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LIKE A POT FULL OF INKGermany’s Most Beautiful Spring – the “Blautopf”

NEw TOPScORERThe new LCD-Boards

set sportive highlights

ON BEhALF OF ARTSThe Vatican relies

on eyevis technology

LcDs IN cONTINUOUS OPERATION

A LCD-Videowall is in use since48,180 hours, 24 hours a day

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Dear customers, dear friends and employees of eyevis GmbH,

the first quarter of 2013 is already history and many interesting and exciting events have taken place. Generally but also partic-ularly at eyevis which i meanwhile was able to get to know quite well and as which’s ‘pointsman’ i am very comfortable. during the first three months of the year we were able to continue our previous achievements. in addition, we have introduced important development steps to achieve our goal of stronger international growth in future.

Firstly this has to do with technological nov-elties with the help of which we are clearly going to maintain and expand our leader-ship in international markets, secondly with the necessary reinforcement of our profile in the marketing and distribution sector in or-der to communicate even more determined in these markets.

along with certain restructurings and the relaunch of our corporate communication line, we also gave a new look to our com-pany magazine eyevision. in the next issue, we will report in more detail on the new eyevis design, stay tuned.

We continue or series “natural Wonders of the ‘ländle’” with one of Germany ’s most beautiful geotopes, the “Blautopf ” in Blaubeuren. For this sight was not only ranked third at the internet voting of the Heinz-sielmann Foundation, but it is also surrounded by numerous storys and myths.

reliable security is the main objective for visualization systems in control rooms. this also includes absolutely reliable live image recognition. We report about this exciting topic in our section about the eyevis eye-Poi-detector.

one of the most interesting projects of the last couple of years makes it possible to complete the route between Bordeaux and lyon by car in a little over five hours. read our article about a top level control room that we are really proud of.

But as always there is a lot of information about further developments of our array of products, our projects and international fairs in which we participated.

a lot of fun and exciting reading!

your Michael W. nagelCeo

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06 like a pot full of ink the “Blautopf” – a natural wonder of

Baden-Württemberg

10 news from the markets – in a nutshell Current news from the ranges of

Control, vr/simulation, Broadcast and Presentation/information

12 free travel on the A89 French road construction project with

control room solutions by eyevis

14 on behalf of arts Presentation technology in the vatican

16 48.180 hours Works and works and works…

lCd video wall in continuous operation for five and a half years

18 Gas logistics in Italy the case study snaM rete Gas

19 Acqua Alta in venice? eyevis technology as flooding protection

20 The evolution of perfect images the latest generation of rear projection cubes

22 new Topscorer eyevis videoboards for sports grounds

and arenas

24 our small all-rounders amazingly flexible, convincingly

diverse – the fantastic omnisHaPes

26 live is live reliable live image detection through

the Poi-detector

27 Appearance at the Gulf of persia integrated security solutions at the

intersec 2013 in dubai

28 Simply overwhelming! the integrated systems europe 2013

in amsterdam

30 A strong connection the first eyevis international Partner

& reseller Meeting 2013

31 Installations / exhibition preview / Imprint

on BeHAlfof ArTS

“a door to the infinite. the Man and the ab-solute in art.” under this title the vicariate of rome in coope-ration with the Pontifi cial Council for Culture in december presented the second edition of this unusual arts project in which eyevis does play a not unimportant role.

exCITInG

eyevIS In SoCIAl neTworKS

Constantly updated information about our

projects and products, with many photos are

available at:

twitter.com/eyevis

www.facebook.com/eyevis

www.linkedin.com/companies/eyevis- pAGe 14 -

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06 like a pot full of ink the “Blautopf” – a natural wonder of

Baden-Württemberg

10 news from the markets – in a nutshell Current news from the ranges of

Control, vr/simulation, Broadcast and Presentation/information

12 free travel on the A89 French road construction project with

control room solutions by eyevis

14 on behalf of arts Presentation technology in the vatican

16 48.180 hours Works and works and works…

lCd video wall in continuous operation for five and a half years

18 Gas logistics in Italy the case study snaM rete Gas

19 Acqua Alta in venice? eyevis technology as flooding protection

20 The evolution of perfect images the latest generation of rear projection cubes

22 new Topscorer eyevis videoboards for sports grounds

and arenas

24 our small all-rounders amazingly flexible, convincingly

diverse – the fantastic omnisHaPes

26 live is live reliable live image detection through

the Poi-detector

27 Appearance at the Gulf of persia integrated security solutions at the

intersec 2013 in dubai

28 Simply overwhelming! the integrated systems europe 2013

in amsterdam

30 A strong connection the first eyevis international Partner

& reseller Meeting 2013

31 Installations / exhibition preview / Imprint

on BeHAlfof ArTS

“a door to the infinite. the Man and the ab-solute in art.” under this title the vicariate of rome in coope-ration with the Pontifi cial Council for Culture in december presented the second edition of this unusual arts project in which eyevis does play a not unimportant role.

exCITInG

eyevIS In SoCIAl neTworKS

Constantly updated information about our

projects and products, with many photos are

available at:

twitter.com/eyevis

www.facebook.com/eyevis

www.linkedin.com/companies/eyevis- pAGe 14 -

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direkt nach der Gründung von eyevis uK im sommer 2007 installierte eyevis seine ers-te videowand in Großbritannien. und zwar im Kontrollraum der Metropolitan Borough Council urban traffic and CCtv. Fünfeinhalb jahre zuverlässiger dauerbetrieb – und kein ende in sicht.

AppeArAnCe AT THe Gulf of perSIA

From january 15th to 17th, 2013, 990 exhib-itors from more than 50 countries presented the latest technologies and their know-how about products and services in the field of security at the intersec. thereby it was all about the areas of public safety, fire pro-tection technology, rescue technology as well as safety relating health, information and homeland. and once again products and system solutions “Made in Germany” by eyevis generated plenty of interests.

our SMAll All-rounDerS

For more than one and a half years the omni-sHaPes have been an inherent part of eye-vis’ product portfolio. through the diverse application possibilities of the rear projec-tion display modules there are (almost) no limits for the realization of creative ideas of customers, designers and developers. in this way requests for individual omnisHaPes in-stallations have been much more frequent lastly.

InnovATIveenDleSS IMpreSSIve

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The “Blautopf” in Blaubeuren – Germany’s Most Beautiful Spring

FULL OF INK

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The “Blautopf” in Blaubeuren – Germany’s Most Beautiful Spring

Close to the eyevis headquarters lies a fascinating piece of nature at the eastern edge of the Swabian Alb surrounded by numerous legends: the ‘Blautopf’ (German for blue pot) in Blaubeuren. It is the second biggest karstic spring in Germany and feeds the Blau that after a few kilometers flows into the Donau. The intensive blue of the spring already inspired people in ancient times.

an inkpot was allegedly poured into the Blautopf every day which is how the color of the water was once explained. the intensive, very deep blue peculiarly can be seen best if the water is perfectly clear and the skies are cloudy. explanations for the color l ike colored stone in the deep, reflection of the blue skies, solutions of copper and iron salts or blue-green microcreatures in the spring turned out to be false.

after elaborate scientific examinations it was discovered that the blue color ist he inher-ent color of the clearest water. the incident sunlight that consists of all spectral colors penetrates a layer of 15 to 20 meters. the light is refracted and hits the eye of the ob-server.

the yellow and red beams are almost com-pletely absorbed and mainly blue beams are visible. since the Blautopf is so clear, this phenomenon protrudes so clearly. the visib-ility depth adds up to more than 20 meters.

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The “Blautopf” in Blaubeuren – Germany’s Most Beautiful Spring

Close to the eyevis headquarters lies a fascinating piece of nature at the eastern edge of the Swabian Alb surrounded by numerous legends: the ‘Blautopf’ (German for blue pot) in Blaubeuren. It is the second biggest karstic spring in Germany and feeds the Blau that after a few kilometers flows into the Donau. The intensive blue of the spring already inspired people in ancient times.

an inkpot was allegedly poured into the Blautopf every day which is how the color of the water was once explained. the intensive, very deep blue peculiarly can be seen best if the water is perfectly clear and the skies are cloudy. explanations for the color l ike colored stone in the deep, reflection of the blue skies, solutions of copper and iron salts or blue-green microcreatures in the spring turned out to be false.

after elaborate scientific examinations it was discovered that the blue color ist he inher-ent color of the clearest water. the incident sunlight that consists of all spectral colors penetrates a layer of 15 to 20 meters. the light is refracted and hits the eye of the ob-server.

the yellow and red beams are almost com-pletely absorbed and mainly blue beams are visible. since the Blautopf is so clear, this phenomenon protrudes so clearly. the visib-ility depth adds up to more than 20 meters.

