Tekamaki a d3 Studio
d3 Technologies are pleased to announce San Carlos based rental and staging company Tekamaki have signed up to become the latest d3 Studio. With a client base ranging from NASA to Nintendo and Electronic Arts to Google, Tekamaki profiles as a high-end technical service provider with deep roots in display technology and an extremely knowledgeable staff.
Tekamaki’s capabilities range from concept development through process management, project design and staging. A small, flexible company with decades of industry experience between its team members, Tekamaki’s focus has always been on teamwork, talent, innovation and the latest in display and media technology to help their clients successfully communicate their message. Tekamaki used d3 systems on the September 2012 DreamForce event for Salesforce.com, which saw the entire San Francisco City Hall mapped up for a one-off performance by the Red Hot Chili Peppers. Based in San Carlos, California, Tekamaki team members include Matt Ward (co-founder of Element Labs), Joe Conway, Ron Machado, Robert Loney and Christopher Burdett.
UMF Carl Cox Mega Structure
I know I know….Coachella’s in full swing and UMF is so- well, done. But UMF was a huge hit this year (surprise) and along with being a huge hit, you have to have huge structures- like this one:
AG Lights & Sound - Mega Structure - Ultra Music Festival 2013 - Video from ASK Media Productions on Vimeo.
Credit:
Design by Stephen Lieberman – SJ Lighting -sjlighting.net Production by AG Lights & Sound – ag.tc Video by ASK Media Productions – Adam Kaplan – askmediaproductions.com
QED projectionmaps BBC Comic Relief- RED Nose Day
Check out this massive work from QED. They were contracted to projectionmap the stage for the BBC broadcast of “Funny for Money”, a huge fundraiser put on by Red Nose Day to help people in need.
From their press release:
“QED Productions successfully delivered ground-breaking video mapping and stage lighting integration for Comic Relief’s seven-hour television broadcast on BBC One, by using nineteen high-brightness Christie 3-chip DLP projectors.
According to QED Director Paul Wigfield “not only was this was the most challenging indoor projection mapping ever attempted but also the entire rig had to be installed in just one day”. (more…)
John Ensor Parker Talks TEDx and Projection
TED talks are all the rage- and this one made my Monday! John Ensor Parker is a projection artist who recently did CODEX Dynamic at the DUMBO Artsfest. His work is pretty fascinating and this video gives just a little glimpse into the process behind making a large-scale work like CODEX happen. Yeah, yeah…we all know it takes servers and projectors and lots of cable- but John emphasizes the importance of knowing where our medium came from….we owe a lot to the past. Check out the article previously on PF HERE. Many thanks John!
Resolume Content Creation Contest
The folks at Resolume are throwing a content creation party and they want you all to come! From their blog:
To participate, all you have to do is fire up Resolume and go crazy with the sources, effects and blend modes. Make combinations that you didn’t think were possible. Stack effects as high as wedding cake to make something totally new out of that Solid Color. Flip the order of the blend modes and see what comes out. Above all, have fun with it!
The only rule is simple: you can only use the built-in effects and sources of Resolume. No still images, videos or webcam footage.
Record your output, upload it to Vimeo and post it as a reply on this thread. Don’t forget to Include your .avc as a zipped attachment.
Amaze us. First Runner Up walks away with a brand spanking license of Avenue. The Winner walks away with Arena and gets to release his or her work on the label.
Now go and make us proud!
Deadline 28th of February.
Scotch and Soda Please!
And here I thought that was just my favorite bar reply….
Netherlands-based media firm Circus Family combined forces with Jurlights and came up with this huge 360-degree projectionmapping at Gashouder Amsterdam. The gig was for Amsterdam Couture house, Scotch and Soda, for the launch of their 2013 line. Using four Hippo HD’s they were able to pipe content to ten Barco HD20′s mounted in a ring in the center. They used the ScreenWarp feature to cut the roundness and then threw in a couple of Hippo Critters with a 16×16 DVI matrix to finish it off. Technician Menno Broere tells me they didn’t even have to blend the projectors…just masked out some physical attributes. That’s how we like it- simple and clean. So many times this type of technology is ‘over done’ from the production side, so it’s nice to see people keeping to the oldest axiom in show biz- Keep It Simple Stupid.
