In 2002, I worked on several shows programming the Catalyst media server with the Barco R6. With a 5k ANSI lumen output, the throw distance for reasonably bright images limited the rigging position of the R6 pretty much to a truss over the stage. Aside from the increase in brightness, the throw distance [from the Barco R18] allowed us to position the projector farther away, resulting in larger images and more overall video impact. And we only needed one projector to accomplish what was roughly the equivalent in output of three R6 projectors, so the rental costs were reduced a bit, as was the manpower and setup time required for the job.
—Vickie Claiborne, from Video Digerati, PLSN, Jan. 2008
