Australian
audio-visual production company, IKONIX, recently used one of their Avolites Ai
RX8 Media servers to video map a Cinco de Mayo event (Day of the Dead) at
Melbourne\’s top trending event space, Península.
The
Mexican-themed event marked the end of the five-day 37th Australian
Dental Association (ADA) Congress 2017 with 700 guests in attendance.
\”For
the Cinco de Mayo event we worked with our client to choose a selection of 3D
models that we could projection map on to,\” says Richard Saunders,
co-director of IKONIX along with partner Zachary Burton. \”We had a small
3D model printed for demos and testing before moving forward with larger
custom-built models made from foam and plaster.\”
Focusing
on the Mexican theme, IKONIX\’s animator, Daniel Tabacari, created a mix of
bright, bustling 3D content that Burton mapped across multiple three-metre high
\’Day of the Dead\’ skulls at the event.
\”Daniel
did a fantastic job of working to the theme,\” says Burton. \”He made
up some great content inspired by the traditional painted Day of the Dead
skulls, using multiple layers and blending them using alpha transitions.\”
IKONIX
ran two outputs with a canvas resolution of 1080 x 1080 for the projection,
using Ai\’s Auto Map feature to automatically calibrate their projector
positions and warp the content onto the models. Burton utilised remote access
to fine tune the projection with a laptop.
\”Using
the Ai Auto Map feature, we were able to get in close and do final touching up
using the model vertices on the output page,\” says Burton. \”Auto Map
works really well and is a really fast way of programming and tweaking. Having
features like Auto Map made our bump in quick which helped with a tight bump in
schedule\”
The Auto
Map feature, popular with designers and programmers, allows the user to
visually map content using a digital model. The digitally mapped model can then
be transitioned to the real-world model using a simple key point selection
process on screen, meaning that designers can map visually without the need of
complex mathematical formulas.
IKONIX
stocks Avolites Ai Media Servers exclusively for use on their bespoke video-mapping
projects across Australia. The team also own two Miami Dongle based servers and
an Avolites Quartz console.
\”We
visited the Avolites HQ in London in early 2016,\” says Saunders.
\”Meeting the team and having one-to-one training on Ai made us love this
product even more and we couldn\’t wait to implement Ai on exciting projects
back over in Australia.\”
IKONIX
has since used the Ai RX8 servers on a myriad of projects including; Queensland
Training Awards and John Paul College\’s production of The Whiz, and will be
turning the servers to use on the upcoming Creative Generation – State Schools
Onstage 2017 event next month in Brisbane, Queensland.
