Caso de Éxito: Nestlé usa AREC para grabar sus reuniones

Estimados socios de ADENA, esta vez compartimos nuevamente un caso de estudio destacado del 2023 – Nestlé en Chile. Gracias a los esfuerzos de nuestro socio Novotic, Nestlé comenzó a usar una solución completa de AREC junto con Crestron, QSC y Sennheiser para su sala de conferencias, con el fin de lograr reuniones más dinámicas y profesionales.

Nestlé es un conglomerado global de alimentos y bebidas con más de 447 fábricas en todo el mundo. Comenzó a operar en Chile a finales del siglo XIX y recientemente amplió su presencia a 7 fábricas que producen más de 1500 productos diferentes. Con una presencia tan significativa surge la necesidad de una comunicación de alta calidad y excelencia, por lo que Nestlé comenzó a buscar soluciones para una de sus oficinas en el país. Nuestro socio Novotic ofreció una solución completa con AREC, QSC, Sennheiser y Crestron – una solución que era justo lo que Nestlé buscaba.

Se instalaron dos cámaras PTZ en la sala de reuniones – una AREC CI-T21H para seguir al presentador, y una AREC CI-22H para capturar a los demás asistentes. Se utiliza un sistema de micrófonos Sennheiser para capturar el audio en la sala, que es procesado por un DSP de QSC. Este envía datos a un procesador de control Crestron, que a su vez cambia las cámaras que se muestran en la Media Station AREC LS-400. La LS-400 puede combinar cámaras en diseños personalizados y añadir gráficos superpuestos y de fondo – funciones que el controlador Crestron modifica automáticamente según el origen del audio en la sala. Las señales de video combinadas e individuales de las cámaras locales y la conferencia se graban en el disco interno de la Media Station, se usan como cámara web en Teams para reuniones con participantes remotos y se transmiten simultáneamente para uso interno en Nestlé.

LS-400 Media Station

CI-T21H IR Tracking Camera

Con solo unos pocos componentes, esta solución llevó las capacidades de conferencia de Nestlé a un nuevo nivel, permitiendo a la empresa cubrir todas las tareas multimedia de forma eficiente y manteniendo los costos bajos. Desde entonces, AREC ha ampliado su gama con nuevas soluciones de seguimiento, incluyendo la estación de seguimiento de oradores DS-9CU, integrada con los principales sistemas de micrófonos de techo y de mesa, y la Media Station LS-410, que cuenta con licencias NDI|HX y Dante para audio, grabación y transmisión en 4K, y entradas de video USB. 

Si su organización también busca mejorar sus reuniones, contáctenos en www.a-dena.com – estaremos encantados de explorar cómo AREC puede apoyar su proyecto.

ADENA Hack: How to hide the GUI on AREC stations?

Every AREC Media Station from versions 2.6 and newer comes with an inbuilt way to control it — the graphical user interface, shortened to GUI. We covered this interface in detail in the very first ADENA Hack, and mentioned additions to it in subsequent posts. GUI can be opened and closed easily by left-clicking anywhere away from it with a computer mouse or by touching on a USB-connected interactive display. You can also use the dedicated hide/show buttons in the corners of the GUI. Starting from firmware versions 2.11 and on stations with the MCU version 4.3 or 4.4, it is now also possible to completely disable the GUI until it is needed again. To do so, open the “Administrator” web page of your station, go to “Media I/O” -> “Display”. You will find two settings dedicated to this: “OSD Menu'' and “OSD Menu - Playback Video”. Toggling off “OSD Menu” will shut down the GUI until this option is toggled on. Toggling off only “OSD Menu - Playback Video” will keep the GUI, but remove the playback feature from it. If you want to keep the GUI available, but remove the ability for your operators to see previously recorded videos, make sure to toggle off this option.

As of May 2024, the option to completely disable the GUI is available on LS-2, LS-200, LS-300, LS-400, LS-410, LS-860 and KL-3T models, with plans to include it in LS-110 and LS-US2 in the coming months. Would you like to know more about this or other AREC Media Station features? Make sure to reach out to us at www.a-dena.com and we will be happy to arrange a call with you!

Case Study: Enhancing Transparency — Kirkkonummi Municipality Chooses AREC Systems

Dear ADENA Partners, in this case study we are looking at a municipality in Finland that has started using AREC systems to stream council meetings. This project was carried out by our partner F-Musiikki and system integrator ATEA, who helped the institution choose the LS-400 Media Station for all their media needs.

The Kirkkonummi municipality is committed to being open and meeting the needs of its residents in all its communications. They manage various social media accounts and regularly share updates, news, and events on their website. To make information more accessible, the municipality decided to improve their live streaming capabilities by using professional AV equipment that can be automated, making the production process simpler and cost-effective.

For this purpose, the municipality chose the AREC LS-400 Media Station. This model can handle up to 4 video sources at the same time. Users can connect computers, network and conference cameras, document cameras, phones, and more to it. The station can arrange these devices into preconfigured and custom video layouts for recording and streaming. These video layouts can also be enhanced with custom logos and backgrounds to make the videos more visually appealing or to display important information. The station can simultaneously record a video layout and individual video sources, additionally providing the institution with materials for post-editing. Lastly, the station has the capability to display a particular video source on a local display or projector while simultaneously recording and streaming a different video layout.

One of the main benefits of the LS-400 is its user-friendly approach to recording and streaming. This device can be controlled using a standard computer mouse or touchscreen, through RS-232 and TCP control panels, via its own web interface, cloud service, mobile devices, and more. It's also possible to schedule recordings, streams, and backups, which is incredibly convenient for council meetings. Municipalities can easily integrate their event calendar with the station, allowing it to manage media processes automatically. As a result, the station can replace the need for a live crew, significantly reducing recording and streaming costs.

With the station in use, Kirkkonummi municipality has improved its communication by delivering clearer messages without requiring an operator's assistance. Discover how your organisation can streamline and automate media production with AREC on our website at www.a-dena.com. We're available for live chat support and welcome any questions, so please don't hesitate to get in touch!