The most anticipated event in the summer of 2016 is the Rio Olympics in Brazil. In less than 10 days, the mystery of the Rio Olympics will be unveiled. We are all looking forward to it with great excitement. When mentioning the 2008 Beijing Olympics and the 2012 London Olympics, everyone can't help but blurt out the words "Bird's Nest" and "London Bowl" and have these two images in their minds. These two places were the venues for the opening ceremonies of the two Olympic Games respectively. Both once amazed the world and are still unforgettable.
"Time" magazine commented on the Beijing Olympics and said: In the opening ceremony, 15,000 Chinese actors used flawless performances to show the world the essence of China's five thousand years of civilization. "Similar to the rise of China's economy, the take-off of China's sports industry can only be described as 'superlative'." The International Olympic Organizing Committee commented: "This is a truly unparalleled Olympic Games." The brilliance and excitement of that year are naturally inseparable from the collaboration and efforts of all staff, not to mention our "major hero" LED and the application of LED technology, which created this magnificent audio-visual feast.
The opening ceremony has always been the highlight of the Olympic Games and an important window for the host city to display its comprehensive image to the world. The number of LED products used in the Beijing Olympics is a milestone. It is also the starting point for introducing domestic LED products and technologies to the world. At the opening ceremony, LED display products were used to the extreme in terms of quantity and technology. The ultra-large LED ground display screen used in the opening ceremony is the largest in the world. This project is jointly undertaken by Jinlixiang Company (now a subsidiary of Leyard) and Leyard Company. The ground LED display screen is 147m long and 22m wide with a total area of 4,564㎡. The total number of pixels in each row reaches more than 7k, which is composed of 2 translational LED displays and 2 scroll LED screens. The screen control system and playback system are large and complex. This large LED screen belongs to the current high-end video LED full-color system. It adopts a number of internationally leading and domestically pioneered technologies. It has outstanding performance in single-point brightness and chromaticity correction, mosaic elimination, and overall uniformity of the display effect.
The opening of the Fou-beating song at the opening ceremony caused a burst of cheers, and the 2008 Fou used in the countdown to the official opening were all decorated with LED light sources and emitted light inductively. The number of LEDs used was nearly 30,000. The five Olympic dream rings rising at the opening ceremony, covering an area of nearly 600 square meters, are composed of blue and white LEDs. They have overcome the technical difficulties of flexibility, stability, and photoelectric reliability. The on-site effect is breathtaking and has become the highlight of the opening ceremony. The dream five rings use nearly 50,000 LEDs. During the opening ceremony, when the dove of peace was released (picture 6), the performers also used LED light sources. The performance team of thousands of people used more than 30,000 LEDs. It is precisely because of the support of these products and technologies that the Beijing Olympics shines.
The 2012 London Olympics continued the brilliance of the Beijing Olympics, with various display technologies: LED, projection fusion, LCD splicing, digital signage, OLED, etc. competing to show their style. The competition for beauty is no less than the competitive sports competition in the Olympic Games. Among them, LED display screen is undoubtedly the "big brother" of display technology in the Olympic Games. The London Olympics opening ceremony was staged at the "London Bowl", which cleverly integrated square art, stage drama and other performance methods, stage design, use of stage lighting, cooperation of stage machinery, architectural projection and other technologies; the criss-crossing of light and shadow created a magical visual effect of the "wonderful island", magically displaying the unique cultural symbols of Britain. At various sites of the London Olympic Torch Relay, the LED display screen on the torch relay car body is like a moving giant color TV. The high-quality and stable picture is eye-catching. This product is provided by the LED manufacturer Shenzhen Alto Electronics Co., Ltd. DLP splicing walls and LCD splicing walls will play important roles in the Olympic security center and various venue monitoring centers. It has the characteristics of high resolution, high brightness, high contrast, seamless splicing, and long-term uninterrupted operation. The display image has beautiful colors, good reproducibility, and outstanding layering. It fully meets the needs of security monitoring and management, and provides a reliable guarantee for building a fair, safe, smooth, and orderly competition environment for the London Olympics.
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In recent Olympic Games, LED display screens have been an indispensable main facility in Olympic competition venues. The 2008 Beijing Olympics saw a large number of newly built and renovated sports venues with an unprecedented scale. The Olympic venues used a large number of LED displays as equipment for live broadcast and score display. The display products are mainly full-color, high-resolution, and digital. LED display products widely used in the Beijing Olympic Games have added brilliance and sparkle to the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games.
The slogan of the Rio de Janeiro Olympics is Live your passion, which means ignite your passion. The Rio Olympics will be held from August 5th to 21st, 2016. Rio de Janeiro will become the first South American city to host the Olympic Games in Olympic history, and also the first Portuguese-speaking city to host the Olympic Games. In addition, this Summer Olympics will also be another Brazilian sports event after the 2014 World Cup. For the country, this event is a manifestation of comprehensive national strength, a symbol of national status, and a display of national cohesion; for athletes, it is a moment to win glory for the country and show off their own style; for the audience, it is a moment of passion. Such moments naturally require the participation of the LED industry. Do you still remember the brilliant moment in 2008 when Leyard created the dreamy five rings and giant LED floor screen for the Beijing Olympics?
The global audience of the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics will appreciate the charm of Leyard's high-definition LED displays! Recently, David Mazza, senior vice president, engineering and chief technology officer of NBC Sports Group, announced that the NBC Olympic Channel will select Leyard's small-pitch high-definition LED displays for NBC's series of news display and dissemination reports on the 2016 Rio Olympics. The LED high-definition large screens provided by Leyard for the Rio Olympics this time will be an excellent stage background for NBC broadcast reports. Leyard and NBC will work together to present the wonderful moments of this world-class event to global audiences!"
It is not difficult to see from the Beijing and London Olympic Games that the LED industry is becoming more and more closely related to Olympic events, and it is paying more and more attention to the visual enjoyment of the audience and product innovation. The presence of LED can be clearly seen in the following pictures.
This year’s Rio Olympic Games broadcast in Brazil will also introduce some of the latest technologies. According to foreign media reports, these new technologies include virtual reality technology and 8K high-resolution technology. The "Olympic Broadcasting Service" (OBS) has recently confirmed that the current hot virtual reality technology will be used in the broadcast of this year's Brazilian Olympic Games. Among them, virtual reality services will be provided for the opening and closing ceremonies, and one event will be selected every day to provide virtual reality broadcasts. The Rio Olympics is approaching soon. Will it be another legend after the Beijing and London Olympics? We'll see. However, it has recently been reported that very few LED displays were purchased for the Rio Olympics and almost all were leased. Whether this choice was a wise move based on Brazil's current political situation and economic capabilities or was due to insufficient funds. In the face of mixed reviews from the outside world, how will the Rio Olympics be shown at the opening ceremony? Let us look forward to what stunning stage visual effects performances there will be and which LED companies will participate!
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