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So this is how they pulled off these effects for the 2008 Olympics Ceremony with lighting,LED screens,projectors, etc...
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Said to be the largest, costliest extravaganza in Olympic history, the ceremony was watched by 91,000 people at Beijing's National Stadium and a potential audience of 4 billion worldwide, according to the Associated Press. Approximately 15,000 people reportedly participated in the pageantry, which celebrated China's first-time role as Olympic host by dramatizing 5,000 years of the country's history.
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120 XPe-based media servers from High End Systems (HES) were installed in the National Stadium's server room -- the largest number ever used for any live event. Linked to HES Wholehog 3 lighting consoles and projectors with moving orbital heads, the Axon Media Servers helped pull off the opening ceremony's special effects in real time.
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The Axon Media Server is a 3U rackmount device configured with Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 processors, an ATI HD2900XT graphics card, and a 320GB hard drive. As deployed in Beijing, it featured a highly customized version of XPe, with DirectX, DirectShow, and the .NET 2.0 Framework.
This Opener was so amazing.Truly defines EXCELLENCE!!!
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