Professional Lighting & Production - Winter 2019

GEAR AT A GLANCE LIST COURTESY OF WESTBURY NATIONAL LED Video Panels • 148 x Absen XD6 Outdoor 640 x 960-mm LED Panels w/ 6 mm Pixel Pitch (10 each for 6 large horizontal displays; 2 each for 44 smaller vertical displays) • 13 x NovaStar MCTRL660 LED Videowall Processors PREVIEW OUTPUT OF VIDEO SYSTEM W/ ALL DISPLAYS COMPRISING A SINGULAR VIEWING EXPERIENCE square and was able to tie into the system with its menu options on the vertical screens and some mouthwatering imagery on the larger ones. As for Ramia, he references the YBN Cordae show during Hop- scotch 2019 as a personal highlight. “They did something phenom- enal, where they connected the performance and all the screens together. We had a lot of people out for that and it was really special taking it all in.” VanVeldhuisen adds that a key to being able to realize the full potential of these technologies and the system they comprise is support from the various suppliers. “It’s safe to say one of the big reasons we spec’d Absen was our relationship with [the brand’s Canadian distributor,] SC Media. They’ve got a great and knowledge- able team and solid backing from Absen, and their technical support was very helpful throughout the process.” Ditto with NovaStar: “When we were having challenges with getting things mapped properly, [SC Media] got NovaStar on the line and we worked through it really quickly. The relationship with SC Media and, by extension, their brands, was key here. They’re interested in supporting this and making sure it’s exactly what we need it to be.” Ramia speaks of Westbury with the same level of esteem. “We were happy to work with David, Doug, [VP of sales] Brock McGinnis, and the team at Westbury and very impressed with their profession- alism,” he says. “We showed them what we wanted to accomplish and collaborated on how it would come together right down to the finest details – how should they be spaced? How are they intercon- nected so the content has the effect we want it to have? It was all incredibly smooth. They understood what we wanted and were able to give us exactly that.” VanVeldhuisen responds in closing: “It helps when the client has such a clear vision, and they came up with some interesting ideas that we were able to flesh out together with some really great results.” Those results are central to Rogers Square becoming “a cross- roads where industry and culture flourish,” and based on the array of community-focused events to have happened there in just a few months, that seems like an apt description. From sports to music to visual arts, there has been plenty on offer for visitors to Rogers Square and the larger Nova Centre, and that’s only going to grow as more people take advantage of this cool new space at their disposal – one purpose-built for the community and their biggest ideas. Andrew King is the Editor-in-Chief of Professional Lighting & Production. System Inputs • 7 x Brightsign XT1144 4K Digital Signage Players w/ HDMI Input & HTML 5 • 5 x Brightsign HD223 Digital Signage Players w/ HTML 5 • 1 x Rogers CATV Cable TV Receivers (supplied by client) • 1 x Crestron HD-EXT3-C Portable Digital Media 8G+ / HDBaseT Transmitter Video Switching & Routing • 1 x Crestron DM-MD16X16 Digital Video Matrix Switcher • 1 x Extron DXP 88 HD 4K PLUS 8x8 Fixed HDMI Video Switcher w/ Audio Breakout • 11 x Crestron DMC-4K-HD-HDCP2 4K HDMI Input Cards • 6 x Crestron DMC-HDO 2-Channel HDMI Output Cards for LED Processors • 1 x Crestron HD-SCALER-HD-E HDMI Scaler for Rack- mount Monitor System Automation & Control • 1 x Crestron CP3N Networked Automation Processor • 1 x Crestron TSW-1060-B-S 10.4-in. Touchpanel • 1 x HP 1820-48G-POE+ 48-Port Managed Control Network Switch • 1 x Microsoft Surface Go Wireless Tablet w/Rugged Case • 1 x Crestron XPanel Software Interface Equipment Rack & System Infrastructure • 2 x Middle Atlantic SR-40-32 40U SR-Series Pivoting Wall-Mount AV Equipment Racks w/ All Required Accessories • 1 x Dell PC • 2 x HP EliteDisplay E243i Monitors & Rackmounts for Preview & System PC • 2 x Middle Atlantic UPS-2200R 2200-VA Line-Interactive Uninterruptable Power Supplies • 1 x Fostex RM-3 Rackmount Speaker System Sound Reinforcement Equipment • 16 x JBL AWC129-BK All-Weather Compact 2-Way Coaxial Loudspeakers • 2 x Crown CDi DriveCore 4/1200BL 4-Channel, 1200-W/ Ch. Commercial Power Amplifiers w/ Integrated BLU Link Processor • 1 x BSS Audio BLU100 Signal Processor w/ BLU Link • 1 x Westbury National Custom Audio Input Plate (at Rack) • 1 x Westbury National Custom Weatherized Audio Input (at Presentation Location) Winter 2019 | 25

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