Sony and Kramer create a classroom solution that combines AI and AR

Designed for any educational or corporate institution, The solution combines control technology Kramer and audio products, video and management with presentation package, Edge visualization and analysis Sony (REA-C1000).

Kramer has been associated with Sony to enhance innovative classroom experiences and create a solution that reduces costs and increases user efficiency.

“The partnership between Sony and Kramer combines our strengths and expands our effectiveness and reach to deliver complete, integrated solutions designed to provide value and meet the specific needs of our users.””, explains Damien Weissenburger, Director of Monitors and Professional Solutions at Sony Europe.

The solution integrates augmented reality software designed for virtual or hybrid learning experiences, and artificial intelligence technologies.

Designed for any educational or corporate institution, The solution combines control technology from Kramer and other audio products, video and management with presentation package, Sony Edge visualization and analysis (REA-C1000).

This combination also improves the quality of all presentations and communication, since Edge combines augmented reality software with artificial intelligence technology. This intuitively enhances the presentation experience and increases audiovisual quality for in-person and remote participants..

“Our continued partnership with Sony has allowed us to strengthen the educational vertical offering with a single solution that will improve presentation technology systems, and will increase the effectiveness and learning experience in classrooms and conference rooms”, clarify Aviv Ron, Vice President of Corporate Development and Strategy at Kramer.

The combined solution from Sony and Kramer is a progressive education-based offering that enables teachers and professionals to deliver impactful, cinematic presentations, and real-time training content. “By digitizing the classroom experience, A new learning style is created that allows both in-person and at-home attendees to take advantage of educational opportunities in the same way”, adds Aviv Ron.

The combination of Kramer Control with professional monitors Bravia 4K allows the screen to become the control processor for all the audiovisual devices in the room, which improves the user experience. There is also the option to move away from a centralized control processor using Kramer Brainware which can be installed on the Sony Bravia range.

To provide the education sector with a cost-effective, professional quality presentation package, the lecturers, Teachers and presenters can add optional licenses that enable features such as handwriting extraction across multiple screens, PTZ auto tracking, gesture zoom functions, Chroma keyless CG overlay and real-time cropping. All this through a single device.

The combined solution from Sony and Kramer can be integrated into existing devices or installed and configured from scratch with audio devices, video bars, webcams and recording devices.

Key features:

• Image playback for virtual participants using PTZ cameras, with auto tracking that follow the speaker's movements to ensure they remain focused and in frame throughout the presentation.
• Kramer Control is integrated into a tablet that allows presenters to move freely around the space and operate room equipment through a single user interface..
• Edge writing extraction feature ensures that words and diagrams written on a black or white board are always visible to the public, regardless of where the speaker is.
• Chroma-free CG overlay technology that extracts the presenter's image and overlays it on any image, background animation or video in real time without the need for specific studio equipment or a specialized graphic operator.
• Focus area cropping that allows a camera to display two different output images simultaneously and can be configured to appear as a static or dynamic image.