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Galileo Delivers
Army Corps of Engineers delivers a captivating visitor experience
BTy Michael Callahan
he Army Corps of Engi- neer’s Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) in Vicksburg, Mississippi recently en-
hanced its headquarters building. The ob- jective of this upgrade was to educate visi- tors on the role of the ERDC and about government research.
ERDC enlisted the services of M3 Tech- nology Group, an audio-visual integrator based in Nashville, Tennessee, to create a unique audio-visual experience not seen in other government facilities.
To maximize appeal to visitors, M3 created a dramatic atrium display environ- ment. The new display environment con- tains an immersive pavilion and mosaic video walls all driven by RGB Spectrum’s Galileo video wall processors. M3 Tech- nology chose the Galileo processors for their unmatched display layout flexibility, ability to output to multiple walls and su- perior image quality.
The Galileo processors receives feeds from digital signage players, media serv- ers and PCs with custom-created con- tent. In the immersive pavilion, a single Galileo processor outputs this content in portrait orientation to two OLED video walls; a 2 x 5 video inside the structure and a 1 x 4 video wall on its exterior. Two additional Galileo processors drive 32- foot high, 15-monitor mosaic video walls presented vertically.
The mosaic video walls posed particu- lar challenges. First, the images feeding the displays needed to be rotated in a va- riety of angles. Secondly, the processors had to support two different display sizes, 55 and 45-inches, intermixed in the digital signage mosaic. Thus, the processors had to scale the output for each display and properly align them to form a seamless image. The result is stunning. Galileo pro- duced a seamless, contiguous visual across the multi-screen mosaic with dazzling vi- sual appeal.
The Galileo processor supports inputs and outputs at up to 4K resolution. The processor offers the flexibility to output in rotated and portrait orientation, and dis-
“The Galileo processor delivers real-time throughput and superb image quality, unlike other PC-based systems that can drop frames or cause image tearing.”
play content in any size windows anywhere on the video wall. Display layouts can be changed instantly to focus on particular ar- eas of interest. Operators can select preset display layouts, switch and route sources, and size and position windows.
The Galileo processor works with all types of video walls: an image overlap capability is available for projector-based video walls, custom timings accommodate the special resolutions of LED walls and bezel compensation optimizes viewing with LCD video walls.
The Galileo processor delivers real-time throughput and superb image quality, un- like other PC-based systems that can drop frames or cause image tearing. Its solid- state drive and dual-redundant power sup- plies add an extra level of reliability.
Advanced features include a unique “wall mimic,” whereby the entire video wall or any region of interest can be en- coded and streamed for live viewing else- where, HDCP content protection, script- ing for third party system control and automatic IP stream discovery for RGB Spectrum’s Zio AV-over-IP encoders.
The Galileo processor is the ideal so- lution for conference rooms, security op- erations centers, control rooms, command centers, entertainment and sports venues, boardrooms, education,
corporate lobbies and digital signage.
Michael Callahan is a product marketing man- ager at RGB Spectrum.
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