Barco and Silicon Graphics (OTC: SGID)
announce that worldwide media company Deluxe Labs has installed a Barco DP100 2K
D-CINE PREMIERE projector at its Hollywood facility through SGI Professional
Services. Designed for exclusive use in Deluxe’s film review suite, the DP100
will be used to project content for customer final sign-off prior to mastering
and release.
The review suite’s projection booth is multi-purpose, housing both the Barco
DP100 and one film projector. Because of limited space restrictions in the
booth, a precise suspension mounting system was required for the Barco
projector, enabling it to be mobilized into place when digital projection was
required, and moved aside when film projection was scheduled. Because of the
DP100’s modular design, the power supply was remoted, thus easing the required
suspension weight.
In addition to the DP100’s 2048 x 1080 native resolution, high lumen output
and 2000:1 contrast ratio, the projector was also chosen by Deluxe for precise
consistency with Deluxe’s subsidiary, EFILM — Hollywood’s leading Digital
Intermediate (DI) facility.
“We exchange a lot of material with EFILM,” said Jim Whittlesey, Deluxe’s VP
of Digital Cinema Technologies, “and a great deal of their work comes over to us
for digital cinema mastering. Our DP100 is set up to give the exact same
response as the projectors in EFILM’s DI suites, where the movies are color
timed. So, when the customer comes here for QC, they’ll see exactly what they
saw during the DI color grading sessions.”
Similar to EFILM’s DP100 suites, installation and system integration for the
Deluxe DP100 was provided by the SGI Professional Services arm of Silicon
Graphics, one of Barco’s strategic reseller partners in digital cinema.
Maintenance will also be provided by SGI's Support Services organization.
“We’re thrilled with the projector and the level of professional support and
integration from the SGI team,” said Whittlesey. “With similar Barco equipment
at both EFILM and here, the operative word for the client is ‘no surprises.’”