[{"id":2342,"permalink":"http:\/\/audiovisualacademy.com\/blog\/fr\/2013\/05\/06\/our-trip-to-prolight-sound-fair-fr\/","title":"Our trip to Prolight + Sound fair","content":"<a href=\"http:\/\/audiovisualacademy.com\/blog\/fr\/2013\/05\/06\/our-trip-to-prolight-sound-fair-fr\/\"><img src=\"http:\/\/audiovisualacademy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/prolight.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"prolight\" width=\"609\" height=\"238\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2329\" \/><\/a>\r\n\r\nWe continue to report about our most interesting international trips. In the beginning of this year our colleagues from Russian Visual Artists team had become official and the only d3 studio in Russia. As our partners from d3 technologies visited Moscow and told us about <a href=\"http:\/\/pls.messefrankfurt.com\/frankfurt\/en\/aussteller\/willkommen.html\" target=\"_blank\">Prolight + Sound<\/a> fair in Frankfurt, we decided that we have to attend this event.\r\n\r\nThis annual exhibition is a key event in the event production industry. Prolight + Sound is the leading international trade fair for the event-technology sector and covers all products, trades and services. A broad spectrum of workshops, product presentations and discussion events are also held in addition to the comprehensive range of products and services. All big vendors demonstrated their latest equipment and solutions; meanwhile distribution companies showcased their new products in the courtyard of the venue. \r\nThe size of the exhibition is very impressive: a straight walk from the main entrance to the last pavilion without stopping took about half-an-hour while the courtyard housed about 20 full-sized concert stages.\r\n\r\nDespite numerous premieres of new products for rigging and scenic equipment, above all, we were interested in various visual solutions for show setup.\r\n\r\nAs an example of an excellent technology demo we had seen, watch this video from PRG. They rented a whole pavilion and set up a huge stage, where they would take guests for a tour and explain how all equipment works and how it was commuted.\r\n\r\n<p><iframe width=\"606\" height=\"349\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/K5kkbWTCp1Y\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\r\n\r\nThe show and the content were controlled through d3 servers. We believe that this demonstration perfectly shows the system\u2019s capabilities.\r\n\r\nd3 technologies had a booth, too. They just have announced an update to version R11 software upgrade, already available for d3 2U and d3 4U servers and d3 designer. \r\nThis version features: simultaneous playback of up to 12 HD videos (previously only 6), live update of all changes in a project on all machines in the network, new tools for projector calibration, and projection control from several computers simultaneously. \r\nThe last feature is especially interesting. If you don\u2019t have enough time to configure a complex projection for some reason, then you can connect unlimited number of laptops with d3 designer into the d3 network and each operator can configure his projector. This resulted in time reduction that is directly proportional to the number of the operators. Great move! Currently, no other system in the world allows for this.\r\n\r\n<img src=\"http:\/\/audiovisualacademy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/d3.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"d3\" width=\"609\" height=\"354\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2322\" \/>\r\n\r\nOur partners from Green Hippo have also updated their software to version 3.2. It now supports mapping configuration of imported 3D models (Russian Visual Artists used this feature in beta version for <a href=\"http:\/\/russianvisualartists.ru\/portfolio\/tvshow-stars-of-science\/\" target=\"_blank\">Qatar project<\/a>), has embedded presets for quick access to configured layers, access to layers on other machines in the network, and features other improvements.\r\n\r\n<img src=\"http:\/\/audiovisualacademy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/green_hippo.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"green_hippo\" width=\"609\" height=\"812\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2323\" \/>\r\n\r\nOne of the pavilions was used for demonstration of light and laser effects' generating devices. It was almost impossible to locate where the beams were coming from, but many booths were equipped with closed demonstration zones where you could see different ways of employing such devices. \r\nThese demonstrations were, probably, the most interesting part for us. As we are not into distribution or rental business, we would not elaborate onto technical details and specs \u2013 this info is available on the event and producers web sites. \r\nWhat we needed to know is how and when to use different devices and what is to be combined in order to achieve the result.\r\n\r\nFor instance, TBF-Pyrotec from Germany introduced a great effect of a burning fountain. The operator can control the height of the fountain, its intensity and RGB lighting. It looked very unusual, though mind safety!\r\n\r\n<p><iframe src=\"http:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/48234711?portrait=0&amp;\" width=\"606\" height=\"341\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\r\n\r\nNowadays laser technology offers broad range of creative possibilities, as you could see from a PRG demo video above. At the exhibition, a German company Lasertec-Showlaser has created a zone where laser effects were working not only in the vast space, but on theatrical nets and on water screen as well, which made them seem as 3D images.