Barco Announces the Newest Addition to the High Performance Switcher Line
Building upon the popular ScreenPRO, Barco announces the next level of high performance technology ScreenPRO II. ScreenPRO II High Resolution Seamless Switcher is a multi-layer video display system that combines seamless switching with a variety of flexible video effects to provide a versatile video production tool for live event staging and fixed installation applications.
ScreenPro II is ideal for use whenever multiple video sources must be seamlessly switched to provide a professional quality presentation. ScreenPro II is designed for live staging events, auditoriums, multimedia presentations, and education and training events.
ScreenPRO II uses four image layers (Unscaled Background, up to two scaled PIP’s or Keys, and an unscaled Downstream Key) to produce sophisticated effects, including transitioning backgrounds, transitioning PIP’s, wipes, dissolves and keys.
Below are a few more key features:
- Native High Resolution Background channels independent of the PIP/KEY processing channels
- 10-bit processing
- 1:1 Pixel Sampling
- Motion Adaptive De-Interlacing (SD and HD)
- 3:2 and 2:2 Pull Down Detect
- Image Cropping
- Aspect Ration Correction
- Low Video Delay – Less than 3 Input Fields
- Z-order Control
- Look ahead Preview
Typical operation: the operator selects a video via ScreenPRO II’s user-friendly front panel interface. The selected video is automatically scaled to match the projector’s native resolution and displayed on the Preview monitor. Size, position, contrast, brightness and color balance parameters corresponding to the selected input source are automatically restored from a set up file.
If required, the operator can adjust any of these parameters before transitioning the video to the Main output. Once any image adjustments are complete, the operator selects the type of transition by pressing the corresponding transition effects key. The video is seamlessly transitioned onto the Main screen. No projector glitches, no black screen, no artifacts.
For more information about Barco or its products, please contact christine.morris@barco.com or visit www.events.barco.com.
Barco’s specialized visualization solutions targeted at the needs of the Media & Entertainment industries are used at high-profile venues and events. Barco counts names such as U2, Ferrari, Louis Vuitton, Madonna and Daimler Chrysler, Clearchannel Spectacolor, as well as installations for Merrill Lynch, Kinepolis, China Film Group, Bank of America, Deutsche Bank, Reliant Park Stadium (USA) and Miami Heat NBA amongst some of its key references.
About Barco
Barco, an international company headquartered in Kortrijk, Belgium, provides visualization and display solutions for professional markets. Barco designs and develops solutions for large screen visualization, display solutions for life-critical applications, and systems for visual inspection. Barco is active worldwide and has its own facilities for Sales & Marketing, Customer Support, R&D and Manufacturing in Europe, North America and Asia Pacific. Barco is quoted on Euronext Brussels and is a BEL 20 and a Next 150 company (Euronext: BAR; Reuters: BARBt.BR; Bloomberg: BAR BB).
