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A Medialon Manager Show & Media Control system has been
integrated in the Petter Dass Museum, located in
Sandnessjøen in Northern Norway. The museum has been
designed by the famous architect Snøhetta.
The museum tells the story of the 17th century Norwegian
clergyman and poet named Petter Dass.
One Medialon Manager PRO license, integrated by
Multitekst Ltd and YIT Systemteknikk, controls the
entire auditorium and the exhibition sections of the
museum.
A Rugboard (touch panel) is the main user interface for
the entire installation, and runs Medialon Panel
software. It allows the museum’s tour guide, by a simple
touch, to control windows blinds and curtains, screen
and building lighting as well as the show applications
running in the Auditorium and the exhibition sections of
the museum.
The Auditorium
In the Auditorium, one Medialon Display Player (MDP)
runs a 20-minute introduction movie. Thanks to the
Rugboard and Medialon Panel software, the operator can
select to run the Norwegian or English movie.
Medialon Manager also controls all AV equipment,
including a DVD player, amplifier, AV source selector,
projector, lighting, as well as a projection screen.
The system is operated by the Rugboard touch interface.
“The museum wanted to be able to replace the movie in
the Auditorium at any time. They also wanted the
curtains in the Auditorium to open a few seconds before
the movie ends”, said Vidar F. Eggen, Medialon’s
Programmer from Multitekst Ltd.
“With no Time Code or duration reference available from
the Display Player, I loaded the same movie into
Medialon Manager, and started it simultaneously with
Display Player. In Medialon Manager, I can measure
duration and playback position, thereby being able to
send commands to the curtains 5 seconds prior to the
movie ending, no matter how long the movie is”, he
added.
The Exhibition
In the exhibition section, visitors can deeply discover
Petter Dass, the culture of the period he lived in and
the nature of the region.
Thanks to Medialon Manager Pro and an IP Cue system the
13x Panasonic 42” plasma screens are switched on as well
as 7x Medialon Display Players (MDP) PCs run individual
video loops.
Once an hour, or on demand via the Rugboard, they all
show a synchronized 2-minute Intermezzo program with
music, pictures and sounds from the surrounding nature,
forming a 40-meter long screen of multi source video and
audio that spans the entire exhibition area.
There is one Intermezzo for spring, summer, autumn and
winter which alternates.
Medialon Manager also controls the building’s lighting
system in the auditorium and the following AV equipment:
- 1x 4480 TCP/IP-IR transmitter to control JVC receiver,
JVC DVD player.
- 1x IPCue IP transmitter to control 13x Panasonic 42”
plasma screens.
- 1x MOXA DE-5410
- 1x RS232->RS485 converter to control Dynalite DALI
light controller
- 1x Extron TP150 Audio/Video source selector and cat5
scaler/extender
“The timeline capability as well as open architecture
towards controlled units, makes Medialon Manager the
most flexible control system for this type of
applications”, concluded Vidar F. Eggen, Medialon’s
Programmer from Multitekst Ltd.
The exhibition has been designed by Danish company
Kvorning Design & Kommunikation working closely with
Ivar Roger Hansen, the Managing Director of the museum.
YIT Building Systems AV Systemteknikk was commissioned
by Kvorning Design and K.F. Petter Dass, to supply the
AV-equipment and the Medialon system.
Multitekst Ltd. is the company of Vidar F. Eggen, a
freelance multimedia Integrator, Programmer and
Translator. Multitekst Ltd. was contracted by YIT
Building Systems AV Systemteknikk to program the
installation of Medialon.
For further information, please visit:
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www.petterdass.no
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www.snoarc.no
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www.kvorning.dk |
