Abu Dhabi Expansion

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Digital signage players were recently used to deliver an exciting multimedia experience at the Cityscape Abu Dhabi exhibition.  41 BrightSign solid-state controllers were used in the creation of the massive Abu Dhabi city model and 3 other related models at the show.
 
Measuring 43’ x 13’ (23m x 17m), the Abu Dhabi model uses 20 synchronised media players to illustrate the government Urban Planning Council’s (UPC’s) vision of what the capital of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) will look like in 2030.
 
A scale of 1:2000 was used to show significant details of existing landmarks. Standard resolution images spread over such a large area would have looked extremely pixilated, so ultra-high resolution movie masters were created.  The footage was then subdivided into sixteen 1024 x 768 pixel rectangles delivered to sixteen ceiling-mounted projectors by sixteen separate HD210 media players running in sync.  Three more HD210 players provided the video images for the custom-made, 36-ft. screen at one end of the model, and an HD1010 player delivered the sound tracks in English and Arabic. This player was designated as the master and the other players were synchronised to it.
 
Designed and installed by London-based visual communication specialist GHA Group, the technology for the displays that bring the model to life was the culmination of more than two years of development work.
 
According to Roddy Gye, Managing Director of GHA, a solid-state BrightSign network-enabled HD1010 was selected as the master player and 19 HD210s as slaves because they were easy to synchronise. With no moving parts to fail, the players were less liable to break down, and indeed they did stay operating throughout the exhibition.
 
GHA also engineered multimedia systems for three other Abu Dhabi models at the exhibit.  Sorouh Real Estate, UAE's leading property developer, featured a horizontal twelve-screen video wall which acted as the base for an architectural model of the new Lulu Island Resort off the coast of Abu Dhabi.  For the display, 12 synchronised BrightSign media players ran a series of ultra-high resolution programs, each triggered by invisible touch buttons built into the model surround.  The TDIC, a master developer of major tourism destinations in Abu Dhabi, included two models in its stand which also incorporated video walls.  Here, a total of nine media players were used to deliver synchronised HD video to nine borderless monitors.