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MySTerIouS AnD noT quITe SAfe – THe BlAu CAve SySTeM

the Blautopf is fed by an underwater cave system which has been explored up to a length of 1.25 km. at the end of a system the Mörike-dom, a cave full of dripstones, named after poet eduard Mörike. the rain-water of the region seeps into the earth and through the underwater cave system reaches the karstic spring of the Blautopf. the actual spring lies 22 meters under-ground. even though the first helmet diver already dove into the Blautopf in 1880, the ground and cave entrance were not reached by divers until the 1950s. a part of the cave system – the Blautopf cave – was explored until the mid 1980s. But even in the 21st century the examinations of the whole sys-tem are not yet completed. therefore scien-tific dives are constantly performed.

even for hobby divers the Blautopf has al-ways been a fascinating attraction. But after several – partially deadly – diving accidents the Blautopf has been out of bounds for div-ers since the 1980s. exceptions were made

for divers of the dlrG, the speleology Club Munich and certain speleologists. that even experienced divers are not immune to the dangers of the depths of the underwater cave became evident when a member of a research group had a deadly diving accident in 2003.

so it is not surprising that diving in the Blau-topf and one of the legends about it play a role in the adapted novel “Bienzle und die schöne lau” by Felix Huby, that was broad-casted in the framework of the popular “ta-tort” series.

THe leGenD of THe BlAuTopf

in former times the people believed the Blautopf to be bottomless. attempts to sound the depth were supposedly contin-uously frustrated by a mermaid who stole the sounding weight. on the basis of this legend a rock called “Klötzle Blei” (swabian for small block of plumb) can be found near the Blautopf. But indeed the depth could

be declared quite exactly after a successful sounding in 1718 that resulted in 62.5 feet which corresponds to 19 meters.

there are many old legends about the Blau-topf but the most famous one is a quite re-cent story. in the 19th century the famous swabian poet eduard Mörike published the book “das stuttgarter Hutzelmännle”. in the style of an old fairytale several of those leg-ends are told.

the most famous legend is the story of the mermaid called “schöne lau” (“Pretty lau”), daughter of a human woman and a mer-man from the Black sea, who was banned into the Blautopf by her husband, the mer-man from the donau, because she could not laugh and only gave birth to dead children. she should not come back and give birth to a living child before she had not laughed three times. the indigenous people from Blaubeuren taught her how to laugh again.

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MySTerIouS AnD noT quITe SAfe – THe BlAu CAve SySTeM

the Blautopf is fed by an underwater cave system which has been explored up to a length of 1.25 km. at the end of a system the Mörike-dom, a cave full of dripstones, named after poet eduard Mörike. the rain-water of the region seeps into the earth and through the underwater cave system reaches the karstic spring of the Blautopf. the actual spring lies 22 meters under-ground. even though the first helmet diver already dove into the Blautopf in 1880, the ground and cave entrance were not reached by divers until the 1950s. a part of the cave system – the Blautopf cave – was explored until the mid 1980s. But even in the 21st century the examinations of the whole sys-tem are not yet completed. therefore scien-tific dives are constantly performed.

even for hobby divers the Blautopf has al-ways been a fascinating attraction. But after several – partially deadly – diving accidents the Blautopf has been out of bounds for div-ers since the 1980s. exceptions were made

for divers of the dlrG, the speleology Club Munich and certain speleologists. that even experienced divers are not immune to the dangers of the depths of the underwater cave became evident when a member of a research group had a deadly diving accident in 2003.

so it is not surprising that diving in the Blau-topf and one of the legends about it play a role in the adapted novel “Bienzle und die schöne lau” by Felix Huby, that was broad-casted in the framework of the popular “ta-tort” series.

THe leGenD of THe BlAuTopf

in former times the people believed the Blautopf to be bottomless. attempts to sound the depth were supposedly contin-uously frustrated by a mermaid who stole the sounding weight. on the basis of this legend a rock called “Klötzle Blei” (swabian for small block of plumb) can be found near the Blautopf. But indeed the depth could

be declared quite exactly after a successful sounding in 1718 that resulted in 62.5 feet which corresponds to 19 meters.

there are many old legends about the Blau-topf but the most famous one is a quite re-cent story. in the 19th century the famous swabian poet eduard Mörike published the book “das stuttgarter Hutzelmännle”. in the style of an old fairytale several of those leg-ends are told.

the most famous legend is the story of the mermaid called “schöne lau” (“Pretty lau”), daughter of a human woman and a mer-man from the Black sea, who was banned into the Blautopf by her husband, the mer-man from the donau, because she could not laugh and only gave birth to dead children. she should not come back and give birth to a living child before she had not laughed three times. the indigenous people from Blaubeuren taught her how to laugh again.

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THInGS worTH SeeInG ArounD THe BlAuTopf

directly at the Blautopf a historical ham-mer mill is moved by spring water through a large water wheel. inside the building a film about the exploration of the Blautopf is shown that also contains footage of a su-per-8 special camera that was used during the exploration of the Blau cave system. the film is called “diving trip into the World of Pretty lau” and lasts 45 minutes.

in close proximity to the Blautopf is the monastery of Blaubeuren which’s medieval buildings, today are used as classical lan-guage school. However, the monastery ’s cloister with its Margaret’s chapel, the chap-ter house and the choir of the monastery church with the Petri and urban chapel can be visited. Furthermore the international monastery concerts are a special cultural fo-rum for Blaubeuren, the region and beyond. in immediate proximity, the oldest musical instrument of the world, a 35.000 year old flute made of griffon vulture bones.

even for hikers and nature lovers the Blau-topf is a beautiful starting point for tours into the fascinating landscape at the eastern edge of the swabian alb.

Swabian saying in relation

to the legend about the

“Blautopf“. In english it

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There is a little brick of lead

near Blaubeuren. near

Blaubeuren there is a little

brick of lead.

’S LEIT A KLÖTZLE BLEIGLEI BEI BLAUBEIRA,GLEI BEI BLAUBEIRA LEITA KLÖTZLE BLEI.

MuSeuM HAMMer MIll

From 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and every full hour screening of the film“Mythos Blautopf”.

oPeninG Hours:daily from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.

entranCe Fee (FilM inCluded):adults: 1.50 euro (4.50 euro)Children from 7 years: 1.00 euro (2.50 euro)

www.blautopf.de

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the winters are causing major disruptions in the power grid. Cold increases the de-mand for heating and, coupled with the use of lighting and household appliances can cause consumption peaks. a scenario of energy crisis should be avoided. Multiple instances of substitute power supply are in place for a timely supply of various hot spots.

since december 2012, technicians have

been receiving real time statuses of the net-work on an eyevis video wall. availability of production tools, networks and state elec-tricity needs, level of hydraulic reservoirs etc. – all data are mapped is charted by the new control panel to provide an overview of the electrical system in real time.

the regional dispatch center is now equipped with a video wall of nine eC-60lHd screens

coupled in redundancy (eyeteaming) on two display servers to quick ly react to changes of power consumption.

Project management, installation and main-tenance were performed by eyevis’ partner irC Corse – informatique réseaux & Com-munications.

