Miami (March 5, 2007) — Medialon is reaching for the stars at the recently re-opened Planetarium de Vaulx-en-Velin near Lyons, France where Medialon Manager software is integrated to Evans & Sutherland‘s Digistar 3 astronomical simulator. Digistar technology gives planetarium visitors the illusion of a 3D representation into some 9,000 stars from 1.000.000 stars database.

Theatres & Spectacles Sarl, Evans & Sutherland’s agent in France, was the integrator for the project providing both the Digistar and Medialon equipment. The company is known for developing giant-screen theaters, many of them spherical in shape; they have developed similar spaces for planetariums in Europe and Middle-East countries, such as Qatar in the Persian Gulf.

At the Planetarium de Vaulx-en-Velin Medialon Manager enables lighting and audio management and video conference synchronization via single-point Digistar control for fast, efficient implementation in the hemispheric theater. Medialon is part of an equipment roster, which includes V3 pro, Show Control Machine, Rugboard and Midiman.

French multimedia company L.F.D.C. and Jean-Luc CHARLES have provided and installed a very performant 5.1 sound distribution system.

About Medialon
Founded in 1992 and based in Europe and in the USA, Medialon designs and distributes software-based control systems for audiovisual equipment and digital media. As a leader in the show-control market, we count among our customers the largest museums in the world (Centre Pompidou, Vulcania, Metropolitan Museum of Art), prestigious theme parks (Futuroscope, Asterix, large US parks) and famous entertainment venues (Lido, Wynn Las Vegas, Apollo Theater NYC).

Manager software allows users to program and synchronize an unlimited number of devices (audio, video, lighting, image processors, special effects, etc). Its programming environment enables the easiest creation of scenarios, from the simplest to the most complex. Designed to be used in networks, it controls the latest-generation equipment over TCP IP. With more than 1000 licenses used daily in the world, it is now the industry standard.

Medialon‘s MIP is a multimedia hardware player which plays any type of digital media: Flash, Mpg, Divx, PPT, JPEG, HTML, URL, etc… with an integrated playlist programming and planning tool. MIP is used for the playback of media, interactive kiosks and digital signage in state-of-the-art museums such as the Musée du Quai Branly in Paris.

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