Projection Connection News

LAS VEGAS – Christie is gearing up for booth SL5310 at NAB April 24-27 with a a full lineup of Christie True™ 4K Projectors. The company will also feature the Christie Pandoras Box OCTO Server, which controls up to eight displays via one server. The Christie Boxer series of projectors (the 4K30 is pictured here) now includes the Christie Link Transmitter, and the company will also feature the Christie Mystique Install, which provides automatic stacking and edge-blending solutions, among other products offered for broadcast, entertainment, houses of worship, live events, sports and staging applications.

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LONDON – The 37th edition of the annual Brit Awards, held at London’s O2 Arena and televised on UK network ITV1, pulled in over 5 million viewers this year. The iconic pop music awards used three d3 4x4pro media servers for the video mapping of the show’s extensive and dynamic content. The set used a false perspective stage with catwalks to a second stage in the center of the arena.  The main stage screens, catwalks, second stage, Kabuki and roller screens were all modeled and set up in d3.

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LAS VEGAS, NV  – RUSHWORKS, a Dallas area-based software development company that produces cool technology for production, playback, and streaming, is demonstrating the latest tools in its arsenal of powerfully simple products at NAB 2017 in Booth SL12713.  This year RUSHWORKS is enhancing it already robust range of technology solutions with: LOCKED ON, an object tracking solution that eliminates the need for video camera operators.

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[caption id="attachment_276164" align="alignnone" width="800"]Bangkok Planetarium aided by Christie Boxer[/caption]

CYPRESS, Calif. –  For over 50 years the Bangkok Planetarium has been impressing visitors but more recently, thanks to Christie® Boxer and Evans & Sutherland’s Digistar 5 system, the immersive cosmological experience it now offers has made the planetarium a must-visit destination. Deep space journeys and close-ups of objects in the farthest depths of outer space are attracting new visitors and enticing familiar patrons to return.

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[caption id="attachment_276031" align="alignnone" width="800"]Christie Boxer 4K30 projectors were selected for their high brightness[/caption]

BEIJING – Christie projection is being used for a mesmerizing virtual flight ride at a new 3D dome theater located at Badaling, the site of the most visited section of the Great Wall of China, in the outskirts of urban Beijing.

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BOGATA, Colombia — The Maloka interactive center in Bogotá installed five Christie Mirage 304K stereoscopic projectors to equip its 3D immersive dome for screening educational content associated with science and technology. With 20 million pixels and 8K resolution, Maloka is now one of only seven domes of its kind in the world with this advanced capacity for audiovisual presentations.

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YORKTOWN, VA — AV providers Whitlock chose an Alcorn McBride A/V Binloop HD multi-channel video and audio player to run the nine-minute presentation in the Siege Theater at the new American Revolution Museum at Yorktown.  Five channels of the system feed five edge-blended laser projectors dedicated to the 71-foot curved screen.  Cortina Productions designed and produced the content. A second Alcorn McBride A/V Binloop HD feeds a number of other rooms in the museum, including the Introductory Theater and its “Liberty Fever” presentation.

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CHINA/BEIJING – The multi-award-winning Christie® Boxer 4K30 3DLP® projectors and Christie Pandoras Box media and show control servers are playing a crucial role in delivering eye-catching media contents in the Christie booth #EB1-01 at InfoComm China 2017, April 12-14. “The Space Between” demonstrates the flawless integration of Christie’s acclaimed projection technologies with advanced image processing systems.

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LAS VEGAS — Mo-Sys Engineering, the London-based developer of StarTracker, a new automatic, real-time optical camera tracking system, has seen its technology adopted by high-end television networks, corporations, production companies, and regional TV stations throughout the world. The technology will be featured at NAB in Las Vegas April 24-27.

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ORLANDO, FLA.– Barco, the global leader in digital cinema, is proud to collaborate with Lucasfilm and ReedPOP on the Star Wars Celebration event, to be held in Orlando, Florida at the Orange County Convention Center on April 13 – 16. During the four day event, devoted Star Wars fans will experience the latest in laser projection technology as they gather at the Galaxy Stage to attend high-profile guest panels, including Mark Hamill, Anthony Daniels, Hayden Christensen and more, and watch a special tribute to 40 years of Star Wars.

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[caption id="attachment_275858" align="alignnone" width="800"]City Winery in Nashville, TN. The company is using Elan for AV control.[/caption]

NASHVILLE— City Winery venues across the U.S. combine a fully functioning winery with intimate concerts, food and wine classes, fine dining, and more. With more than 300 events in 2016, City Winery decided it was time to redesign and renovate its AV technology to communicate seamlessly across each venue’s many rooms. To do so, they called on trusted Nashville-based technology integration firm, Tour Supply Inc.

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COLUMBIA, SC — Gattis Professional Audio of Lexington, SC worked on an AV upgrade at the South Carolina State House is the seat of South Carolina’s state government in Columbia, SC. Company president Sid Gattis discussed the project and his decision to deploy two Eiki EK-810U 8000 Lumen laser projectors.

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