ConTrol rooMS AnD oper ATInG CenTerS

vIr TuAl reAlIT y AnD SIMul ATIon

eleCTrICITé De frAnCe SA (eDf)

The electricité de france SA (eDf) is a listed french electric power company. The company is the leading electricity producer and supplier in france and is currently ranked second in the world. eDf is supplying Corsica through eDf Corse, a specific subdivision in charge of the island.

veHICle SIMulATor ToronTo

In order for a vehicle simulator to display a situation correctly, it is essential to display everything as realistically as possible. In short: the driver inside the simulator should forget that he is inside a simulator. only then, driving training can really prepare for emergencies. eyevis components are perfectly suitable for this cause.

the vehicle simulator of Multimatic tech-nical Center has a 210 degree screen that surrounds the user. three Hd projectors are used in combination with eyevis hardware for cylindrical projection correction in order to create the described realistic effect.the greatest challenge of the project presented itself in the creation of a seamless transition between the three displayed images. With an overlap of approximately 20 % for each

projector the projected image has to fit ex-actly. additional difficulty: the overlapping area is right in the field of vision on which the driver focuses when making a turn. the combination of eyevis openWarP soft- and hardware allows for the fine control that is necessary. due to the available image warp-ing and blending features a very good ad-justment of the three image sources could be achieved.

the real time graphics source of the simula-tor is processed by three openWarP2-boxes. the resulting 180 degree projection utilizes eyevis cylindrical warping correction.

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the winters are causing major disruptions in the power grid. Cold increases the de-mand for heating and, coupled with the use of lighting and household appliances can cause consumption peaks. a scenario of energy crisis should be avoided. Multiple instances of substitute power supply are in place for a timely supply of various hot spots.

since december 2012, technicians have

been receiving real time statuses of the net-work on an eyevis video wall. availability of production tools, networks and state elec-tricity needs, level of hydraulic reservoirs etc. – all data are mapped is charted by the new control panel to provide an overview of the electrical system in real time.

the regional dispatch center is now equipped with a video wall of nine eC-60lHd screens

coupled in redundancy (eyeteaming) on two display servers to quick ly react to changes of power consumption.

Project management, installation and main-tenance were performed by eyevis’ partner irC Corse – informatique réseaux & Com-munications.

ConTrol rooMS AnD oper ATInG CenTerS

vIr TuAl reAlIT y AnD SIMul ATIon

eleCTrICITé De frAnCe SA (eDf)

The electricité de france SA (eDf) is a listed french electric power company. The company is the leading electricity producer and supplier in france and is currently ranked second in the world. eDf is supplying Corsica through eDf Corse, a specific subdivision in charge of the island.

veHICle SIMulATor ToronTo

In order for a vehicle simulator to display a situation correctly, it is essential to display everything as realistically as possible. In short: the driver inside the simulator should forget that he is inside a simulator. only then, driving training can really prepare for emergencies. eyevis components are perfectly suitable for this cause.

the vehicle simulator of Multimatic tech-nical Center has a 210 degree screen that surrounds the user. three Hd projectors are used in combination with eyevis hardware for cylindrical projection correction in order to create the described realistic effect.the greatest challenge of the project presented itself in the creation of a seamless transition between the three displayed images. With an overlap of approximately 20 % for each

projector the projected image has to fit ex-actly. additional difficulty: the overlapping area is right in the field of vision on which the driver focuses when making a turn. the combination of eyevis openWarP soft- and hardware allows for the fine control that is necessary. due to the available image warp-ing and blending features a very good ad-justment of the three image sources could be achieved.

the real time graphics source of the simula-tor is processed by three openWarP2-boxes. the resulting 180 degree projection utilizes eyevis cylindrical warping correction.

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new releASe of THe eyeDeSIGn SofTwAre

with the new release of the eyeDesign Software eyevis developed a versatile tool for the planning, confi guration, feed and service of squareTIleS and omniSHApeS installations.

eyevIS TeCHnoloGy AT SwISS TelevISIon

Several information broadcasts of the Swiss radio and Television (Srf) received refreshments of their appearances in the past year. This facelift of the studios design including the necessary technical modifi cations was carried out by Srf‘s technical supplier tpc switzerland ag.

at the same time the studio of the successful consumer magazine “Kassensturz” (German for cash check) was revised. art director sev-erine Waibel about the studio architecture in the shape of a boxing ring: “the underlying theme is: Kassensturz climbs into the ring for you.” the hosts are supported by a 1×4 arrangement of eyevis 46"-seamless-lCds between the ropes of the ring in the back-ground of the studio.

“10vor10”, an information broadcast of the swiss radio and television (srF), was also given a new studio design. the reports are accompanied by images, animations and video clips on a 3×2-Plasma-videowall. in or-der to meet the high requirements for color depiction and homogeneity of the plasma screens, those parameters are controlled by eyevis openWarP2 image correction units. in addition to color and brightness correction

of the image signal shading corrections are in this way also possible.

preSenTATIon AnD InforMATIon

BroADC AST

thereby the software serves as an ideal planning tool already in the design phase. omnisHaPes and squaretiles can easily and freely be arranged in a possible layout.

the software presents all necessary compo-nents in a list, all dimensions and a preview of the image sources to be placed. in this release the orientation of the displays has further been simplified through automatic “snapping”. Moreover, a measuring tool that

measures distances within the layout has been integrated. important for the adjust-ment of the devices during the installation is the new feature that directly displays col-ors from the software on the devices with-out needing single-color image files from a source feed as before. another novelty is that the software can re-ceive incoming signals from motion sensors for example and corrects the video wall lay-out and the mapping accordingly.

this was presented at the ise at a square-tiles exhibit. lastly, the service feature of the software has been revised and now offers the possibility to read error logs and perform updates.

How to get the eyedesign software:› just send a request to eyevis and we’ll send

a free version› eyedesign is also included in the shipment

of our omnisHaPes and squaretiles

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in 5 Hours and 15 Minutes FroM Bordeaux to lyon

A89

More than 1.5 billion euros were invested by the motorway operator autoroutes du sud de la France (asF) – an enterprise of the vinCi-Group – for the implementation of this project that had been planned for 30 years. the last 53 km meant four years of construction on this particular section and an investment of 1.5 billion euros for vinCi autoroutes.

special focus during planning and construc-tion was placed upon the lowest possible burden to the environment and with this on the preservation of the biological diversity in the affected region.

of course security in the planning and reali-zation of the project was also not neglected. thereby, especially tunnel constructions were in the focus. state-of-the-art technol-ogy in surveillance and traffic telematics was of particular importance for vinCi for this prestigious project. this is a main reason why vinCi already at an early point intro-duced eyevis’ French subsidiary as a compe-tent and reliable partner for the planning of the new highway section to the project.

in tarare, just before the entrance of the three tunnels, an entirely new operation building in which members of asF and the

traffic police are in charge of security for the highway, was constructed. the traffic con-trol room installed in the building was com-pletely designed and supported until the final opening by Michael Zerdoun of eyevis France. the planning alongside the large scale video technology included the furnish-ing and ergonomic organization of the con-trol room, as well as the equipment of sev-eral crisis rooms and the entire it structure of the control center.

lATeST ConTrol rooM TeCHnoloGy In operATIon

Central element of the control room is a large scale video wall that consists of six led rear projection cubes with each 60" screen diagonal and Full-Hd resolution. the cubes are flanked by two 2×2 arrangements of 46" lCd screens. different display technol-ogies were chosen since the middle part – the cubes – is primarily intended to display static image contents of the traffic manage-ment systems which could lead to image retention effects for lCd screens. the lCds on the right and left side of the cubes on the contrary show their advantages for the de-piction of moving images from surveillance cameras along the highway.

the large scale video system is controlled by a netpix controller system that is con-nected to all available sources and the eye-con wall management software. in this way all sources can be displayed on the video wall inside the control room but also on the displays and projectors in the crisis rooms. For safety reasons the entire netpix system exists twice in order to guarantee complete failure safety of the facility.

the integration of complex it components and the inclusion of different customer pro-vided systems into the overall structure was performed by rémi durand of the it depart-ment of eyevis France in close cooperation with operators of the control room. espe-cially the functionality of the eyecon soft-ware was adjusted to the operators’ needs in this process. incoming alarms of different telematics systems such as accident detec-tors and traffic flow evaluations for instance are now coupled with according reactions of the large scale image system. in addition dif-ferent predefined source arrangements can be displayed on the displays through config-ured hot keys.