Scotch&Soda - SS13 - 360° Projection from Circus Family on Vimeo.
Seeper Arts Gets Festive on BBC
Celebrate the holidays the Seeper way! The BBC invited the nation to celebrate the start of its 2012 Christmas Lights in a techno-driven finale at the closing of the One Show Live on BBC one. Clips taken from popular BBC programmes such as Strictly Come Dancing and Doctor Who were reworked by seeper into a two- minute, three-dimensional BBC Christmas experience to kick- start the festive celebrations in a way not seen before. “Growing up in the UK the BBC has always been central to Christmas for me”, said seeper’s founder, Evan Grant. “It’s a pleasure to use such an iconic building as our canvas. This is a great opportunity to celebrate Christmas the seeper way.
They used five of the Barco HDQ-2K 40, Barco’s giant 3D-capable projector in a specially built FOH rig to blast through the infamous London fog. Units supplied by XL Video, natch. XL recently invested heavily in Barco’s latest super high brightness projectors and these were no doubt part of that batch.
The proprietary “SeeperServer” was used for playback of media.
Seeper has done some pretty outstanding gigs in the last year, and you can read more here. By all means, have a look at their website- as well as their Vimeo channel. And for some great info on their process (as well as projectionmapping in general) check out this slide deck.
some great large-scale work!
BBC One Christmas Launch from seeper on Vimeo.
Pandora’s Box Update to 5.3
Pandora’s Box is updated to 5.3 with Widget Designer to 4.0! What are you waiting for? Go HERE and get it!
Useful information about the new Pandoras Box Version 5.3:
- Please notice that the new handling of stock assets will create a folder “c:\coolux\content\stock assets” on your system. The Stock Assets installer file itself can be found right underneath the Pandoras Box Rev7832 file in the appropriate section in the download sector.
- Breakout panes
Right click on panes/tabs for possibility to breakout separate panes out of the main frame
- Matrix Patcher brushes
Create patch in new matrix patcher and save, drag .pbx file as asset and drop it on any(!) output, real time update via “update patch” in matrix patcher.
Select an output as preview and choose “select matrix mask” for matrix preview
- Image sequences
Right click on project, choose “create image sequence” and then attach or right click on folder in asset tree and choose “import as image sequence”
- Image converter, Transparency in mpeg-videos
The Image Converter is able to render a mpeg video from an image sequence. In version 5.3 it includes the feature to generate a black-and-white mask in addition to the main video. You may choose to include the b/w information side-by-side like, resulting in one video. In Pandoras Box, the Masking effect “Alpha Left Right” (respectively “Alpha Top Bottom”) separates the two videos again and renders them while applying a keying effect to the main video.This workflow leads to transparency (alpha channel) in mpg-videos and saves far more performance than other codec solutions.
- Widget device
Choose from “device types” and set the key for commands which are sent to the Widget Designer
- Content as interface: layer picking
With the feature “Layer Picking” in version 5.3, content interaction has gone one step further. It is now possible to recalculate the mouse position within the preview or even the client´s fullscreen window and thus recognize what layer is touched and where exactly on the layer the mouse is located. A layer has become a true interface.
- Network card selection
Select a defined network card in “configuration” for communication of master and clients (restart the application after selection).
In the matrix patcher you can choose another network card to send Art-Net data
- “Layer routing to render passes”
Lets you route layers to only specific outputs and gives you the possibility to reorder the “Video Processing Pipeline”
“Black level compensation”
Enables you to adjust the black level within softedge projections. From now on, layers can explicitly be set to be included or excluded by the first Pandoras Box render pass and thus be placed outside from the warp / keystone / softedge structure. This setting is available in the layer’s Inspector.
