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Extron serves up multimedia at Neptune Restaurant
HONG KONG
Extron systems are providing AV switching, distribution and control at the Neptune gourmet restaurant at the Ocean Park oceanarium and amusement park, the centrepiece of which is a 13m-wide, floor-to-ceiling aquarium teeming with 5,000 sea creatures. AV integrator BAP Technology Consultants designed an AV solution to provide sophisticated multimedia throughout the venue, which can be divided into separate spaces for different events. The system features an Extron DTP CrossPoint 86 4K 8x6 scaling presentation matrix switcher and
DMP 128 Plus C ProDSP processors with Dante handling video and audio processing and distribution for all the dining and presentation spaces. The matrix switcher distributes video from sources including a PTZ camera, Blu-ray players, laptops and USB memory sticks to laser projectors and flat panel displays in interior meeting, dining and service areas, as well as outdoor video signage. The switcher’s Vector 4K scaling engine matches its output to the native resolution of the displays, optimising image quality in each venue. The DMP 128 Plus
ProDSP processors distribute audio via Dante networking, providing DSP functions for each room, including mixing, equalisation, tone control and acoustic echo cancellation. Extron XPA U 1002-70V amps drive ceiling speakers in the restaurant seating area and two intimate VIP dining rooms. IPCP Pro 555 and IPL Pro CR88 IP Link Pro control processors regulate operation of the matrix switcher, audio processors, Bluray players, displays and projectors, screen raise and lower, and mood lighting. Staff can configure functions via a TLP Pro 725T 7-inch TouchLink Pro touchpanel at the reception desk.
“With the fully networked audio system, combining and dividing rooms is simple and efficient, with all inputs and outputs automatically assigned in preset states,” explained BAP’s sales director, Marco Tang. “Microphones can be assigned to any partition space to accommodate event bookings. The TouchLink Pro touchpanel provides intuitive control of venue partitioning, signal source selection, screen raise and lower, mood lighting adjustment, audio level adjustment, and display power. For combined usage of the space, a simple button press reconfigures the AV system to send signals to designated areas. The Extron matrix switcher fulfils application and performance requirements such as HDMI and DTP inputs and outputs that support 4K video over short and long cable runs. For audio, the Extron ProDSP Processor and Dante networking makes combining and dividing rooms simple and efficient, with all inputs and outputs automatically assigned in preset states. Importantly, non-technical restaurant personnel are able to manipulate the system to change room layouts as well as operate AV and lighting systems via the user-friendly touchpanel controls.” According to Finson Lam, director of engineering at BAP: “Our control system programmer put in a lot of effort to understand the client’s operational requirements and workflows and created a solution that allows control everywhere with the touch of a button. This drastically reduces the restaurant’s labour costs and turnaround times when setting up the venue for each new event.”
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Brompton LED processing demonstrates future of VP at Spectre Studios AUSTRALIA
Spectre Studios has used its ICVFX fullservice LED VP studio, set up in conjunction with Big Picture, part of the NEP Worldwide Network, to film an entry for Epic Games’ Unreal Build: Virtual Production, joining international creative studios in showcasing next-generation tools and techniques for filmmaking. Brompton Tessera SX40 4K LED processing was used for the video work that Spectre showed at the event. “We were invited to submit some of our early work to be included into a sizzle reel they were putting together to highlight some of the great work being done globally,” said Spectre Studios’ technical director, Rick Pearce. “Like the majority of our projects, we used Brompton’s 4K Tessera SX40 LED processing system to drive our setup, which gives us a headache-free production workflow every time.” Pearce and his team used a 14m x 4.8m LED wall made up of ROE Black Onyx 2.8mm panels, a 4m x 4m ceiling using 5mm screens and two 3m x 3m LED side screens. This allowed them to demonstrate the advantages of virtual production across the product life cycle, the benefits of using
Actor Jake Speer in the production titled Shifted Image courtesy of ICVFX VP and what they see as key strengths for the technology in the future. “Working with NEP and Big Picture has allowed us to understand the benefits of using tier one equipment for the ideas we want to execute,” continued Pearce. “They are the experts when it comes to what works best to achieve the quality and speed we need and the decision is easy when Brompton Tessera
processing is an option. We find the Tessera SX40 to be the industry leader when it comes to a reliable LED processing solution, with functions like the OSCA seam correction and ChromaTune colour correction tools being invaluable to us. The same goes for the advanced remote software control option which adds fluidity to our workflow, which is especially useful in the current climate.”
Pearce notes that virtual production technology is not a new tool, with variations of computer-aided production in use for decades and the company using real-time engines and virtual production technologies for its work on Hollywood blockbusters. “What excites us is the merging of game engine technology, film production and cutting-edge hardware improvements which have removed a lot of barriers. Real-time virtual production used to be something only large, wellfunded studios had access to. Now, UE4 has democratised that and the speed of development means, as a creator, you are always finding new ways to do things you didn’t believe were possible. “We feel confident that with our knowledge and expertise, as well as working with leading industry partners such as Big Picture that supply future-proof products that we can rely on and trust, we are able to facilitate whatever challenge our clients throw at us and whatever new technological innovations come our way.” www.bromptontech.com
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