So this is how they pulled off these effects for the 2008 Olympics Ceremony with lighting,LED screens,projectors, etc...
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.
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.
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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