Command & Control
“The military is interested in lightweight, rugged, highly-deployable systems that hold up under duress and are usable year after year,” says Gil Sylvia, Applications Engineer with SpecOps. “They don’t want to have to install something that affects the infrastructure of their location;they do not want to put up permanent screens. Our systems are self-enclosed and can be packed and boxed for redeployment.
“Instead of creating the usual cubed videowall where information is lost between the cubes, Spyder enabled us to create a seamless large screen with multiple windowing which can be used with different sources simultaneously and instantaneously,” he continues. “Spyder also allows us to do two or three projector edgeblends.”
“Spyder gives us total control of switching, seamless displays and easy windowing,”says Sylvia. “We can display 60 fps in every window; in processing that’s a big deal -- a lot of times that can’t be done. But Spyder does it across the board. Although there are really a lot of systems built into it, the key is its simplicity. Spyder makes it easy for the end user.”
Corporate
“What also impressed me was Spyder’s flexibility. It was able to format windows to any configuration you wanted, and you’re not limited to the number of windows you can have in each screen area. You can move images from one screen or another or give a consistent background. And, since Spyder is a second-generation product, it is stable and reliable.”
Entertainment
“With Spyder we can create six full resolution HD screen spaces—on the LED, wall, curtain, figners and HD side screens—and manipulate 15 layers of 1080i HD video.” David Lemmink, Nocturne Productions.
“When you see the HD video signal 40 feet wide, it’s nothing less than stunning.” David Lemmink, Nocturne Productions.
“The system was designed to seamlessly run multiple HD sources to all the display destinations; the walls, LED screens, and main sheet” Mike Taylor, High Resolution Engineering
House of Worship
“We picked Spyder because we really liked the software interface: It was very operator friendly,” says Granger Community Church’s technical engineer Mike Sill, a veteran of 23 years in broadcast engineering. “The timelines, buttons and layering were very intuitive for our programmers.”
“I met with all the big-name manufacturers and nobody could tell me how to do what we wanted to do: stay completely digital so our screens would look beautiful,” recalls Nichols.
“There were digital cameras and switchers but no devices that would run to the screen and stay all digital for under $200,000. Until I saw the Spyder.”
Rental & Staging
“The Spyder technology is powerful. You can build upon it to an infinite number of pixels and outputs depending upon how the hardware is assembled.” Mike Taylor, High Resolution Engineering
“Spyder is without question the most versatile video layering system for a live environment.” Peter Joy, Joys Productions
“Spyder is a creative tool in the hands of every producer. Its capabilities make every application, conference and event very unique.” Vassilis Leonidopoulos, Videotooth Event Engineering
Broadcast
“Spyder is the only system capable of performing all the image-processing tasks required for the newscast.”
“Broadcasters are challenged with incorporating many different digital and analog formats from standard definition to HD to high resolution computer graphics. With Spyder’s universal inputs, there is never a concern about hardware or input formats.”
Visualization
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