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The Upsala Nya Tidning (UNT), a famous daily Swedish
newspaper, has recently opened a visitor center in
Uppsala, Sweden.
PolyVision Teknik, the A/V system integrator, selected
Medialon to be the main A/V controller of the UNT
visitor center.
With a spectacular Media Center setup as well as a
conference facility, the fourth biggest newspaper of
Sweden is presenting both the future and the past to
readers and students.
“The producer, Lars Josefsson at PolyVision Mediaslottet,
is really the creator of the whole Media Center. My task
was to make his vision come true”, says Per Sigemark,
Project Manager from PolyVision Teknik AB.
The UNT combines a Media Center and conference
facilities are both controlled by a Medialon Manager PRO
Show and Media Control software.
The visit starts with a multitude of pictures regarding
local, national and international events. From the 7x10
meters dome-shape ceiling, visitors are entirely
immersed with moving pictures and sound. The ceiling
changes color from deep blue to dark red thanks to LED
lights installed behind the dome. A Bose sound system
is also hidden in the ceiling. The moving pictures are
projected via a moving mirror on the ceiling, then the
pictures move down to the center of a curved screen
where three projectors take over the picture and let it
grow to a 7-meter wide seamless picture controlled by a
Dataton WatchOut, all controlled and synchronized by
Medialon Manager system.
As a part of the presentation, several cases are
presented and discussed regarding. At this time, a live
connection with UNT Newsdesk is available and allows
reporters to communicate and answer the audience’s
questions. Medialon controls the lighting special
effects of the room that change and create specific
atmospheres for each case.
The next part of the visit includes a 7-minute film
following the work at the newspaper and explaining the
entire journalistic process to the visitors. At the end
of the film, the screen disappears up in the dome and
the next part of the Media Center is revealed: the
interactive room. There, visitors themselves are invited
to work as journalists on five computer-stations.
In UNT visitor center, Medialon Manager controls
lighting via DMX, 12 channels. Moving mirrors for moving
picture in the dome-ceiling, a Yamaha audio mixer via
midi, relays for six LCD screens and many lamps, four
Mitsubishi projectors and one Kramer Scaler, both via RS
232, are also managed by Medialon. A lifted lectern via
PLC, a film screen via relay, as well as many photocells
and other switching devices are coming as inputs to
Medialon.
Thanks to Medialon free Panel software, PolyVision has
designed UNT several customized user interfaces to use
on touch screens and over the building’s network. With a
simple touch of a button, the UNT visitor center staff
can easily launch all the A/V devices. They can also
turn on lighting, audio and more, just by a simple touch
on the screen. A “Panic button” allows immediately
stopping the show and turning on all the lights. For the
daily cleaning and maintenance there is an audio sensor
that lights the rooms and pulls up the screen.
In addition, PolyVision required the Medialon system to
automatically shut down and reset automatically the
entire show system after one hour if someone forgot to
turn off the conference room’s devices after a show.
This functionality allows extending the projectors and
other equipment’s life.
“The work was to make all this equipment play together
in a perfect harmony. I think we made it, but it is up
to the visitors to judge and so far the reactions have
been fantastic”, concludes Per Sigemark from PolyVision.
The Medialon programming was done by Michael Ena from
Kulturteknologerna.
For further information, please visit:
www.unt.se |
