Shuffle installs Sony solution
Published: MEA
KUWAIT: Kuwait City café, Shuffle, has taken an innovative audiovisual approach to its interior decoration. The venue required dynamic moving images played out on its three interior walls, but rather than opt for large LCD screens, instead Shuffle opted for interactive projectors from Sony.
The project saw eight ultra-short throw projectors installed by Sony’s local partner Ultravision. ‘The owner wanted to do something different, so we suggested using the projectors,’ said Ultravision general manager, Wael Ataya.
The projectors are playing out edge blended high definition output onto the three interior walls of Shuffle. ‘The All the projectors are connected to one controller and it is splitting the image over eight projectors,’ explained Mr Ataya. ‘When you select the content, it should be in 800 x 1280 resolution over each projector.’
The main challenge for the 10-day installation came as a result of the fire safety installation. ‘After we had installed the projectors, the fire department came and installed the fire system. The pipes from this covered one of the projectors,’ recalled Mr Ataya. ‘We asked them to cut it in a different way so the projector content could be seen, which they did.’
Audio inside the venue is courtesy of a Bose solution. Four of the manufacturer’s Freespace cabinets have been installed and are powered by a QSC amp. ‘The restaurant owner preferred to go with Bose for the sound,’ noted Mr Ataya.