SONY VERONA IN 1.5MM AND 2.3MM PIXEL PITCH FULFILS OUR REMIT OF
CREATING A FANTASTIC VP STAGE
VISUAL PRECISION
Sony’s Verona panels elevate UAL’s capabilities with enhanced brightness and colour accuracy
Humanities Research Council, at its new East Bank campus. This will advance research in the digital rendition of historical textiles and dress, spanning wide-ranging cultural and heritage contexts, and the integration of these assets into screen, real-time and live environments to create innovative digital material experiences. “This is the first facility of its kind in the world,” says Professor Jane Harris. “We’re working with leading software developers, collaborating across the creative industries.”
The testing programme that UAL embarked on to achieve this project was extensive. “We undertook an extremely thorough and demanding series of camera and screen shoot- outs,” confirms Peter Hill, technical manager of 3D and material science at UAL. “Verona in 1.5mm and 2.3mm pixel pitch fulfils our remit of creating a fantastic, flexible VP stage with incredible quality, unbelievable low reflectance and flexibility.” Sony Verona panels exceeded the UAL team’s expectations with their deeper blacks and anti-reflection surface tech. The high brightness, wide cinematic colour gamut and refresh rates up to 7680Hz also allowed for high-speed filming. The research lab will also benefit from solutions such as the VP tool set, which could prove to be useful for researchers, allowing them to previsualise scenes and creative concepts using the virtual Venice for Unreal Engine to develop,
previsualise and configure the Crystal LED displays for rapid deployment of VP projects. However, it wasn’t just the panels that helped with the decision-making process; the comprehensive end-to- end support from Sony streamlined the workflow and was another significant consideration. MOVING FORWARD “Our partnership with UAL has been over 12 months in the making,” notes Sebastian Leske, head of cinema business development at Sony Europe. “Through rigorous testing, Verona came out on top, making a huge statement in the education sector about the use of VP to aid research and learning.” Sony and UAL’s collaboration has proven successful for all involved. pro.sony/virtualproduction
DIGITAL THREAD UAL’s lab demonstrates how advanced VP tools can help streamline many creative processes
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