Michel tournebis, project manager at asF, accompanied the construction of the con-trol center from the beginning and was able

who on their journey to a holiday at the french Atlantic coast or Spain was annoyed by the needle eye on french highways in and around lyon can now breathe again. with the commissioning of the section Balbigny – la Tour-de-Salvagny the 500 km cross connection Bordeaux – lyon is now entirely navigable. Thereby the surveillance technology by eyevis plays an important role.

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More than 1.5 billion euros were invested by the motorway operator autoroutes du sud de la France (asF) – an enterprise of the vinCi-Group – for the implementation of this project that had been planned for 30 years. the last 53 km meant four years of construction on this particular section and an investment of 1.5 billion euros for vinCi autoroutes.

special focus during planning and construc-tion was placed upon the lowest possible burden to the environment and with this on the preservation of the biological diversity in the affected region.

of course security in the planning and reali-zation of the project was also not neglected. thereby, especially tunnel constructions were in the focus. state-of-the-art technol-ogy in surveillance and traffic telematics was of particular importance for vinCi for this prestigious project. this is a main reason why vinCi already at an early point intro-duced eyevis’ French subsidiary as a compe-tent and reliable partner for the planning of the new highway section to the project.

in tarare, just before the entrance of the three tunnels, an entirely new operation building in which members of asF and the

traffic police are in charge of security for the highway, was constructed. the traffic con-trol room installed in the building was com-pletely designed and supported until the final opening by Michael Zerdoun of eyevis France. the planning alongside the large scale video technology included the furnish-ing and ergonomic organization of the con-trol room, as well as the equipment of sev-eral crisis rooms and the entire it structure of the control center.

lATeST ConTrol rooM TeCHnoloGy In operATIon

Central element of the control room is a large scale video wall that consists of six led rear projection cubes with each 60" screen diagonal and Full-Hd resolution. the cubes are flanked by two 2×2 arrangements of 46" lCd screens. different display technol-ogies were chosen since the middle part – the cubes – is primarily intended to display static image contents of the traffic manage-ment systems which could lead to image retention effects for lCd screens. the lCds on the right and left side of the cubes on the contrary show their advantages for the de-piction of moving images from surveillance cameras along the highway.

the large scale video system is controlled by a netpix controller system that is con-nected to all available sources and the eye-con wall management software. in this way all sources can be displayed on the video wall inside the control room but also on the displays and projectors in the crisis rooms. For safety reasons the entire netpix system exists twice in order to guarantee complete failure safety of the facility.

the integration of complex it components and the inclusion of different customer pro-vided systems into the overall structure was performed by rémi durand of the it depart-ment of eyevis France in close cooperation with operators of the control room. espe-cially the functionality of the eyecon soft-ware was adjusted to the operators’ needs in this process. incoming alarms of different telematics systems such as accident detec-tors and traffic flow evaluations for instance are now coupled with according reactions of the large scale image system. in addition dif-ferent predefined source arrangements can be displayed on the displays through config-ured hot keys.

Michel tournebis, project manager at asF, accompanied the construction of the con-trol center from the beginning and was able

who on their journey to a holiday at the french Atlantic coast or Spain was annoyed by the needle eye on french highways in and around lyon can now breathe again. with the commissioning of the section Balbigny – la Tour-de-Salvagny the 500 km cross connection Bordeaux – lyon is now entirely navigable. Thereby the surveillance technology by eyevis plays an important role.

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to draw a thoroughly positive conclusion for the project: “the topology of the landscape between Balbigny and tarare and the result-ing route with tunnels and numerous slopes leads to a necessity of particularly monitor-ing this section, especially in winter. With eyevis France we were able to win the ideal partner to guarantee the safety on this route through a reliable system.” according to the importance of the new highway connection for the French traffic system and the oper-ating company the opening of the section was solemnized on january 19th, 2013. in the presence of nearly 2000 invited guests and Frédéric Cuvillier, secretary of traffic, Maritime affairs and Fishery, as well as Pierre Coppey, president of vinCi autoroutes the connection was put into operation.

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“A Door to the Infinite. The Man and the Absolute in Art.” Under this title the Vicariate of Rome in cooperation with the Pontificial Council for Culture in December presented the second edition of this unusual arts project in which eyevis does play a not unimportant role.

The event series, that takes place from January to June 2013, this year is all about “The Whole in the Fragment”. Officially kicked off on December 21st at the Basilika Santa Maria in Montesanto – church of artists at the Piazza del Popolo – with a concert of the choir and or-chestra of the Rome Opera House conducted by maestro Roberto Gabbiani, the series was preluded by a press conference on December 18th 2012.

High ranked representatives of the Vatican, the Diocese of Rome and the project managers introduced the press and the public to the arts project which features some of the most important Italian and international artists. The project thereby is put out versatilely and includes a whole series of conferences, interviews, exhibitions and concerts.

eyevis proudly refers to their status as technological partner of the Vicariate of Rome and supports the event series with their established and broad experience in the sectors of multimedia and professional visualization systems. During the press conference Don Walter Inserio, director of the Office for Social Communication of the Vi-cariate of Rome, apart from the Roman Opera House, the Vatican Museums, the TV channel RAI 150, the newspaper “The Messenger” and Radio Subasio explicitly thanked eyevis for their competent support.

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LcD-VIDEOwALL IN cONTINUOUS OPERATION

following the formation of eyevis uK in the summer 2007, eyevis installed its 1st ever uK control room video wall system at wakefield Metropolitan Borough Council urban Traffic and CCTv control room during September 2007 – almost five and a half years ago!

since installation, the control room and video wall system have been in constant 24/7 365 days a year operation, helping to keep the council’s regions and inhabitants safe and to record video evidence that has been used in thousands of court prosecu-tions to bring people to justice.

When eyevis was selected by the council in 2007, following a detailed commercial and technical evaluation process, the Wakefield evaluation team, led by the operations Man-ager for enforcement, Mr. darren Pollington, noted that the eyevis proposal and solution was a ‘high-end’ offering requiring a higher investment in comparison to many of the responses that were proposing the use on non-industrial grade lCd technology.

However, almost five and a half years on, darren Pollington explains that their convic-tion to go with the high end eyevis solution has proved to have been the correct one. “the eyevis video wall system has provided outstanding reliability and operation during the past five and a half years and as you can

see from the recent photographs taken it continues to do so. We have not had to change out a single lCd display unit out of the fifteen in operation, only to exchange some power supplies and fans, which have been managed by our incumbent CCtv maintenance contractor 2020 vision with the continued excellent support from eyevis uK. We should also remember that at the time of the tender process back in 2007, competitors of eyevis were telling us that it was technically impossible to simultane-ously display 166x CCtv images on a video wall in real time. as you can see this has been achieved by the eyevis netpix video wall controller since installation and contin-ues today. With regard to the eyevis control-ler, we have had zero component failures

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LcD-VIDEOwALL IN cONTINUOUS OPERATION

following the formation of eyevis uK in the summer 2007, eyevis installed its 1st ever uK control room video wall system at wakefield Metropolitan Borough Council urban Traffic and CCTv control room during September 2007 – almost five and a half years ago!

since installation, the control room and video wall system have been in constant 24/7 365 days a year operation, helping to keep the council’s regions and inhabitants safe and to record video evidence that has been used in thousands of court prosecu-tions to bring people to justice.

When eyevis was selected by the council in 2007, following a detailed commercial and technical evaluation process, the Wakefield evaluation team, led by the operations Man-ager for enforcement, Mr. darren Pollington, noted that the eyevis proposal and solution was a ‘high-end’ offering requiring a higher investment in comparison to many of the responses that were proposing the use on non-industrial grade lCd technology.

However, almost five and a half years on, darren Pollington explains that their convic-tion to go with the high end eyevis solution has proved to have been the correct one. “the eyevis video wall system has provided outstanding reliability and operation during the past five and a half years and as you can

see from the recent photographs taken it continues to do so. We have not had to change out a single lCd display unit out of the fifteen in operation, only to exchange some power supplies and fans, which have been managed by our incumbent CCtv maintenance contractor 2020 vision with the continued excellent support from eyevis uK. We should also remember that at the time of the tender process back in 2007, competitors of eyevis were telling us that it was technically impossible to simultane-ously display 166x CCtv images on a video wall in real time. as you can see this has been achieved by the eyevis netpix video wall controller since installation and contin-ues today. With regard to the eyevis control-ler, we have had zero component failures

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and the eyecon control software v3 we are using, even after five and a half years, re-mains the most flexible solution we have seen and provides the level of flexibility we need to respond to different circumstances.”

