In its mission to revolutionise real-time content rendering, disguise has unveiled its new rx II hardware release, with the fastest and most powerful professional GPU available on the market. The new rendering node unlocks 40% more graphics processing power than its rx predecessor to reliably render larger and higher quality scenes in real-time engines such as Unreal Engine, on any display canvas and across any industry application. When working on any type of creative project, whether it be fixed installations, virtual production, broadcast or even live shows, the disguise workflow enables users to update their content in real-time, delivering astonishingly…
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When the pandemic prevented the FACEIT production team travelling to the United States to stage its Flashpoint Season 2 tournament for Counter-Strike:Global Offensive, the company decided to switch the production venue to Twickenham Stadium in the UK and use Panasonic’s PTZ camera and robotics solutions. FACEIT is the leading independent competitive gaming platform for online multiplayer PvP gamers with more than 20 million users, and a total of 40 million hours spent on the platform each month. In addition, the organisation has its own TV and Media production unit that provides professional gaming coverage of some of the largest esports…
iiyama has signed an exclusive agreement with Catalan start-up nsign.tv to incorporate the nsign.tv software into its displays. Thanks to this international homologation, all the nsign.tv platform features will ship with all the iiyama digital signage displays sizes ranging from 43 to 86 inches. The post-pandemic era is accelerating digitalization processes, among them communication in physical spaces, that is seeing a swift move from paper to digital. This alliance answers both companies desire to offer a differential value proposition in the digitalization of physical spaces, a fast-growing market that is expected to see further growth in the coming years. According…
It is often said that a picture paints a thousand words, but what about a video wall? Making its debut at the Pabellón de la Navegación (Navigation Pavilion) in Seville, the touring media exhibition ‘Impressionists’ left viewers speechless as the works of Renoir, Van Gogh, and others illuminated a stunning floor-to-ceiling digital masterpiece. With Matrox QuadHead2Go multi-monitor controllers’ ability to deliver flawless image quality across a sprawling canvas, Ukrainian multimedia company Front Pictures was able to provide a mesmerizing, twenty-first century take on the works of Europe’s most renowned Impressionist masters. For Front Pictures, bringing some of the most distinguished…
The La Coupole Planetarium, the History and Remembrance Centre located in the North of France, has announced that the planetarium can now offer visitors unforgettable journeys through the Universe in an ultra-modern 360° environment powered by Sony’s VPL-GTZ380 native 4K projectors. The 15m digital viewing dome is powered by 12 of the 4K VPL-GTZ380 Sony projectors, to offer ultra-realistic and stunning images in real time and in 3D with the highest levels of brightness, and contrasts. The VPL-GTZ380 projectors reach 10,000 lumens through a laser light source, with the SXRD 4K panels achieving the necessary high levels of contrast to…
Leading integrator and technology specialist IDNS, has promoted longstanding members of staff to create a newly formed Board of Directors. Led by Managing Directors David Shuttleworth and Darren Clayman, who completed a buyout of IDNS in 2018, the newly appointed directors are made up of staff with a combined experience of over 50 years in the AV and IT industry. Ash Irlam, who is the new Sales Director, has been with IDNS for nearly 20 years and has seen the company develop from a toner telesales company into the technology specialist it is today. Speaking about his experience with IDNS…
LG Electronics (LG) will begin rolling out its newest and most premium LCD TV lineup in markets worldwide starting this month. Thanks to LG’s state-of-the-art Quantum Dot NanoCell colour and Mini LED backlight technologies, the 2021 TVs are said to deliver a stunning viewing experience with deeper blacks, more accurate colour reproduction with greater contrast and brightness. 1 The lineup consists of 8K QNED99 and QNED95 series models along with 4K QNED90 series models in screen sizes ranging from a spacious 65 inches to a colossal 86 inches. 2 Featuring the company’s Quantum Dot NanoCell colour technology, LG QNED Mini LED ushers in…
OTHERWORLD is expanding its VR content across the UK and internationally after raising £2.9M from leading venture capital funds. The OTHERWORLD team has signed deals to open two prime locations in London Victoria and Birmingham this summer, with plans to expand to a further three locations in Manchester, Leeds and Glasgow over the next 12 months. Internationally, OTHERWORLD is recruiting franchise partners in Germany and the United States. The new investment comes as many brick-and-mortar businesses emerge from what has been a challenging time. Despite COVID-19 restrictions, OTHERWORLD is thriving, booking out weeks in advance with market-leading footfall and revenues.…
Steve Franklin, Executive Director of Cinos shares best practice and advice around preventing video fatigue and ensuring all participants are fully engaged in virtual meetings, as well as the benefits of utilising the latest technology in the workplace. Since the shift to virtual and hybrid working, we’ve all experienced some form of video fatigue. Whether it be back-to-back video meetings discussing different topics or enduring a meeting that has lasted well over an hour, the era of virtual meetings can be challenging and as a result can lead to unengaged attendees. While these challenges may be hard to overcome and…
GoBright Commercial Director, Chris Wiegeraad, explores the three key trends leading office transformation and explains the role technology will play. The move to new ways of working started long before Covid-19. At the start of the millennium, people became aware of the hazards of spending too much time sitting at desks. We began to see a shift in the design of office furniture, with the introduction of ‘sit-standing’ desks to promote employee wellbeing. Better ICT capability also changed the nature of workspaces and people equipped with a laptop and access to Wi-Fi could work from any location. No longer dependant…