Barco Encore3 (E3)

World’s most versatile Screen Management System

Expand your creative canvas! With Barco’s Encore3, screen management just became increasingly versatile.

The Barco Encore3 image processing platform is nothing short of a game-changer. This video processor gives every live event AV professional broader canvas space, expanded system resources by easy linking, and advanced transition between layers during runtime. Featuring high-quality 4K processing with unrivaled flexibility, it's designed for use at live events, themed entertainment, and auditoriums.

The Encore3 supports a boundless canvas with 8x 4K60 PGM outputs at 12 bits 4:4:4 processing with readily available 8x 4K60 layers per screen. Call on embedded audio, screen composition for layered videos, Multiviewer as a source, and the ability to manage all your screens with just one system.

Better, faster, stronger — the Encore3 is boxed into one future-proof solution for expanded peace of mind.

Note: We ship the Barco Encore3 with a standard configuration including 4 input cards and 2 output cards.  Other configurations are available.

Key Features

• Powerful and affordable processor for every event
• Includes 2-Input, 4-Input or Output, and 1-Input or Link Card slots (Input and Output cards must be Gen2.)
• Refreshed yet familiar interface for fast and easy setup with assisted workflows
• Versatile systems to design with ease 
• Uncompromised native 4K content processing 
• Resilient flexibility with ultra low latency
• Integrated Dante & embedded audio

• State-of-the-art video processors: that manage exceptional native 4K image quality, with best-in-class Athena scaling and ultra-low processing latency down to 16 ms. The Encore3 gives access to a boundless canvas at 12 bits 4:4:4 processing with readily available 8x 4K60 layers per screen.

• World's most versatile screen management system: designed to safeguard your investments through card and controller reusability. The Encore3 includes 2x Input slots, 4x Input or Output slots, and 1x Input or Link Card slot. (Input and Output cards must be Gen2.) It reduces the need for peripheral equipment and minimizes operational complexity and costs. And with multiple external API available, the Encore3 allows for easy integration into your setups.

• Integrated Dante & embedded audio: Dante stands for "Digital Audio Network Through Ethernet". It replaces all connections with a computer network, effortlessly sending video or hundreds of channels of audio over Ethernet cables with perfect digital fidelity. All connections are managed with software, making routes fast, readable, and reliable.

• Versatile systems to design with ease: Enjoy unrivaled flexibility to manage every screen in the room, whether it's projection, LCD or LED. Combine the power of two units for larger shows, or employ them independently for smaller shows. Cover all parts of the site with decentralized units, link multiple Encore3s with a standardized interface.

• Refined yet familiar cross-platform user interface: allows fast and easy setup both in hardware and software with straightforward assisted workflows and a reduced need for pre-configuration and resource management.

• Operational ease-of-use: The Encore3 allows for full situational awareness while creating the most impressive experiences with simulated programming before you are on site, and an onboard programmable web widget panel for easy show control. What's more, it enables integrated show control with linear time code inputs triggering cues.

Note: These specifications are preliminary.

Spec Sheet

Safety Manual