The Valencia Conference Center presents the AV potential of its technological transformation

The Valencian venue has completed its technological renovation, carried out in two phases, which has culminated in an innovative provision of audiovisual equipment in the auditoriums and rooms that comprise it, whose integration has been carried out by the specialist in audiovisual installations Ruybesa, awarded the main contract in public tender.

About to celebrate its nineteenth anniversary, he Valencia Congress Palace has presented the result of an ambitious project, driven by the Valencia City Council and developed during exercises 2016 y 2017, for the technological transformation of the building, providing all its facilities with advanced stage lighting equipment, security, air conditioning, sound and video, etc. in order to place it at the forefront for the celebration of large events and conferences of all kinds.

This project has been integrated by the specialist in audiovisual installations Ruybesa, awarded the main contract, through a public tender, for the supply and assembly of audiovisual equipment in the auditoriums and rooms that make up the Valencia Conference Center. This company also carried out the modernization of the stage lighting system last year, replacing existing equipment with spotlights with LED technology.

From a commercial point of view, The Valencia Conference Center team is working with a portfolio of more than five hundred events at the moment. Much of the success in holding this type of event is due to the versatility of its infrastructure.. The uniqueness that Norman Foster's design provided to the building, contributed to its selection as Best European Building by the Royal Institute of British Architects, shortly after its inauguration.

After the investments of 2016, with an injection of 450.000 euros, Valencia City Council has focused the second phase of the project on converting this facility into a technologically competitive center, at the level of the most advanced congress centers, which has resulted in the renewal of fixed audiovisual equipment, for new systems, latest generation developments and technologies.

Ruybesa has proposed for this renovation (more details in the attached table) solutions such as including laser projectors in all spaces (no less than 5.000 lumens); change the production system to 4K, with cameras with this technology provided with 20x optical zoom (similar to that of film cameras) and wide angle 24 mm (which offers maximum sharpness and reduces ghosting and reflections), in addition to incorporating a Blackmagic multi-layer system for a double function: camera production and live presentation.

Added to this is the use of the Bosch Dicentis IP conference system (This building is until now a pioneer in Spain in its acquisition) and the Integrus simultaneous translation system, that offers integrated solutions that link auditoriums and rooms through the computer network. For those rooms without installation or pre-installation for conferences or simultaneous translation, A portable rack has been designed that, connected to a computer network outlet in the room, receive the translation from existing booths, which guarantees maximum intelligibility of speeches and presentations, achieving debate experiences similar to face-to-face.

A new line array electroacoustic system has been incorporated in the main auditorium, that reduces distortions to the maximum and provides great fidelity at high frequencies, to offer optimal and immersive sound at all times, to the point that the Conference Center is also the only specialized headquarters in Valencia that so far has this type of fixed technology in the building..

AV equipment installed in the Valencia Conference Center

auditorium 1:

• lighting system Equipson, with light control table Chamsys and LED spotlights Mark.
• laser projection system, of 30.000 lumens and 3 chips DLP, of Barco.
• 4K signal routing system, matrices and necessary equipment Extron.
• Image capture system, PTZ cameras Datavideo and 4K models Panasonic AG-UX180EJ.
• Atem recording and mixing system 2 professional and Hyperdeck recorder Blackmagic, and Datavideo video encoder/decoder.
• Dicentis IP Conference System Bosch.
• electroacoustic system D.A.S. Audio.
• microphone system Sennheiser.
• wireless intercom system Altair.
• Control system with processor and control via iPad Crestron.
• Digital signage system for lectern with monitor LG.

auditorium 2:

• Equipson lighting system, with Chamsys light control table and Mark Led spotlights.
• laser projection system, of 12.000 lumens and 3 chips DLP, of NEC Display.
• 4K signal routing system, Extron dies and equipment required.
• Image capture system, Datavideo PTZ cameras and 4K models Panasonic AG-UX180EJ.
• Atem recording and mixing system 2 Blackmagic Hyperdeck professional and recorder, and Datavideo video encoder/decoder.
• The Bosch IP Speaker system.
• Sennheiser microphone system.
• Altair Wireless Intercom System.
• Digital signage system for lectern with LG monitor.

auditorium 3:

• Equipson lighting system, with Chamsys light control table and Mark Led spotlights.
• laser projection system, of 8.000 lumens, y DLP, of 5.000 lumens, by NEC Display.
• 4K signal routing system, Extron dies and equipment required.
• Image capture system, Datavideo PTZ cameras and 4K models Panasonic AG-UX180EJ.
• Atem recording and mixing system 2 Blackmagic Hyperdeck professional and recorder, and Datavideo video encoder/decoder.
• The Bosch IP Speaker system.
• Sennheiser microphone system.
• Digital signage system for lectern with LG monitor.

Commission rooms and digital information system:

• The nine committee rooms have laser and DLP projectors, of 5.000 lumens, by NEC Display.
• Seven digital totems with integrated monitor and power distribution system AVerMedia.