Audio Visual Dynamics deploys coolux for RSL Hall of Fame
Published: ASIA
AUSTRALIA: Melbourne-based Audio Visual Dynamics was enlisted to supply an A/V solution for the recent Returned and Services League of Australia (RSL) Hall of Fame Dinner held at the Sofitel Melbourne on Collins. The event was hosted to honour soldiers who have served the country. Audio Visual Dynamics provided a floor to ceiling projection spanning 36m across the front of the Grand Ballroom as the central focus point, displaying photos of Hall of Fame inductees as well as video and photos depicting RSL’s history.
Prior to the event, the company purchased a coolux Pandoras Box Manager to provide real-time editing and playback control. This allowed it synchronise and remote control Pandoras Box media playback products over a network. Already owning one Pandoras Box Server LT, AVD also sub-hired seven Server Pros from Eleven Design.
‘We built the show entirely within the Pandoras Box Manager software and it was pretty straightforward,’ explained George Giampetri, content manager and vision operator for the event. ‘If I had any questions, Simon Barrett from Show Technology was always on hand with the answers. I built half of the show on my laptop until it got too large and then I transferred it to our dedicated coolux machine.’
After receiving the Pandoras Box Server Pro units, setting up was: ‘As simple as upgrading the computer to the correct version, giving them the correct IP address and everything synced up straightaway,’ furthered Mr Giampetri. ‘From that point, it was a matter of transferring all the content and then aligning the projectors. One of the nice features of the Pandoras Box Server Pro is the keystoning which is easy to use and fast, a great way to get blends and alignments correct – especially when you have seven hard to reach projectors.’
Mr Giampetri also reported being impressed with the ability to do live text input. Something that would prove handy on a job where someone hasn’t turned up or a name has been spelt incorrectly.
‘The Widget Designer is very good for putting all of your cues in on your laptop,’ he added. ‘It’s also very customisable; you can use faders and bring up certain layers and that means you don’t need a lighting console to do all of that.
‘Pandora upgrades have been coming along quite fast, keeping up with programmer’s expectations,’ he concluded. ‘The 5.7 is a great upgrade and really helped us out for that particular show. It’s very powerful.’