requests to make sure that video presen- for new technologies,including things like be creative in the way that video content
tation equipment was dressed as if it was high-definition video projection and LED is presented,”noted Wildemann. “A typical
part of the decor for an event - to make it lighting.” scenario for us is using a 15-foot high by
visually integrated. Another request we 45-foot wide screen (3:1 aspect ratio) that
had from a client was to replicate crowd Steve Wildemann is president of allows the screen to be used as a scenic
noise during team practice so that the Advanced Staging Productions, which backdrop with a multitude of possibilities
players could grow accustomed to per- offers a full spectrum of audio, video and created through digital imagery that can
forming well in a noisy crowd situation.” lighting services, including equipment transform the stage into just about any-
rental. He said that one of the more excit- thing your imagination can think of.”
The requirements for an event may vary ing technologies his company has utilized
dramatically, as the size of the venue and quite a bit recently has been wide screen Wildemann added that it is then possible
number of attendees is always different blending with the Barco Encore presenta- to layer on top of that background with
from one function to the next, but Clear tion system. graphics, PowerPoint, video playback or
Sound’s strategy for success is always con- camera images. With the ability to make
sistent, Cody observed. “Coverage, intelli- Though this technology is not “brand that layered video virtually any size and
gibility and client vision - no one piece of new,” Wildemann said that it is exciting with a wide assortment of transitions
equipment is specific to ‘large’ or ‘small’ because it allows for the blending of mul- available,the screen can really come alive
events. Our strategy involves utilizing tiple projectors across a variety of screen for a special event.
tools that adapt to each situation to sizes that can offer some dynamic possi-
achieve the goal of the event.” bilities for video or graphic playback, “We recently used the Encore system in
Image Magnification and scenic back- conjunction with a wafer wall - a series of
Cody added that, as the computer world drops. square fabric panels that catch lighting
and the audio and video worlds continue and effects quite dramatically,” he contin-
to grow together and interconnect, cus- “It breaks out of the mold of standard def- ued. “It wrapped around a ballroom cre-
tomer expectations of what is possible inition aspect ratio (4:3) and even high- ating ‘surround’ video and lighting. With
increase also. “We expect to see advance- definition wide screen (16:9), and allows the use of DL3 Catalyst lighting fixtures, a
ments in standardization and accessibility for an even wider palette upon which to media server and some precise timing,the
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