Vertical video projection

[kefirkefir]

Hi there. I am relatively new to video and even newer to projection. I am looking to project a video [1920 (height) x 1080 (wide)] vertically. Could anyone recommend projectors that can be mounted vertically? There is around a 2 to 3.5 meters throw distance and I am looking to project the video around 2 meters high (might be less, but not more). But, the installation set-up isn't set in stone, thus the throw distances and height of video is open for negotiation depending on the technical constraints of the projectors.

 

Any advice would be greatly appreciated! Thank you!

Edited February 6, 2020 by kefirkefir

[timsabre]

When you say vertically, do you mean portrait orientation, or do you mean the projector is overhead going onto the floor?

 

And how bright does it need to be?

 

A pro 10k+ lumens projector could be mounted in either of those orientations.

[sandall]

His numbers suggest Portrait, i.e. projector mounted on its side.

[James Remo]

Most laser source projectors can be run in any orientation*

 

 

 

* but don’t take the words of some random person off the internet as gospel ;-)

[timsabre]

His numbers suggest Portrait, i.e. projector mounted on its side.

Yeah but did he mean portrait and vertical or portrait and horizontal?

[kefirkefir]

His numbers suggest Portrait, i.e. projector mounted on its side.

Yeah but did he mean portrait and vertical or portrait and horizontal?

 

Hi all. Thanks for the responses. It's a projector mounted overhead and on the side, to show 9:16 image on the wall.

[natjones]

As it's overhead, make sure that you've got something suitable for rigging in portrait. Unicol offer a mount that does just this. https://unicol.com/products/projector-mounts/projector-suspension-unit

 

Also, Projector Central has a very nifty throw calculator here https://www.projectorcentral.com/projection-calculator-pro.cfm

Are you looking to buy, or hire? If it's a hire, the company who you're renting from should be able to advise and provide rigging mounts.

 

 

[kefirkefir]

As it's overhead, make sure that you've got something suitable for rigging in portrait. Unicol offer a mount that does just this. https://unicol.com/p...suspension-unit

 

Also, Projector Central has a very nifty throw calculator here https://www.projecto...culator-pro.cfm

 

Are you looking to buy, or hire? If it's a hire, the company who you're renting from should be able to advise and provide rigging mounts.

 

 

 

Thanks for the recommendation, would look into them. I have yet to work out the economics of buying vs. hiring, but the prices in London don't seem competitive for the time frame I need it (over a month). I'm leaning to investing in a HD projector just because I foresee myself working with projection quite a bit in the next few years and would be nice to have a unit at hand to test out how videos would look, but I am not sure whether that's a worthwhile investment (considering maintenance, potential repair, etc.). Any advice?

 

 

 

Most laser source projectors can be run in any orientation*

 

 

* but don't take the words of some random person off the internet as gospel ;-)

 

 

Thanks. I've looked into laser projectors and they can go quite expensive. So far, the Optoma ZH403 seems great for its value. There are others that stretches that budget (might have to save up a couple months more), like those from Sony, but with a 1920x1200 (16:10 aspect ratio). Any recommendations?

Edited February 7, 2020 by kefirkefir

[timsabre]

I am just about to install 2 of those Optoma laser projectors but they are only moderately bright at 4K lumens - for your 2m high portrait image that should work well if the room is not too bright. And the blurb says it is fine for portrait use. Edited February 7, 2020 by timsabre

[Joe Fernand]

Have a look at the Epson Lightscene EV-100 Laser projector - it has a lot of great features for folk designing retail, museum and interactive spaces, one of our clients has a couple projecting interactive 'spiders' in a crazy golf installation! Price is approx £2K (Inc VAT).

 

https://www.epson.co.uk/verticals/business-projectors/ev-100series

 

Joe