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Hugh Bradlow’s debut as a hologram



Topic: Broadband , Telstra

Tags:    dr-hugh-bradlow  high-speed-broadband  hologram  musion-eyeliner-system  news


Video footage of the hologram image of Telstra's Chief Technology Officer, Dr Hugh Bradlow

When Telstra's Chief Technology Officer, Hugh Bradlow, beamed live from Melbourne into an Adelaide function it wasn’t a case of smoke and mirrors it was Musion® Eyeliner™ System’s high definition holographic video projection system at play. Hugh appeared as a crystal clear three-dimensional moving image in a demonstration of Telstra’s Next Dimension Working™.

"It was great to spend time in Adelaide, without needing to spend a day on airplanes and in airports. As our networks continue to improve we will see more and more creative and diverse ways to use technology to conduct our business," said Hugh.

This technology is an example of a future enabled by high-speed fibre broadband network.

Watch the video:

Running time: 2min. 38sec.

The technology behind the hologram

  • Musion® Eyeliner™ System is a high definition holographic video projection system allowing spectacular three-dimensional moving images to appear within a live stage setting.
  • Requiring only a single camera shoot, single projector playback the hologram technology does not require any special audience props, such as the use of 3D glasses.
  • Musion® Eyeliner™ uses a specially developed foil that reflects images from high definition video projectors, making it possible to produce virtual images of variable sizes and incredible clarity, using industry standard software. Infinitely configurable, the virtual picture appears within a stage set, with the projection means invisible to the audience.
  • Musion® Eyeliner™ has been used in a variety of applications including life-size holograms of Madonna (Grammy Awards), Gorillaz (MTV Awards), and Sir Richard Branson (Virgin Digital Launch).

Comments

Allan Rusden
1 comment

29 May 2008
8:06pm

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Now, Why would I not expect Telstra to again be the first with a new technology. Keep up the great work. It wil be worth the wait to see it rolled out into the commercial areas. I myself having worked for Telstra ( service advantage) and retired in February this year, had the pleasure of being an ambassador for the Next G and broadband Australia programmes. I have seen enormous changes over the years. From the PMG to Telecom, then to Telstra. The list just goes on and on. As far as I concerned Telstra is a word leader in communications.


Manfred Knorr
1 comment

29 May 2008
8:53pm

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Unfortunately that video did very little if any justice to this technology. The projection was very dark and didn't look like anything special. Hopefully a better sample will come soon or maybe it's one of those 'you had to be there' things.


John Telek
1 comment

30 May 2008
12:19pm

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May I say that this has to one of the most audacious misrepresentations of technology I have ever seen. It's a blatant lie. For starters, there is NO holgram. It's a 2 dimensional image projected onto a thin, see through film that sits in front of the stage. They have the same system at the Big Bananna in Coffs Harbour. I believe telstra has had the technology to send video from point a to point b since the dark ages. In actual fact, the quality of the video was better before digital technology came along. I'm just dissapointed in that we haven't really done anything amazing.


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