Even more creativity and entertainment with BlackTrax. Thanks to this motion capture system, you have the possibility of increasing the interaction between subject and content.
An additional tool for all creatives, directors and art directors who want to exploit technologies such as video, laser and lights in a different form.
The BlackTrax features are multiple and adapt to different needs. From a basic use for the automation of light control (follow spot) to the creation of real shows. Such as interactive mapping on moving objects and laser projections that follow the performer.
Derived from the world of cinema and adapted to the world of live, BlackTrax allows you to locate with millimetric precision the position of the subjects whose movement in space you want to track thanks to sensors. This data is then reprocessed to be interfaced with different technologies.
Blacktrax: “Follow spot” at La Scala Theatre in Milan
BlackTrax is a technology already used in Cirque du Soleil shows that Laser Entertainment also provided to La Scala in Milan as an advanced lighting control system for the opera “Gazza Ladra”, directed by Riccardo Chailli with the direction of Gabriele Savatores. Lighting Designer Marco Filibeck had the technical need to illuminate the acrobat who represented the magpie. BlackTrax proved to be the ideal tool to create an automated system that would allow motorized projectors to illuminate the acrobat during his spectacular evolutions.
BlackTrax: One technology, many uses
Use as an automated lighting control system is just one of the many possible uses of BlackTrax. In more creative situations, it allows for real-time control of lights, colors, and lighting effects. Below we illustrate a series of possible uses:
Video content control
For example, by applying sensors to the dancers’ hands, it is possible to draw images or modify existing ones. The advantages of using BlackTrax in a situation of this kind are the absolute precision of the show, since the images would not be preset but projected in real time. An interesting possible use both for the creation of shows with dancers/acrobats and for corporate presentations with a great visual impact.
A practical demonstration of the potential of BlackTrax was also given during the three days of the MIR 2017 fair in Rimini. At the Laser Entertainment stand, a ballet was performed where the system was used to track the dancers’ movements so that the performers could interact with video content generated in real time.
Mapping in motion
With BlackTrax it is possible to track moving objects such as a car. The exact positioning of the car in real time allows for example to project videos or lights on the bodywork. Obviously thanks to this technology it is possible to track objects even of small dimensions.
