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Articles May-June 2023

Lolllapalooza India: Time To Be Great New!

Viraf Pocha, Director, Landmark Productions, breaks down the intricate audio, video, and lighting deployment by several big names in the pro sound, audiovisual, and lighting industry that made Lollapalooza a massive hit with the visitors. read more

Articles May-June 2023

Cover Story: Inside Nita Mukesh Ambani Cultural Centre New!

PALM Technology sheds more 'light' on the pro lighting technology that adds an exceptional luminance to every inch of The Grand Theatre. IES, spearheaded by Rasesh Parekh, illuminates the venue with lights that spell resplendence. read more

Articles Mar-Apr 2023

Martin's New RGBW Light Engine Propults Compact, Brighter Wash Light Series New!

Mark Mercer-Buss, Martin Global Product Line Manager of Entertainment Lighting, delves deep into how the Martin ELP PAR/ELP PAR IP and Martin ERA 150 Wash Lights elevate the Martin Lighting portfolio. read more

Articles Mar-Apr 2023

Patna's Auditorium Gets New Audio System From SOUNDXPERTS New!

Punjab-based SOUNDXPERTS delivered a complete turnkey solution for Patna Women's College auditorium, including pro audio, video, lighting, control, acoustics, seating, and flooring. Sun Infonet supplied leading brands for prestigious project execution. read more

Articles Mar-Apr 2023

AV-ICN 2023 Show Preview: Strong Sentiment for AV-ICN to Establish New!

The AV-ICN Expo 2023 is a stand-alone Expo in Hall 2 at Bombay Exhibition Centre, Nesco, Mumbai. The AV-ICN Show Preview offers a sneak peek at audiovisual products, technologies, and innovations on display at the show floor this year. read more

Articles Mar-Apr 2023

CAVS, Ahmedabad Elevates INDIAN AV EDUCATION Landscape To New Heights New!

The third edition of CAVS proved once again that when it comes to carving a niche in fields such as audiovisual and integration networking, the sky is the limit. read more

Articles Mar-Apr 2023

Are Global Integrators Reshaping the INDIAN AV INDUSTRY? New!

Global integrators establishing in India are sourcing highly experienced AV professionals from Indian system integrators and AV consultancy companies. Executing large projects worldwide from India, the Indian AV industry is being reshaped to compete for international projects. AV-ICN's Editorial Assistant Ritika Pandey analyses the churn impacting Indian AV industry. read more

Articles Mar-Apr 2023

State-Of-The-Art Technology Set To Be Unveiled At PALM Expo 2023 New!

From premium microphones to cutting-edge stage lighting fixtures, from superlative loudspeakers to ever-reliable cables and connectors - the trade show floor at PALM Expo 2023 promises to bring into spotlight the cream-of-the-crop products from the pro audio and lighting industry. PALM + AV-ICN offers a glimpse into what this edition of India's biggest stage sound, professional lighting, rigging, and trussing trade show has to offer to its visitors. read more


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Pixera Delivers Precise 3D Projection Mapping At India's Republic Day Celebrations



Modern Stage Services used Pixera, AV Stumpfl's media server platform to execute the biggest projection mapping project in Delhi, India


AV Stumpfl's PIXERA media server platform was on the front lines for Beating Retreat, the military ceremony at the heart of India's Republic Day celebrations, which this year transformed New Delhi with a cutting-edge projection-mapping experience synchronised with a drone display.

Marking the formal end of Republic Day, Beating Retreat 2023 featured a 3D anamorphic projection mapped onto the facade of New Delhi's Secretariat Buildings. It was the first time a show of its kind had been projected onto the imposing buildings, which are central to Lutyens's Delhi, the historic capital district also home to Rashtrapati Bhavan, the presidential palace.

The ceremony also included a drone show, featuring 3,500 drones, in sync with the projection mapping, as well as military parades and performances of Indian classical music by the bands of the armed forces and state police.

"This is the biggest projection-mapping project to date in India, as well as the first event in India where projection mapping and a drone show were in sync," confirms Pratik Wadhwa, CEO of Delhi-based Modern Stage Services, which won the tender for the projection mapping. The show, he explains, celebrated both the past 75 years of Indian history and the present and future development of the country.

To ensure the stability and reliability crucial to delivering the demanding 14-minute show, which took place during what Wadhwa describes as "one of the most prestigious events that happens in India", Modern Stage Services turned to AV Stumpfl's multi-award-winning media server platform, PIXERA.

"We have been using PIXERA for all our projects since 2021," he says, "and we are very satisfied with the stability of the software. Features like 3D pre-visualisation, live input preview and dynamic soft edge make the job much easier for us."


The 14-minute Republic Day Beating Retreat consisted of a huge fleet of audiovisual and lighting equipment, such as Christie's 20k-lumen laser projectors, 40W RGB laser projectors, LED PAR lights, and moving heads


Fourteen PIXERA systems, including one PIXERA Director licence, bolstered a Beating Retreat set-up that included 61 x Christie 20k-lumen laser projectors, a further eight 40W RGB laser projectors, and lighting comprising 96 x moving heads and 180 x LED PAR lights.

The PIXERA software also helped to solve many of the logistical challenges posed by the show, including the positioning of the projectors and the synchronisation of the content with timecode, continues Wadhwa. "This is a televised show with a live audience, so the projectors couldn't be placed directly in front of the buildings," he explains. "Using PIXERA's 3D visualiser, we solved our projector positions during the planning stage."

Wadhwa is additionally full of praise for AV Stumpfl's Florian Eder and Horst Damoser, who "have always been supportive for all our projects", he says, and with whom the Modern Stage Services team had "detailed discussions about the project during the planning stage".

Beating Retreat 2023 took place from 27th to 29th January on Vijay Chowk, New Delhi. The projection show, which was performed on the 27th and 28th (for friends and family, and media, respectively), was scripted and directed by Atul Tiwari, while the content was created by Knownsense Studios. The ceremony was attended by India's President, Droupadi Murmu, and Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, as well as Csaba Korosi, President of the United Nations General Assembly.

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