BlackTrax 3D is, the company says, "a revolutionary system for tracking people and objects with unbelievable accuracy, in real time". The system uses a proprietary IR placed on each object to track their X, Y, and Z - the 3D coordinates. The new system also drives true 3D audio output for the first time in the world, says CAST.
CAST will also demonstrate a prototype of its new BlackTrax 6D - which tracks the position and orientation for 3D plus roll, pitching, and yaw - all in real-time.
Using leading-edge proprietary IR, BlackTrax can track all the parameters of each uniquely tagged object in the defined 3D space. Should the IR line of sight be obstructed (which is the primary mode of tracking), the onboard accelerometer delivers redundant tracking data. The onboard gyroscope communicates the orientation of a moving set piece, dancer or human cannonball, at over 150 frames per second.
CAST will also be providing live demonstrations of BlackBox - cutting edge technology, with the latest computer hardware, multi-threaded processing technology and solid state memory to increase performance for real-time computations. BlackBox is a live, real-time 3D - 6D positioning and communicating hardware/software, plug-and-play technology solution for coordinating and sharing data. It uses input from a tracking system (BlackTrax, for example) to pinpoint the exact location of one or many people/objects in a given space. That positional data is then sent to electro-mechanical controllers and other technologies which execute instructions for automated or robotic responses. So fast and accurate, BlackBox can also deliver warnings about the possible collision of objects.
CAST will also demonstrate wysiwyg R27, just released. The big advance, says the company, is its "breakneck" speed - up to 5x faster in Shaded View. With R27 the improved Attribute Layout makes it easier to customise patch, channel, gobo and other markers for each fixture. The new Image Manager makes it easier to add, delete, replace and/or edit textures and other images in wysiwyg files.
CAST will be also demonstrating Vivien2011 - an intuitive, comprehensive, easy-to-use software for the full spectrum of event professionals for planning, designing, selling and producing meetings and special events. Vivien's video tools can be used to capture a walk-through of the virtual event. The company has also released Vivien2011 Library Additions, which includes the best and hottest new items from key industry suppliers. Vivien is also a fast concept tool for wysiwyg users - which is why the Vivien module can be added to a wysiwyg dongle.
PLASA 2011 1-E27
