Crestron strengthens the hybrid meeting experience with intelligent video

The video conferencing platform Crestron Flex adds camera support Jabra y Huddly, bringing intelligent video features and capabilities to today's work environment.

Facilitate productive meetings with technology, both in the office and teleworking, is the purpose of Crestron and improving your plataforma Flex, which now incorporates the new intelligent video support from its partners Jabra y Huddly.

As companies shift to a hybrid environment, where seamless collaboration across dispersed teams is a top priority, One of the biggest challenges is to guarantee that all people participating in the meeting have the same opportunities.

Room systems with intelligent audio and video functions, along with software innovations from meeting service providers, like the platforms Microsoft Teams y Zoom Rooms, ensure that all meeting participants can easily contribute and collaborate productively.

Crestron Flex platform now brings it all together, providing devices created specifically for each space and application, while delivering a consistent user experience across the organization.

By standardizing with Crestron Flex, Companies can deliver a successful meeting experience throughout the office, from the largest boardroom to rotating hot desks and meeting spaces, as well as a easy scalability and support via remote management software Crestron XiO Cloud.

“Among the many things we have learned, as people continue to work remotely and return to the office, is that video conferencing and collaboration are at the center of the modern workplace. As we observed with Google's recent real estate acquisition, the corporate office is not going away, so we have to make experiences better for everyone”, explains Alex Peras, director of UC and corporate development at Crestron.

Adding support for Jabra and Huddly cameras “helps develop our mission of ensuring a quality experience. immersive and equitable meeting -says Peras., regardless of the place from which the participants join”.

Crestron Flex Enhancements with Jabra and Huddly

Adding intelligent video integration to the Crestron Flex platform brings features that enhance the video conferencing experience, as:

• People counting and face framing: Smart cameras recognize each participant in the room and provide a single image of each one, as well as a full view of the room to ensure that each participant, both local and remote, have an equal seat at the table.
• Full view of the room: Integrated real-time video stitching provides a full 180˚ view of the room, totally optimizing small spaces for better video conferencing, in addition to ensuring that each person can be seen clearly, all while maintaining current social distancing protocols.
• Share whiteboard/digital screen: This collaboration tool is key in any meeting, however, in hybrids, remote participants are often left in the dark and cannot see the contents of the whiteboard in the room. Whiteboard sharing allows participants to view and share content from up to three digital whiteboards, expanding the functionality and usefulness of collaboration with whiteboards or screens outside the room.
• Analysis: data capture and analysis of room utilization, Occupancy and headcount provide a better view of how spaces are being used, allowing for more efficient real estate and budget planning.