EDP makes europe's largest circular projection at its annual meeting in Lisbon

Europalco has been the company responsible for making the spectacular projection in 360 degrees for the annual meeting of employees of the electricity group Energías de Portugal. An event in which they have been used 14 Christie Roadster HD20K-J projectors that offered a brightness of 280.000 lumens for 3.000 square meters of projection area.

The electric group EDP (Energies of Portugal) held its annual meeting hand in hand with the agency Ativism Global Challenge for which occasion he organized a circular projection, which has been rated as the largest in Europe and has received the first prize EuBoea 2015 in category B2I (Business to Internal)/Convention. The partner of Christie in Portugal, Europalco, was the company responsible for making the spectacular projection in 360 degrees in which Roadster HD20K-J projectors shone for their power and resolution.

The event took place at the MEO Arena in Lisbon, the largest pavilion in Portugal with a capacity for 20.000 people. There was installed the circular screen of 300 meters long by 10 of width surrounding the tables where the 7.000 EDP workers. In the center was located a circular stage where they passed 66 Speakers throughout the three days of the meeting.

Under the slogan 'EDP One': Together for a better energy', The three-dimensional concept of the event was based on the basis that all attendees felt 'one', wrapped in the huge circular screen designed by Europalco that allowed them to experience a total immersion in the world of the energy company. This was the environment in which the company's results and business plans for the coming year were presented..

It was not the first time that Desafio Global Ativism and Europalco participated in the organization of one of EDP's annual meetings, But on this occasion the volume of equipment and human resources used was the most important, with 450 professionals divided into 15 Equipment.

"Europalco was with us from the first moment collaborating in the design and development of the project. Their technical expertise makes them a partner, not in a supplier, and we constantly test them for the solution of technical and creative problems. Their participation was essential as it allowed us to discover new ways and techniques that helped us put the project into practice.", explains Gonçalo Oliveira, Event Manager at Desafio Global Ativism.

To illuminate the 3.000 square meters of projection area, Europalco resorted to 14 Christie Roadster HD20K-J, 3DLP technology projectors with 20.000 lumens and HD resolution (1920×1080). Particularly robust equipment with Xenon lighting, that are ideal for the rental sector & Staging.

Projectors, equipped with lenses 1,4-1,8, They were placed suspended in the center of a grid at a shooting distance of 30 metre. Each HD20K-J Roadster produced an image of 18×10 and fiber optic cables were used to send the video signals to the projectors. Four Catalyst Media Server Pro v5 servers were used to manage the images. The projection had a total resolution of 25,000×1.080 and the aspect ratio was 25:1.

The use of blending and warping was key to fitting the images precisely into the curved surface on which it was projected.. To do this, Europalco used Christie Twist software for the projectors, that allows you to control and project in edge blending, No multiple visible separations, Images on curved surfaces, being able to warping them to facilitate their fitting into displays of virtually any size and configuration., with very precise pixel-by-pixel alignment.

Content with animated backgrounds and AR

The projected contents consisted basically of animated backgrounds created by the studios. Hello Movement and Olga Studio, Corporate Videos, PPT presentations and augmented reality animations made by the agency Thing Pink. All of them were specially designed and adapted for 360º projection, giving attendees the feeling that they were wrapped and immersed in the videos.

Surround audio played a key role and a high impact on the event, Using 66 sound columns with 60.000 watts of power, which produced a unique sound experience in the audience.

This has been the annual meeting best valued by EDP employees since the first of them took place in 2004. A satisfaction survey conducted after the event showed an overall rating score of 99% among the participants, and the projection was one of the most appreciated elements.

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