Total Show Control: The Encore Presentation System
The Encore Presentation System is the most advanced video
processing and presentation control system on the market today.
The system provides source selection, advanced windowing
features, seamless switching, video effects and integrated control
for professional video presentations. Encore's modular, scaleable
architecture allows the system to support a wide variety of show
configurations. The system can efficiently support from 1-32
screens with any combination of independent display or
seamless wide-screen display elements.
The Encore Video Processor incorporates universal inputs that
accept both analog and digital video. Motion adaptive de-
interlacing is provided for both standard and HD source video.
Incoming videos are processed by Barco Folsom's proprietary
Athena scaler. 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 unscaled high-resolution input
channel.
Two different Encore System Controllers models are offered to
meet the varying demands of rental and staging professionals.
The Encore Controller SC is designed for applications involving 24
input videos and can control shows with from 1-6 screens. The
Encore Controller LC is designed for advanced applications
involving up to 64 input videos and from 1-32 screens. Both
controllers are capable of controlling external routers for external
source selection and Encore Video Processor units to provide
high-performance real-time video effects. The controllers can
also be used with Barco's Events Manager software to
synchronize operation with external devices and to run pre-
programmed show sequences. The controllers use an embedded
Real-Time Operating System (RTOS) to provide high reliability,
rapid power-up and true real-time performance for critical video
processing sequences.
Encoe Presentation System Key Features
Supports up to 12 Independent windows or 6 windows
with seamless transitions
(2) Native High Resolution Background channels provide
background video with seamless transition effects
Special Effects
A full range of transition effects (dissolve, wipe, etc.)
Smooth PIP Move & Sizing controlled via Key Frames
Adjustable PIP Aspect Ratio
PIP Borders, including Drop Shadows and Soft Edge
PIP Clone (Mirror and Offset)
Keying
Luminance Key
Split Key (Key Alpha and Fill)
Reverse Key (Key on Background)
Color Key (Graphics)
Alpha Mixing
(1) Native High Resolution Down Stream Key channel
independent of PIP/KEY processing channels
Video Processing
10-bit Processing
1:1 Pixel Sampling
Motion Adaptive De-interlacing (SD & HD)
3:2 and 2:2 Pull Down Detect
Image Cropping
Aspect Ratio Correction
Athena Proprietary High-Performance Scaling
Low Video Delay - Less than 3 Input Fields
Z-order Control (Priority layers) for overlapping PIP or Key
Images
Each Mixer Layer is dynamically re-assignable as a mixing
(transitioning) PIP, or as two individual (SPLIT)
nontransitioning PIP or Key Images.
The Encore Video Processor
