Barco’s digital moving luminaire tears down boundaries between projection and lighting
Bundling of video and lighting offers designers unlimited creativity

Photo: courtesy of Barco.

AV Product News Published: 22 December 2007
Barco, a pioneer in visualization technology, is proud to announce the launch of the its digital moving luminaire DML-1200. The digital luminaire can be used both as super bright moving digital light source and high quality video projector, and allows to design a truly unique show for every event, client and purpose. Applications for Barco’s DML-1200 are wide ranging, including concert music tours, theater and opera.

With its brightness, unlimited image selection and instant switching between light beam and video projection, cue by cue, the DML-1200 provides lighting designers pure creativity at their fingertips. With its on-board media player, lighting designers are no longer limited to static, pre-selected patterns and colors. Any image, static or animated, can be created and projected at a touch of a button. The DML-1200 uses both video and lighting protocols, including DMX512, allowing it to be driven directly from any lighting desk.

In light mode, the DML-1200 produces a perfectly circular light beam with a light output equivalent to that of a 1200W hard edged moving light and four times as bright as any other digital light on the market today. An internal optical dimming mechanism ensures smooth, accurate intensity control from 0 to 100% ensuring that a fade to black is a fade to true black, not video black (grey).

In video mode, the DML-1200 features a fully sealed DLP engine which delivers full color DLP quality video with SXGA+ (1400 x 1050 pixel) resolution and features a light output of 10,000 lumens. The DML-1200 also features a subtractive CMY color mixing system allowing for instant color changes as well as smooth, timed color cross-fades over several minutes. The DMD engine inside the unit is fitted with liquid cooling to ensure reliable operation.

Chris Colpaert, Director Product Management at Barco’s Media and Entertainment division says “With the DML-1200, we truly see a product that brings light and video together. Three years ago we met with Lighting Designers to brainstorm and understand what tools they dreamed of in this rapidly converging market space. Today, three years on, the DML-1200 is the fruit of these discussions and we are proud to be at the forefront of this exciting market.”

Barco’s digital moving luminaire will be commercially available as of Q2 2008.

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