http://www.barco.comen-usjp.tanghe@barco.com (JP Tanghe)webmaster@barco.comThe latest news from Barco.(C) Barco N.V., see http://www.barco.com/AboutBarco/en/RSS_policy.asp for terms and conditions of reuse10http://www.barco.com/images/general/Barco_logo_visibly_yours.gifhttp://www.barco.comThu, 18 Mar 2010 04:41:09 GMThttp://www.barco.com/en/broadcasting/pressrelease/2469Press ReleaseNew Technologyhttp://www.barco.com/pressrelease/2469At ISE 2010, Barco will introduce PlusPAK, a powerful new configuration package for the FSN Series switcher. Specifically designed for the presentation needs of the events market, PlusPAK leverages the field-proven FSN platform with new Universal Output Cards, Multiviewer, DVE, and full 2.5 M/E control. Tue, 2 Feb 2010 07:55http://www.barco.com/en/broadcasting/pressrelease/2420Press ReleaseNew Technologyhttp://www.barco.com/pressrelease/2420Shanghai, CHINA, 30 October 2009 — Barco, a world leader in visualization and display solutions, is proud to announce that Frost & Sullivan has recognized the company for its leadership in growth excellence by presenting it with the prestigious 2009 Company of the Year Award for Growth Excellence in relation to the company's growth in Greater China.Fri, 30 Oct 2009 17:00http://www.barco.com/en/broadcasting/pressrelease/2410Press ReleaseNew Technologyhttp://www.barco.com/pressrelease/2410Advanced cooling system, Sense6 calibration and stabilization technology make LED projection ready for 24/7 use <BR><BR>KORTRIJK, Belgium, 15 October 2009 – Visualization specialist Barco announced today that its new LED-lit rear-projection video walls are now available for sales. The OL series of video walls presents significant quality improvements over the current state of the art in LED projection. <BR>Fri, 16 Oct 2009 08:00http://www.barco.com/en/broadcasting/pressrelease/2395Press ReleaseNew Technologyhttp://www.barco.com/pressrelease/2395Kortrijk, Belgium, and Geneve, Switzerland, 8 September 2009 – Barco Silex, Barco's center of competence for embedded video coding electronic and design services, and Merging Technologies, the manufacturer of hardware and software systems for audio and video production professionals, have announced a collaboration to bring a HD JPEG 2000 Player & Ingester to the broadcast market. Merging Technologies leverages Barco's JPEG 2000 PCIe acceleration cards to extend the capabilities of its VCube HD player and ingest system, bringing to the broadcast market the sweet-spot between JPEG 2000 quality and cost-effectiveness for HD archiving, ingest and playback.Tue, 8 Sep 2009 06:55http://www.barco.com/en/broadcasting/pressrelease/2393Press ReleaseNew Technologyhttp://www.barco.com/pressrelease/2393Kortrijk, Belgium, 3 September 2009 – Barco Silex, Barco's center of competence for embedded video coding electronic and design services, announces the support of its JPEG 2000 IP cores on all high-performance and low-cost 40nm FPGA families.Thu, 3 Sep 2009 17:00http://www.barco.com/en/broadcasting/pressrelease/2390Press ReleaseNew Technologyhttp://www.barco.com/pressrelease/2390KORTRIJK, Belgium, 1 September 2009 - Visualization specialist Barco has won a frame contract with VRT (Vlaamse Radio- en Televisieomroep), the national broadcaster in Belgium for the Dutch speaking community, for the delivery of High-Definition reference monitors. VRT will use Barco's RHDM-2301B reference monitors for camera shading, program and preview monitoring in its new HD productions. The frame agreement fits into a large-scale VRT transition effort from a Standard Definition (SD) to a High Definition (HD) workflow. Tue, 1 Sep 2009 06:55http://www.barco.com/en/broadcasting/pressrelease/2387Press ReleaseNew Technologyhttp://www.barco.com/pressrelease/2387As the next step in the evolution of its FSN multi-format switcher, Barco will debut the new Digital Video Effects (DVE) card at the upcoming BIRTV trade show in Beijing, China, August 26-29, 2009.Sun, 23 Aug 2009 06:55http://www.barco.com/en/broadcasting/pressrelease/2347Press ReleaseNew Technologyhttp://www.barco.com/pressrelease/2347Barco's OL video wall series with unique Sense6 calibration and stabilization technology offers truly maintenance-free viewing <BR><BR>InfoComm, Orlando, FL, USA – 16 June 2009 – Visualization specialist Barco has announced its new series of LED-lit