Friday, March 12th, 2010

Barco and Digital Stage Chicago paint Vegas with light

Digital and automated lighting pioneer Barco announced today that 30 Barco/High End Systems DL.3 Digital Lights were used to create a seamless, 600 foot circular blend of graphics — the first time a collage of this scale has ever been staged. Sponsored by a major pharmaceutical company, the remarkable corporate product launch was held in [...]

Cobb Theatres select Barco for luxury theatre launch

Cobb Theatres of Birmingham, Alabama has selected and installed Barco digital cinema projectors into its first three “CineBistro” theatres located in the Tampa and Miami, Florida areas. For Cobb Theatres, CineBistro is a new entertainment concept that combines premium dining services with luxury movie-going and reserved seating. While enjoying gourmet cuisine and premium wines and [...]

Barco announces new high performance fog generator

FQ-100 high performance fog generator

Barco announced today the release of the new FQ-100, a full-featured professional fog generator designed to meet the rigorous demands of the nightclub, theatrical and touring industries. The unit is currently in production and now shipping.
The FQ-100 continues the tradition and benchmark set by High End Systems’ original F-100™ fog generator. With the ability to [...]

The 3D choice for the Sundance Film Festival is Barco

Barco DP-3000

Barco will be supplying their DP-3000 digital cinema projectors for the 2010 Sundance Film Festival’s 3D entry, Cane Toads: The Conquest. This new documentary from Australian writer/director Mark Lewis is the first Australian digital 3D feature film, and a rare 3D entry at Sundance — following the festival’s previous (and highly successful) 3D entry in [...]

Barco releases cost-effective, green, three-chip DLP projector

The RLM-W6

Barco has launched the RLM-W6, the world’s first three-chip DLP® projector with a WUXGA (1920×1200) resolution at the price of a single-chip DLP® projector. With an extremely low noise level of 32dB, a power consumption 33% lower than comparable systems and a 6,000 lumens light output, it is a green, ergonomic and cost-conscious choice for [...]

Barco brings excitement to ‘All China Games’ opening ceremony with dazzling ‘Super Bowl’ visual display

Barco played a major role in providing total visual solutions for the exciting opening ceremony of the 11th National Games of the People’s Republic of China. The Games – often referred to as the “All China Games” – got under-way last Friday night at Jinan Olympic Sports Centre Stadium in Shandong’s capital city of Jinan. [...]