Earpro offers professionals a guide to help choose the ideal projection screen

The Spanish distributor Earpro has developed together with the specialist Procolor a guide to help professionals in choosing projection screens for audiovisual applications.

In order to avoid the complexity of choosing the most appropriate projection screen in audiovisual applications, due to wide range of sizes, typologies, screens,…the distributor Earpro and the French specialist in this area Procolor have developed a guide to help their clients and professionals in the sector.

With front projection or rear projection a suitable screen is always necessary, since it is the final element in the chain of an audiovisual installation to offer the highest quality of the projected image, with a bright and uniform reflection.

Each projection surface has specific properties, in order to enhance or retain the projected image, such as a reflective coating that directs the projected light towards the audience and ensures homogeneous light distribution.

As explained in this guide for Earpro and Procolor professionals, the projection screen ensures that the audiovisual installation is a success, for its dual purpose: present visual information without loss of image quality and direct the projected light towards the audience.

To guarantee optimal perception of the projected image, both requirements must be met., taking into account factors such as ambient light levels, projector light production, its position and the characteristics of the presentation room in which it will be installed.

Among other technical recommendations, The guide offers four basic steps to choose the most suitable projection screen; such as determining its size according to the dimensions of the room and the distribution of seats for the public.

Another step is to choose the appropriate format for your projection application. (4:3, 16:9, 1:1, among others); select the screen surface that best suits the projection and viewing needs for the audience and, finally, Choose the projection screen that best fits these specific needs.

The range is wide, whether large format, embedded in ceiling, tensioned and even customized screens, depending on the environment and the specific application in each sector.

The guide, which can be downloaded from the Procolor website, North American division Milestone AV Technologies specialized in professional projection screens for audiovisual environments, educational and corporate, which Earpro distributes in Spain and Portugal.