Medialon Helps Celebrate Christmas In Gothenburg At New Outdoor Holiday Show
Medialon helped Gothenburg, Sweden celebrate Christmas by providing show control of the city‘s new outdoor holiday extravaganza. The show — in which stills, video and graphics were projected onto the 1200-square meter facade of the art museum in the heart of the city — marks Gothenburg‘s emergence as a Christmas shopping and tourist destination. Approximately 50 shows, described as “lyrical, fun and multicultural” by a local newspaper, played to an audience estimated at 100,000 people.
Event specialist Massteknik supplied the hardware and rigging for the outdoor spectacular. Medialon V3 PRO controlled and synchronized nine Barco R12+ projectors, eight Dataton WATCHOUT PCs, seven Syncrolite SX-B52 5K Skytrackers, and a Wholehog II lighting console. All the equipment, apart from the lights, had a power backup of 35K to guarantee continuous running of the show in the event of a power failure.
Niclas Ljung was senior project manager for Massteknik.
About Medialon
Founded in 1992 and based in Europe and in the USA, Medialon designs and distributes software-based control systems for audiovisual equipment and digital media. As a leader in the show-control market, we count among our customers the largest museums in the world (Centre Pompidou, Vulcania, Metropolitan Museum of Art), prestigious theme parks (Futuroscope, Asterix, large US parks) and famous entertainment venues (Lido, Wynn Las Vegas, Apollo Theater NYC).
Manager software allows users to program and synchronize an unlimited number of devices (audio, video, lighting, image processors, special effects, etc). Its programming environment enables the easiest creation of scenarios, from the simplest to the most complex. Designed to be used in networks, it controls the latest-generation equipment over TCP IP. With more than 1000 licenses used daily in the world, it is now the industry standard.
Medialon‘s MIP is a multimedia hardware player which plays any type of digital media: Flash, Mpg, Divx, PPT, JPEG, HTML, URL, etc… with an integrated playlist programming and planning tool. MIP is used for the playback of media, interactive kiosks and digital signage in state-of-the-art museums such as the Musée du Quai Branly in Paris.
