Some recent applications of synchronised BrightSign HD media players  

Barbican Art Gallery, London

67 BrightSign HD media players drive projectors and LCD screens for the Watch Me Move Animation Show at the Barbican Art Gallery in London.

Renowned for its groundbreaking programmes, the Barbican is Europe’s largest multi-arts and conference venue, making its Art Gallery an apposite setting for Watch Me Move, described as ‘the most extensive exhibition ever mounted to present the full range of animated imagery produced in the last 150 years’.

This section of the Watch Me Move Animation Show at the Barbican Art Gallery uses a BrightSign HD410 HD media player to drive a high brightness projector showing a playlist of animation film clips and concurrently controls an Audionics energy management unit to sequence switch the lighting to the main display panels.

All BrightSign players are fitted with 8GB SDHC high-speed flash cards, providing sufficient storage for the hundreds of standard and high definition media files for the Watch Me Move exhibits.

Many of the small, lightweight BrightSign HD media players at the Barbican Art Gallery are mounted vertically on the projectors' support pole making large equipment racks and long video cable runs unnecessary.

For the full story see the Pixels press release: 

Installation: Pinnerton Video Systems Ltd. www.pinnerton.co.uk
Photography:  © James Cumpsty. 

 Stanley Picker Gallery, Kingston University, London

4 synchronised BrightSign HD media players are used by the Stanley Picker Gallery at Kingston University to present the work Dance of Ordinariness by artist Trevor Appleson. The work is a tribute to Victorian animation pioneer and photographer Eadweard Muybridge and formed part of the Muybridge at Kingston and Tate Britain exhibitions in late 2010.

The Pixels supplied and programmed BrightSign players (1 x HD1010 and 3 x HD210s) are configured for full HD 1080p50 HDMI output and networked together for synchronised playback. The Master HD1010 player has push-buttons connected to its GPIO parallel port to enable user control for Play, Pause, Repeat, Stop, etc. The Master HD1010 player controls and synchronises the playback of the 3 network-connected Slave HD210 players, each player located close to the wall-mounted Panasonic HD projectors.

Stratford Underground Station, London

Art on the Underground has installed a new film work at Stratford Underground Station. 3 synchronised BrightSign media players drive 3 large LCD screens display artist Matt Stokes’ 3-channel high definition digital film work: The Stratford Gaff: A Serio-Comick-Bombastick-Operatick Interlude. The new work celebrates the history and people of Stratford and the East End of London and runs until July 2011.

The BrightSign HD210 players, supplied and programmed by Pixels, are synchronised via their network connections and a network switch.  They are configured to run and play HD media continuously in sync from power up to power down, without operator intervention.

Artist:  Matt Stokes
Work commissioned by Art on the Underground  http://art.tfl.gov.uk/
Installation: ADI Audiovisual Ltd.  www.groupadi.com
Photography:  Michael Doherty

Ice Bar, London

3 synchronised BrightSign HD1010 media players are used in London’s Ice Bar to simulate a panoramic underwater scene as viewed through the portholes of a fantasy submarine.
The 3 BrightSign HD1010 media players are synchronised via their network connections and a network switch.  One player is configured as a Master player and it controls the synchronised playback from the other 2 Slave players.  All 3 players drive XGA LCD projectors mounted behind the portholes.  No external control is required as the players are powered up and play continuously in synch until powered down.

 National Brewery Centre, Burton

At the new National Brewery Centre’s main reception area 3 synchronised BrightSign HD210 media players are driving XGA projectors to display a super-wide animation of the 4 changing seasons in a CGI generated forest scene.  The each ceiling mounted projector is driven by XGA analog signals from the BrightSign players.  The players are synchronised via their network connections and a network switch.  The players are configured to run continuously in synch from power up to power down, without operator intervention.

Anthem, The Eden Project, Cornwall

BrightSign HD1010 media players are used for the live presentation of Beth Derbyshire’s Anthem at The Eden Project in Cornwall. Custom scripts for the BrightSign media players were developed to provide simple, reliable, push-button operation to control the 3 synchronised HD1010 media players.  One HD1010 player is configured as a Master and is controlled by push-buttons connected to its GPIO port.  The Master player controls and synchronises the 2 HD1010 Slave players across their network connections and a network switch.  On power up all 3 players are in idle mode outputting a still HD image of the Anthem logo. 

Read the full story in the Pixels press release.

CityScape, Adu Dhabi

A total of 20 synchronised BrightSign HD media players are used in the CityScape project.  16 HD210 players drive vertical ceiling-mounted projectors that illuminate a huge 22m x 18m architectural model of Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates.  3 of the BrightSign players also drive projectors that show a ultra-wide movie about the CityScape project on a 11m wide screen above the model.  One BrightSign HD1010 functions as a Master player synchronising the 19 Slave BrightSign HD210 players via their network connections.  All BrightSign players output video to the projectors at 1024x768 resolution. The players and associated equipment is controlled by a networked Que Systems show controller.

Read the full story in the Pixels press release.

Read the ScreenMedia magazine article on BrightSign.