\r\n\r\n<img src=\"http:\/\/audiovisualacademy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/lasershow.jpg\" alt=\"Lasertec-Showlaser \" title=\"lasershow\" width=\"609\" height=\"258\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2324\" \/>\r\n\r\nNumerous lighting devices were introduced as well. But as we already mentioned, we are more interested in scenarios of their use rather than the devices themselves. Those could be seen in various demo shows. For example, two artists used two simple LED ticker bars for their performance:\r\n\r\n<p><iframe width=\"606\" height=\"349\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/2DBXFjuireA\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\r\n\r\nOur visit to Prolight + Sound has resulted in new acquaintances and agreements with leaders from different spheres of A\/V industry, which is very important to us. But that's not all - our future projects will definitely feature solutions and technologies that will surprise and entertain. Prepare to be amazed! - as one of the cartoon characters used to say, and stay tuned for our and Russian Visual Artists' updates!","excerpt":"We continue to report about our most interesting international trips. In the beginning of this year our colleagues from Russian Visual Artists team had become official and the only d3 studio in Russia. As our partners from d3 technologies visited &hellip; <a href=\"http:\/\/audiovisualacademy.com\/blog\/fr\/2013\/05\/06\/our-trip-to-prolight-sound-fair-fr\/\">Lire la suite <span class=\"meta-nav\">\u2192<\/span><\/a>","date":"May 6, 2013 14:30","categories":[{"id":14,"title":"actualit\u00e9","slug":"news-fr"},{"id":16,"title":"technologie","slug":"technology-fr"}],"tags":[]},{"id":2170,"permalink":"http:\/\/audiovisualacademy.com\/blog\/fr\/2013\/02\/18\/audiovisual-academy-ise-2013-fr\/","title":"Audiovisual Academy at ISE 2013","content":"<a href=\"http:\/\/audiovisualacademy.com\/blog\/fr\/2013\/02\/18\/audiovisual-academy-ise-2013-fr\"><img src=\"http:\/\/audiovisualacademy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/ISE_02.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" width=\"609\" height=\"406\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2118\" \/><\/a>\r\n\r\n<img src=\"http:\/\/audiovisualacademy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/nelly_150.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"nelly_150\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-2131\" \/>This year, our first business trip was to Amsterdam, which for the seventh time hosted a major international sound and video equipment tradeshow named Integrated Systems Europe (ISE). \r\n\r\nOne of our colleagues <a href=\"http:\/\/russianvisualartists.ru\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\">Russian Visual Artists<\/a>\u2019 producer <i>Nelly Kareva<\/i> traveled there to attend the show.\r\n\r\n<p>Traditionally, some of the largest professional equipment vendors showcase their latest products and demonstrate recent developments at ISE private screenings; meanwhile engineers from China keep changing their camera batteries several times during the day. Each year, the exhibition introduces products that will soon be used not only by professional integrators, but by media artists around the world as well.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>This year, for our review we picked few trends, which deserve particular attention. Every year the expo expands, occupying more space while the organizers experiment with new timetables. It is caused by the growing number of visitors despite the fact that this is quite a specialized industry market unlike car shows that target general public. Last year, in three days around 40,000 people attended the tradeshow. And it's almost impossible for one person involved in the industry to check out all pavilions or at least look through the stands of all companies.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Most part of our review will be dedicated to display technologies, which is more popular among wide audience. Besides, a brand new display is something more spectacular than a brand new commuting box with connectors.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>First of all, we were surprised to see such a huge number of transparent LCD-matrix based solutions. Considering the fact that the first pre-production prototype by Samsung was showcased only two years ago at CeBIT, this technology rapidly became very popular. Numerous solutions: from retail products to museum windows \u2013 were presented by big manufacturers (Samsung, LG), as well as by small companies which offered products based on different display technologies.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><iframe width=\"606\" height=\"349\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ZjuZJkyhr-g\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>For the first time, the expo featured a stand from RealFiction, the pioneer in serial production of Dreamoc 3D Pyramid. Their product premiered in 2009 at the stand of their distributor in Europe. After its debut, similar devices appeared in Europe and Russia. It seems that the industry people got a bit bored with this technology couple of years ago but still general public is unfamiliar with it. That's why this solution is still a popular choice for multimedia ad campaigns and widely used in museum installations. By the way, we used a similar device in our recent project for <a href=\"http:\/\/russianvisualartists.ru\/en\/portfolio\/gillette-future-lab-en\/\" target=\"_blank\">Gillette<\/a>.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><img src=\"http:\/\/audiovisualacademy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/ISE_04.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"ISE_04\" width=\"609\" height=\"406\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2119\" \/><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Besides RealFiction, HoloCube and Space3D also introduced other devices with such technology. Due to competition, manufacturers are forced to add new features to their products. Space3D presented a gesture-controlled pyramid. They use Asus Xtion, which is similar to Microsoft Kinect in specs, but cheaper and more compact.