This year at Showest 2010, Barco released a 2 new range of Projectors.  The first series based on the 0.98 TI chip and the second on the 1.2 TI chip.  The 1.2 will be upgradable to the 4k TI chip early net year with the 0.98 to follow at a later date.

Barco has an impressive assortment of projectors giving them a very good fit to any theatre.

Some highlights of the new projectors include

1. amazing fault tolerant rectifier solution.
2. in depth trouble shooting system built into the projector with diagrams and instructions displayed based on diagnostics coming out of the the projector.

NOTE: This video is LATE as it could not be released until DCN was a qualified Barco Dealer. DCN (www.dcnaustralia.com.au) is sponsored this video.

Recently here at digitAll the company I part own released the dcpPlayer (Available now as demo and purchase at www.digitall.net.au **Obvious self promotion**)       A cool feature of the dcpPlayer is the ability to view 3D content.  In this video, I do a quick demonstration of different methods available, Side by Side, Above and Below and Anaglyph for example.

dcpPlayer is a great tool for playing 3D content based on a world wide (Soon to be SMPTE) standard the DCP. Something I feel the non-cinema 3D world needs.  I have seen many hacks to get 3D going for niche applications.  Now with the DCP, creators can make 3D content and know it can be taken to any part of the world and it just works.

Xpand 3D http://www.xpandcinema.com/ and Michael talk to us about how the Xpand LCD shutter system works. How it is secured to your cinema. The robustness aspects and new features such as child size glasses arms.
We also talk about DLP link and how it works but is not suitable for cinema. It is designed for education.
The new X103 universal domestic glasses. They work on any 3D system from cinema to multi vendor LCD screen. They are also far more comfortable to wear. Defiantly an interesting product for 3D fans.

Sponsor: digitAll (http://www.digitall.net.au)

Showest 2010 – University presentations:

3D Presentation Quality – Putting Up a Great 3D Picture and keeping in that way.

By Paul Panabaker of MasterImage.

Archiving Appropriate Light Levels on the Screen for 3D by Andrew Robinson of Harkness Screen

This is a very interesting talk mainly because it is the first time i have seen an independent industry person put on paper the actual light levels of each of the 3D system.

With all the marketing hype, this is a good place to start with deciding on what system best suites you.

Showest 2010 UNIVERSITY: Overview of 3D Systems Available in the Marketplace and new developments.

A great talk by Bill Mead.  Get up to date fast with how 3D makes it to the Cinema screen in every incarnation.  Plus a nice overview of the history of where it came from.

Very interesting.

In this video I discuss the Pink and Green colours on screen and why some times we get them by mistake when going into a show.  This is the result of 3D content mixed into a 2D show.

From here we discuss how we can display content supplied in 3D, and make it work on a 2D screen.

In this video I describe a new 3D presentation method in which you do not mask out all the unused area.  This area is used to enhance the 3D effect. I then show the Video from Walt Disney which shows a new SCOPE on FLAT 3 effect.  Finally I  describe a major problem with the use of this technique.

  In this video I take a look at the RealD-XL 3D attachment for DCI-cinema digital projectors. I look at how the new XL product, an evolution of the Z-Screen system, can re-use the light discarded by the z-screen and effectively double the efficiency of the original Z-Screen system.

RealD is dominant in the 3D market.  The XL, with its supiriour light output, is likely to keep them their as it allows the use of mid-sized projectors (Cheaper cost/running) then 3D systems comeing before the XL.

Jim Reisteter, General Manager, Digital Cinema Division at NEC takes us through whats happening with NEC projectors and roll out announcements.