As the project evolved, a decision was made to add an integrated presentation system behind the video wall, to allow bullpen users to connect their laptops and mobile devices to the system. The system is also built such that the capacity to handle multiple video windows on the wall simultaneously can easily be added later, as the uses of the video wall change going forward.” Initially, the thought was that this would allow the wall to display curated and custom content easily from a single remotely located PC into the space. “As well as the environmental considerations, the project needed to have this large image be driven from a single video input,” says Billy Morris, KONTEK’s account manager for Innovation & Entrepreneurship, “and that’s how this video wall is working right now. By providing the largest widescreen image that the wall in the bullpen can physically accommodate, the video wall can accurately handle 16×9 native video resolutions up to 4K (and higher – with 5760×3240 total pixels) for detailed high resolution content, and have enough overall brightness to stand up to the sunlight coming from the wall of windows on the west side of the space. The bullpen, specifically, is a space with high open interior ceilings and an open wall profile, so it needed a display large enough to scale well in the space and be seen throughout. “The space incorporates modern technology and architectural elements in an historic building. “Duke Innovation & Entrepreneurship really wanted an impact technology piece for their space,” says DJ James, KONTEK’s design engineer on the video wall project. Very impressive space and a great AV install. Additional questions can be directed directly to them. We asked Kontek to provide us with some details on the job. Kontek was hired to do the AV integration and the cornerstone of the project was an 3×3 video wall based on NEC 55″ monitors. Some members of OIT’s Media Technology team took a short walk from the American Tobacco Campus over to the amazing offices of Duke’s Innovation and Entrepreneurship program in downtown Durham. An incredible amount of work went into (and continues to go into) the development of a world class facility that showcases Duke Athletics to the world (and beyond). The Athletics video infrastructure had not received a major upgrade in close to 60 years. This and the club level of Walace Wade are available to be reserved for private or departmental events. The Champion’s Club was created above the new Duke Basketball museum outside of Cameron and features many digital screens as well. The cabling is all integrated so it can be run from remote trucks or camera locations around the entire stadium without having to run a single piece of cable externally. This helps with Duke’s exposure in the national media and provides ease of use for our own productions as well. The entire design of the video infrastructure was focused on making as easy as possible for networks such as ESPN to produce games at Duke. There’s a small studio where announcers can call games locally or at remote locations or have wrap up or other shows produced in the facility. Games from Cameron are also produced from these rooms. There are three controls rooms that can be working on different content at the same time. The signs can be customized centrally to different locations or to welcome different groups. Jack led the installation of well over 300 Cisco digital media players around the complex that handle everything from live television distribution to digital signage to point of purchase menu boards and even the massive video wall at the amazing new Duke Fan Store. Chad Lampman of Duke Athletics and Jack D’Ardenne of OIT Communications treated over 20 DDMC members to a behind the scenes look at the new studio and fan facilities at Wallace Wade Stadium – as well as a delicious lunch. The final DDMC meeting of 2016 ended the year in epic fashion.
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