Case Study: Hybrid Education with AREC for Banking University in Poland

Dear ADENA Partners, our end of the year case study this time is the Polish WSB University. Together with our official distributor Kontel, integrator Tritech installed several complete sets of AREC systems for professional lecture capture, live streaming, and auto-tracking.

WSB University is one of the highest-ranked private universities of Poland - this year it ranked 3rd in the annual report of the Perspektywy Education Foundation. It has 10 campuses spread across the country and offers a variety of programs, such as law, healthcare-related disciplines, and information technologies. However, as the official name “Wyższa Szkoła Bankowa” (Higher School of Banking) implies, the university is most known for its banking and finance management courses. To further improve the quality of education provided in these disciplines, WSB decided to upgrade its hybrid education setup with AREC systems for lecture capture, streaming, and auto-tracking.

Several sets of LS-300, CI-T21H, and A-BR01 were installed for the university. The main component of these sets, LS-300, is a 3 channel Media Station that makes it easy to connect computers, IP cameras, document cameras, amplifiers and other audio and video sources for recording and streaming. One of the key advantages of AREC Media Stations are their multiple and straightforward control options, such as the Online Director web interface, numeric keypads, and the graphical user interface, all of which are used by the university. Another advantage is how well suited the station is for hybrid education - its two video outputs are used to loop PC content for students attending in person via the VGA port and send complete mixed video with camera feed via the HDMI port to A-BR01 for MS Teams, where the Media Station appears as a USB webcam and microphone for remote students. In terms of image, CI-T21H Auto Tracking camera makes sure that the university’s lecturers are able to carry out their work without worrying about the camera’s image, focus, and PTZ. All of these parameters are adjusted automatically thanks to the AM-600 IR positioner, and all the users need to do to make it work is to turn it on.

With AREC systems in place, the university has elevated its hybrid education to a new high. Is your university in need of an easy-to-use and complete solution? Contact us at www.a-dena.com and we will be happy to discuss how AREC can help in your case.

Case Study: Building a perfect mobile set for the Building Agency, Denmark

Dear ADENA Partners, we are proud to share a case study from Denmark’s Building and Property Agency. Accomplished with our Danish Distributor UNIT.DK, the case shows how portable AREC solutions can be used to conveniently record meetings in governmental institutions.

Danish Building and Property Agency is a part of the Ministry of Transport, Building, and Housing, and it is responsible for the construction, facility management, and rent of government properties. Their work heavily depends on communication, as there are delicate details to discuss and schedules to confirm in every project. With quarantine restrictions limiting in-person meetings, a significant part of this work moved into digital space, where it can be easy to lose track of important information. For this reason, the agency required a reliable tool for recording meetings. And like other governmental institutions of Denmark, it was ahead of the game when it came to adopting the right solutions for remote working tasks.

Opting for the AREC Stay-in-Class Portable Set and adding a PTZ camera and advanced microphone system to it, the agency got themselves a perfect mobile recording and streaming kit. The key element of the Stay-in-Class, LS-200 Media Station, allows them to capture, mix, and record/stream up to 2 video sources simultaneously in Full HD quality. For the agency, these sources normally consist of content from a computer, such as construction plans and documents, and a PTZ camera image that focuses on the speaker. In addition to recording these sources in a layout of the presenter’s choosing, the station also allows the users to stream their presentation to two RTMP platforms at the same time, and also automatically backup recorded material to a server. Like all AREC solutions, the Media Station is designed to be user-friendly, and so it offers many ways to control, including interactive GUI, web and mobile interfaces. And when the agency needs to use video conferencing software, they can use another element of the set, RADA Bridge, to convert Media Station’s audio and video and use it as a microphone and webcam in the chosen application.

With the AREC Stay-in-Class set, the agency can make sure that all meetings are recorded in high quality and preserved, whether conducted in-person or digitally. If you would like to know more about how AREC solutions can be applied in your case, please contact us at www.a-dena.com and we will be happy to assist you.

DIY Set - Our products, your choice

Dear ADENA Partners, start the new year with the new DIY Set! Customize your own Media Capture Solution and tailor it to your needs. Just pick and mix Media Stations, Cameras, and accessories for your particular task, and have them perfectly fitted in a protective hardshell suitcase.

For example, if you are looking for e-learning tools on a budget, you can include elements like VersaCam A-VC01 and LS-2 Media Station. Need a portable solution for tracking targets? Take CI-T21H or A-TC01 Auto Tracking Cameras. Would you like to have control of the whole recording and streaming process at the tip of your fingers as well? Then add a KL-3WT Media Station. Finally, add an A-BR01 HDMI to USB converter to participate in VC applications or another accessory to enhance your gear.

Contact your local ADENA representative for more details, or send us an email at yakov@a-dena.com to learn more about our solutions.