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Systems integrator Clair Brothers
Systems selected Medialon Manager for show control
throughout The Opus Theater at The Palisades Center in
West Nyack, New York.
The Opus Theater uses state-of-the-art audio, video and
concert lighting technology to immerse the audience in
the exciting atmosphere of a unique music experience
while enjoying food and drink.
Clair Brothers Systems was charged with developing a
system to deliver digital signage throughout the venue,
including a dinner-theater area for showing live concert
video events on a big screen.
The theater also has the flexibility to host album
release parties and other special events.
“Content and control information is delivered over the
Internet from a remote location to a server. Our goal
was to configure a show-control system that required as
little operator interaction as possible,” says Dean
Wiltsie, senior systems integrator at Clair Brothers
Systems.
There are eight 43” and three 50”
plasma screens located throughout the store front area
with HD audio. The theater has two plasma screens at the
bar and a 20’ screen with a DLP and LCD projector. The
DLP is for large format shows and the LCD is for
children’s shows and corporate rentals. They have two
wireless microphones, which can be routed to any part of
the venue.
The lighting system is theater system with truss work
throughout the venue and is part of the centerpiece of
the theater. All of the equipment is controlled through
Medialon Manager.
“The show-control system comes
into play when predetermined lighting cues and video
routing are recalled according to the control
information sent with show content via the Internet,” he
continues.
“The venue also has the ability to run shows live; in
that case the Medialon system acts as a remote control
system cueing the various presets with time parameters.”
Wiltsie reports that Clair Brothers Systems has been
“using more Medialon Manager packages for system control
for several reasons. One is that Medialon gives us a
simple, remote-control interface of all the equipment
from transport control to cue recall to predetermined
presets comprising a series of events.
“But
probably the biggest reason we use Medialon Manager is
its ability to run time line-based tasks,” Wiltsie
reports. “These time lines can be easily created by the
end user with little or no prior programming skills. The
user interface for creating time line-based events is as
simple as clicking on the time line and selecting any of
the commands, cues or presets within the system.” |
