A historic French museum, located at the Château de Villers-Cotterêts, is home to a Digital Projection system, bringing the history of France’s linguistical history to life.
As an icon of French Renaissance architecture and the site where King Francis I signed an ordinance that made the French language compulsory for all official documents.
The Cité Internationale de la Langue Française was inaugurated at the Château de Villers-Cotterêts with the help of integrator ETC Audiovisuel, undertook the AV integration project assisted by more than a dozen Digital Projection laser projectors.
The restoration of the Château de Villers-Cotterêts was no easy feat, in terms of scale and significance, requiring significant restoration efforts before the audiovisual system could be installed.
As a major project for ETC Audiovisuel in 2023, consisting of more than 60 audiovisual areas using nearly 80 screens and 25 video projectors, including 15 Digital Projection E-Vision laser 11000 4K-UHD and E-Vision 7500 laser projectors, as well as ten ETC Audiovisuel’s media servers, Onlyview, handling the necessary warping and blending.
The Onlyview server brings a suite of tools, including HAP image format broadcast, Notch generative content, autocalibration, 4K broadcast, and automation, which were used to achieve AV rendering conceptualised by the Projectile set design company.
Equipped with a 1,200 sq.m exhibition area and 15 rooms divided into three sections, the Cité Internationale de la Langue Française opted for a single ceiling-mounted Digital Projection E-Vision laser 7599 4K-UHD projectors onto a 2.9m-wide semi-spheric inverted table.
The une langue monde (a global language) section, the la langue dans tous ses états exhibit focuses on trips around the world, with three ceiling-mounted Digital Projection E-Vision laser 4K UHD laser projectors provide content for, with two 3.9mx3m projection areas, each hosting four ceiling-hung and wall-mounted projection screens with a third area hosting six more projection screens of various sizes and heights.
