BARCO Extends D-CineStar Digital Cinema Projector Family

Combining The D-CineStar Projector Family With The New ACSAR Switcher And Router And The RC567 Control System Results In The Greatest Degree Of Functionality In The Marketplace

9-Mar-01

BARCO, the world leading developer and manufacturer of large-screen display technology, has added two new members to its family of high performance D-CineStar digital cinema projectors. In addition to the D-CineStar DP50, BARCO now introduces the DP60 and DP70 versions. This digital cinema projector family combines DLP Cinemaô chip technology from Texas Instruments, along with the industryís most advanced lamphouses, and BARCOís expertise in electronics, optics, and mechanics. Last year, BARCO introduced its first digital cinema projector - its D-CineStar DP50. This projector combines BARCOís expertise in large-screen display technology with the reference Kinoton FP50 projector console. Since its introduction, the BARCO D-CineStar DP50 has been used for major digital cinema trials in Europe, including France, Sweden, Spain, and Belgium, in addition to screenings in the U.S.A. and Asia (Korea). Recently, BARCO installed the first-ever DLP Cinemaô projector in post production. Eclair Laboratories, one of the largest and the best post production houses in the world, selected the D-CineStar DP50 for editing, color correction, and mastering of digital movies.BARCO is proud to add two new members to the family - the DP60 and the DP70. BARCOís D-CineStar DP60 is based on the well-established Cinemeccanica lamp console, whereas the DP70 relies on the compact, sturdy features of the Strong DPC digital projection console.Combining these lamphouses with state-of-the-art ""Dark Metal"" DLP Cinemaô DMDs and BARCOís world leading illumination and optical expertise, these projection systems deliver high contrast (>1000:1) images with an industry standard light output of 12 foot-Lamberts. The fully digital 24 frames-per-second signal input guarantees natural film-like motion. The result is an image on the screen that is bright and stable, uniform images without jump, weave, flicker, or focus flutter.BARCOís D-CineStar projectors are highly flexible and easy-to-use standards-based solutions. They display a multitude of SMPTE standardized input signals on virtually all film screens up to 60 feet wide. A wide range of lenses allows installation at almost any distance from the screen. Further, the dustproof construction results in a constant brightness level at all times, a consistently clean display quality and a very reliable operation. Using the RC567 control system, these systems become easy-to-adopt standard solutions. The RC567 is a convenient, highly integrated and easy-to-use remote control that provides user-definable touchscreen operation of the projector and the projection head, and a theatre automation interface. It comes in various versions, from simple pushbutton to advanced touchscreen remote control. The simple pushbutton control system features 4 LED indicators to give information on the projector, the power, the communication, and the errors. By using the touchscreen remote control, the user can operate advanced features of the projector without requiring a laptop computer. In addition, service and setup functions are password-protected to keep unauthorized users from accessing them. In order to convert incoming signals to the SDI 292m operating standard of the D-CineStar projectors, BARCO has developed a powerful video scaler and matrix switcher - the ACSAR. This robust, modular box enables the projectors to display all sources from VGA to SXGA, as well as HDTV inputs. In fact, this ACSAR opens new opportunities for SDTV advertising or alternative theatre applications, such as live broadcast, PC presentations, art house movies, to name a few. The picture-in-picture feature makes the projector ideal for PC gaming applications in the theatre. ""To date, over 1,000,000 people are estimated to have witnessed digital cinema trials in well over 5,000 showings worldwide,"" said Keith Morris, Market Manager, BARCO Digital Cinema. ""By working together with producers, studios, distributors, and exhibitors we will be able to achieve what it is all about: deliver a better picture for a better cinema experience for the movie audience!"" For more information about BARCO, visit www.barco.com.

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