- Software Development Kit
There are new functions within the Pandoras Box SDK (PB Automation). Please refer to the help file chapter SDK that has been revised and now offers many examples and detailed description.
- Unlimited ASIO Tracks
The number of available ASIO Tracks has been increased. Unlimited audio tracks for synchronized audio playback, are available for:
- all Pandoras Box Server PRO versions
- Pandoras Box Manager PRO
- Pandoras Box Editor and
- Pandoras Box Offline Manager
Widget Designer 4.0 main changes:
- Web Server Integration
Pages can be published and can be controlled by all HTML-capable devices
STD: one page – one session
PRO: multiple pages – multiple sessions but all synchronized
ULT: multiple pages – multiple sessions
- Redesign GUI
- ActionScripts
A type of script that helps to directly execute certain types of commands.
- ScriptAssist
A script auto-completion feature that saves time during programming.
- Several new controls, commands, nodes and features
The Online User Manual on the coolux website has been updated to include the latest help file, which can be downloaded as a CHM file in the documentation section of the download center.
Deadmau5 in London for Nokia
It’s hard not to like a Deadmau5 event….even harder when it involves production, video projection, and LED on a large scale. Last year, Deadmau5 did a gig on the side of the Millbank Tower to launch the Lumia 800, and it looks like they outdid that by a longshot with this event. Lotsa projection. Lotsa LED.
From the press release:
Nokia + Deadmau5 have smashed it once again to produce an ‘out of this world’ light and music spectacular. The pair promised to take fans to a whole new level to celebrate the launch of the new Nokia Lumia handsets- and they didn’t disappoint. The entire London square was on Wednesday night plunged into darkness as Deadmau5 produced an epic audio-visual extravaganza with technical wizardry. Thousands flocked to the capital to be a part of the must-see event of the year. ‘This is Lumia’ was nothing short of ground-breaking, blowing last year’s music experience out of the water. Every inch of the Flat Iron Square, from the windows and bins, came alive in a stunning set of bright lights, pulsing to the backbeat of Deadmau5. As the music started, the advanced technology played like a musical instrument, transforming the street into a kaleidoscope of colours whilst the superstar DJ performed on top of a roof in his trademark costume mouse head.
@nokia_uk tweeted: “Amazing gig. Amazing light show! Time for us to go and celebrate with @deadmau5 #switch”
Meanwhile, @deadmau5 said: “Playing Millbank Tower was an incredible experience, so it’s great to be back in London to team up with Nokia again. The new show was a totally different concept from last year, but equally inspiring and technically challenging.”
Conor Pierce, VP for Nokia said: “We see the Lumia 920 as one of the most exciting phones we have launched at Nokia, it includes some truly ground-breaking innovations: Wireless charging, a screen that automatically adjusts its colour and brightness, depending on sunlight, a touchscreen that even works when you’re wearing gloves and best of all it’s a beautiful device; like the ‘This is Lumia’ event the 920 looks just awesome.”
An Inquiring Age
I thought I’d post a piece that was sent to me by John Ensor Parker, co curator of the incredible Codex Dynamic recently staged at the DUMBO Arts festival. Some technical details of “An Inquiring Age” will follow (this was a massive install made possible in part by Worldstage and Nationwide Video featuring the d3 media servers), but for now, just dig the video!
Thanks John!
An Inquiring Age-SHORT from John Ensor Parker on Vimeo.
Urbanscreen Invades America- Rice University Centennial Celebration
Giant projection specialists Urbanscreen came to Rice University to produce the 100th Anniversary spectacle that would be splashed across 3 buildings on campus. From Mike Williams Media Relations , Rice University:
Thorsten Bauer went straight for the heart, rather than the intellect, of Rice University. So when he saw the Spectacle writ large for the first time, even the German artist shed a tear.
