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AI interfacing Safe and secure
EVS has chosen the 2018 NAB
Show to present its next-
generation XT live production
server and the integration of
artificial intelligence (AI) into
its video-refereeing system,
Xeebra.
The XT series server will
come with higher UHD-4K
channel density and offer
optimised bandwidth for any
live production workflow
– whether in UHD, HD or
1080p. The product features
integrated HDR support.
https://evs.com Krowdthink, developers of the
Krowd, won funding under
the UK Defence and Security
Accelerator competition to
improve crowd resilience.
Their approach is to enhance
the app, integrating venue
security staff with the
crowd they are keeping
safe. Krowdthink’s Krowd
combines a secure social-
engagement app, with
features to enhance safety
and security operations
within high footfall, Wi-Fi
enabled spaces.
krowdthink.com
Victoria Theatre Halifax choose Allen
& Heath
A.C. Entertainment Technologies has
supplied an Allen & Heath dLive digital
mixing system to the Victoria Theatre,
Halifax. The venue purchased the dLive S
Class S5000 console and DM48 MixRack
system, plus a NEXO GEO M6 main
house PA and D.A.D Touring / Fusion
series monitor speaker systems.
allen-heath.com
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Safe and Sound?
By James Morgan
Maslow’s hierarchy of needs puts safety and
security as one of our evolutionary needs. I want to
see the end of ticket touts and not have to queue for
hours to enter a festival or specific areas of a festival.
Having paid over the odds for concert tickets,
I can confirm overpriced tickets from secondary
ticketing websites are a nightmare for music fans, as
are ticket touts, ticket bots and counterfeit tickets.
Enter the first Blockchain ticketing system, Citizen
Ticket. Its BitTicket API ensures a purchased ticket
is genuine; the tickets being protected against
industrial scale touting, including ticket bots.
Tickets can also be securely and easily transferred.
Organisers can track every ticket from sale to
entry, including aftermarket ticket transfers; as well
as communicate with your attendees instead of the
ticket purchasers and take control over who can sell
your tickets and attend your events.
In order to offer a secure environment, organisers
also must employ queuing systems. Snake queues,
multiple single line queues or any other type of
queue is an attendee bugbear. Whilst you might plan
queuing games or activities, there is a better way.
Enter Houston-based Zenus Biometrics.
Zenus provides an API to any ticketing or
registration company to run a facial recognition
entry system. It takes seven seconds for a camera in
a smart device to identify a ticket holder and print
out entry slips or open a turnstile. Great for vetting
those with badges for the VIP or backstage area
too. All the attendee does is upload a face picture
during the buying process. Zenus never get to
see the attendees image as its all coded. This is a
great opt in for attendees wanting smoother entry
experience, and a potential new revenue stream for
the organiser.