CT Delivers its 0 Media Server Workshop

(07/06/2013) To get the top six media server companies in one room, showing their expertise and demonstrating their kit to its full potential in front of their counterparts could have been a logistical impossibility. However CT managed to create reality from improbability and in May opened the doors to their 2013 Open Days where visitors could find the cr me de la cr me of media server companies.

With each of the partner companies able to do full studio wide demonstrations utilising not only their own equipment but taking advantage of CT's inventory of kit, the event, held at the Riverside Studios in London, was managed by CT and delivered utilising CT's Dataton Watchout. The partners; comprising Avolites Media, SNP Productions showcasing Catalyst, d3 Technologies, Green Hippo and VYV showcasing Photon, each brought their own media servers and, in some cases, models on which to demonstrate the full capability of their kit and software.

copyrighted by liveProduction.tv Providing a frisson of excitement to the days proceedings, visitors to the workshop were treated to presentations by each of the partner companies. Being able to utilise any and all of the six 5 x3 Barco C5 screens positioned around the studio as well as the large 30m2 C5 display on the back wall of the studio, in addition to the 11m x 5m floor projection that utilised CT's newest Panasonic DZ21K projectors, the studio came alive with a visual assault of images complemented by a stunning surround sound system provided and managed by Dimension Audio.

copyrighted by liveProduction.tv With a wide variety of clients and production companies, lighting and stage set designers visiting the Open Days over the two day period, CT were delighted with the turnout. An educational event in its basic form, visitors were leaving feeling informed, educated and most of all blown away at the power of these products and how they can transform both indoor and outdoor events.

Dave Crump, CEO Creative Technology in Europe and the Middle East commented: Our successful formula for providing a themed showcase for new products and services has once again provided us with another great turnout of high quality customers. These open days are a fantastic opportunity to discuss both new products and up-coming projects in an informal London environment.

copyrighted by liveProduction.tv CT's equipment

The Barco C5 LED display one of CT's latest high resolution indoor products offers a 10% resolution premium over the most established 6mm products on the market, along with a number of significant mechanical and electronic features. With a flown weight of just 40kg per m , integral concave and convex curving and no fans (resulting in silent operation) the C5 also features Barco's NNI interface allowing full integration with the DX700 processing systems. CT's DZ21K projector features Panasonic's unique quad lamp system in a compact body and produces an exceptional 20,000 lumens brightness. The four lamp system enables stable and extended operation while it's dynamic iris uses a screen-linking aperture mechanism to achieve 10,000:1 contrast without lowering brightness, helping to achieve deeper, richer blacks and detailed textures.

Dataton WATCHOUT is a multi-display production and playback system which allows one to orchestrate stills, animations, graphics, video, sound and live feeds in a single impressive show across multiple display areas, soft-edge or scattered. WATCHOUT is fully scalable, software-based and requires no proprietary hardware.

Company detailsCreative Technology

CT combines innovative thinking with a passion for technology bringing together advice, support and equipment of the highest quality. Providing everything from large screen displays to content delivery systems, CT can supply all the elements required to translate creative ideas into technical reality.

copyrighted by liveProduction.tv Avolites Media Steve Warren

Ai Media Servers were born from the union between Avolites Media and Immersive, distilling 25 years of engineering design expertise and world-class show production skills. Winner of both the PLASAs Innovation Award and Live Designs Projection Product of the Year Award, the Avolites Ai Media Server uses this combined experience to produce a unique Production based Workflow offering the exact tools and features at the time they are needed for faster delivery of even the most complex shows. Full 3D project visualisation, Salvation, an easily reconfigurable Node Based Engine and the industry leading 24 bit Aim Codec make the Ai server a clear choice for any video, projection or LED mapping project. Ai servers also incorporate elegant multi-Timelines, extended industry standard DMX/Artnet control as well as live video playback Busking. Avolites Media were proudly demonstrating dynamic and rotational mapping, New V7 features such as AutoMap and showcasing their past projects, including the record breaking control of 70,500 mini screens at the London Olympics, the live projection mapping onto 48 moving columns for Bon Jovi and the LED mapping for Sky 1s Got to Dance.

copyrighted by liveProduction.tv d3 Technologies Chris Bird

d3 is more than just a media server. Based around a real-time 3D stage simulator, d3 is the single solution needed to design, present, communicate, sequence and playback your show. It lets you work with props, venues, LED screens, projection, lighting and moving stage elements, while being completely integrated into a single piece of intuitive software that runs on your own laptop or dedicated d3 hardware. Having been in development for over 10 years, d3 is the world's first integrated video production suite. d3 has been a crucial part of some of the world's most high-profile and complex shows, including Madonna's MDNA tour, the Qu

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