Paris Cité des Sciences et de l’Industrie chooses Sony PSE 4K technology for its planetarium

Thanks to the configuration and combination of 4K projectors from this manufacturer, has become the first planetarium to offer and reproduce an image in 8K resolution in Europe and the second in the world.

Those responsible for the City of Sciences and Industry of Paris (City of Sciences and Industry) have resorted to Sony PSE to equip your planetarium with the manufacturer's 4K technology, with the aim of taking even more advantage of the immersive experience to ensure that your images reach the highest levels of realism, precision and intensity.

For more than thirty years, This space of science and innovation has allowed visitors to experience “intense realism”, thanks to its planetarium which offers immersive videos and 360° shows.

In order to offer your 200.000 annual visitors an even more enriching experience, The Cité des Sciences et de l’Industrie decided to change its video projectors for a state-of-the-art projection system. At the beginning of 2017, Those responsible made a decision and opted for Sony PSE 4K solutions to offer higher resolution images, better contrast and optimal brightness.

As Fodil Yazid explains, technical manager in charge of this project, “in order to offer our visitors even better experiences, we must periodically review our technological approach. By purchasing equipment compatible with 8K transmission, The planetarium of the Cité des Sciences et de l’Industrie has become the first place of its kind in all of Europe to raise the bar so high. In addition to choosing Sony for technology, “We also had to surround ourselves with powerful partners to achieve our goal,” he says..

Specifically, as Yazid points out, have been associated with “RSA Cosmos, planetarium specialist, and with Vidélio, video systems installer with vast knowledge of specific problems in the events sector”.

Ten projectors to touch the stars

In addition to the planetarium's need to constantly modernize its facilities, expectations were very high to increase color and light uniformity. For this, Sony proposed a solution consisting of ten video projectors with 4K resolution of the VPL-GTZ280 model, which combined are capable of reproducing a single image in 8K resolution, to achieve high levels of resolution, consistent image quality and brightness.

With the help of twenty computers, These video projectors are capable of projecting an image made up of 35.000.000 of pixels, a resolution with a level of detail seventeen times greater than the HD screens found in most televisions today.

To carry out this project, Sony collaborated with planetarium creator RSA Cosmos, you have already installed more than 150 structures of this type throughout the world, and with Vidélio, video solutions provider and long-time partner of the manufacturer, especially at cultural and sporting events.

Philippe Remion, Sales Manager at Sony PSE, underlines in this regard that “we are especially proud to work in a place as emblematic as the planetarium of the Cité des Sciences et de l’Industrie, with the most powerful solution currently available on the market to take image realism as far as possible and increase the excitement of visitor experiences”.