Barco releases DCI compliant Series 2 projectors
with integrated CineCanvas (TM) subtitling
July 22, 2010
Source: Barco
Barco announced that its DP2K family of
digital cinema projectors is now available with integrated
CineCanvas™ subtitling support.
The new functionality can be installed via a simple firmware
upgrade. Barco is the first digital projector manufacturer
to offer this feature. Furthermore, Barco revealed that it
has obtained full DCI compliance for its complete line of
DP2K 'C' projectors.
Developed by Texas Instruments, CineCanvas technology eliminates
the need for distributors to make a special print for each
language version, which significantly lowers the cost of distribution
for digital releases. Another plus is that it gives exhibitors
access to a broader range of content and that it presents
them with a much wider choice of server options.
“Up to now, Series 2 digital projectors depended on the
cinema server to render movie subtitles. In practice, this
meant that subtitles sometimes had to be “burned”
into each release and for each individual language version.
It goes without saying that this process is not only very
costly, but also forms a potential source of readability and
uniformity issues,” explains Barco's Digital Cinema Product
Manager Theodore Marescaux.
By integrating CineCanvas™ subtitling support into its
latest digital cinema projectors, Barco managed to eliminate
these shortcomings. “Subtitling overlay can now be done
inside the projector itself, thereby eliminating interoperability
issues and providing a uniform look across all theater screens,”
says Theodore Marescaux.
Barco's latest firmware upgrade with CineCanvas support is
immediately available. It can be downloaded from Barco's online
customer portal at https://my.barco.com.
Fully DCI certified
Following an earlier announcement made at the latest ShoWest
Convention in March, Barco also revealed today that its full
series of DP2K 'C' digital projectors has been listed on the
DCI website, formally confirming their compliance in accordance
with the DCI Specification. All three models (DP2K-12C, DP2K-15C
and DP2K-20C) have successfully completed the DCI testing
procedures carried out by testing agency CineCert.
The compliance procedure for Barco's large chip DP2K 'B' projectors
is ongoing. An official communication announcing the certification
of Barco's entire digital projector portfolio – the most
complete offering of digital cinema projectors available today
- is expected very soon.
More information about DCI compliance is available at http://www.dcimovies.com/compliance/.
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