3D Compatibility....

Screen Excellence Screens and 3D...

There are various 3D technologies around: 

• Anaglyph, 
• Active shutters, 
• Polarization.

Some high - end products use a recent evolution of the Polarization (Runco, Cineversum) which is not compatible with any other screen technology than solid or perforated. The reason is that they request the screen to be metallized, which is impossible with woven screens.

Some projectors use both polarized and anaglyph (Sim 2 stacks)

Our Enlightor 4K material is fully compatible with all technologies not using polarization, and hence with >95% of the projectors, including all DLPs, Sony and JVC (Both of these not being DLP).

One of the main issues with 3D projectors is the loss in brightness. About 70 % of the projector brightness is lost in the 3D processing. The motto of most projectors manufacturers is "just use a screen with gain", which of course is a problem for Acoustically Transparent screens. We could reply "just use a brighter projector", but of course this increases the cost.

Fortunately, 3D images are not requiring so much brightness as the 2D ones do. As a matter of fact, JVC projectors are making 3D demos with our 160" screen, although their projectors are not among the brightest in the market.