs to video conferencing codecs, so those in a remote location can have direct views of the presentations. Multiple destination routing was a mandatory feature in the DM system. Three Sony projector displays can be used simultaneously, or separately in a three-room divided configuration. While Crestron easily handled the video routing, a BSS BLU Soundweb audio processor maintained the room combine functions on the audio side. The room is continuing to evolve, as Crestron’s control of multiple television installations will aid in monitoring live news broadcasts during an incident. Studio Spectrum’s dedication to clean, easy to operate AV systems is a big reason why our crew maintains long term working relations with customers like the Burbank Fire Department. Learn more about the products and services featured in this spotlight: What We Do: AV Systems Design & Installation Services What We Do: Display Products Who Are You: Government Clients Crestron Control Surfaces December 21, 2016 / Government, Learn More About It, Portfolio Blog Posts Featured Products Help & How To Articles Portfolio Posts Search Categories Select Category Clients (18) Church (5) Corporate (6) Education (5) Government (5) Manufacturers (9) Crestron (4) NewTek (1) Renkus Heinz (2) Sony (2) Post Type (39) Featured Product (12) How To (8) Learn More About It (23) Portfolio (10) Products (21) Audio (7) Broadcast (7) Control (1) Display (7) Services (17) Design Build (6) Installation (8) Maintenance and Support (1) Production (9) Archives March 2017 February 2017 January 2017 December 2016 November 2016 October 2016 September 2016 August 2016 July 2016 May 2016 Studio Spectrum, Inc. - 1056 N Lake St, Burbank, CA 91502 - 818-843-1610 Search Copyright 2020, Studio Spectrum, Inc.