Using four Mbox servers and a GrandMA lighting console, Westcott was able to control all of the visual imagery on eight video screens rigged onstage and over the audience. He was also able to cue the front-of-house audio console for playback of selected audio tracks throughout the show. The show's video and audio elements included support for the live acts during their performances as well as playback of clips between acts for artist introductions and sponsorship messages.
Mbox's real-time editing capabilities allowed pre-programmed video images to be spontaneously modified and re-arranged to accommodate lineup and set-list changes. Despite the fact that numerous onsite changes were made, all of the Mbox servers stayed in synchronization with each other and with the audio desk throughout the entire show.
"Mbox achieved a 'first' in video production with the level of ease it provided me in manipulating images, cueing them, and synchronizing them with the audio elements of the show," Westcott said. "Mbox's ability to deliver instant playback of video clips with accompanying audio tracks enabled me to implement spontaneous changes in effects while keeping the overall show both on-time and on-cue."
(Lee Baldock)
