SmX ProPanels are fixed masking panels that can be used with our ProLine and ProCurv fixed screens.

The ProPanels increase perceived contrast by precisely masking off those annoying black/grey bars in the unused portion of your projection screen while viewing projected content that isn't the same aspect ratio as your native screen.

The ProPanels also create a sharp black border around your projected image which immerses the audience into the projected content unlike unmasked projected content.

ProPanels are available in sets and mask our 1.78:1, 2.40:1 - 2.35:1 native aspect ratio screens down to 2.35:1, 1.85:1, 1.78:1 (16:9), 1.33:1 (4:3) and any other aspect ratio requested.

It is extremely important to have the absolute blackest masking to do the job and here is why.

When you are watching dark projected content such as night scenes and space scenes in movies or television that is masked off, the lighter colored mask panels (shown below) are still visible. If the purpose of having a masking system is to mask of the projected black bars but you can still see them, then the masking system is not serving its purpose. Our black hole audio transparent and solid mask panels are completely non existent in dark scenes.

Why does this matter? The projectors unused projected black bars get masked off by these mask panels. Even though the projector is not suppose to be projecting light in this unused black area, light still gets through. In order to effectively take advantage of the perceived increase of contrast that masking offers, the mask panels need to completely absorb that strayed light and disappear.

The following picture shows the mask panels from SmX, Stewart and Screen Research all laid out side by side and were shot outdoors on a bright sunny afternoon in direct light to show you what happens when direct light hits the masking panels.

The following shot is unaltered besides being cropped, resized and text added to it.

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One of the natural beauties of the ProPanel is that it seamlessly integrates into our ProLine and ProCurv fixed screens. The ProLine and ProCurv are the only two fixed screens in the industry that offer this option.

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The ProPanels simply slide into a track that is located in between the face of the screen frame and the screen surface which eliminates unwanted shadowing caused by the projected content.

Our Audio Transparent Mask Panels are not only the blackest in the industry but are also the most acoustically transparent with only a 1.5 db roll off at 20kHz unlike other masking panels that have a 4 - 5 db roll off at 20 kHz.

The following measurements were conducted in a anechoic chamber specifically designed for testing acoustically transparent materials. An Earthworks M-30 Microphone was positioned 27" from the test subject. The speaker baffle of a Genelec 1031A was positioned on the opposite side 12.3" from the test subject. This totaled 1 meter between the speaker baffle and the microphone. Each mask panel was tested under exacting conditions.

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