rear-projection video wall displays. With the development of the full HD (1920x1080) LED-based video wall system, Barco builds on many years of experience with LED displays. Next to the obvious benefits of LED-based rear-projection technology, such as low maintenance and saturated colors, Barco's OL video wall series also features the unique Sense6 color calibration and stabilization technology which makes the video wall systems truly ready for 24/7 use. <BR>Tue, 16 Jun 2009 15:40http://www.barco.com/en/broadcasting/pressrelease/2313Press ReleaseNew Technologyhttp://www.barco.com/pressrelease/2313From a field of hundreds of new products at NAB, Barco's FSN Series multi-format switcher receives one of ten prestigious Mario Awards, given annually by TV Technology Magazine.Tue, 28 Apr 2009 16:00http://www.barco.com/en/broadcasting/pressrelease/2302Press ReleaseNew Technologyhttp://www.barco.com/pressrelease/2302NAB, Las Vegas, NV, USA, 20 April 2009 – SES ASTRA, Betzdorf, Luxembourg, has recently ordered several of Barco's SMV-116 16-channel multiviewers. With this order, ASTRA intends to increase the monitoring capacity and flexibility of its current satellite broadcast display wall system, which serves the visual control of video services broadcasted via ASTRA satellites. The SMV-116 multiviewer was introduced at last year's NAB Show in Las Vegas and is now in full production and ready for shipping.Mon, 20 Apr 2009 14:15http://www.barco.com/en/broadcasting/pressrelease/2301Press ReleaseNew Technologyhttp://www.barco.com/pressrelease/2301KORTRIJK, Belgium, 16 April 2009 – Barco is pleased to introduce a dedicated film and post-production version of its award-winning 23-inch Grade-1 reference monitor. The new RHDM-2301P monitor offers a high contrast range, perfect black detail and a stabilized wide color gamut, and will better address the needs of film and post-production professionals. <BR>Thu, 16 Apr 2009 15:00http://www.barco.com/en/broadcasting/pressrelease/2300Press ReleaseNew Technologyhttp://www.barco.com/pressrelease/2300Beijing, CHINA, 16 April 2009 — Barco, a world leader in visualization and display solutions, has partnered with Jiangsu Television to launch the Nanjing-based broadcaster's new iPresent studio backdrop. Thu, 16 Apr 2009 08:00http://www.barco.com/en/broadcasting/pressrelease/2298Press ReleaseNew Technologyhttp://www.barco.com/pressrelease/2298<P>Barco's interactive video walls integrated with Orad's interactive PowerWall solution</P> <P>KORTRIJK, Belgium, Kfar Saba, Israel, 15 April 2009, Barco and Orad Hi-Tec Systems have announced a new solution providing real-time backdrop interaction on high-resolution video wall surfaces. Both companies have collaborated to integrate Barco's video wall systems and touch screen technology with Orad's new PowerWall interactive video wall controller and rendering software.</P>Wed, 15 Apr 2009 07:30http://www.barco.com/en/broadcasting/pressrelease/2299Press ReleaseNew Technologyhttp://www.barco.com/pressrelease/2299Kuurne, Belgium, 14 April 2009 – Visualization specialist Barco has been selected for the new production control rooms of Belgian national broadcaster RTBF. In cooperation with integrator Erudict Media Solutions, Barco will install its Networked Broadcast Monitoring System (NBMS), which will allow RTBF to visualize and monitor its increasing amount of video sources and metadata facility-wide.Tue, 14 Apr 2009 13:30http://www.barco.com/en/broadcasting/pressrelease/2271Press ReleaseNew Technologyhttp://www.barco.com/pressrelease/2271Sacramento, CA — 16 March 2009 — Barco, a world leader in image processing technology, is proud to announce that the FSN Series multi-format video production switcher is now shipping. Purpose-built for live switching at events, small broadcast installations, corporate and industrial installations and houses of worship, the FSN switcher seamlessly integrates SD-SDI, HD-SDI, and 3Gbps along with VGA and DVI computer resolutions in a powerful, flexible and economical package.Mon, 16 Mar 2009 16:00http://www.barco.com/en/broadcasting/pressrelease/2260Press ReleaseNew Technologyhttp://www.barco.com/pressrelease/2260<FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt" face=Verdana>Teaming with China's Guangdong Television, Barco successfully deploys its innovative NBMS. <BR><BR></FONT>Beijing, CHINA, 2 