Video mapping - Proxima media servers
Video mapping with Proxima media servers
Video mapping (projection mapping) is a projection technique in which the image is fitted to the shape of a specific surface: a building facade, a stage set, a sculpture, a scale model or a restaurant table. This turns even an irregular object into a screen, and the animation can emphasise its form or transform it completely. Much of the result depends on the media server, which plays back the content, corrects the image geometry and keeps all projectors in sync.
In this category you will find Proxima servers from French manufacturer Waves System, designed for museums, theme parks, retail spaces, escape rooms, restaurants, events and permanent installations.
Proxima models
Proxima 4020 is a compact server with two HDMI 2.1 outputs (up to WUXGA 1920 × 1200 at 60 Hz), well suited to smaller installations with one or two projectors. Proxima 4040 comes in a 4U rack chassis with four DisplayPort 1.4 outputs and handles up to four 4K images or a single 8K image. Proxima 4060 offers six 4K outputs and is built for large multi-projector shows, such as building facade projections.
Server capabilities
Proxima software lets you correct the image on every output using corner pin, Bézier curves or a warping grid, and merge images from several projectors into one seamless projection with horizontal and vertical edge blending. The servers play common video, image and audio formats, including the HAP and H.264/H.265 codecs, and can take in video from other computers over NDI.
Shows can be controlled from automation systems and lighting consoles via OSC, UDP, Art-Net and HTTP API, and the server can be managed remotely from a web browser. Frame synchronisation, NTP time sync and 24/7 operation make Proxima a strong choice for installations that need to run unattended.
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