Friday, September 3rd, 2010

Barco combines media server and luminaire to create powerful package

DML-1200

Barco announced today the release of a fully optimized digital lighting package that harnesses the high brightness and DLP-quality video capabilities of the DML-1200 digital light and combines it with Axon Media Server. This improved solution offers tour companies, corporate events managers and fixed installations, such as houses of worship, expanded opportunities for creating dynamic, [...]

grandMA2 joined iTunes Festival

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Visuals designer Neil Trenell was using his grandMA2 full-size console and a grandMA2 light for backup to control video at London’s legendary Roundhouse venue for the month long iTunes Festival, which ran for all of July. The Roundhouse shows were produced by W1 Productions. Over 60 artists were performing on 31 consecutive nights, all being [...]

Barco rocks at 40th edition of Roskilde Festival

Barco Showbeam 2.5

Roskilde Festival is the largest open-air culture and music festival in northern Europe. Its grounds have room for six different stages, 150 bands, 75,000 visitors and 25,000 volunteers. With capacity for 60,000 people, the Orange Stage is the largest of the six and welcomes bands such as Gorillaz, Alice In Chains, Muse, the Prodigy, Motörhead, [...]

Barco illuminates the Shanghai World Expo 2010

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The World Expo 2010, taking place in Shanghai, will be a visual masterpiece. Not only the architecture of the different pavilions will be eye-catching, also the lighting, LED and projecting solutions will awe the expected 70 million spectators. No less than 250 Barco projectors, distributed over 16 pavilions, visualise the current and future ideas of [...]

Barco announces cascade of new creative lighting products

Barco DL.3

Barco has announced a broad spectrum of enhancements, upgrades and new products geared towards strengthening its digital lighting and moving luminaire product lines. Using the Prolight + Sound 2010 as the forum, this comprehensive multi-product announcement expands the capabilities of the DL.3 digital light, the Axon Media Server and the DML-1200 digital light, and unveils [...]

Barco expands portfolio of mid-range LED solutions

Barco announces it has acquired the products, intellectual property (IP) rights and know-how of Element Labs, an LED video systems expert based in Santa Clara, California. With a focus on mid-end market requirements in rental, staging and fixed installations, the Element Labs products complement Barco’s existing high-end product range. Through this transaction, Barco strengthens its [...]