“We wanted to make it an experience for the audience,” he said. “It’s not as much about teaching them as it is about touching them.” Video after the jump….
As creative director and co-founder of URBANSCREEN, Bauer led the artists and technicians from Bremen, Germany, who designed the light and sound show that brought Lovett, Sewall and Herzstein Halls, the cornerstones of the university’s Academic Quadrangle, to stunning life for a series of performances during Rice’s Centennial Celebration.
Thousands experienced the awe-inspiring performance over three perfect autumn evenings inside the quad – and outside. One viewer tweeted about seeing a few seconds of the Spectacle from the air: “Even from 15,000 ft. we can tell we missed something special.”
The URBANSCREEN team flew to Rice, its first American client, charged with creating an event (more…)
Codex Dynamic at DUMBO Arts 2012
DUMBO Arts Fest 2012 kicked into high gear with the side and underside of the Manhattan Bridge projectionmapped with “Codex Dynamic”, a work curated by Leo Kuelbs and John Ensor Parker. Two site-specific, large-scale, mapped projections rotated with a selection of single-channel video artworks by internationally renowned video artists. The exhibition seeks to conjure artistic inquiry relating to the subjectivity of space, time and the effect they have on our perceived reality. The DUMBO Arts Festival is a three day celebration of arts, music, and performance that takes place “Down Under the Manhattan Bridge Overpasses” every year with world-renowned artists displaying everything from painting to video to dance and music.
Of course, we’re particular to the video aspect (more…)
LDI Week
It’s LDI Week! I am supremely bummed out that I won’t be attending this year. All indicators pointed towards going, but alas, the vagaries of life intervened (money, kids, kids….did I mention kids?). While not projection oriented, LDI has morphed into the largest show of it’s kind and projection is quite dominant nowadays. It seems the lampies have ‘seen the light’- way back when someone suggested ‘it’ll all be video one day’…..well, the rest is history. Every major manufacturer has a presence and there are a TON of projection-related classes, seminars, certification trainings, and general jaw-dropping displays of projection wonder……plus it’s in Vegas! Since it’s LDI week, that means the LD will be away and guess who gets to play squint for the next week-and-a-half? You guessed it. Me. Projectionfreak will be ‘EverythingElectricFreak’. Having been in the ranks for quite a few years before jumping ship to video, I actually kind of like being an LD (if only for a little while). You really do have to think a LOT about a LOT. Projection has almost become too easy in some respects and having to wrangle a piece-meal, older lighting rig in a 50-year-old theatre has it’s challenges!
-Look for new products from Analog Way- the Pulse PLS300, Pulse is a 10-input multi-layer hi-resolution mixer/seamless switcher and dual scaler that is suitable for large-screen applications. The unit is capable of displaying up to two live sources, with many live effects including keying and PIP animation. Inputs include two DVI, six universal analog, and two 3G/HD/SD-SDI for SDTV, EDTV, HDTV, and computer formats up to 2K, with full digital in/out processing. Outputs include two analog and digital (main and preview) for computer formats up to 2K, RGBHV, DVI, and HDTV. Having just reviewed an Analog Way switcher, this looks promising! My review of the Eikos will be up on the site this week! Keep an eye out for it…..
-From our good friends at d3 Technologies, The d3 technologies’ d3 integrated production toolkit for video production professionals is now available in a new version, R10. This new release contains all-new projection simulation tools. Auto-calibration headlines these with reduction (up to 75%) in projection setup time and higher accuracy. Keystoning and manual warping are eliminated, allowing much larger projection setups in shorter time frames. Other new features include: Luma and Chroma Key, 8K content, 1080p capture, OSC/DMX/Art-Net input, new visual effects, KiNet support, and increased third party equipment support. I have d3 Designer and as soon as I can fully grasp it’s ridiculous power, I might do a write-up on it……
-From Green Hippo, Version 3.2 of Geen Hippo’s Hippotizer brings improvement to the functionality and user-interface of the media servers. A new Interlayer Crossfade Engine allows for timed or auto crossfading between media or parameters on any layer. Preview of “next media clip” simplifies cueing. The Region Mapper enhances point-and-click functionality, with the ability to create 3D objects without point dragging. Additional features include MA Net2 implementation, Genlock HD with monitor preview, timecode control of media layers without timelines, WatchFolders, direct peer-to-peer uploading, and simultaneous syntax creation and media labeling while copying directly into Media Bank and position. The Advanced Preset Manager allows creation of presets internally and recall without external control source, while MultiSelect allows control of any number of layers at once.
