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VIDEO + VISUALS


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Michael Staats, the Project Manager assigned by Hamburg’s Amptown System Company. “The projection distance had to be minimal and the projected image enor- mous, wherever possible.” This was why planner Heiko Wandrey had already carried out field tests at an early stage and identified the Christie DS305+ as being the most suitable projector.


A decisive argument was the lens image circle diameter and the size of projection that could be achieved. The devices work with 1:1 optics and a mechanical lens shift of 100%. This was the only way that projections could be used to - in some cases - fill a room. There was not enough space to simply move the projector further back. It was only in 10 instances that mirrors had to be installed, this being on the floor, sometimes from a corner or hardly visible from the ceiling. The ASC team, led by Michael Staats, had a whole series of projectors under test, and clear visions of what the projector should be capable of. Christie provided the ideal solution in combination with their Hamburg-based specialist VisionTools - a partner almost on site. Staats was pleased: “These devices absolutely proved their worth and we were absolutely pleased with the co-operation.” ROKU HD-2000 flash card media players are used in the Klimahaus 8°Ost and each projector has its own dedicated media player. It is only in the case of complex interactive images that recourse is made to separate PCs, working as media players,


and with such images it is usually a case of Java-activated Adobe Flash material. Just as individual as the shapes of the chambers, rooms, halls and caves are, equally unique are the projector mounting devices, all of which were made by ASC. “Each of them is a one-off,” explained Staats.


The entire project is controlled by the Medialon Manager Pro V5, a server software package that is just as user-friendly as it is clearly reliable. It handles the background control not only for lighting, start / standby feedback from the projectors and the sound media players, but also control relays that open and close doors in the case of some exhibits, raise and lower screens, control sound protection curtains or trigger special effects. The Medialon Manager causes rain, storm or lightning, in accordance with either a preset time plan or depending upon programmed sequences that can be selected by a combination of buttons on the displays.


Staats explained: “During the set-up phase, we were in action on-site day and night with 20 electricians, and 15 audio-visual technicians and put up a complete infra- structure consisting of a metalworking shop plus carpentry and general workshop. This was necessary in order to meet the time schedule and to be able to react flex- ibly to changes in the building and the 37 installation zones.


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