CT shines on oldest building in Abu Dhabi
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Creative Technology Middle East (CTME) were on hand to deliver 9,750sq.m of projection for the historical event on behalf of client, People.
The Qasr Al Hosn Inauguration was opened by Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed, the Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi on 5 December 2018. The large projection show featured content supplied by Fly Studio, showcasing the UAE’s heritage and the history of Qasr Al Hosn Fort. The content was delivered across three buildings, the Musalla, the Cultural Foundation and the Qasr Al Hosn Fort. The projection covered such a large area of the event that the only way for the audience to follow the full story was from the central revolving grandstand which slowly rotated as the show progressed across the large site.
CTME used 34 Panasonic 31K laser projectors and 46 Panasonic 21K projectors installed into 20 bespoke towers strategically placed to cover all three main aspects of the projection areas. CTME’s senior project manager Dan Hughes says: “We use Panasonic projectors due to their reliability, brightness, optics and are a perfect product for the job in hand.”
CTME used its internal Octopus application to control switching of backup feeds on the matrix. Hughes explains: “Octopus is an application created internally by our team within the CT group for the purpose of controlling other pieces of hardware by network commands. It was a great tool to have on hand to manage the fail-over switch.”
To ensure system operation was in sync, CTME used Riedel Compact Pro equipment for distribution of sync and timecode to all media servers.
The event was broadcast live across local television stations and the Qasr Al Hosn YouTube page.
(Jim Evans)
