Hitachi Vantara’s data processing software is being used to power the Sphere’s LED screens in Las Vegas, utilising the company's software to stream high-resolution immersive content.
With the highest resolution LED screen inside the venue and the largest LED screen in the world on the exterior, the Sphere used Hitachi Vantara to stream video content including Darren Aronofsky’s immersive film, Postcard from Earth. The system handles more than 400 gigabytes a second of throughput at sub 5 milliseconds of latency and a 12-bit colour display at 444 subsampling.
Hitachi Vantara used its storage platform, Hitachi Content Software for File, working closely with the Sphere team to test, measure and enhance how data is processed, streamed and projected.
The company also partnered with the Sphere to produce the same capabilities at Sphere Studios’ Big Dome in California, with a quarter-sized version of the screen at the Sphere in Las Vegas. The Big Dome serves as a specialised screening, production facility and lab for the Sphere Studios team to develop content exclusively for the Sphere.