"Kevin Gary of K Systems invited us on board to do the video walls for the baccalaureate and commencement ceremonies at Colby College," said Darren Lussier, president of Image Production Services. "We selected the MVP Ta8 Curve because its output is bright enough (4,800 NITS) to battle the strong sunlight of a late spring day in New England and win. The intense brightness of these panels is amazing, plus we get contrast from the blackface SMD LEDs. Beyond that, the colours are very true so the crowd doesn't feel like they're settling for a compromise image when they look at the panels instead of the stage."
Image Production Services, which is located in Worcester, Massachusetts, has used the Chauvet Professional LED video panels at a long list of commencement ceremonies at colleges up and down New England. "Typically the panels are fed images by a school's media team using HDSDI, and it's worked out very well," said Lussier. "We'll show video of the speakers and the students receiving diplomas, text and graphical images on the tiles. The tight pixel pitch of the tiles really results in nice crisp images at a wide range of viewing distances."
The MVP Ta8 Curve panel's ability to show well over long distances was very much in evidence at Clark University graduation ceremonies, where some 1,200 students from 64 nations received their diplomas. "We used 32 of the Chauvet tiles at the commencement there, and they were flawless," said Lussier.
"There are a lot of colleges in New England, so it can get very hectic during the commencement season," said Lussier. "So we've got to have a panel that's easy to work with if we want to keep up with our production schedule - and yes, the Chauvet gear makes the grade."
(Jim Evans)