“a good example of this flexibility was a few years ago when we had serious flooding in the region. the operators on a shift by shift basic created their own specific wall layouts to monitor specific cameras that were pro-viding very useful information on water lev-els and where we needed to coordinate re-sources with the emergency and rescue services. as you will see on the video wall layouts, our operators use the window prop-erties of the control software to color cam-era images for different regions or for spe-

cific activities that are on-going at any one time.”

steve Murphy, Managing director of eyevis uK commented “as Wakefield was the very first installation for eyevis in the uK it has al-ways been a special installation for us. as darren explained, it has followed our other uK projects and proved to have been ex-tremely reliable. in addition, the whole Wakefield project, for the overall control room design, level of system integration be-tween the security management systems and the video wall and the operational prac-tices in the control room, have proved to be inspirational and motivational to many other clients that we have shown around the in-stallation who were considering and prepar-

ing for their own control room upgrade. to this end, we would like to sincerely thank Wakefield MBC for their cooperation during the last five and a half years, it has been and remains an excellent working relationship.

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tHe ProjeC t snaM rete Gas – a Case study

GAS LOGISTIcS IN ITALySnAM rete Gas is the leading enterprise in the field of transportation and delivery of natural gas in Italy. The company can look back on a long track record in technology, research and security, since it has been designing and managing a network of pipelines, which today includes 31,700 km and is stretched out over the major part of the country, for almost 70 years.

the maintenance of equipment or for emer-gencies with the help of the most progres-sive computer forecasts. another important feature of the center is the coordination of maintenance works all over the country which are performed by specialized tech-nicians and which need to be possible any time and at any point of the system.

snaM rete Gas decided to go with eyevis as technological partner for the exchange of an outdated surveillance system with a new video wall based on led-lit dlP® tech-nology. 24 eyevis cubes, each with a screen diagonal of 80 inch and sxGa+ resolution, were installed in a 12×2 configuration with a horizontal curvature of 8° between the in-dividual modules. the video wall allows for the display of the entire national gas pipe-line network and is controlled by two iden-tical netPix 4800 graphic controllers with a redundant hot-backup.

For the backup control room of the dispatch centre the customer again decided to rely on a solution by eyevis. a lCd-videowall in a 4×2 matrix consisting of eight 46 inch eyevis super narrow bezel lCds which are again controlled by two identical nPx4800 graphic controllers with a redundant hot-backup provides full control and safety in case of a failure of the primary system.

snaM‘s dispatching centre – which also celebrates its 50th anniversary this year – is part of a strategic infrastructure to manage gas flows across the domestic transmission network. the network of gas pipelines and the eleven compressor stations which make up the italian gas system are monitored or remote controlled 24 hours a day, 365 days a year from the operation room. a large video- wall of about 50 square meters provides op-erators with an overall view of the domes-tic gas transmission network with the main points of interest and the related process information.

the new technological infrastructure is the outcome of significant works which included the transition to digital technol-ogy of more than 12,000 km of the remote measuring network, the integrated use of satellite technology, the creation of a new control room and the replacement of the data processing system, which represents the very core of the dispatching centre. Co-ordinating this transportation infrastructure through a single, national control centre en-ables snaM to optimize management of gas flows throughout italy, thus guaranteeing a secure, reliable and efficient infrastructure dependent upon actual gas demand, which can undergo significant fluctuations during the day and is characterized by a specific seasonal variability.

the management of the network structure is executed through a special solution for

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tHe ProjeC t snaM rete Gas – a Case study

GAS LOGISTIcS IN ITALySnAM rete Gas is the leading enterprise in the field of transportation and delivery of natural gas in Italy. The company can look back on a long track record in technology, research and security, since it has been designing and managing a network of pipelines, which today includes 31,700 km and is stretched out over the major part of the country, for almost 70 years.

the maintenance of equipment or for emer-gencies with the help of the most progres-sive computer forecasts. another important feature of the center is the coordination of maintenance works all over the country which are performed by specialized tech-nicians and which need to be possible any time and at any point of the system.

snaM rete Gas decided to go with eyevis as technological partner for the exchange of an outdated surveillance system with a new video wall based on led-lit dlP® tech-nology. 24 eyevis cubes, each with a screen diagonal of 80 inch and sxGa+ resolution, were installed in a 12×2 configuration with a horizontal curvature of 8° between the in-dividual modules. the video wall allows for the display of the entire national gas pipe-line network and is controlled by two iden-tical netPix 4800 graphic controllers with a redundant hot-backup.

For the backup control room of the dispatch centre the customer again decided to rely on a solution by eyevis. a lCd-videowall in a 4×2 matrix consisting of eight 46 inch eyevis super narrow bezel lCds which are again controlled by two identical nPx4800 graphic controllers with a redundant hot-backup provides full control and safety in case of a failure of the primary system.

snaM‘s dispatching centre – which also celebrates its 50th anniversary this year – is part of a strategic infrastructure to manage gas flows across the domestic transmission network. the network of gas pipelines and the eleven compressor stations which make up the italian gas system are monitored or remote controlled 24 hours a day, 365 days a year from the operation room. a large video- wall of about 50 square meters provides op-erators with an overall view of the domes-tic gas transmission network with the main points of interest and the related process information.

the new technological infrastructure is the outcome of significant works which included the transition to digital technol-ogy of more than 12,000 km of the remote measuring network, the integrated use of satellite technology, the creation of a new control room and the replacement of the data processing system, which represents the very core of the dispatching centre. Co-ordinating this transportation infrastructure through a single, national control centre en-ables snaM to optimize management of gas flows throughout italy, thus guaranteeing a secure, reliable and efficient infrastructure dependent upon actual gas demand, which can undergo significant fluctuations during the day and is characterized by a specific seasonal variability.

the management of the network structure is executed through a special solution for

the purpose of Mo.s.e. is to protect venice, its lagoon and communities and thereby pri-marily the people and the invaluable histori-cal, artistic and scenic treasures against high tides. especially in the recent past floodings have increased in frequency and intensity. in addition to the natural subsidence of the ground that has been ongoing for centuries the rise of the water level is responsible. ven-ice today is on average 23 cm lower than at the beginning of the 20th century and ev-ery year the floodings cause major inconve-niences. this refers to threats of urban struc-tures and venice’s architecture, but also the entire ecosystem of the lagoon.

Mo.s.e is part of a whole package of mea-sures for the protection of venice. the proj-ect consists of 78 mobile gates, divided into four rows that are situated at the three trib-utaries of the lagoon, temporarily separat-ing it from the sea at high tide. these gates consist of metal box structures which are through hinges connected to special cais-sons housings. they resemble the center-piece of the system that connects the gates and the boxes and in this way makes move-ment possible.

the operation is very simple: at normal tide the gates are lying in their chambers, filled with water. When a high tide is expected, the gates are drained with the help of compressed air which causes them to turn around the axis of the hinges, blocking the raising water from the lagoon.

eyevis italy has been chosen as supplier for the video wall that is needed to display scientific data from hundreds of sensors all over the lagoon of venice. this video wall consists of lCd monitors in a 6×3 configu-ration. a nPx4800 series graphic controller makes it possible to manage the video wall as a single, large interface that is able to dis-play weather conditions of the lagoon, video images and mathematical models.

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AcQUA ALTA IN VENIcE?venice, the unique perl of the Adria is also known as “la Serenissima” (Serenity) and since 1987 on the world heritage list of the uneSCo. Again and again the city has been aff ected by fl oodings – the Acqua alta. In order to counter those situations the Mo.S.e (modulo sperimentale elettromeccanico) was called into life in which eyevis technology is put into operation.

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tHe latest Generation oF eyevis’ rear ProjeC tion CuBes

ThE EVOLUTION OF PERFEcT IMAGES

As the fi rst manufacturer of rear-projection solutions using leDs as a light source, eyevis looks back on years of experience with this technology. Based on the know-how of numerous installations of leD-based projection solutions eyevis developed the eC-1000 Series.

nach ihrem ersten auftritt auf der infoComm 2011, ist die zweite Generation der High-Brightness Cubes der eC-1000 serie jetzt als komplette Produktpalette mit Model-len in verschiedenen Größen und auflösungen verfügbar.

