Crestron has demonstrated its Sightline room experience at InfoComm 2022. Sightline assembles the core platforms of Crestron, including Crestron Flex Digital Workplace Technologies, DigitalMedia Content Distribution, and Control and Management, to create the “ideal meeting experience” by promoting natural conversation, meeting equity, and enhanced collaboration across organisations, regardless of where employees are.
Crestron Sightline rooms set out to accomplish these key principles:
- Makes it easier for attendees to engage in the flow of the meeting and follow the in-room dialog as the conversation moves from person to person
- Displays a view of the entire room while simultaneously framing individual speakers using intelligent cameras and AI-driven video software for remote participants
- Removes the cognitive element of knowing where to look by having the video of remote participants in the line of sight for in-person attendees
- Increases visibility of remote attendees and improves natural interaction to in-person cues or non-verbal body language
“Hybrid work has opened many opportunities and over the last two years, we have learned how to leverage technology to remain connected, even when physical proximity is not possible,” said Brad Hintze, Crestron Executive VP, global marketing. “However, this working style also creates a different subset of challenges for the meeting experience, most notably in larger rooms. Sightline delivers upon our legacy of making the complex simple; it truly creates an inclusive hybrid meeting experience in every space.”
For an optimal meeting experience for all participants, a Crestron Sightline room would include:
Crestron Flex Digital Workplace Technologies
- Multi-camera Intelligent Video (such as 1 Beyond Automate VX) brings together multiple standalone camera solutions into a fully automated experience
- Multiple camera technologies ensure the right frame is always available
- 1 Beyond AutoTracker tracks the presenter so they can freely move around
- 1 Beyond AutoFramer frames the participants, so they are the focal point of the space
- 1 Beyond PTZ cameras provide dedicated video for each participant
- Crestron Flex Video Conferencing Solutions provide a dedicated Microsoft Teams or Zoom Rooms meeting experience for every space. BYOD capabilities provide the flexibility to choose the preferred platform
- Crestron AirMedia wireless presentation makes it simple for participants to connect and share content instantly
- Microphones
- Speakers
DigitalMedia Content Distribution
- Crestron DM NVX AV-over-IP technology enables you to push your content and video feeds to multiple displays throughout the room, either over the network or local to the room
- Crestron DM Content Distribution provides content share from the network and distributes it throughout the room
- Displays
Control and Management
- Occupancy Sensors determine when there is a presence in the room and will trigger the Crestron Control System to activate to a predetermined state
- Crestron XiO Cloud Technology Operations Platform provides monitoring and management of all workplace technologies.
- Environmental control for lighting, shades, and temperature can be used manually or pre-programmed based on the individual needs of the space and optimal room comfort
- Scene management delivers configuration for any type of meeting environment and room setting adjustments with a simple touch of a button
“We all know that discovering how to enable hybrid work will require iteration and experimentation,” said Lauren Simmen, Crestron director of commercial product marketing. “The Crestron engineering team applied known solutions with existing technologies to solve for the new challenges in modern work. Everything they know to be problematic with hybrid meetings is solved by applying the fundamentals of the Sightline experience. We hope it inspires further exploration and development to deliver what is currently lacking in today’s hybrid meeting experience.”
Crestron is demonstrating the Sightline room experience in Booth #W603 at InfoComm 2022.
