Fancy a 3D stroll through the city of Turin in the Roman era or a life-like visit to the mosque in Rome? During the third edition of the DNA.italia conference last week in Turin, projectiondesign and 3D experts NoReal.it invited professionals from Italy’s cultural sector for a realistic visit to these cultural highlights. The brightness, contrast and wide viewing angle of the F35 projector were just perfect to bring the baffling 3D content from NoReal.it to life.

One of the industry’s premier technical journals for live entertainment professionals honors Barco this month, awarding the HDQ-2K40 projector the “Best Projection Product of 2012-2013.” Chosen by panels of prestigious designers and programmers in the disciplines of lighting, sound and projection, Barco’s biggest and brightest projector scored highest among competing entries to win best product of the year.

As cinema owners in Latin America continue to rapidly embrace digital cinema technologies to upgrade and expand their theaters, local service and support – as well as total cost of ownership – are key factors in their projector decision. To complete its digital cinema deployment in Brazil, Cinesystem Cinemas looked to Barco once again as the clear choice to fulfill both objectives, and is installing nearly every model of digital cinema projector made by Barco.

What is Barco’s strategy for the Brazilian market? How can Barco solutions foster collaboration in utilities, help companies to smartly reinforce security and surveillance or boost R&D activities? What is ClickShare and what can Brazil expect from the recent takeover of projectiondesign? 180 Barco partners and customers received answers to these questions – and much more besides - during Barco’s AVS days in São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro, earlier this month.

Every year, every die-hard cricket fan waits with bated breath to watch the most glamorous, spectacular and nail-biting action in the massively popular Indian Premier League (IPL). Barco rental partners Spectrum Audio Visualz, Mumbai and Dynamix Media, New Delhi were approached to supply projectors to showcase an impressive video mapping projected onto the balloons used during the IPL inauguration.

We've created no less than five new videos on our latest digital cinema projector, the DP2K-10Sx. Specifically developed for smaller theaters, the DP2K-10Sx is a compact and cost-effective projector that offers the same premium image quality as the other Barco digital cinema projectors. Curious to find out more? Watch the videos to discover all the ins and outs of this projector.

Our brand-new C8 LED display hit the bull’s eye, so it would appear. People who dropped by the Barco booth at the recent ProLight + Sound trade show in Frankfurt, where the product was launched, had nothing but positive comments about the C8 tiles. “Everyone was impressed with the seamless, highly bright display for outdoor use. They all agreed that there’s a clear difference with many other displays on show at the trade fair,” said Product Manager Joost De Frene.

Exactly two months ago today, Flemish broadcaster VTM kicked off its new-style news bulletin. The revamped news studio features a striking 8.4-meter, curved backdrop that is powered by seven Barco RLM-W8 projectors. It is the third time that VTM chose Barco for its news studio video wall.

Barco and Klipsch are helping movie exhibitors one step closer to delighting their patrons with 3D immersive cinema sound. The companies are offering a rebate program for theater owners implementing an Auro 11.1 by Barco cinema audio system, which is exclusive during the CinemaCon show in Las Vegas this week.

Cinema sound technology leaders Auro Technologies and DTS, Inc. are joining Barco to drive the development of an open format approach to producing immersive object-based cinema sound. Their efforts represent a collective desire to protect exhibitors’ freedom of platform choice, ensuring their ability to play any movie regardless of which 3D audio system they procure.

Attend "Immersive Cinema Sound: An Open Standards Approach" special panel and cinema sound demo at CinemaCon, Wed April 17th to learn more!