Barco introduces screen-independent superior passive stereo from one single projector

Barco’s Infitec+ technology (Interference Filter Technology) uses high-quality color filtering to produce a separate image for the left and the right eye, achieving excellent stereo viewing with passive Infitec stereo glasses, on a standard screen. Until present this stereo technology required a projector for each of the two images. By incorporating its newly developed “active Infitec+ filtering” into a 3-chip Galaxy+ projector with double frame rate, it sequentially produces a picture for the left eye and a picture for the right eye, enabling viewers wearing passive Infitec glasses to benefit from full stereoscopic depth viewing, independent of head-tilt. As the incorporated active Infitec+ filter can be switched off, the same projector can also be used for standard active stereo projection, which requires synchronized shutter glasses, and for mono projection.

Planetariums, science centers, research facilities, or other institutions can now immerse their audience in a breathtaking virtual environment using one and the same projector for mono and stereo content, on flat, on curved as well as on spherical screens. Scientists using standard active stereo to analyze complex data can now share their research with larger audiences by simply switching their Barco Galaxy+ system from standard active stereo to Infitec+ stereo viewing.

Active Infitec+ technology is available as an option on all Virtual Reality systems equipped with Barco’s Galaxy+ family of projectors. Barco display solutions, such as Trace and Deuce relocatable stand-alone systems, custom I-Space and Holospace immersive rooms, and MoVE reconfigurable virtual environments now combine active stereo with the ease of use of passive stereo. This has been made possible through extensive, patent-pending innovative developments, which in combination with the high refresh rates of the Galaxy+ projector, deliver high-quality Infitec+ stereo images on a normal screen, eliminating the need for a special polarized screen.

To ensure the units operate seamlessly together in a multi-channel display system, a range of dedicated functionalities is incorporated in the Barco Galaxy active Infitec+ projectors: Dynacolor eliminates channel-to-channel and left-right eye color variations, and CLO (Constant Light Output) ensures all projectors in a multi-channel system maintain the same brightness and contrast, independent of lamp life. Moreover, Proprietary Optical Soft Edge Matching allows to achieve truly seamless blends, even in dark scenes, which also keep more detail through the unique Extended Contrast Ratio (ECR) capability.

With the introduction of active Infitec+ technology, Barco strengthens its leading position in visualization technology.

* Infitec is a trademark of Infitec GmbH

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).

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Barco Presentation&Simulation

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Jay Luis
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Barco Simulation USA

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