Deep Dive: Named Component Update in Q-SYS Designer 9.5

There are several new and exciting features in Q-SYS Designer 9.5. In previous versions of Q-SYS Designer software, a user would type a name on a block to be able to access it via scripting or third-party control via Named Components. Starting in Q-SYS Designer 9.5, we have introduced two new properties for design components … Read More

Overview of LG Commercial Display Q-SYS Plugin

The Q-SYS Partner Ecosystem is a network of companies and organizations that partner with Q-SYS to resell, develop or create solutions, enabling and expanding collaboration that unlocks the power of the Q-SYS Platform to deliver exceptional AV experiences for our mutual customers. Q-SYS is designed with third-party integration in mind, and I am excited to … Read More

Q-SYS Core 110f and Addressing the Supply Chain Challenge

By now we have all experienced the effects of supply chain challenges on a very personal level.  All AV manufacturers have had to make careful decisions to best serve the needs of our customers. Over the last several years, our Q-SYS supply chain and engineering teams have worked to mitigate component shortages, find alternate suppliers, … Read More

The Five Elements of Scalable AV Infrastructure

Disparate bespoke systems. Inefficient processes. Overburdened administrators. Organizations are increasingly realizing the financial toll of these issues, and are introducing initiatives to replace their aging systems with an AV&C infrastructure that can scale alongside their individual requirements. How this is achieved can take many forms, but should always align with the following best practices: Maintain … Read More

Creating Value with Plugins

As many of you know, Q-SYS made a big splash at this year’s InfoComm. I do not think there was a moment I was at the booth when it was not packed with show attendees. What were these attendees there to see? Many were there to view the integration of third-party products within our control … Read More

Dante Latency – A Few Details

A consultant recently asked what the latency of Q-SYS Software-based Dante™ is relative to the Q-SYS CDN64 Dante I/O card.  The simple answer is that the lowest receive latency for Software-based Dante is currently 2 mS. Note that when we talk about “latency”, we are referring to receive latency, since latency is managed in Dante solutions … Read More

My Reflections on the AV Industry

I honestly did not even know what the AV Industry was when I fell into it in 1988. However, like many others, I quickly fell in love with our community and I found myself surrounded by people with a great passion for technology and an equivalent drive to deliver outstanding products and experiences to their … Read More

Why Join the Q-SYS Technology Partner Program?

If you stopped by the Q-SYS booth at InfoComm, you probably heard about the announcement of our Q-SYS Technology Partner Program. We are excited to see this program come to life after a year of planning and coordination. As with any new launch, we have received several questions about how to join the program and … Read More

Why Q-SYS Plugins?

If you are familiar with Q-SYS, you have probably heard the term “plugin” more than a few times. And while we use the word often, there is usually some confusion about what a plugin does and why they are an integral part of the Q-SYS Ecosystem. So let’s dive right in! Q-SYS is built around … Read More

Welcome to the CoLAB at QSC

You may have heard rumors about a new space at QSC. They are all true! About a year ago, QSC identified a need for a versatile physical space to collaborate with partners and allow users both near and far to experience QSC. We needed a new way to exhibit solutions through live broadcasts, webinars, recorded … Read More

For an Immersive Environment, Meet Q-SYS + Google

By: Mark Grady, Head of Channel & Sales – EMEA, Google Meeting Room The Google Meet Hardware portfolio offers a variety of solutions to provide exceptional and consistent user experiences to all sizes of meeting rooms. Today, end customers want consistency whether they are participating in a meeting from home, attending a check-in meeting in … Read More

Best Practices for Building UCIs in Q-SYS

The AV world is constantly breaking new ground on the user interfaces being offered to end-users, who are now conditioned to expect nothing less. Many larger organizations have teams of graphic designers, marketing consultants, and branding champions working full-time on evaluating and enhancing end-to-end experiences, because customers want the intuitive, minimalist user interfaces that they … Read More

Why Git?

From web developers to application developers, Git is useful to anyone who writes code or tracks changes to files. So, what is Git all about and why should you start using it for creating plugins or maintaining files for QSC Communities? What is Git?  Git is the most used version control system. It tracks any changes … Read More

Projector Control (and more) with Q-SYS

Great news! With the addition of the NEC S2 Digital Cinema Projector plugin, QSC now offers Q-SYS control plugins for all three major digital cinema projector brands! The new NEC Cinema Projector plugin offers comprehensive control and monitoring of several popular NEC Digital Cinema projectors, including xenon lamp, dual NSH lamp, and laser light source … Read More

Delivering Better through Software: Improved USB Video Bridging & Camera Streaming

The success of the Q-SYS Platform has always been rooted in delivering new value at the software layer. That tradition continues in a major way with the release of Q-SYS Designer Software v9.3. Among the many new features being introduced, I’m particularly excited to share a new enabling technology that will bring improvements to how … Read More

Purpose-Built Collaboration in High-Impact Spaces

For employees transitioning to hybrid and in-person work schedules, the need for compelling meeting spaces to return to is evident. QSC and Logitech recently partnered to provide a dynamic range of audio, video and control solutions to meet the increasing demand for enhanced room features and capabilities that enable meeting equity for remote, hybrid, and … Read More

Configuring Q-SYS with Security in Mind

The modernization of the AV industry is critical, and QSC has been innovating toward that end for decades. But now that we’re seeing wide acceptance of networked AV – and mass realization of its many benefits – education toward how to configure a system with a security-centric mindset becomes increasingly urgent. QSC is committed to … Read More

The Benefits of Working Remotely

Before I joined QSC, I worked for a successful integrator as a programmer and application engineer. I joined the industry at a pivotal time, where network-based systems and cloud integration are no longer a future goal, but very much a present need. While many people became very familiar with the benefits of working remotely over … Read More

ePTZ or PTZ? Educate your choice.

The new Q-SYS NC Series collaboration cameras, like the Q-SYS PTZ-IP Series before, solves the traditional limitation of USB video conferencing solutions by putting IP streams from the camera onto the network, and decoding, scaling and bridging them to the host PC with a device on the edge. However, the NC Series extend the native … Read More