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Christie Delivers a New Dimension in 3D Holographic Projection
June 19, 2009
Source: Christie
Digital
Three Christie Roadster
HD18K DLP projectors are being used for the first-ever transmission
of live, interactive 3D holograms from London and Montreal
to Orlando, Florida from June 17-19, 2009.
The interactive transmission process is known as Musion Live
Stage telepresence and offers a new way for people to communicate
face-to-face in real time, crossing the boundaries of geographic
distance. It involves combining technologies such as high-definition
audio, video and other technical elements to transmit an object
or person’s life-size image to another location.
Regarded in the past as a futuristic, sci-fi technology, 3D
holograms are now a reality. Their “wow” factor
makes them a compelling tool for live, interactive meetings
spanning long distances. 3D telepresence holograms can also
be used in other applications such as trade shows and retail
displays, keynote speeches, visitor attractions, lectures,
courtroom testimony, concert performances, entertainment programming
and product launches. They are especially effective for venues
requiring two-way communications between speaker and audience.”
At InfoComm 2009, UK-based Musion Systems is partnering with
the best technology providers in their fields, including Christie,
MASERGY and HaiVision, to enable speakers in England and Canada
to appear as 3D holograms and interact with their remote audiences.
“Christie is very pleased to work with an exceptional
group of companies,” comments Jeff Jaramillo, senior
director of product management at Christie. “We’re
demonstrating another unique and innovative solution that
takes full advantage of the power, flexibility, and image
quality of our projectors. Just as MASERGY is utilizing this
technology with its guaranteed bandwidth networking to provide
telepresence, new users will find creative applications for
the Musion Eyeliner product and Christie’s digital projection.”
Chosen for its superior resolution, brightness and portability,
the Christie Roadster HD18K projector is being used with Vista
Systems’ Spyder to create the largest live 3D holographic
display to date. Musion Systems’ patented Eyeliner
technology produces the life-size, moving 3D holograms that
appear within a stage setting.
It uses a specially-developed foil that reflects images from
Christie’s HD video projectors, making it possible to
produce virtual holographic images of incredible clarity with
the help of industry-standard software. Illusio Technologies
Inc. is the US-based licensed reseller of Eyeliner.
“Christie is a perfect technology partner for this application,
with its variety of choices in HD projectors as well as Vista
Spyder switching options,” says Nick Smith, president
of AV Concepts. “Illusio Technologies provides 3D holographic
projection solutions for live events and exhibits. The applications
require not only the highest resolution but also extremely
good black levels to accomplish the effect. The partnership
with Christie to provide a total solutions package, which
utilizes the Christie Roadster HD18K projectors and the Vista
Spyder for image manipulation, is a perfect fit for our demanding
requirements.”
Musion’s unique HD video-image capture processes and
its patented Eyeliner Foil apparatus4 creates the 3D
image transmitted by HaiVision’s lowest latency H.264
codec, the MAKO-HD. Smooth motion is possible thanks
to Musion’s faster frame rate of 50 interlaced frames
per second, which produces the natural image edge-blurring
necessary to make 3D images look realistic. MASERGY’s
purpose-built, high-speed global network optimizes the delivery
of an HD video signal for a jitter-free, life-like experience.
The Christie HD18K projectors display the 3D hologram images
on-stage, allowing the audience to see and interact with a
person’s transmitted image. The Vista Spyder provides
the ability to scale multiple HD-SDI signals and graphics
inputs to multiple sizes and positions. It also creates picture-
in-picture windows with 4-6 layers on one HD output.
Musion Eyeliner technology has created life-size holograms
of Madonna and the animated Gorillaz band for the 2006 Grammy
Awards. 3D holograms of HRH Prince Charles, Sir Richard Branson
and David Beckham have also been used for public-wide communications.
The Eyeliner has also been employed by leading corporations,
such as Reebok and Speedo.
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