The education program at InfoComm 2021, which is slated to be held October 23-29, 2021 at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, will focus on the fast-growing AV segment of content, production, and streaming in presenting 15 sessions covering topics like automatic speech recognition for caption delivery, generative media, methods for improving video conferencing experiences, and more.
According to the AVIXA 2021 Industry Outlook and Trends Analysis (IOTA), content, production, and streaming is forecasted to generate $30 billion globally in 2021 and reach $38.5 billion in 2026 – a 5.1 percent compound annual growth rate. The report also reveals this AV segment was the least impacted by COVID-19 due to organizations building out their digital content, such as producing videos to keep customers engaged and streaming virtual events.
“Producing high-quality, engaging content for streaming audiences in corporate and live events is now a must-have skill for the AV industry,” says Annette Sandler, Director of Live Content U.S./Canada, AVIXA. “I’m really excited about the AV technologists who will share their stories at InfoComm 2021 about how they’ve adapted over the last 18 months. Sharing our successes and struggles is how we make the industry better, together.”
The session “How to Improve Your Video Conference with Hardware/Software Switching” will explore how to make video calls look better, from using more than one camera for product demonstrations, to adding audio and video filters. Jeffrey Powers, podcaster for Geekazine, will share low-cost ways to improve video conferencing.
In the session “Content Creation with Generative Media and Gaming Engines,” Geoffrey Platt of 7thSense and Ginger Leigh of Synthestruct will examine how generative media is disrupting the traditional ways of creating content and changing the ways we work. They will present case studies from virtual events created in 2020 during the pandemic and show examples of content created from these various real-time generative engines.
Bill Bennett, Media Solutions Account Manager for ENCO Systems, will present the session “Automatic Speech Recognition and Caption Delivery for Venues.” He’ll discuss the importance of Automatic Speech Recognition-based captioning of video and aural content, and why adequately enabling the displaying of such captions is crucial – and in a growing number of major jurisdictions – required by law.
Go here to view the full list of content, production, and streaming education sessions, and here to learn more about InfoComm 2021 and to register to attend.