Digital Projection promotes the mapping of the 'Austria for Life' charity concert

The laser projectors of the M-Vision and Titan ranges of Digital Projection They have created videomapping on the return, after a break last year, of this important Austrian charity concert that raises funds for disadvantaged youth.

Austria for Life, a charity show whose purpose is to raise money for projects that help disadvantaged children and young people, recently celebrated its return after not being able to perform in 2022 (more information from the latest edition in Digital AV).

Broadcast live on the country's main public television channel, ORF 1, It had a spectacular videomapping on the façade of the Schönbrunn Palace (not Vienna), which took the form of a historical musical work, with a special emphasis on the role played by this 18th century building.

A spectacular video projection, equivalent to eleven million pixels, made by the projection specialist 4youreye, with range equipment M-Vision y Titan from the manufacturer Digital Projection.

“We love doing projections on historic buildings. We have done it at the Vienna City Hall, in St. Stephen's Cathedral, at the Museum of Natural History and, now, at Schönbrunn Palace, explains Gerald Herlbauer, owner and CEO of 4youreye, who was in charge of installing the projectors, video mapping, sound playback and media server operation, during the two hours of the show.

For Herlbauer, An essential condition was that the mapping projection was distinguished and appreciated on television, without shooting up the budget. To fulfill this premise, specifically indicated that seven Titan projectors 37000 y dos M-Vision 23000 de Digital Projection, combining the performance of three ultra-bright chips (37.000 lumens WUXGA) from the previous model, with the powerful and economical equipment of a chip (23.000 lumens), respectively.

“Many high-power projectors are needed to achieve the necessary brightness, Well, it is the minimum requirement for these images to look good on television.. Often, This translates into a higher budget for the teams, that the client is usually not willing to pay -he emphasizes-. However, the projection package directed by Titan spread and yielded, being the first time in the Austrian broadcast that the projection of a video mapping looked very good”.

Digital Projection's seven Titan projectors were used in portrait mode; five of them were placed in a single structure at 90 meters from Schönbrunn Palace, and two were used inside the stage to illuminate the side walls of the building (left and right).

He video content to Austria for Life 2023 has been the work of Media Device y Modulux with the projectors provided by ETHA International, Digital Projection local distribution partner. for the show, 4youreye combined the nine projectors with two media servers Pixera of BY Stumpfl (one main and one reserve), having a total of eight WUXGA outputs.

Despite the challenges posed by time pressure - as 4youreye only had three hours a day in one week to get a perfect projection and Herlbauer was forced to make some adjustments during the live show- “it was intense, but in the end it was worth it: The result was an impressive live show, with many actors and singers; horses, carriages, bands and many other artists giving life to the history of Austria, while raising money for young people”.

The organizers of Austria for Life They were equally impressed “by the captivating images and features offered by Digital Projection technology.”. The client knows us and, one more time, “We demonstrate that we are worthy of your trust thanks to this strong and high-quality projection.”, concludes Herlbauer.