-From coolux, Pandoras Box Version 5.3 media system from coolux delivers media control, playback, warping, blending, show control, interaction, broadcast multi-track audio, and media storage across a wide range of solutions. The ability to absolutely synchronize and composite in realtime large numbers of video, live inputs, and media assets onto any shape screen or surface, with complete control of all parameters from almost any interface allows for screens and surfaces of any size, stationary or moving. This show control solution interfaces to almost any external system via coolux Widget Designer PRO, DMX, SMPTE, TCP/UDP, MIDI Show, WiFi, iPad, iPhone, Web Control, MIDI, projectors, or LED. The latest Pandoras Box version also features the new uncompressed playback SSD Editions.
-From Gerriets, XL Front is a front-projection surface from Gerriets available in extremely large dimensions with no seams. It would be possible to have a seamless screen 328′ wide by 14’8″ high. An opaque backing makes the projection screen suitable for situations where it is essential to have no light bleed-through. Designed for video and HDTV format applications, it is also appropriate for theatre, studio, trade shows, and events. It is also available as XL Rear projection screen.
-From Arkaos, The ArKaos Stage Server, distributed by A.C. Lighting, offers two full HD outputs combined with the ArKaos engine to produce smooth visuals that can be programmed and played from any DMX lighting console. Engineered to ensure rugged reliability and designed for quick setup, the server ships with MediaMaster Express and a library of high-quality digital media from some of the world’s best visual content providers. The fast recovery system by Acronis allows for reset of the server from the boot menu.
-Tait Technologies, Tait developed the Pixel Tablet to form the backbone of landscape video. It is a 3″x3″ RGB unit (135mmx135mm) weighing less than 1.1 lb (.5 kg), and each unit can be handheld by members of the audience, placed in holders adaptable to any environment, or mounted on a netting system to allow coverage of any landscape or architectural façade. Tait recently manufactured 70,500 Pixel Tablets for London 2012 Opening and Closing Ceremonies, where the tablets were placed in holders on every seat in the Olympic stadium, allowing the entire stadium to become the world’s largest video screen to date, while incorporating the audience into the screen and the show itself. The units are CE- and EMC-compliant and IP65-rated.
And there’s a boatload more…..make sure to visit LDIShow.com to see the craziness….there’s going to be a lot of info coming out of this show so stay tuned!
The xx Gets XL-ent Gear
XL Video is supplying a high power projection system and Green Hippo Hippotizer i7 HD media servers for uber cool Mercury prize winning UK indie band The xx, who are currently in the middle of an 18 month world tour having just released their second album, Coexist. The highly innovative projection-based visual design was originated by Tobias G Randler, and then modified on the road by lighting director and lighting/video operator Michael Straun. The design has evolved and grown, and currently five projectors are being utilised in total. Two Barco FLM22 22K projectors are positioned at FOH, and separately either projected across a white backdrop or carefully masked and beamed onto the band members, or as the set reaches its climactic conclusion, onto an imposing 12 x 12 ft three dimensional transparent X which is revealed for the final three numbers. The Perspex X is also filled with smoke at certain times to produce an opaque surface adding another dimension for the projection.
The other three FLM 22s are fitted with short throw lenses and positioned onstage directly behind each band member and project straight out into the house.
