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7thSense provides solution for immersive movie
7thSense has provided content solu- tion for an immersive movie played within a domed AV theatre. Part of Canon’s expo event, the dome fea- tures three 7thSense Delta media servers, each with quad outputs, na- tively serving a 3,200 x 3,200 pixel fisheye movie as an uncompressed TGA sequence on all servers, so that no further processing is required on- site. Ten Canon XEED SX7 projectors are configured to create an immer- sive experience for the audience with a combined image that measures 9m (29.5ft) across. Communications agency Imagina-
tion created a six-minute custom show, recorded with Canon products to film locations in New York, Tokyo and Paris. This was integrated with CGI elements, such as a virtual fly-through of the Guggenheim museum in New York, US. Director Ian Macpherson says: “It was our job to realise the immersive en- vironment. The content was created when the position and angle of the dome were set and we then designed the technical installation and provided playback and mapping tech and sup- port. We worked with dome specialists and provider Holovis International to create a setting. Physical installation and alignment of the system using Delta was completed in just four days.”
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Interactive exhibit enhanced by Calibre
London’s Science Mu- seum’s ‘Who Am I?’ interactive visitor experi- ence uses Calibre UK’s PremierViewProHD Image Warp Processors to warp and blend incoming video signals, while retaining ab- solute signal quality. Calibre image process- ing lies at the heart of the Threshold zone, which forms a dramatic entrance to the gallery. Moving coloured particles are pro- jected onto the floor of a long catwalk. Visitors are ‘drawn’ along the floor by the colours and, as they approach the wall at the end, a concealed camera captures the infra-red reflec- tions given off by each person. These are translated into a personal, particle-based image that runs down the wall and onto the floor, mimicking each body’s movement in real time. Five Panasonic 6000 series projec-
tors are positioned out-of-sight and driven at angles to fulfil the project brief of seamless imaging moving along. This created a challenge for systems integrator Sarner, according to the company’s Head of Engineer- ing, Chris Hawes. “At the time we
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tendered for the project, there was no solution on the market capable of achieving a seamless vertical and horizontal video wall with 180-degree interaction,” he explains. “Fortunate- ly, by connecting PremierViewProHD Image Warp Processors from Calibre to each of the projectors, we were able to warp the projected images and blend them back into shape to create a single, continuous image. Visitors are able to walk within 1.9m (6ft) of the wall without affecting the projection at all.”
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PHOTO: THE SCIENCE MUSEUM
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