Barco announces its first Dante-enabled presentation switcher

The association between Barco y Audinate has resulted in the integration of the audio option, Dante compatible, on the PDS-4K full-screen presentation switcher.

Barco and Audinate have collaborated to integrate digital audio switching into solutions PDS-4K, becoming Barco's first presentation switcher to support Dante.

Barco PDS-4K Switches Offer High-Quality 4K Switching and Processing, Ideal for both small and medium-sized event environments, as for meeting rooms, auditoriums and companies. They have been designed to provide high video switching capabilities and include eight 4K inputs and two fully integrated 4K mix outputs..

When adding the new card with Dante-compatible audio option, PDS-4K users can manage both high-quality video and digital audio from source to output through the same device.

Audinate Dante is the standard for digital media networks. Distributes uncompressed multichannel digital media over Ethernet networks, with almost zero latency and perfect synchronization. Enables digital audio distribution over standard Ethernet networks, the same ones used for the data network at home or in the office.

Dante-enabled PDS-4K audio and video presentation switcher reduces setup complexity, replacing multiple analog or multicore cables and eliminating the need for additional audio switching equipment.

The PDS-4K audio input card with DisplayPort 1.2 offers access to all multi-channel audio outputs and each allows its own switching, independent of audio over IP.

This means operators can run different audio variations for online broadcasts or send translated audio to a meeting room.. Besides, allows you to manage audio and video synchronization automatically by default. However, if required, The card also gives operators the ability to manually change the audio output delay to match the display latency to keep audio and video in sync at all times..

“The Dante solution has been adopted by many professional audio manufacturers, making it the industry standard for digital audio networking. Used in live events, broadcast environments, recording and production, and communication systems, Explica Wouter Bonte, Barco Image Processing Director.