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Sky Factory SkyV™ Digital Cinema Display
is an illusion of real sky, a virtual skylight displaying the essence of nature's sky events in vivid, hours-long, UltraHD sequences. SkyV is a ceiling-mounted system of precision monitors integrated into a faux skylight framework.

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Spring Sky: Afternoon to Night with Blossoming Hawthorne sv024 3hr 09min
Summer Afternoon Cycles: Creation and Dissolution sv007 1hr 24min
Summer Mountain Sky with Aspens sv010 1hr 45min
Autumn Sunset and Nightfall sv023 1hr 00min
Autumn Afternoon with Gingko and Pine sv012 1hr 33min
Autumn Late Afternoon with Gingko and Pine sv014 1hr 34min
Summer Early Morning Sky sv013 1hr 42min
Winter sky: Creation, Dissolution, Creation sv019 1hr 13min
Summer Sky with Pines and Cliff sv020 1hr 18min
SkyV render in a Restaurant

Main Features

  • Ultra High-Definition resolution - SkyV's UltraHD delivers three times more detail than full 1080p HD content, with overall resolution of 3,240 pixels x 1,920 pixels.
  • Unique Illusions of Sky Content - each SkyV features eight hours of real-time sky views. Each scene (average length is 1¼ hours) features continuous, non-repeating footage of beautiful sky events - evolving clouds, over-hanging trees and blossoms (and the occasional fauna). Our proprietary, UltraHD footage is created by Sky Factory for SkyV, and cannot be found anywhere else.
  • Advanced Technology - commercial-grade LED-edgelit LCD monitors and components designed to withstand thousands of hours of continuous, 24/7 operation.

Components

1) Dust Cover

2) Support Frame - Supports monitors and is used to mount the assembly to the ceiling structure.

3) Monitors with hinged, drop-down support frames - Three 40" LED-edgelit LCD monitors with attached support frames.

4) Trim - Several trim options are available.

5) Remote Control - Wall mounted touch screen remote control allows user to select scenes and playlists, adjust volume, pause, stop and play scenes.

6) Three Synchronized Players - Hard drive-based players delivers 8 hours of UltraHD content (3240x1920 pixels). Small, quiet, and robust, drives can be updated with new footage over the internet.

RED Digital Cinema Camera

RED One Digital Cinema™ system, the UltraHD 4K camera was used to shoot movies such as Pirates of the Caribbean 4, Book of Eli, Knowing, The Social Network, and more.

UltraHD Content

The Sky Factory's award-winning photographers and cinematographers create superb footage of pristine nature. Using the latest RED Digital Cinema™ technology, they capture the beauty of the sky, our largest common experience of nature, in all of its engaging subtlety and variety, from a range of locations and climactic conditions.

SkyV sequences are fixed compositions, generally 1 to 1½ hours long, that allow viewers to fully immerse themselves in the play and display of the sky's beautiful evolution over time.

If you don't see what you are looking for, please contact us, we are often able to capture the scenery our clients want.