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the eC-1000 series complements the product range of our rear-projection units for applications in which the brightness of the previously available standard versions was not sufficient.

For example in presentation areas, the cubes may require a higher brightness of the displayed image. in comparison to standard leds these provide a remark-ably higher light output. the cubes from the eC-1000 se-ries are available in sxGa+, uxGa, Full Hd and WuxGa.While our standard cubes still use tried and tested stan-dard leds as light source for the projector, the projectors in the cubes from the eC-1000 series feature new Clus-ter-leds, where the active led surface is divided into several sections. Besides higher light output this also guarantees that in the event of a failure of a single led section, the image is preserved in almost its entire con-dition.

BrIGHTer pICTureS wITH leSS power ConSuMpTIon

although the cubes from the eC-1000 series have a higher light output, power consumption has not risen. For typical applications like in control rooms, the power consumption is even up to 20% less compared to values of our standard cubes.at the same time the heat dissipation of the cubes could be lowered, which reduces the demands on the HvaC systems in control rooms. thus, the devices from the eC-1000 series are not only brighter, they also save energy!

Available versionssxGa+ (4 : 3/1400 × 1050 px) in 50", 67", 70", 80" und 100"uxGa (4 : 3/1600 × 1200 px) in 70"Full Hd (16 : 9/1920 × 1080 px) in 50", 60" und 67"WuxGa (16 : 10/1920 × 1200 px) in 56" und 70"

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for the upcoming basketball season digital advertising spaces at the courtside are mandatory for all Bundesliga clubs. Since December 19th 2012 the walter Tigers Tübingen are already equipped with high resolution eyevis lCD video boards and in this way provide sponsors with much more fl exible advertising possibilities than before.

the new lCd video boards, suitable for images and vi-deos, are based on the proven eyevis 55"-seamless-lCd monitors. they are equipped with Full-Hd resolution and direct-led-Backlight, which allows for a very homoge-nous depiction of image contents. each of the boards provides an image area of 1.2 m width and 70 cm height. through the thin frame of the single displays there is only a 5.7 mm wide bezel between the monitors standing next to each other. the displays are equipped with an in-ternal matrix feature, which allows for a pass-through of image signals and control and in this way minimizes the cabling effort.

the solid and thought-through mechanical design makes the video boards extremely stabile and resistant against the impact of balls or players. at the same time the boards provided wheels allow for a quick and flexi-ble setup and space-saving storing. dependinig on the viewing distance or the angle of the audience or the tv cameras, the inclination angle can be varied in different steps up to an upright position.

the decisive advantage of lCds against led-based board systems is the high resolution that allows for a depiction of significantly finer contents and their readability even for short viewing distances. due to extensive adjustment possibilities for color depiction and especially color tem-perature the boards can also be calibrated to different ambient light conditions, which is crucial for tv broad-casts for example. optionally the presentation properties of the boards can with the eyevis Color-adjustment-sys-tem, which consists of software and a sensor, semiauto-matically be matched in a few minutes.

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for more than one and a half years the omniSHApeS have been an inherent part of eyevis’ product portfolio. Through the diverse application possibilities of the rear projection display modules there are (almost) no limits for the realization of creative ideas of customers, designers and developers. In this way requests for individual omniSHApeS installations have been much more frequent lastly.

AMAZInG In AMSTerDAM

at the ise in amsterdam in late january 2013 two exhibits were presented that on one hand demonstrated the possibilities of the omnisHaPes in general and the diver-sity of the product in detail on the other. the biggest exhibit at the eyevis booth re-sembled a half arch of omnisHaPes. the construction was based on the already fa-miliar walkable 4×4 omnisHaPes platform. the half arch comprised a configuration of 4×12 omnisHaPes which from the seventh row on was curved in a 15° angle creating an overhang that overstretched the floor like a dome.

through the mirror tiles attached to the sides an interesting spatial effect was pre-sented to the visitors due to the opposing mirror areas. this unique setup turned out to be a real visitor magnet. through two infra-red cameras the visitors could interact with the inactive display content on the platform as well as on the wall, which again increased the audience’s interests.

DIGITAl SIGnAGe Done DIfferenTly

a comparatively quite small exhibit out of five vertically arranged omnisHaPes pre-sented two new kinds of screen shapes. so far the omnisHaPes were available with eight different screen shapes (rectangular, pentagonal, hexagonal or with a cut-off at any corner).

on a Point-of-information made up of five omnisHaPes, screens with two corners cut off were used on the top and on the bottom end of the symbolic character “i”. this exhibit was an eye-catcher through its shape itself, but further served as a brochure display stand providing leaflets on our products to the visitors.

even for the design of company logos the omnisHaPes can completely play out their advantages in flexibility and diversity: at the innovations award of the Kreissparkasse reut-lingen (a regional bank) the omnisHaPes received a prize as an outstanding and inno-vative product. For this occasion the Kreiss-parkasse logo was built out of omnisHaPes and displayed the according content.

GAMe wITHouT lIMITS

For the future there are further small and big prospective projects. representative there-fore is an arrangement of horizontally offset omnisHaPes in a diagonally stepped layout which can be realized through specially de-signed connection plates.

another example is an arrangement of omni-sHaPes in the shape of a gateway with three columns. With this composition completely new shapes can be realized which demon-strate the flexibility and diversity of the rear projection display modules.

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for more than one and a half years the omniSHApeS have been an inherent part of eyevis’ product portfolio. Through the diverse application possibilities of the rear projection display modules there are (almost) no limits for the realization of creative ideas of customers, designers and developers. In this way requests for individual omniSHApeS installations have been much more frequent lastly.

AMAZInG In AMSTerDAM

at the ise in amsterdam in late january 2013 two exhibits were presented that on one hand demonstrated the possibilities of the omnisHaPes in general and the diver-sity of the product in detail on the other. the biggest exhibit at the eyevis booth re-sembled a half arch of omnisHaPes. the construction was based on the already fa-miliar walkable 4×4 omnisHaPes platform. the half arch comprised a configuration of 4×12 omnisHaPes which from the seventh row on was curved in a 15° angle creating an overhang that overstretched the floor like a dome.

through the mirror tiles attached to the sides an interesting spatial effect was pre-sented to the visitors due to the opposing mirror areas. this unique setup turned out to be a real visitor magnet. through two infra-red cameras the visitors could interact with the inactive display content on the platform as well as on the wall, which again increased the audience’s interests.

DIGITAl SIGnAGe Done DIfferenTly

a comparatively quite small exhibit out of five vertically arranged omnisHaPes pre-sented two new kinds of screen shapes. so far the omnisHaPes were available with eight different screen shapes (rectangular, pentagonal, hexagonal or with a cut-off at any corner).

on a Point-of-information made up of five omnisHaPes, screens with two corners cut off were used on the top and on the bottom end of the symbolic character “i”. this exhibit was an eye-catcher through its shape itself, but further served as a brochure display stand providing leaflets on our products to the visitors.

even for the design of company logos the omnisHaPes can completely play out their advantages in flexibility and diversity: at the innovations award of the Kreissparkasse reut-lingen (a regional bank) the omnisHaPes received a prize as an outstanding and inno-vative product. For this occasion the Kreiss-parkasse logo was built out of omnisHaPes and displayed the according content.

GAMe wITHouT lIMITS

For the future there are further small and big prospective projects. representative there-fore is an arrangement of horizontally offset omnisHaPes in a diagonally stepped layout which can be realized through specially de-signed connection plates.

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Digital image technology has become an integral part of modern control room technology. live images in control room operation are created by special image processors which provide operational security to a high degree. However, malfunctions, software or other failures of the signal pathway between processor and the display device cannot completely be eliminated. Therefore a reliable detection of live-images is absolutely necessary. exactly for this reason the eyevis eye-Detector was designed.

In order to guarantee that the displayed image actually resembles a live-image – instead of a frozen screen, a system is needed which monitors the live-status of the image signal and is able to activate an alarm if this status cannot be recognized reliably.

