Barco has announced that its Series 2 digital cinema projector has
passed the procedural testing for DCI compliance administered by
CineCert, the leading third-party authorizing test facility.
The DCI standard was created by the Digital Cinema Initiatives, LLC
to ensure a consistent image quality, as well as content security
and optical performance, including color, uniformity and
contrast.
“We are thrilled to be the industry's first digital projector
manufacturer that has successfully passed the stringent assessment
procedures carried out by the DCI approved testing agency,
CineCert,” commented Wim Buyens, vice president of Barco's Digital
Cinema division.
Barco's six new Series 2 projectors support 2D and 3D projection.
For small and mid-size movie theaters, Barco offers a dedicated
family of compact DP2K 'C' projectors, based on the 0.98” DLP
Cinema chip from Texas Instruments. For larger venues, Barco's
offering includes a complete family of DP2K B-series projectors,
based on TI's 1.2” DLP Cinema chip, including Barco's flagship
ultra-bright projector for the large chip family is the
DP2K-32B.
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Barco Series 2 Passes DCI Compliance
March 17, 2010
Barco Series 2 Passes DCI Compliance
March 17, 2010
Barco has announced that its Series 2 digital cinema projector has passed the procedural testing for DCI compliance administered by CineCert, the leading third-party authorizing test facility.
The DCI standard was created by the Digital Cinema Initiatives, LLC to ensure a consistent image quality, as well as content security and optical performance, including color, uniformity and contrast.
“We are thrilled to be the industry's first digital projector manufacturer that has successfully passed the stringent assessment procedures carried out by the DCI approved testing agency, CineCert,” commented Wim Buyens, vice president of Barco's Digital Cinema division.
Barco's six new Series 2 projectors support 2D and 3D projection. For small and mid-size movie theaters, Barco offers a dedicated family of compact DP2K 'C' projectors, based on the 0.98” DLP Cinema chip from Texas Instruments. For larger venues, Barco's offering includes a complete family of DP2K B-series projectors, based on TI's 1.2” DLP Cinema chip, including Barco's flagship ultra-bright projector for the large chip family is the DP2K-32B.
The DCI standard was created by the Digital Cinema Initiatives, LLC to ensure a consistent image quality, as well as content security and optical performance, including color, uniformity and contrast.
“We are thrilled to be the industry's first digital projector manufacturer that has successfully passed the stringent assessment procedures carried out by the DCI approved testing agency, CineCert,” commented Wim Buyens, vice president of Barco's Digital Cinema division.
Barco's six new Series 2 projectors support 2D and 3D projection. For small and mid-size movie theaters, Barco offers a dedicated family of compact DP2K 'C' projectors, based on the 0.98” DLP Cinema chip from Texas Instruments. For larger venues, Barco's offering includes a complete family of DP2K B-series projectors, based on TI's 1.2” DLP Cinema chip, including Barco's flagship ultra-bright projector for the large chip family is the DP2K-32B.
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