Pixera boosts video mapping performance at Honda Center

Media Servers Pixera AV Stumpfl are the basis of the mapping system, made with a projection of Quince Imaging, for the Anaheim Ducks of the NHL.

Quince Imaging once again turned to the Pixera media servers from AV Stumpfl to provide the processing power needed for a new videomapping installation performed on the Honda Center of Anaheim (California).

The Visualization and Design Expert, based near Washington DC, was signed by the Anaheim Ducks, equipo de la National Hockey League (NHL), to design and integrate a video mapping system as part of a wider audiovisual renovation of your stadium, Honda Center Arena, with the capacity to 17.174 Spectators.

The facility includes a major rebranding of the Ducks, with a new logo, A color palette (including orange, a nod to the team's roots in Orange County) and the captain's announcement.

"Quince Imaging's brief for the Honda Center project was to provide the Ducks with a ready-to-use projection and mapping system with a brightness and quality that would become a benchmark in the league, plus a rigging package, a 3D motion capture system and real-time data integration," he explains Eric Gazzillo, the company's vice president of innovation and program manager of the Quince Imaging team that installs, programs and supports projection and mapping systems in the NHL, the NBA (National Basketball Association) and the NCAA (National College Athletics Association).

At the Honda Center, Quince Imaging has deployed two Pixera servers (with licenses Director and Core Control) with custom playback hardware, along with 12 Griffyn 4K50-RGB Pure Laser Projectors of Christie, to play 4K video content from the source to the ice rink.

In addition to Pixera media servers and Griffyn projectors (calibrated with the Christie's Mystique Pro Venue Edition software), Quince Imaging has used a router Ross Video Ultrix-FR1, A motion capture tracking system OptiTrack and his own Zelus display technology for real-time player and match statistics. Gazzillo praises the support provided by the AV Stumpfl team as key to the commissioning of the new system and the delivery of the high-performance images that continue to dazzle ice hockey fans in Anaheim.

“AV Stumpfl was incredibly supportive throughout the process, including collaboration with Quince to ensure reliable playback in Multi-GPU devices“, says Gazzillo.

He also praises Pixera's ability to simplify Quince Imaging's workflows, describing the media server platform as capable of managing multiple products thanks to its numerous integrations with third parties.

“In broadcast or themed entertainment workflows, what Pixera can do with a single product could, otherwise, Break down into three or four separate products or ecosystems”, adds Gazzillo. “Its ability to integrate commands from numerous third-party devices helped us deliver smooth and synchronized playback with all stadium screens”.

Honda Center Installation Latest Collaboration Between Quince Imaging and AV Stumpfl, with previous projects including designing similar video mapping systems for the Boston Bruins ice hockey club and the Missouri Tigers basketball team.