Avolites Media Sets its Sights on Major US Events Following Recent SuccessesThe media server technology, developed by the R&D team at Avolites Media, will be exhibited for the first time in the USA at the annual LDI show in Las Vegas, Nevada, October 19-21, at Las Vegas Convention Center. Avolites Media will be at Creative Stage Lighting's stand, the company's US distributor, in booth # 1129. Staff from both companies will be on hand to demonstrate the capability of the system. Since its use on major events in the UK and beyond, the Sapphire Media Infinity System won the PLASA Award for Innovation at the PLASA show, with the PLASA judges commenting: "It's the first integrated video control surface dedicated to video. It's well thought out and well designed." Steve Warren, managing director for Avolites Media comments: "The Avolites Media team is looking forward to demonstrating our latest system at October's Live Design International (LDI) show, Las Vegas. We're delighted to report that the last 12 months have seen our flagship product, the Ai Infinity Media Server, and subsequently the Sapphire Media Console, deliver some of the richest and most electrifying visual feasts for the most stunning, internationally televised events and live performance shows on earth." The Sapphire Media was designed and manufactured in the UK, and it offers video operators and designers an intuitive, hands on, live show control surface that facilitates a seamless blend of visual elements in real time. The Sapphire Media control surface connects directly to Avolites Media's flagship product, the Ai Infinity Media servers. It features two wide screen touch surfaces for easy access to the user interface and salvation engine control. Four switchable and assignable touch preview monitors are also available and can be mapped to any inputs, outputs, or video layers. Further to this, the Sapphire Media offers 15 motorized faders for live control, mappable to content triggers, effects, or parameters, a smooth T-bar for traditional vision mixing, and direct access buttons, pre-assigned to popular features and functions. All controls are user configurable. LDI show visitors will also be able to get their hands on the next forward-looking incarnation in Media Server technology -- the Ai Infinity Media Server, which headlines eight full HD outputs, each of which conveniently features an accompanying preview output. The feature-loaded Ai Infinity Media Server boasts internal EDID management, LTC and MIDI time code, genlock input, multi-server frame-sync, and master-slave remote control. "Avolites' extensive touring experience has also added its own unique design advantages to these products," adds Avolites Media's, Selvin Cooper. "This includes the comfortable protection of a custom anti-vibration and anti-shock internal floating frame. In addition, the easily accessible, intuitive-to-use, front-mounted touch screen panel enables local control, system analysis, and remote preview." Now in its 25th year, LDI has become the leading trade show and conference for live design professionals in North and South America. More than 8,000 attendees working in theatre, concerts, houses of worship, corporate presentations, clubs, theme parks, and any other live venue come to LDI from 72 countries to see the latest gear in action. See Avolites at PLASA Focus: Stamford, November 12-13. 
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