The Barco Media Servers range will be available in three versions: the XHD-200, XHD-400, and the brand-new XPR-600. The XHD series are shipping now, whereas the XPR series will ship from end of September 2015 onwards.
"Media servers play a pivotal role in creating mesmerizing visuals for a live band, spectacular 3D projection mapping, thrilling theme park rides or showstoppers at an event or exhibition", explains Peter Pauwels, director strategic marketing V&H and entertainment at Barco. "With the addition of the 4K capabilities, Barco's range of media servers now truly enables unbridled creativity, complemented with intuitive, easy-to-learn controls for the most demanding shows. These fully integrated, visual production systems enable professionals to easily and confidently develop their show, from inception to realization."
The XHD and XPR media servers pack all the tools needed to cover video professionals' entire workflow, from design through to operation, says the company. Intuitive controls facilitate user-friendly operation, even with multi-screen set-ups. A short learning curve results in substantial savings on both time and money. In fact, it only takes a half-day of training for anyone to become an expert at complex 3D projection mapping and create sophisticated interactive projects without any external assistance.
Barco Media Servers are equipped with the Projection Study tool, a powerful solution that allows users to design a 3D projection mapping of a building or any other surface and subsequently show the optimal projector set-up locations and lens options in a matter of minutes. Furthermore, 3D design capability and visualization allows preview and adjustment of both pre-rendered and real-time content and deploying it in physical space. This results in quicker projector set-up and execution, leading to dramatically reduced costs. Additionally, the entire show can be tested before show time and ideas can be sold to customers before actually building anything.
(Jim Evans)