More recently, the design has undergone a further evolution by incoming show director Willo Perron of WP & A, which has seen the addition of 48 Stealth LED panels mounted directly onto the back of the X, fed by another Hippotizer also supplied by XL. The Hippo server system is run in the UK and Europe by John Montague, and Projection is looked after by Bjorn Parry. The four Hippotizers – three active and a hot backup – are triggered via Michael Straun’s Avolites Tiger Touch console – and are also re-programmed ‘live’ during the show, allowing Straun to feel the emotion and mood of the performance and audience and react accordingly.
The Hippotizer i7s were a new investment by XL for the tour – supplied by A.C. Entertainment Technologies – and were selected mainly for their Live Mask function, which allows very quick, accurate Alpha Masks to be drawn onto the output of both the Layers and the Mask Outputs. Much of the show is about video being used as a highly dynamic lightsource for creating moods and atmosphere, silhouetting the band, or capturing them starkly in the projector beam paths with undulating multicolour gobo-like effects and beautifully fluid, subtle laseresque moments.
There are occasional snippets of more traditional projection techniques with liquid and oil type effects bursting out and filling the backdrop. Once revealed, the X comes alive with meticulously masked projections from the front projectors and ‘internal’ effects radiating out from the Stealth LED behind, all resulting in a very unique energy and intimacy, connecting with the audience and drawing them into the action. XL’s Project Manager Paul Wood says, “It is a pleasure working with artists and a creative team who are prepared to take some creative risks and producing something that’s very stimulating and eXciting”.
CSR Parties with Woz at Fusion-IO ION Launch
Corporate Staging Resources recently did the Fusion-IO ION launch with non other than the Woz himself throwing the ‘Wozinator’ switch. The event was at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts in San Francisco and the gear list is as follows:
6 Barco HD20
3 Coolux Pandoras Box Media Servers
Animations created in AfterEffects with a special guest appearance by Photoshop
Projection surface integrates existing architectural details with built scenic elements
Creative Director/Producer: Jeffrey Berke, Corporate Staging
Pandora Programming: Ben Ryle, DWP Live
Animation/FX: Doug Stringham, MediaGrabbers
Projection: Jerry “Yellow Fever” Popescu, Corporate Staging
Limelight Projection Maps for the Skyway International Light Festival 2012 in Torun, Poland
Limelight is a collective that creates monumental projection works. They’ve been fortunate enough to be able to present their work all over the world, and this most recent work is a great example of their inspiration.
I posted about their work at the Sharjah Light festival earlier this year.
"Stars" - 3d projection mapping on Skyway'12 - official video from Limelight projection on Vimeo.
Arkaos Stage Server
From Arkaos:
ArKaos is proud to announce the official release of the ArKaos Stage Server at PLASA 2012 (Stand no 2-R23 in the White Light zone) where it will be shown for the first time in Europe.
The new Stage Server is an affordable, easy-to-use media server for creating and controlling video content. It offers the perfect solution for live entertainment, theatre, educational, audio-visual and worship applications.
Easy to operate
Designed for quick and easy set-up, ArKaos Stage Server is probably the easiest server currently on the market to learn and use.
It operates using MediaMaster Express in ‘Simple Mode’ and offers LED mapping over Ethernet and two Full HD outputs which, combined with the powerful ArKaos graphics engine, produce smooth visuals. These can be easily triggered using just a few DMX channels on your lighting desk or notes on a MIDI controller.
The ArKaos Stage Server also ships with a vast library of high quality digital media from the world’s best visual content providers. All you have to supply is your creative imagination!
Safe and reliable
The ArKaos Stage Server has been engineered to ensure rugged reliability for confidence under every performance condition. For extra security, the fast recovery system by Acronis allows extremely simple reset of the server from the boot menu.
Expandable
The ArKaos Stage Server hardware can be extended to support a large range of live video inputs and, for further functionality, can be expanded to run with MediaMaster PRO by means of a simple software upgrade.
