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 2008, Mark Pellington's “U2 3D.” During … [Read more...]
Barco releases cost-effective, green, three-chip DLP projector
Barco has launched the RLM-W6, the world's first three-chip DLP® projector with a WUXGA (1920x1200) 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 boardrooms, lobbies and auditoriums. Barco's RLM-W6 … [Read more...]
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. The event was highlighted by a spectacular “Super Bowl” video display show in … [Read more...]
Barco announces new creative lighting fixture
Digital and automated lighting pioneer Barco announced today the release of a new lighting product from High End Systems — the Cyberlight 2.0. This new product was recently unveiled in a sneak preview at the Austin City Limits festival in Austin, Texas. The Cyberlight 2.0 is a full-featured automated luminaire with a 2000 watt short arc lamp, producing over 30,000 lumens of output from a new … [Read more...]
XL Video and Barco make U2 tour a success
For opening night in Soldier Field, U2 sold out all 65,000 tickets in a matter of minutes, and based on the demand, the band had to schedule an extra show on September 13th. The centrepiece of the U2 360° tour is the world's first transformable LED screen, comprised of over 500,000 Barco FLX LED modules. For the third time this millennium, the close cooperation between XL Video and Barco has … [Read more...]
