Bartha Visuals Dazzles Convention Presentations with the Barco Folsom Encore Presentation System and Barco SLM R12+ Projectors
For the National FFA Convention, held at the end of October in Louisville, KY, Bartha Visuals turned to Folsom’s new Encore Video Presentation System and Barco’s new SLM R12+ Performer projector to provide that extra dazzle. The two products did not disappoint.
Bartha Visuals utilized three large screens that formed the backdrop to a dramatic stage area. The 20x48-foot center screen was the largest of the three screens, and it was fronted by a steel grid wall structure that created a videowall effect and allowed the center screen to blend in smoothly with the gridded look of the surrounding stage set. Nestled on each side of the center screen were two 18x24-foot screens, creating a total image area that spanned an impressive 96 feet.
Imagery was front-projected onto the screens by two Barco SLM R12+ projectors and two Barco ELM G10 projectors. The two R12+ projectors were hung side-by-side to create a blended image on the center screen, while the two G10 projectors lit up the two side screens.
Supporting the projectors were three Encore video processing systems, with two dedicated to providing the blended image, and the third one dedicated to handling the IMAG feeds to the side screens. A single Encore controller was used to run the show. Video and graphics input was provided by a dual-channel Doremi disk drive, a Beta SP deck, and six individual computer sources. Live IMAG imagery was provided in SDI format via five Sony DXC-D35 cameras.
With this set-up, Bartha Visuals was not only providing the FFA audience with a larger screen than it had ever seen before, but it was also providing a screen configuration that gave more impact to the messages being delivered during the various presentations.