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><img src=\"http:\/\/audiovisualacademy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/ISE_05.png\" alt=\"\" title=\"ISE_05\" width=\"609\" height=\"358\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2120\" \/><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>These days, interactivity features are being added into almost all spheres and devices. Christie demonstrated a multitouch solution for their super-popular MicroTiles LED cubes. Their solution is based on simple IR frames, which are produced, by PQ Labs, Lumio, and lots of other companies. <\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><img src=\"http:\/\/audiovisualacademy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/ISE_06.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"ISE_06\" width=\"609\" height=\"406\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2121\" \/><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>They also presented a ready-made solution by adding interactivity to MicroTiles: a multitouch catalog that allows you to view models, a shopping cart feature etc.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><img src=\"http:\/\/audiovisualacademy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/ISE_07.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"ISE_07\" width=\"609\" height=\"406\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2122\" \/><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>Despite the fact that the IR frame technology is used by numerous interactive display producers (Ideum, uTouch, PQ Labs), it has some serious drawbacks. First, they are very sensitive to  surrounding light. Second, display glass surface that is used for touch interaction in most cases not covered with gloss finishing that reduces touch resistance and lowers screen greasing. As a results, working on them is somewhat not easy and the surface can be quite dirty.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>'Projected Capacitive' technology that was first applied to iPhone in 2007 is much more attractive and user friendly and is now found on most smartphone screens. Each year, 3M increases size of the produced display for the tradeshow. This year in Amsterdam they showcased a new 32\u201d display, which is great but slightly disappointing as just a month prior to that an 84\u201d prototype was demonstrated in Las Vegas. In any case, their displays seem to be the best in the industry. And it's not just product specs stating a 40-touch support and 10 ms response time. It\u2019s the feel. To put it simply, they are almost perfect and reminded us of Apple products.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><img src=\"http:\/\/audiovisualacademy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/ISE_08.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"ISE_08\" width=\"609\" height=\"406\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2123\" \/><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Another company that introduced solutions similar in both technology and quality at ISE was a British company Zytronic.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><img src=\"http:\/\/audiovisualacademy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/ISE_09.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"ISE_09\" width=\"609\" height=\"406\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2124\" \/><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>We should also mention growth of the market of projectors with hybrid light sources. A couple of years ago, Casio projectors based on hybrid laser-LED light source were the only solution. This year BenQ started mass-production of non-bulb projectors. Their products are traditionally known for low prices and can be recommended as a good technical solution for media installations.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><img src=\"http:\/\/audiovisualacademy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/ISE_10.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"ISE_10\" width=\"609\" height=\"406\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2125\" \/><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>It's always great to see some new and unique concepts. This time we were impressed by an LED screen from a major European supplier of display solutions (both for rent and retail)  \u2013 Lang AG. They demonstrated an LED screen with 1.9 mm pixel pitch, which is the lowest number in the industry so far. It is really impressive. You can see that this super-bright display consists of numerous LEDs only from a half-meter distance.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><img src=\"http:\/\/audiovisualacademy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/ISE_11.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"ISE_11\" width=\"609\" height=\"406\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2126\" \/><\/p>\r\n\r\nA German company Tridelity introduced a great autostereoscopic screen. Such displays are based on the concept similar to that we remember from childhood: transforming images that were used with lenticular plastic. From a certain distance you can really see a clear 3d image on the big screen without glasses.\r\n\r\nThe purpose of this trip was to gather information about the latest products and technologies that we can use in our works, research and projects. We wanted to tell you in brief about the most interesting and memorable ones. Besides, we met many interesting people from new areas who may become involved in the Audiovisual Academy web educational activities in the future. Follow our news updates and sign up for newsletters - some interesting announcements and events are coming soon\r\n","excerpt":"This year, our first business trip was to Amsterdam, which for the seventh time hosted a major international sound and video equipment tradeshow named Integrated Systems Europe (ISE). One of our colleagues Russian Visual Artists\u2019 producer Nelly Kareva traveled there &hellip; <a href=\"http:\/\/audiovisualacademy.com\/blog\/fr\/2013\/02\/18\/audiovisual-academy-ise-2013-fr\/\">Lire la suite <span class=\"meta-nav\">\u2192<\/span><\/a>","date":"February 18, 2013 12:47","categories":[{"id":15,"title":"solutions @fr","slug":"solutions-fr"},{"id":16,"title":"technologie","slug":"technology-fr"}],"tags":[]}]