For this live-image detection the imaging processor in addition to the contol room image in a small area of the monitor dis-plays so called Heartbeat-Impulses which are groups of pixels that change their color and brightness periodically in an exactly defined way. Is this periodical change de-tected in the displayed image or the DVI signal it is certain that the displayed im-age is a valid live image. If the periodical image changes are not detected, an error has ocuured in the image production the connected signal processor. In this case an alarm is activated that draws attention to this error.

The Heartbeat signal is defined by three parameters: color, change of intensity and frequency. The eyevis detector allows for the definition of up to 32 positions within the image signal for those Heartbeat sig-nals. Even if only one of these defined POIs (Points of Interest) changes concerning the parameters, an alarm is activated.

ADDITIonAl SeCurITy

In addition to the detection of heartbeat signals the eyevis detector processes fur-ther security surveys in order to doubt-lessly detect possible signal failures. In this way the system constantly monitors the fed image resolution. If it changes an alarm signal independent from the Heart-beat surveillance is activated.

Very important: if no image signal is fed in the first place, Heartbeat surveillance can-not be performed either. For this reason this error is signaled through a seperate alarm channel.

In case of a supply voltage failure, all alarm contacts have to be closed. Therefore the contacts are opened by voltage in order for them to close automatically as soon as there is no supply voltage.

The system is configured by a Windows software in which all configurations are saved permanently on the device. For the operation no software and no connection to the computer is necessary. In addition to the configuration the software is able to activate an alarm test and display informa-tion about the current resolution and im-age repetition frequency.

All in all it can be said: the EYE-POI-Detec-tor is an important factor for the reliable operation of control rooms. For questions and details feel free to ask our experts at eyevis.

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Digital image technology has become an integral part of modern control room technology. live images in control room operation are created by special image processors which provide operational security to a high degree. However, malfunctions, software or other failures of the signal pathway between processor and the display device cannot completely be eliminated. Therefore a reliable detection of live-images is absolutely necessary. exactly for this reason the eyevis eye-Detector was designed.

In order to guarantee that the displayed image actually resembles a live-image – instead of a frozen screen, a system is needed which monitors the live-status of the image signal and is able to activate an alarm if this status cannot be recognized reliably.

For this live-image detection the imaging processor in addition to the contol room image in a small area of the monitor dis-plays so called Heartbeat-Impulses which are groups of pixels that change their color and brightness periodically in an exactly defined way. Is this periodical change de-tected in the displayed image or the DVI signal it is certain that the displayed im-age is a valid live image. If the periodical image changes are not detected, an error has ocuured in the image production the connected signal processor. In this case an alarm is activated that draws attention to this error.

The Heartbeat signal is defined by three parameters: color, change of intensity and frequency. The eyevis detector allows for the definition of up to 32 positions within the image signal for those Heartbeat sig-nals. Even if only one of these defined POIs (Points of Interest) changes concerning the parameters, an alarm is activated.

ADDITIonAl SeCurITy

In addition to the detection of heartbeat signals the eyevis detector processes fur-ther security surveys in order to doubt-lessly detect possible signal failures. In this way the system constantly monitors the fed image resolution. If it changes an alarm signal independent from the Heart-beat surveillance is activated.

Very important: if no image signal is fed in the first place, Heartbeat surveillance can-not be performed either. For this reason this error is signaled through a seperate alarm channel.

In case of a supply voltage failure, all alarm contacts have to be closed. Therefore the contacts are opened by voltage in order for them to close automatically as soon as there is no supply voltage.

The system is configured by a Windows software in which all configurations are saved permanently on the device. For the operation no software and no connection to the computer is necessary. In addition to the configuration the software is able to activate an alarm test and display informa-tion about the current resolution and im-age repetition frequency.

All in all it can be said: the EYE-POI-Detec-tor is an important factor for the reliable operation of control rooms. For questions and details feel free to ask our experts at eyevis.

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VALID hEARTBEATSIGNALRegular, accurate operating

FALSE hEARTBEATSIGNALno live image

MISSINGhEARTBEATSIGNALno live image

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from January 15th to 17th, 2013, 990 exhibitors from more than 50 countries presented the latest technologies and their know-how for products and services in the fi elds of safety and security. primarily involved were the issues of public security, fi re protection technology, rescue technology as well as safety relating health, information and homeland protection. And once again eyevis products and system solutions “Made in Germany” drew overwhelming attention.

The trade fair that already took place for the 15th time recorded an increase in visitor numbers of 10 percent in compari-son to the previous year and with this was able to confirm its status as an interna-tional professional trade and information platform.

With a team of altogether six exhibitors, eyevis presented the latest technologies in the area of large scale video systems for se-curity technology in Hall 3, booth 3-727C. In cooperation with Grupo Floria – a pro-vider of complete solutions for control rooms, Advancis – a supplier of software for building and security management, Cento Design – a manufacturer of control room chairs, Acic – provider of intelligent video analytics systems and DNN – data storage infrastructure provider, sophisti-cated and functional complete solutions were presented.

eyevis provided the entire exhibition booth with selected equipment. With a 3×2 60" cube wall, a control room was simulated and several 55-inch LCD screens were used to display additional informa-tion at POI counters on the stand. The con-ference area on the stand was equipped with a 82-inch LCD touch monitor as a cen-tral presentation medium. Advancis made use of a video wall comprising 2×2 55-inch seamless LCD screens to present their software solutions, and an additional 22-inch transparent LCD in a diorama box caught the visitors‘ eyes.

Especially the complete solutions in the area of security surveillance convinced many of the international expert visitors. In this way numerous conversations and discussions arose for eyevis’ skilled staff. New, promis-ing contacts were established and existing relationships were deep-ened.

People just meet – in Dubai.

eyevis at interseC 2013 in duBai

APPEARANcE AT ThE GULF OF PERSIA

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The ISe 2013 in Amsterdam turned out to be an outstanding event full of highlights. 894 exhibitors made the three days the worlds largest fair in the fi eld of Digital Signage. Consequentially eyevis drew the attention of the international expert audience at the very same booth as in 2011.

With over 44,000 expert visitors a new visitor record was set at the integrated systems eu-rope 2013 in amsterdam. the eyevis booth on which the swabian high-tech producer presented the whole array of visualization solutions for presentation, information, sur-veillance, control and simulation. the devel-opments in the depiction of three-dimen-sional contents, the interaction with digital displays and the presentation of high defini-tion contents was the primary focus.

the topic of 3d that is gaining more and more importance played a crucial role in two display technologies. Firstly the “shape-shifters”, the omnisHaPes rear projection displays are now also available as active stereo version due to the new 120 Hz tech-nology. especially interesting here: through the flexibility of the omnisHaPes the new 3d-versions allow for the creation of differ-ent shapes that, in combination with active 3d shutter glasses, support the depiction of

three-dimensional contents in breathtaking reality and image quality. another novelty in the field of 3d was presented with the 55"-seamless-lCds with passive stereo re-solution that provides the viewer with the help of an according filter glasses with 3d images on video walls in any size.

as true all-rounders in terms of creativity the omnisHaPes, the squaretiles and the transparent lCd screens showed their whole potential at the ise. at the omnisHaPes in-stallation as floor area with overhanging omni-sHaPes video wall the visitors were able to walk around in a room completely covered with displays and in this way dive into new image worlds. the presentation of the omni-sHaPes was designed as an infopoint ar-rangement (“i”) and a free standing structure that was changed continuously. like this the flexibility of the devices and the possibility of the Microline designer – the planning and control software – was impressively

proven. the topic of interactivity was imple-mented through a a 3×2 55"-seamless-lCds with touch overlay and the new touch ver-sions of the slim, large-format eyevis edge-led-lCd monitors. Moreover in the digital signage sector, new High-Brightness-lCds for indoor as well as outdoor applications could be seen.

For many years eyevis rear projection cubes have been an important factor in the sector of surveillance and control. so eyevis again presented the latest version of this series as 60"-Full-Hd version with Cluster-leds for an improved luminous efficacy. of course the new generations of the netpix video wall controller and video-over-iP solutions from the reutlingen high-tech company also had to be present. the visitors were fascinated by the outstanding image sharpness and bril-liance of the Quad-Full-Hd displays in 31.5" or 60" and the new WQxGa-dlP projector.

