iMAGsystems Lightning Takes Control
Australian video-over-IP innovator, iMAGsystems, is making an impact in the region. The Thai government Excise Department in Bangkok has moved into an upgraded command and control space based on iMAGsystems’ Lighting video-over-IP encoders and decoders.
It’s a sophisticated command and control centre, and beyond the scope of ‘digital signage’ as such, but the project demonstrates the powerful features of a video-over-IP product such as Lightning. A fact not lost on the system integrators, Vichai Trading 1983.
SCOPED OUT AT ISE
Representatives of Vichai Trading 1983 discussed the project with iMAGsystems Product Support Specialist Chris Smith at the ISE show earlier in 2017. Vichai had previous experience working with compressed video-over-IP systems and felt comfortable specifying the uncompressed, latency-free Lightning product that’s based on the AptoVision BlueRiver chipset.
The versatile video wall takes the output of three PC workstations in the room, along with input from a Wolfvision Cynap wireless collaboration system, a Sony Blu-ray player and an Apple TV, and sends it to the 16-panel video wall via iMAGsystems LZ1501E video-over-IP encoders.
The 4×3 centre section of the video wall takes the output from two iMAGsystems decoders and, via iMAGsystems’ on-the-fly, instantly-reconfigurable video wall and multi-view capabilities, can display a whole host of different viewing profiles.
The four additional screens flanking either side of the main video wall are each addressed by an iMAGsystems LZ1502D decoder.
Thanks to an elegant AMX control system interface (via an iMAGsystems LZ500DS API bridge), it’s easy to select the source, destination and video wall configuration that best suits the purposes of the three command and control room operators.
THEATRE OF OPERATIONS
More than a command and control space, the space can be reconfigured as a teaching theatre at other times.
An operable wall seals off the control room and a Stewart screen drops down for presentation and movie sessions. A 5.1 Cornered Audio sound system and Audio-Technica wireless microphone complete the picture.
An adjoining assembly area with a 16,000-lumen Panasonic projector also takes a video output.
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