March 2009 — Barco, a world leader in visualization and display solutions, has partnered with Guangdong Television (GDTV) in launching its Networked Broadcast Monitoring System. Installation of the NBMS system at GDTV studios in Guangzhou, the capital city of China's southern Guangdong Province, represents its first deployment in Asia.Mon, 2 Mar 2009 10:30http://www.barco.com/en/broadcasting/pressrelease/2246Press ReleaseNew Technologyhttp://www.barco.com/pressrelease/2246Beijing, CHINA, 2 February 2009 — Barco, a world leader in visualization and display solutions, once again deploys its advanced technology in bringing excitement to CCTV <EM>Chinese Spring Festival Gala</EM>.Mon, 2 Feb 2009 17:00http://www.barco.com/en/broadcasting/pressrelease/2147Press ReleaseNew Technologyhttp://www.barco.com/pressrelease/2147IBC Amsterdam - Channel 3, one of the top leading commercial channels in Bangkok, will soon deply the first fully interactive video backdrop, equipped with a touchscreen, to be used live in a news studio environment. The channel has selected Vizrt and Barco as technology suppliers for the groundbreaking backdrop.Mon, 15 Sep 2008 09:00http://www.barco.com/en/broadcasting/pressrelease/2141Press ReleaseNew Technologyhttp://www.barco.com/pressrelease/2141IBC Amsterdam - Barco is pleased to announce that leading Spanish commercial TV-station Telecinco has opted for a networked broadcast monitoring system for its news studio control room in Madrid. The contract underlines the customer value of Barco's revolutionary concept, whereby video sources and metadata are distributed over an IP network throughout the broadcast facility. The networked monitoring system is currently being implemented and will become operational fall 2008. Thu, 11 Sep 2008 16:00http://www.barco.com/en/broadcasting/pressrelease/2142Press ReleaseNew Technologyhttp://www.barco.com/pressrelease/2142IBC Amsterdam – At this year's IBC broadcast imaging specialist Barco will showcase the first production units of its 23” high definition reference monitor. Prototypes of this RHDM-2301 were successfully introduced at NAB in April 2008 with raving reviews from most of the visitors. The RHDM-2301 Barco presents the first true grade-1 LCD display that ensures broadcast staff in production and post-production environments of the highest level of color stability and accuracy for their video reference tasks. First deliveries of the monitor are scheduled for November 2008.Thu, 11 Sep 2008 16:00http://www.barco.com/en/broadcasting/pressrelease/2116Press ReleaseNew Technologyhttp://www.barco.com/pressrelease/2116Shanghai, CHINA, 15 July 2008 — Barco, a world leader in visualization and display solutions, has teamed with China Central Television (CCTV) in bringing Barco's iPresent backdrop to the company's Beijing broadcast studios.Fri, 18 Jul 2008 16:00http://www.barco.com/en/broadcasting/pressrelease/2107Press ReleaseNew Technologyhttp://www.barco.com/pressrelease/2107KORTRIJK, Belgium, 24 June 2008. Barco, a global leader in visualization technology, is pleased to announce that it recently won three prestigious awards. At the Rental & Staging Systems Awards held at InfoComm last week, its NX-4 Black LED display was awarded this year's Best LED Product while its DML-1200 digital moving luminaire was awarded the Best Lighting Product. Moreover, Barco's new reference monitor for broadcasters received the Broadcast Engineering Pick Hit at this year's NAB show.Tue, 24 Jun 2008 13:00http://www.barco.com/en/broadcasting/pressrelease/2066Press ReleaseNew Technologyhttp://www.barco.com/pressrelease/2066<FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt" face=Verdana>Barco redefines LCD image quality and color calibration with RHDM-2301</font> <BR><BR>NAB 2008, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, 14 April 2008 – Barco, a leader in display and visualization solutions for selected professional markets, announces the RHDM-2301, its new High Definition Reference Monitor for broadcast professionals. With the RHDM-2301 Barco presents the first true grade-1 LCD display that ensures broadcast staff in production and post-production environments of the highest level of color stability and accuracy for their video reference tasks. Mon, 14 Apr 2008 07:00http://www.barco.com/en/broadcasting/pressrelease/2067Press ReleaseNew