Barco Announces First Dante-Enabled Presentation Switch

The association between ship and Audinate has resulted in the integration of the audio option, compatible with Dante, on the PDS-4K Full Screen Presentation Switch.

Barco and Audinate have collaborated to integrate digital audio switching into solutions PDS-4K, becoming the first Barco 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 boardrooms, auditoriums and companies. They have been designed to provide high video switching capabilities and include eight fully integrated 4K inputs and two 4K mixing 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's Dante is the standard for digital media networks. Distributes uncompressed multi-channel digital media over Ethernet networks, with almost zero latency and perfect synchronization. Enables digital audio distribution over standard Ethernet networks, the same ones that are used for the data network in the home or office.

Dante-enabled PDS-4K Audio and Video Presentation Switch Reduces Configuration Complexity, replacing multiple analog or multi-core cables and eliminating the need for additional audio switching equipment.

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

This means that operators can run different audio variations for online streams or send it translated to a meeting room.. In addition, allows you to manage audio and video synchronization automatically by default. However, if necessary, The card also gives operators the ability to manually change the audio output delay to match screen 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 networks. Used in live events, streaming environments, recording and production, and communication systems", explains Wouter Bonte, Barco's Director of Image Processing.

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