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Domes rise in popularity Projection domes are undeniably eye-catching features in museums


and other public spaces. Current projection technologies make domes so much more achievable and affordable, it is no wonder that that the technology is undergoing increasingly widespread deployment.


Canon supports military heritage


Canon Europe announced that the Dutch National Military Museum – lo- cated between Amersfoort and Utrecht, Netherlands – has re-selected Canon as its projection technology partner to deliver a 360° dome installation, for its permanent exhibition of heritage in military missions through the decades. Planned for installation this month, running until at least 2024, the Dutch exhibition will utilise nine of Canon’s high-brightness and high-resolution XEED WUX6600Z projectors. The Can- on lenses include the RS-SL03WF wide fixed lens and eight of the RS-SL05WZ wide-angle zoom lens for unparalleled brightness, focus and installation flex- ibility.


Marco van Zuidam, Contract Manager Services at the Dutch National Military Museum, describes what they were looking for in a new supplier: “Our dome installation is one of the highlights of the museum, so when looking to replace our existing set-up we wanted to work with a trusted brand who could bring our vision to life. Canon was able to deliver on a technical lev- el with strong total cost of ownership (TCO) and very low downtime rates which was an essential step change.” “We were also looking to move away from our lamp-based projectors, in a bid to reduce down-time and improve optical image quality. With the la- ser-based XEED WUX6600Z, Canon was able to provide liquid-cooled projectors that solved the existing issues while keeping maintenance and running costs to a minimum, removing the need for filter and lamp replacements. Canon was an extremely competitive manufac- turer that met all of our needs.” The installations’ Systems Integrator, Sierk Janszen, Owner, Co-Founder and CTO at Rapenburg Plaza, comments: “Canon XEED laser products lived up to the high-quality image standards we’ve come to expect and the ease of installa- tion systems integrators, like ourselves, require.”


20m wide dome stars in Russia exhibition


Russia - My History opened at VDNH in Moscow in 2015 but the management wanted to reinvent the exhibition and in- spire visitors using the latest AV. Housed in Pavilion 57 at VDNH, Russia - My history presents key moments in the history of the Russian state: periods of prosperity and decline, the turmoil of war, the establishment of new cities and con- quest of new territories, the reign of the Ruriks and Romanovs and major events throughout the centuries. The museum wanted to


bring this


colourful history to life with interactive displays and impressive imagery using unusual and interesting multimedia. It developed the idea of installing a dome projection above the visitors’ route, not just to impress and engage visitors but also to create more space for exhibits in the museum.


Involving historians, artists, cinematogra- phers, designers and computer graphics experts, the new exhibition tells the stories of Russia’s past using projection, interac- tive tables, dome projections and interac- tive books.


A total of 89 short throw Full HD GT1070Xe projectors were installed to project onto screens, concave domes and interactive tables. These projectors were chosen because they can beam a 100” Full HD image from just over a metre away


from the projection surface. Two Optoma Full HD projectors were employed per display for each of the 14 interactive books within the exhibition. These included 14 HD144X projectors, six DH1008 projectors, six HD26 projectors and one of each EH334 and EH335 projec- tors. These were linked to mini-processors


which read the markers and, depending on the page number, display the correspond- ing content.


But the highlights of the newly refur- bished exhibition are the two 20m wide 360º dome projections. One tells the story of Russia’s beloved saint, Sergius Radone- zhsky, who was famous as a miracle work- er and founded a number of monasteries, including the Trinity-Sergius Lavra near Moscow. The other depicts the tumultuous history of Russia in the 20th Century. Op- toma’s high quality, bright ZU1050 laser


projector combined with the BX-CTADOME lens proved to be the ideal cost-effective solution to achieve the dome displays above the visitor walkways. The equipment was hidden within a column in the middle of the room and projected upwards into the huge cupolas.


Using a single dome lens meant the museum needed no additional equipment and was quicker to install as there was no warping or technical calibration needed. The BX-CTADOME can deliver an immer- sive 360º projection on pop up or perma-


nent curved spaces from a single projector with no blending required. This is ideal for planetariums, simulation, military and live events or where 360º projection is required for a dome between two to ten metres in diameter.


As the equipment was to be inaccessibly installed, it was vital for the museum that the projector was reliable which is why it selected the Optoma ZU1050 10,000-lu- men ProScene projector, featuring Multi- Color Lasers.


The ZU1050 offers flexible installation


with HDBaseT, four corner geometric ad- justment, 360° and portrait orientations and five lens options giving a throw dis- tance from 0.81m to 35.5m. It also has 100 adjustable brightness settings to help installers match the brightness when edge blending multiple projectors.


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