The Australian War Memorial military museum modernizes its galleries with eyevis OmniShapes

The two video walls that have been installed at the Australian War Memorial show the life that Australian soldiers led in the wars in which this country has participated. Some systems, in format 7×7 y 6×5, that have been configured by 79 eyevis OmniShapes screens.

The Australian War Memorial is one of the most popular centers in Australia where tribute is paid to citizens who have participated in the different wars in which this country has participated.. Inaugurated in 1941 and located in the city of Canberra, the building includes a military museum (Memorial galleries), a research center (Record) and a memorial area where the Hall of Remembrance with the Tomb of the Unknown Australian Soldier is located.

The museum area has been modernized with AV solutions that fit the presentations and aesthetics of the environment. The integrator integrator Rutledge AV e ITI ImageGroup have been the companies responsible for the project, installing two video walls integrated by 79 OmniShapes screens Eyevis.

They display photographs and videos that document the daily life of Australian soldiers in the war.. The original images were scanned in high resolution and digitally restored for presentation in the exhibition. The larger of the two video walls, with a format of 7×7, displays images with a resolution of more than 23,5 megapixels.

black and white images

One of the challenges they had to face to respond to the requirements of the Australian War Memorial was the representation of black and white photographs; y, besides, The location of these solutions means that visitors do not see the screens from the front but from the side, which further complicated the visualization.

To be able to view photographs in black and white without intervening in color changes, Eyevis engineers and the ITI ImageGroup performed an adjustment of color values ​​and gamma correction through an update function in the OmniShapes integrated image processing system. The objective is that the representation of the white of each of the screens that make up the video wall is perfectly coordinated..

On the smallest video wall, 6×5, an additional video is offered with different color elements. In this case, Color adjustment has also been improved through the update function.

Adapted mounting

Another challenge was adapting to the construction standards of the spaces where the screens were going to be mounted.. The display modules were not to exceed a certain depth due to limited space and maintenance had to be done from the front..

Through the modular concept of the screen, with front support and a depth of 425 mm, the OmniShapes met all the museum's requirements. Besides, to avoid annoying operating sounds in the rooms, The volume of the fans can be adjusted manually.

“The omniSHAPES have been able to meet all the structural requirements of the museum, while ensuring black and white representation without disturbing color changes, even for lateral viewing angles, explicaNorbert Schmiedeberg, CEO de IMAGE Group Australia.