Think New! – that was the theme behind Volkswagen AG Group’s gigantic Media and
show presence at the Paris Motor Show 2016 held at Paris Expo, Porte de Versailles
from 1 – 16 October 2016.
Proud of their achievements for Volkswagen, the team at technical and engineering
firm FILMTEC worked with the client from day one on usage and integration of
media including LED, video, audio and lighting. Additionally, Creative Technology
provided their technical back up and expertise throughout the project out of their
London operation.
“Our aim was to improve playback performance and reduce client costs utilising
less hardware with more outputs and to streamline the content workflow using
“group of picture’ formats instead of container-based codecs,’ explained Wolfgang
Nothnagel, CEO at FILMTEC.
At the global press event at the booth, the Volkswagen brand presented its future
plans as well as the mobility of tomorrow dubbed TOGETHER Strategy 2025. The
presentation included the new ID game-changer prototype vehicle. The entire press
event utilised real-time effects playback from Wings Engine Raw 8K
“We used all the techniques you can possibly think of were used on just one
performance space, such as big graphics or projection mapping, making it
essentially the “Eurovision’ show for cars!’ said Nothnagel. “It used a classic single
presenter and audience theme which has made a bit of a comeback into
presentations!’
Each presentation saw German multimedia experts, FILMTEC reduce the media
server hardware by 30% from previous years, whilst delivering “all options included’
uncompressed 1080p 50fps content simultaneously to an area measuring 107 square
meters, over 12 high-resolution LED screens relying on none other than Wings
Engine Raw 8K uncompressed media server.
For the entire show, Nothnagel explained: “Playback was achieved using four
separate streams in 1080p50 and 1 stream in UHDp50,’ explained Nothnagel. “For
each stream, we mapped several ROE Blackface 3.9mm LED surfaces to streamline
the playback process. Using an individual LED controller we could adjust pixels on
each surface individually as required,’
“For this market, Wings Engine Raw 8K beats any competition and we delivered
uncompressed playback for the media nights and show in the quality in which it was
made, which is a big thing for car shows. It was the best option we could have
had,’ explained Nothnagel.
He added: “Wings Engine Raw 8K combines high-end picture quality and error free
playback with the fast editing capability of a layer based workflow. We love the
functionality for uncompressed video playback. What we achieved, could not have
been possible a year ago. Until last year you had to decide if you want a lot of
features that goes with a lower video quality. With the AV Stumpfl Wing Engine Raw
8K you can have uncompressed without compromise. ”
FILMTEC also designed a built-in Dante audio interface using a fully digital audio
network.
Filmtec also created the presentation at Group Night at the amazing Fondation Louis
Vuitton where each Volkswagen brand was given a 10-minute slot to present the
mobility of tomorrow.