Technologyhttp://www.barco.com/pressrelease/2067<FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt" face=Verdana>SMV-116 processes up to 16 multi-format inputs </FONT><BR><BR>NAB 2008, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, 14 April 2008 – Barco, a leader in display and visualization solutions for selected professional markets, launches the SMV-116, a new compact multiviewer with 16 inputs and one output. The multiviewer is an ideal solution for broadcast monitoring in compact settings, such as smaller OB-vans, editing suites, master control rooms or digital play-out installations. <BR>Mon, 14 Apr 2008 07:00http://www.barco.com/en/broadcasting/pressrelease/2036Press ReleaseNew Technologyhttp://www.barco.com/pressrelease/2036<FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt" face=Verdana>VTM once again selects Barco for news studio backdrop wall <BR><BR></FONT>Kortrijk, Belgium, 3 March 2008 – Barco, a leader in display and visualization solutions for selected professional markets, announces that it has successfully implemented a new video wall system in the restyled news studio of VTM, the biggest commercial television station in Flanders. With the new studio, which was presented to the public this weekend, VTM wants to further improve the quality of its news. Barco's video wall offers the most reliable display technology, with outstanding picture quality and vibrant colors for statistics, background information and live interferences during news emissions.Tue, 4 Mar 2008 13:00http://www.barco.com/en/broadcasting/pressrelease/2023Press ReleaseNew Technologyhttp://www.barco.com/pressrelease/2023<FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt" face=Verdana>Barco launches control room management software and 3D workstation for multi-channel displays at DistribuTECH<BR><BR></FONT>DistribuTECH, Tampa, FL, USA – 22 January 2008 – Barco, a leader in professional display and visualization solutions, announces the launch of its advanced control room management software and its powerful 3D workstation for multi-channel desktops and small to medium-sized video walls. With these two interoperable visualization solutions, Barco is enhancing collaboration and information sharing between operators in small to medium-sized control rooms.Tue, 22 Jan 2008 17:00http://www.barco.com/en/broadcasting/pressrelease/1990Press ReleaseNew Technologyhttp://www.barco.com/pressrelease/1990<EM>DViT technology enhances display for news, sports and entertainment studios <BR></EM><BR>Inter BEE, Chiba, Japan – 20 November 2007 – Barco, a leader in professional display and visualization solutions, announces the availability of its OVTS-70 70” SMART DViT<SUP>TM</SUP> technology Display Wall Touch System, an ideal solution for interactive backdrop applications in news, sports and entertainment studios and network operations rooms.Tue, 20 Nov 2007 00:01http://www.barco.com/en/broadcasting/pressrelease/1955Press ReleaseNew Technologyhttp://www.barco.com/pressrelease/1955Integration of SMART's DViT technology provides interactive collaboration environment <BR><BR>DSEI, LONDON, UK - 11 September 2007 - Barco, a leader in display and visualization solutions for selected professional markets, will showcase its new Display Wall Touch System at this year's DSEI exhibition in London. The new system integrates DViT™ (Digital Vision Touch) technology from SMART Technologies, Calgary, AB, Canada, enabling users to access and manipulate data across a large screen area. At this year's DSEI exhibition, Barco will demonstrate the benefits of the new system for Command and Control environments, where effective collaboration is critical in enhancing the speed and quality of command decisions. Tue, 11 Sep 2007 08:00http://www.barco.com/en/broadcasting/pressrelease/1952Press ReleaseNew Technologyhttp://www.barco.com/pressrelease/1952IBC 2007, Amsterdam, the Netherlands – 7 September 2007 – Barco, a leader in display and visualization solutions for selected professional markets, has launched version 2.1 of its Networked Broadcast Monitoring System (NBMS). The launch brings a new display controller, able to handle up to 64 sources, and a range of new input modules. The additions to Barco's NBMS offer broadcasters more flexibility and scalability for the distribution of sources throughout their facility.Fri, 7 Sep 2007 11:00