High performance, affordable price
Designed to appeal to those with smaller budgets but high standards, the ArKaos Stage Server retains its high level performance and specifications yet at a price that will fit most customers’ budgets.
In total, ArKaos Stage Server offers the ideal combination of scalability and creativity at an unbeatable price, to bring creative media within the reach of all levels of expertise and budgets.
The ArKaos Stage Server and the MediaMaster software are distributed in the UK by White Light Ltd. Further information about ArKaos’ products can be found at www.arkaos.net
ArKaos Stage Server at a Glance
Technical excellence:
• Two Full HD outputs • Fast recovery system by Acronis • LED Mapper included • Kling-Net Mapper included • Professional DMX connectors
Peace of mind:
• Simple to use • Quick to set up • Easy to learn • Professional performance • Unbeatable price
Ideal for:
• Clubs, disco bars, live entertainment • Theatre, education, worship • Audio-visual, conferences
Run Rabbit Run!
Rabbit Hole Creative Runs a Mean Projectionmapping for Saucony’s Kinvara 3
Jake Jorgovan and the team from Rabbit Hole Creative partnered with DWP Live and Graystone Media to produce a really cool projectionmapping for the launch of the Saucony Kinvara 3 running shoe. We’ve seen projectionmapping on just about everything by now, so why not shoes? In fact, shoes make a great surface (more…)
Telemundo in The Rabbit Hole
Jake Jorgovan and the Rabbit Hole Creative crew have outdone themselves with a well done projection-mapped set for Telemundo’s Upfront 2012 at the Al Hirschfeld Theatre in New York. They had a handful with their last big outing, the touring set for Mute Math, but it looks like this one was every bit as challenging and delivered a great result. Using 10 of the Barco HD20′s (supplied by CT Video), they were able to map the set and deliver content using 4 Pandora’s boxes (supplied by DWP Live). The set from Onset Design was painted with Screen Goo, a technique Rabbit Hole Creative has used with success in the past. Dig it!
Telemundo Upfront 2012 - Projection Mapping from Rabbit Hole Creative on Vimeo.
V Squared Labs on Mushrooms
As if VSL didn’t have a good enough year…..
Here’s a really cool vid with some time-lapse and production shots of them in action with Infected Mushroomand Vita Motus Studios. You gotta dig Touchdesigner and the Smithson Martin Emulator DVS on stage right. As always, VSL puts out some really quality visual work and this is just a simple reminder of that. Check out a great write-up of the process over at Fastcocreate.com.
Infected Mushroom Army of Mushrooms Live Show from V Squared Labs Inc. on Vimeo.
d3 User Guide is Here!!!
Allright people. No excuses for a glitched show. No stray pixel overlaps. No crappy cuts. They’re giving you this extensive, exhaustive user guide for heaven’s sake. If you devour manuals like I do, then rejoice! But strap in….it’s a loooong ride!
Of particular interest is the ‘Hardware Setup’ and ‘Installing’ sections. Read’em. Learn’em. Live’em.
And if the manual is a little boggling for you, they always have training in person at their UK facilities.
Sensory Technology HD Touchscreen Overload
Touch technology is so prevalent now that it’s hard NOT to use some incarnation of it on a day-to-day basis. From the oft-referred-to scenes from Minority Report to a weekly peek on NCIS, huge touchscreens are becoming the norm from corporate boardrooms to police HQ. I ran a piece a while back on the huge interactive video wall at the University of Dayton, but that was a projection-based system. Now it seems we’re seeing LCD screens of the same size, no longer restricted to NOC’s and control centers.
I recently got a sneak-peek at such a behemoth being custom built by Sensory Technologies. My beloved DPI Lightning HD35 was coming back from hospital and ready for pick up at the ST dock- and this awe-inspiring wall, in the build room, was in it’s final touches before being deployed. Field Engineer Chris Poore was kind enough to show me the particulars….
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