It’s late February 2012 when ColossoVision is approached by the Alberta World Cup Committee to provide a comprehensive solution for LED screens at the next World Cup event in Canmore.   After meetings, product demonstrations, and due diligence on the part of the committee , ColossoVision was selected to provide LED screens that would enhance the spectator experience during the FIS World Cup 2012 Cross Country Ski event.

One of the major enhancements sought by the committee for 2012 was engaging a high resolution LED screen which would be visible and intelligible at a minimum distance of 300 ft across the track. The solution, ColossoVisions new line of xVision 10mm DIP tiles configured into a 21ft wide x 11ft high LED wall.  The 10mm resolution using DIP technology was the ideal choice!  DIP offering a much brighter picture than SMD, and at a 10mm pixel pitch, the solution proved to be a welcome improvement over the screen supplied in 2011.

As we’re setting up the secondary production suite on the second floor of the day-lodge, I can recall Ken Hewitt walking in and telling us how pleased he was of the quality, brightness and resolution of the screen. He mentioned the response by the officials, coaches, athletes and others were very positive.

HD productions are now the norm at many of the international sporting events. With this comes huge changes and expectations in what spectators will see at a typical live event.  Graphics, scoring, results, and other content are smaller and there’s more of it!  It is very important to employ LED screen technologies that can keep up with the demands of the visual presentation at a venue. ColossoVision does this by investing into new technologies as we have with the xVision LED product line.  It was crystal clear to those we spoke to, that our screen outshone the previous years technologies used.  All of the text, graphics and content on the screen were easy to read and bright!

In addition to the xVision wide screen, ColossoVision also provide two additional displays.  The Barco B10’s were put to work providing scoring, results and other content for other areas within the venue.

Each screen at the venue had the ability to display the same content, and when needed, independent of each other.  What this meant was one screen could have the live races, the other two the scoring or results. Alternatively, all of the screens could show the live event and other content at the same time.  All of this was possible by using a matrix signal distribution system and media servers.

ColossoVision would like to thank the Alberta World Cup Committee for the privilege of providing our equipment and resources for the 2012 races.

Technical:

• 1     21ft wide x 11ft high xVision screen
• 2    Barco B10 mobile screens     9ft high x 12ft wide
• 1     Tricaster HD850  ( used as a matrix switcher and media server )
• 1     Systems Scaffold for xVision screen
• 2    Canon XLH1 cameras and fluid head tripods
• 1     Wireless communications system
• 1     5.0 Gig Boxx Wireless
• 2    Mac book Pro computers
• 3500 ft RG6 Digital cable   for SDI feeds

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