Quince Imaging has turned to AV Stumpfl’s Pixera media-server platform to provide the processing power for a new projection-mapping installation at the Honda Center in Anaheim, California.
The visual display and design expert, based near Washington DC, was hired by National Hockey League (NHL) team the Anaheim Ducks to design and integrate a projection-mapping system as part of a wider AV overhaul of their home ground, the 17,174-capacity Honda Center arena. The installation complemented a significant rebranding for the Ducks ahead of the 2024–25 NHL season which also included a new logo, colour scheme (including orange, a nod to the team’s roots in Orange County) and captain announcement.
Quince Imaging’s brief for the Honda Center project was to provide the Ducks with a turnkey projection-mapping system featuring league-leading brightness and quality, as well as a rigging package, a 3D motion-capture system and real-time data integration, explains Eric Gazzillo, the company’s VP of innovation, who serves as programme director of a Quince Imaging team that installs, programmes and supports projection-mapping systems across the NHL, NBA (National Basketball Association) and NCAA (National Collegiate Athletic Association).
At the Honda Center, Quince Imaging deployed two Pixera servers (running Pixera Director and Pixera control Core licences) with custom playback hardware, along with 12 Griffyn 4K50-RGB pure laser projectors, to deliver 4K video content from source to the ice.
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