Opened on September 29, 2023, the $2.3 billion Sphere had been under construction since 2019. The 366 feet high and 516 feet wide building covers almost 750,000...
  • cogman@lemmy.worldEnglish
    43·
    23 days ago

    Why so many? Its resolution is 16000 x 16000 which is a lot but also not that much. Is it doing more than just video output?

    • Thrillhouse@lemmy.worldEnglish
      301·
      23 days ago

      The seats are haptic too. It takes forever to render the graphics apparently so maybe that’s why - not playback but rendering. Apparently After Effects will only go up to 12k?

      I’m not super technical but I have been to the Sphere. It’s awesome.

    • Thurstylark@lemm.eeEnglish
      20·
      23 days ago

      IIRC, the interior of the main performance space is also covered in video wall, so add that to the pile.

      But, yeah… I doubt this power is for playback. My guess would be render farm.