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projectiondesign has a new projector out, offering 1920×1200 resolution in active 3D stereo with DLP up to 7500 lumens.

The new F35 AS3D is the world’s highest resolution single chip 3D DLP® projector at full 1920 x 1200 pixel resolution. No interlacing or other picture compression technologies. Said simply, it is the only single chip DLP projector that actually keeps its high resolution in 3D, displaying even the most graphically challenging and complex applications in stunning 3D.

It’s available now.

via F35 AS3D – projectiondesign – high performance projectors.

Hardware 3d, projectiondesign, projector

The National Engineering School of Saint Etienne (ENISE) needed a specialized Virtual Reality system for mechanical validation of products, a new area they call “sensory engineering”.

To accomplish the main missions of ENISE, which are training, research and valorisation of local technological and engineering projects, the sensory engineering has a very important role, especially for the valorisation mission of the school. It consists in supporting local industrial actors in the validation and valorisation of their technological projects, whether they concern project reviews, ergonomic validations or industrial flow simulations. For example, a machine manufacturing mechanical parts of an engine would need a prototype validation for each part and also for their assembly. The virtual reality through virtual prototypes makes it possible with a high level of simulation and anticipation of efficiency.

They wound up with an impressive solution from a variety of vendors.  Two Steward Filmscreens (2 meters by 1 meter) are mounted in an L, and projected on by 4 projectiondesign passive Infitec projectors.  Then using TechViz software, they have a stereoscopic 3D display table that allows them to visualize models from such software as SolidWorks and CATIA interactively at a high framerate.

via ENISE implements a VR system proposed by Immersion using TechViz visualization solutions.

Hardware projectiondesign, virtual reality

projectiondesign and Motek Medical have collaborated in creation of the CAREN, Computer Assisted Rehabilitation Environment.  The CAREN combines three edge-blended F125′s from projectiondesign to create a 180-degree panoramic image in front of the pateint, and combines it with a motion captures system and tradmill to create a virtual world that responds to the patient’s movements.

“The projectors need to fulfil a number of requirements. First of all you need high resolution to ensure an accurate image. Then you need a high refresh rate, because motion is a key part of CAREN and the image has to remain natural without any artefacts. You also need consistent colour because, when you are combining the images from three projectors together to form a seamless environment, you can’t afford to have any deviation in colour between them. Finally, in many of these projects, space is limited, so you need the option of wide-angle lenses to minimize the distance between the projectors and the cylindrical screen.

“I’m delighted to say that the projectiondesign F12 projectors fulfilled all these criteria, and the end users in both installations are extremely happy with the results they are getting from their systems.”

It’s like the next generation of the CAVE.

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Science biomed, motek, projectiondesign, rehabilitation, virtual environment

ProjectionDesign will be at the European Congress of Radiology (ECR) in Vienna demonstrating their new FL32 wuxga medical projector, the first solid-state projector tailored specifically to the medical market.

Making its worldwide debut at ECR will be projectiondesign’s new FL32 wuxga medical, the company’s first solid-state light-source projector to be tailored specifically to the requirements of the medical market. Fully compliant with DICOM clinical review standards, the new projector offers all the expected benefits of projectiondesign’s RealLED™ technology – including ultra-low power consumption, low cost of ownership, and up to 100,000 hours of operational life, making the projector virtually maintenance free!

But that’s not all, in addition (and perhaps even more interestingly) they will be showing off their new ProNet asset-management software system.  ProNet enables remote monitoring and control (including automatic calibration!) of any number of displays.

See the full press release after the break.

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The new centerpiece of the Fraunhofer Heinrich Hertz Institute’s (HHI) Tomorrow’s Immersive Media Experience Lab (TIME Lab) is a huge 7 megapixel 180-degree display 12 meters wide driven by 7 of projectiondesign’s F32 DLP projectors.

“The aim of this installation is to allow digital film experts and famous film directors such as Tom Tykwer, to dive into and discover the fascination of digital cinema projection and video systems, evolving scripts and global economic challenges. At the event visitors will be treated to a true multi-media environment that offers full acoustic and visual experience of live event broadcasting and a range of novel film formats. Our projection system is designed for the future and the fantastic image quality of the projectiondeisgn projectors has made the display the centrepiece of the HHI TiME Lab,” says Christian Weissig from the Image Processing Department at the Fraunhofer Heinrich Hertz Institute in Berlin, Germany.

In particular I love the construction of the reflection panels on the ceiling, the projectors are mounted in a half-circle pointed downwards with reflectors, all shown in the pictures.  The official launch is this Friday, but you can see several pictures of the installation at their site.  Full press release after the break.

Update 2/28/10: Corrected a misspelling of Weissig’s name.

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Science display, fraunhofer, immersive, projectiondesign

The new F80 1080 DLP projector from projectiondesign will be demonstrated for the first time at the upcoming Virtual Efficiency Congress in Germany (November 5-6), in a stereo visualization configuration using embedded INFINITEC wavelength multiplex imaging filter technology.  Basically, it’s a fancy way of saying it will be displaying passive stereo 3D images perfect for bright large-screen environments and viewable from any angle.

“We’re delighted to be involved in the Virtual Efficiency Congress, as it gives us a chance to deliver a hands-on and immersive presentation of some of the world’s leading Virtual Reality applications,” comments Løkke. “These cover fields as diverse as mechanical engineering, automotive, financial, consumer goods, medicine, textile techniques, communication and movie-making – all areas in which we are already very successful and with some of our trusted key partners.”

Read the full release after the break.

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Hardware dlp, projectiondesign, projector, stereoscopic

projectiondesign, a projector company from Norway, has just announced the first LED DLP Projector, the FL32. Some details:

The FL32 features ReaLED(tm) technology which combines long life LED illumination technology with patented projectiondesign optics for up to and estimated 100,000 hours of low-maintenance, worry-free operation.  It is especially suitable for front- and rear-projection applications such as command and control, simulation and visualization, and any project that requires high-resolution imaging and low maintenance.

Read the full press release and see more pictures after the break.

Updated: Incorrect image originally, fixed now.

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Hardware dlp, led, projectiondesign