Barco Encore Controller SC User manual

Interactive backdrop solution for
content-rich productions
iPresent
iNTELLIGENT
iNNOVATIVE
iNTEGRATED
iNTERACTIVE
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Create a direct,
involving viewer experience
Get rid of your blue screen virtual environment and create a direct, involving
viewer experience which will allow your “talent” to easily interact with live on-
air content with a minimal or no preparation before going live.
Barco’s backdrop solutions bring on-stage video walls in TV studios to the
quality level needed for interactive use in high-demanding, rich-content
productions. Thanks to their high resolution, superior flexibility and excellent
on-camera performance, Barco’s solutions permit great interactive use and
increase accessibility for the audience.
Rear-screen projection sytem
Barco's rear-screen projection system
for backdrop applications consists of
specifically adapted rear-projection
modules, combined with a high
performance show controller and
allows broadcasters to use the wall as
a high-quality alternative to a
traditional onstage video wall or blue
screen.
This complete backdrop solution is able
to show a multitude of video and
graphical windows and produces
smooth transitions from one display
wall layout into another.
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Native ultra-high resolution
The high resolution rear-projection
modules support 3200K color
temperature to match with the studio
lightning, provide excellent on-camera
performance and offer wide viewing
angles for maximum flexibility of
camera positions.
As the display wall can also be used in
normal daylight conditions, it is
possible to switch to 6500K color
temperature.
The high quality projection modules
incorporate dual lamp with hot stand-
by capability and are based on the
latest DLPTM technology.
A built-in second lamp will make you
rely for 100% on the availability of the
iPresent wall when broadcasting live.
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Encore video processor
The Encore Video Processor
incorporates universal inputs that
accept both analog and digital video.
Motion adaptive deinterlacing is
provided for both standard and HD
source video. Incoming videos are
processed by Barco’s proprietary
Athena scaler.
Encore presentation system
The Encore show controller is the most
advanced video processing and
presentation controller on the market
today. The controller provides source
selection, advanced windowing
features, seamless switching, video
effects and integrated control for
professional video presentations.
Encore’s modular, scaleable
architecture allows the controller to
support a wide variety of show
configurations. The controller can
efficiently support from 1-32 screens
with any combination of independent
display or seamless tiled display
elements.
Each mixer can
be used in normal
or split mode
Full machine
control
Joystick for
intuitive image
adjustments
Complete show control
This scaler supports smooth real-time
PIP movements and re-sizing based
upon user specified Key Frames. The
basic Encore configuration supports six
independent PIP or Key images or
three transitioning PIP images.
Seamless transition effects, Z-order
control, window borders, drop
shadows and a variety of keying
effects are fully supported. Two
unscaled background channels provide
a high resolution backdrop that also
supports seamless transition effects.
Down Stream Key (DSK) effects are
supported by a third un-scaled high-
resolution input channel.
Encore Controller LC
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•Up to 12 independent windows with
z-level control
Each window can be resized and positioned in
real time. Flying window effects are controlled
via keyframes
•Expandable from 1 to 32 screens
Encore supports any combination of
single-screen, multi-screen or edge-blended
wide-screen applications
•Native high resolution background
Background transition effects are independent
of the windowing channels
•Special effects
Seamless transitions, window border effects
and advanced keying features are supported
•Modular system architecture
Encore can be expanded as your needs change
and system configurations can be tailored to
efficiently meet application requirements
•Total event management
Encore Controllers provide easy to operate
real-time control
Small Controller Large Controller
Encore Processors supported 6 32
Inputs supported 24 64
Destinations supported 6 32
Available Presets 64 90
Available Destinations 4 8
Available User-defineable Keys None 100
320 x 240 graphic displays 1 2
Light Sticks 2 3
Encore Controller SC
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Barco Control Rooms has become the industry standard in the field of monitoring
solutions for Control & Operation Centers in telecom, traffic, surveillance, public utili-
ties, broadcasting, finance and service providing companies. Barco Control Rooms is
renowned for its flexible, market-specific approach, successfully implemented in over
a thousand control rooms worldwide.
Fully committed to quality, Barco Control Rooms offers full technical support as well
as on-site training. With its head offices in Belgium and Germany, Barco Control
Rooms is represented in more than 30 countries across the globe. With a yearly R&D
effort of 10% of its turnover, Barco Control Rooms ensures it remains at the forefront
of technology.
www.controlrooms.barco.com
Ref. no. R599766 September 2007
Barco Control Rooms is an ISO 9001 registered company.
The information and data given are typical for the equipment described. However any individual item is subject to change without any notice.
© September 2006 by Barco
Photographs by courtesy of Dubai TV (UAE), London Stock Exchange (UK), Sky News (UK) and VTM (Belgium)
Barco Control Rooms - Belgium
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