The 34 metre long LED
banner display above the stage at Live 8 in Hyde Park on 2nd July 2005
was controlled by Technographic's ACTIV-Banner system. The system
comprised 42 Unitek MS25 display modules provided by Creative
Technology, driven by single ACTIV Banner controller linked to a laptop
PC running ACTIV-8.
Quoting from the Mail on
Sunday (the following day), "...across the top of the great black stage,
flanked by twin golden guitars in the shape of the continent this was
all about, ran ticker tape slogans. Make Poverty History. Trade Justice.
Drop the Debt. More And Better Aid. They looked as if they were on a
breaking news programme. Who's to say one day they won't be".
Although this was the most straightforward
job ever tackled by ACTIV-Banner, it was certainly the most visible,
with approximately 200,000 people attending the event in Hyde Park and
an estimated 2 billion others watching on television.
To talk about using ACTIV-Banner at your
event, please contact Technographic Displays.
Live 8 rehearsal on Friday evening, Hyde
Park, 1st July 2005
