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Medialon Manager show control was
used to automate the informational video presentation in
Team ABN AMRO's traveling pavilion for the Volvo Ocean
Race 2005-2006. Called the world's toughest ocean race,
the Volvo Ocean Race course follows the traditional
route of old clipper ships sailing around the world with
the prevailing winds. It began in Vigo, Spain and will
conclude in Gothenburg, Sweden after nine legs spanning
eight months.
Netherlands-based ABN AMRO, a
leading international bank, has fielded crews for two of
the seven boats in the race. The ABM AMRO pavilion
debuted in Sanxenxo, Spain where an in-port race was
held on November 5 before the start of the ocean race in
Vigo on November 12. The pavilion is currently in Cape
Town, South Africa and will travel to other ports of
call as the race covers 30,000 nautical miles.
During the day visitors to the
pavilion see a looped video presentation about the
design of the boats, the legs of the race (with its
difficulties) and the selection of the teams. The
pavilion can also be used in presentation mode with a
presenter using a touchscreen to display video content
or Power Point presentations from a laptop.
Medialon provided an easy-to-use
interface for controlling video in the pavilion. With a
one-button click on the touchscreen, video files for the
appropriate show are played from eight Adtec Edjes, the
video and audio routes are set, and the quad
split/1-source function of four 61-inch Pioneer plasma
screens are controlled. Two Moxa RS232 interfaces
connect the four screens and the video devices in the
control room to the Medialon PC.
Eight additional Pioneer plasma
screens, deployed elsewhere in the pavilion, are also
piloted by Medialon along with a Kramer video matrix, an
Allen & Heath IDR8 audio matrix and 22 Neovo TFT
screens.
Hugo Janzen AV Projecten BV, in
The Netherlands, provided the interface between the
creative and technical aspects of the project and
programmed the presentation in Medialon Manager on site.
JVR audiovisual, also of The
Netherlands, installed the video equipment and maintains
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