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VYV
Media server technology, projection mapping and real-time tracking for immersive shows, installations and live entertainment.
Founded in 2004, VYV is a Montreal-based technology company with offices in the USA and UK, creating advanced video display systems for the worlds of art, entertainment, live production and immersive environments. Operating at the intersection of technology, creativity and performance, the company develops media servers and technical tools that help designers, producers and creative teams bring ambitious visual ideas to life. For more than two decades, VYV systems have powered permanent shows, attractions and spectaculars across North America, Europe, the Middle East and Asia.
VYV's technology has always been shaped by the demands of permanent shows and attractions — productions that must run flawlessly, day after day, for years. For theme parks, museums, cruise lines, brands and public destinations, VYV offers the specialist tools and expertise needed to transform buildings, stages, objects and environments into precise, responsive and visually striking canvases, and to keep them performing at that standard throughout a long operating life.
"Themed entertainment is unforgiving — a show has to look as good on night three thousand as it did on opening night. We build for that reality. Our team understands every layer of the system, from the calibration algorithms to the reality operators face, and that depth is what lets us say yes to ideas other providers have to walk away from."
Drew Atienza, Director, VYV-US
Products
VYV's product suite includes PHOTON, XENON, TACHYON, ALBION, COPERNIC, and dedicated hardware solutions. These technologies support everything from single-projector environments to complex multi-projection environments, high-resolution LED wall systems, architectural mapping, uncompressed media playback, 3D tracking, show marking, and accurate pixel delivery for demanding productions.
- PHOTON – The all-in-one media server platform for large-scale immersive installations, live events and permanent attractions. PHOTON combines high-resolution video playback, a built-in node-based effects engine, auto-alignment projection mapping, real-time compositing and synchronized show control in a single system.
- XENON – A specialist projection mapping and uncompressed media playback solution built for architectural and object-based mapping projects, along with large-format LEDwall systems. XENON provides advanced automatic geometric correction, edge blending and precision alignment tools for transforming buildings, stages and physical environments into dynamic visual canvases.
- TACHYON – A compact, cost-effective and reliable media playback system designed for smaller installations and distributed media applications. TACHYON delivers high-qualityvideo playback with a streamlined workflow and easy deployment.
- ALBION – A professional 3D tracking system that enables operators and creative teams to accurately track moving scenery, performers, props and puppets in live performance, providing PSN tracking data to any show system.
- COPERNIC – A family of compact 3D-positioning optical markers designed to work withALBION and VYV's other tracking and calibration systems. These IR emitters track the position and movement of performers, screens, scenery and props almost invisibly, and integrate discreetly into most structural elements to provide real-time data for the automatic calibration of projectors and camera systems.
What sets VYV apart?
- Automatic projector calibration at scale. PHOTON automatically calibrates systems of more than 150 projectors and keeps them aligned through daily operation. For a permanent attraction, this means consistent image quality year after year without flying in specialists to re-align the system — a meaningful difference in long-term operating cost.
- Projection that follows the action. ALBION tracks performers, props and moving scenery in real time so projected content stays locked to its target. VYV has event-tracked deforming surfaces: for Cirque du Soleil's Drawn to Life, the system followed oversized animation sheets as they twisted and bent mid-performance, alongside 17tracked props and costumes.
- Custom engineering when the brief demands it. When a creative vision goes beyond what any off-the-shelf product can do, VYV's in-house R & D team develops the show-specific software and hardware features to deliver it — capabilities that frequently become part of the product line.-
- Built for handover. Automated backup programming protects show integrity in live operation, and project-specific documentation, training and international remote support mean an operator's own team can run the show with confidence.
Projects
VYV works across theme parks, stadiums and outdoor events, touring productions, nighttime spectaculars, permanent shows, rides, architectural and public-space installations, theatre and indoor spectacles. Its portfolio includes large-scale projection, LED playback and tracking work for concerts, ceremonies, public artworks, theatrical productions and themed entertainment, demonstrating the company's relevance to immersive entertainment, cultural destinations andexperience-led venues.
Highlights include Cirque du Soleil's Drawn to Life, a permanent show at Disney Springs in Orlando; Chimelong's Dragon Show; Dragone's resident spectaculars La Perle in Dubai; Cirquedu Soleil’s ECHO, a bigtop touring show and The House of Dancing Water in Macau; CitéMémoire, the permanent projection circuit through Old Montreal; and Touch with LighthouseImmersive. VYV's technology has also powered ceremonies and public spectacles such as TheQueen's Platinum Jubilee and The Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo, as well as touring and residency productions for artists including Bruno Mars, Jennifer Lopez and Roger Waters.
Clients include Cirque du Soleil, Dragone, Chimelong, Ex Machina, Lighthouse Immersive, and Dreamlab Immersive, among others, protected by non-disclosure agreements.
Services
Alongside its technology, VYV provides à la carte services across the full project lifecycle, from early design and engineering through production, product customisation, support, maintenance, and training. These include projection studies, calibration studies, tracking studies, system schematics, third-party design review, 3D acquisition, system installation, show programming, documentation, and training.
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