Sony and Kramer join forces to create education solution

Sony has teamed up with Kramer to produce an education solution that improves engagement for virtual and hybrid audiences.

It combines Sony’s AR software with Kramer’s Control Solution to create a simple-to-use solution that requires less hardware than alternatives.

Intended for any education or corporate institution, the solution combines Kramer’s Control Solution and various other audio, video and management products with Sony’s Edge presentation, visualisation and analytics suite (REA-C1000). Edge seamlessly blends AR software with AI technology, enhancing the presentation experience intuitively and improving the visual and audio quality for in-room and remote participants.

Combining Kramer’s Control Control Solution with Sony’s BRAVIA 4K professional displays allows the screen to become the control processor for any AV device in the room. Users also have the option of moving away from a centralised control processor by utilising Kramer Brainware, which can be installed on Sony’s BRAVIA range.

To provide the education sector with a cost-effective and professional quality presentation suite, lecturers, teachers and presenters can add optional licences to incorporate features including handwriting extraction across multiple displays, PTZ auto-tracking, close-up by gesture features, Chromakey-less CG Overlay and real-time cropping, all through a single device.

The Sony-Kramer solution can be integrated with existing devices or used as a new installation, and can be configured with audio devices, cameras, video bars, webcams and recording devices.

Aviv Ron, Kramer’s vice-president for corporate development and strategy, said: “The Sony-Kramer solution is a progressive education-based offering that empowers faculty and professional staff to deliver impactful, cinematic presentations and lesson content in real time. By digitising the classroom experience, a new learning style is created that gives those in the room and those at home the same great experience.”