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SIMPLy OVERwhELMING!

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The ISe 2013 in Amsterdam turned out to be an outstanding event full of highlights. 894 exhibitors made the three days the worlds largest fair in the fi eld of Digital Signage. Consequentially eyevis drew the attention of the international expert audience at the very same booth as in 2011.

With over 44,000 expert visitors a new visitor record was set at the integrated systems eu-rope 2013 in amsterdam. the eyevis booth on which the swabian high-tech producer presented the whole array of visualization solutions for presentation, information, sur-veillance, control and simulation. the devel-opments in the depiction of three-dimen-sional contents, the interaction with digital displays and the presentation of high defini-tion contents was the primary focus.

the topic of 3d that is gaining more and more importance played a crucial role in two display technologies. Firstly the “shape-shifters”, the omnisHaPes rear projection displays are now also available as active stereo version due to the new 120 Hz tech-nology. especially interesting here: through the flexibility of the omnisHaPes the new 3d-versions allow for the creation of differ-ent shapes that, in combination with active 3d shutter glasses, support the depiction of

three-dimensional contents in breathtaking reality and image quality. another novelty in the field of 3d was presented with the 55"-seamless-lCds with passive stereo re-solution that provides the viewer with the help of an according filter glasses with 3d images on video walls in any size.

as true all-rounders in terms of creativity the omnisHaPes, the squaretiles and the transparent lCd screens showed their whole potential at the ise. at the omnisHaPes in-stallation as floor area with overhanging omni-sHaPes video wall the visitors were able to walk around in a room completely covered with displays and in this way dive into new image worlds. the presentation of the omni-sHaPes was designed as an infopoint ar-rangement (“i”) and a free standing structure that was changed continuously. like this the flexibility of the devices and the possibility of the Microline designer – the planning and control software – was impressively

proven. the topic of interactivity was imple-mented through a a 3×2 55"-seamless-lCds with touch overlay and the new touch ver-sions of the slim, large-format eyevis edge-led-lCd monitors. Moreover in the digital signage sector, new High-Brightness-lCds for indoor as well as outdoor applications could be seen.

For many years eyevis rear projection cubes have been an important factor in the sector of surveillance and control. so eyevis again presented the latest version of this series as 60"-Full-Hd version with Cluster-leds for an improved luminous efficacy. of course the new generations of the netpix video wall controller and video-over-iP solutions from the reutlingen high-tech company also had to be present. the visitors were fascinated by the outstanding image sharpness and bril-liance of the Quad-Full-Hd displays in 31.5" or 60" and the new WQxGa-dlP projector.

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alongside the presence at the own booth 2a73 eyevis also participated in the Mega-Pixel summit, that took place in the frame-work of the ise, with a presentation and product presentations. at this accompany-ing event organized by insight Media, Hans-Günther nusseck from the eyevis develop-ment department gave interesting insight

and practical examples concerning “ the omnisHaPes approach for High resolution video Walls” on the basis of a 4×4 omni-sHaPes installation.

the concluding summary for eyevis: even for the noble manufacturer in terms of high-end visualization the ise 2013 set new

records concerning number of visitors and expert conversations. once more eyevis were able to underscore and expand their rightful claim of one of the top spots in in-ternational business.

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it-director Mark schmidt introduced the new eyecon v5 software with numerous novelties and improvements and reported on the “new” netpix. Both products of our it department since early this year present themselves in a new, more efficient version which’s features were clarified during the presentation. Hans-Günther nusseck, in charge of the de-velopment of the omnisHaPes, reported on their new features that were implemented in our small all-rounders. this especially in-

cludes the revised version of the planning and installation tool, the eyedesign soft-ware, and the new 120 Hz versions for ac-tive-stereo depiction of three-dimensional image contents. the presentation of the new high brightness cubes of the eC-1000 series was performed by our chief developer and technological director Heiko schaich, who also gave a general outlook of this year’s ex-pected product innovations by eyevis. Finally Michael W. nagel and our interna-tional sales director eric Hénique gave an

overview over our fields of business and pointed out in which regions and market segments we see further potential and how we intend to approach them more specifi-cally.

at the final dinner in familiar atmosphere a successful exhibition week with many inspir-ing and informative expert conversations came to a conclusion.

eyevis Partner & reseller MeetinG

A STRONG cONNEcTIONAs last year the international eyevis partner & reseller meeting took place following the ISe in Amsterdam. About 40 partners and retailers met this year at the event at the park Hotel in Amsterdam. Alongside the many presented product innovations another item on the agenda was of great interest: the new eyevis management for the fi rst time met with international partners and resellers. After a short welcome speech by Mr. nagel - the new eyevis Ceo - the program went on. The eyevis experts introduced novelties in the software, hardware and lCD sectors.

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it-director Mark schmidt introduced the new eyecon v5 software with numerous novelties and improvements and reported on the “new” netpix. Both products of our it department since early this year present themselves in a new, more efficient version which’s features were clarified during the presentation. Hans-Günther nusseck, in charge of the de-velopment of the omnisHaPes, reported on their new features that were implemented in our small all-rounders. this especially in-

cludes the revised version of the planning and installation tool, the eyedesign soft-ware, and the new 120 Hz versions for ac-tive-stereo depiction of three-dimensional image contents. the presentation of the new high brightness cubes of the eC-1000 series was performed by our chief developer and technological director Heiko schaich, who also gave a general outlook of this year’s ex-pected product innovations by eyevis. Finally Michael W. nagel and our interna-tional sales director eric Hénique gave an

overview over our fields of business and pointed out in which regions and market segments we see further potential and how we intend to approach them more specifi-cally.

at the final dinner in familiar atmosphere a successful exhibition week with many inspir-ing and informative expert conversations came to a conclusion.

eyevis Partner & reseller MeetinG

A STRONG cONNEcTIONAs last year the international eyevis partner & reseller meeting took place following the ISe in Amsterdam. About 40 partners and retailers met this year at the event at the park Hotel in Amsterdam. Alongside the many presented product innovations another item on the agenda was of great interest: the new eyevis management for the fi rst time met with international partners and resellers. After a short welcome speech by Mr. nagel - the new eyevis Ceo - the program went on. The eyevis experts introduced novelties in the software, hardware and lCD sectors.

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ConTrol rooMS AnD operATInG CenTerS

MagalcomIsrael, Tel Aviv 27× 56" eC-56-lWxt-CP1× nPx-4836-d12-iP641× eyecon v4 Basic

CGeS AD Montenegro, podgorica 8× 70" eC-70-lWxt-CP2× nPx-4808-d8-iP161× eyecon v4 Premium

Aurizon Mining ltd. Australia, CI 22× 55" eye-lCd-5500-M-usn-ld 1× nPx-4816-d4-iP81× nPx-4812-d4-iP81× nPx-4816-d4-iP321× nPx-4812-d4-iP321× eyecon v5 Premium

Av- AnD BroADCAST-rAnGe

Shenyang Tv StationChina, Shenyang14× 67" eC-67-lsxt+-BB

Hessischer rundfunkGermany, frankfurt4× 21" eye-lCd-2100-HB-BC

preSenTATIon AnD InforMATIon

AuDI Design StudioGermany, Munich4× 60" eye-lCd-6000-sn1× nPx-4820-d8-G1.01× eyecon v4 lite

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EW-Fachtagung »Mainzer

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13.05.2013

Whitlock Converence shows,

Dallas

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IFSEC, Birmingham

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tehnika faire, Belgrade

22. – 24.05.2013

ITEC, Rome

04. – 07.06.2013

Image, Sottsdale

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Consulectra Symposium,

Hamburg

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Super Computing (ICS),

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Le Bourget, Paris

18. – 20.06.2013

Showtech, Berlin

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IBC, Amsterdam

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APS, Paris

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Viscom, Paris

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VGB Kongress, Maastricht

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ABB Forum, Heidelberg

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ISRussia, Moscow

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Batimat, Paris

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Sicherheit, Zurich

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Milipol, Paris

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HEAVENT, Paris

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