DPI And XL Video Bring Sinatra To The London Palladium

Show Marks First Use Of New LIGHTNING 30sx+ Professional Series

May 1, 2006

Digital Projection International (DPI), an Emmy(r) Award-winning manufacturer of high-performance projection systems, announced XL Video's use of eight LIGHTNING 30sx+ projectors for "Sinatra At The Palladium", marking the first public display of the 18,000 lumen DLP projector. The production features a career spanning mixture of rare Sinatra video footage mixed with the accompaniment of live singers, dancers, and a 24-piece orchestra on stage. XL Video (Hertfordshire, UK), in consultation with Scharff Weisberg (New York, NY), have expanded on the thematic and staging elements of the original production which debuted at Radio City Music Hall in 2003. The current show is centered heavily on video and relies on nine moving projection screens, the largest of which measures 40 feet tall by 25 feet wide. Throughout the production, the 8 LIGHTNING 30sx+ projectors are configured in a variety of arrays including five front and three rear projection configurations. Content and control are delivered and administered to the projectors via an extensive fiber optic and serial network installed in the Palladium by XL Video. Additionally, audio and video cues are synchronized via MIDI timecode, thus allowing the LIGHTNING 30sx+ projectors to deliver pinpoint accuracy of projected content as screens constantly move across the stage. The show aims to create a dynamic impression of Sinatra through the use of the moving projection screens and the interaction among the live and recorded visual elements. Nick Cottiss, International Sales and Marketing Director for Digital Projection Limited commented; " We are extremely pleased that XL Video has chosen DPI's LIGHTNING Professional Series for 'Sinatra At The Palladium'. Being the first production to utilize the new LIGHTNING 30sx+, XL Video has skillfully crafted an amazing visual montage which truly utilizes the full capabilities of our brightest 3-chip DLP display." Malcolm Mellows, XL Video project manager for the show, added; " As always, the image quality from DP's projectors is stunning and uniform, this was a most important consideration for this event, where huge images are being displayed with such clarity and high resolutions." "Sinatra At The London Palladium" is currently playing through October 2006. More information on Digital Projection's LIGHTNING Professional series may be found at www.digitalprojection.com.

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