Tornado 3D Realtime 3D Character Generator from Visual Research Inc. based on Matrox DSX Platform
NAB 2005, Las Vegas, April 15, 2005 - Matrox Video Products Group today announced that Seoul, Korea-based Visual Research Inc. has adopted the Matrox DSX platform for its new Tornado 3D realtime 3D character generator. Designed for HD and SD broadcast facilities, Tornado 3D provides realtime 3D titling in HD resolutions and realtime 3D transition effects such as particles, page curls, and distortions."HDTV is in full deployment in Korea and Japan and broadcasters have been waiting for a realtime HD CG application such as Tornado 3D. Thanks to the advanced Matrox DSX hardware and software development tools, and superior support from the Matrox application engineering team, we have been able to develop this high-performance product in record time," said Charles Kim, president of VRi. "We particularly appreciate the speed at which we can transfer video and graphics to and from the host computer due to Matrox's memory centric architecture and their PCI-X hardware. We also rely on the fact that the Matrox DSX platforms support HD and SD on one card, that we can have two full CG channels on one card, and that a realtime 3D effects option is available."
About Matrox DSX
Matrox DSX is a family of HD and SD video and audio components designed to allow OEMs and developers to create a wide variety of cost-effective products and applications including NLE systems, capture/playout servers, character generators, clip and still stores, graphics/production servers, automation and master control units, multi-layer compositors, and CATV barker channels. Matrox DSX combines codec and effects technologies and a full range of professional hardware components with a comprehensive Windows XP-based SDK.
Key features of the Matrox DSX platforms
| • | Modular 10-bit architecture gives developers the flexibility to meet technical and price targets |
| • | Full range of HD and SD audio and video I/Os |
| • | Simultaneous input and output of different video standards in HD and SD |
| • | Multi-format SD codec support in software - DV, DVCAM, DVCPRO, DVCPRO 50, D10, MPEG-2, 8- and 10-bit uncompressed |
| • | Multi-format HD codec support in software - MPEG-2 at online and offline bit rates, 8- and 10-bit uncompressed |
| • | Exploits CPU power to perform software effects on multiple streams in real time |
| • | Infinite layer 10-bit compositing |
| • | Professional realtime effects including color correction, chroma/luma keying, graphics overlay, smooth speed changes |
| • | GPU co-processor for realtime 3D effects |
| • | Key input and output support |
| • | Multiple board support in a single chassis |
| • | SDK based on the mature DigiSuite platform which has been used on-air by broadcasters worldwide for more than 8 years |
| • | Application development support by a team of dedicated, experienced engineers |
| Key features of Tornado 3D |
| • | Realtime 3D text |
| • | Full screen HD graphics sequences |
| • | Full screen mixing of video and graphics |
| • | Realtime keyframe animation playback |
| • | Moving backgrounds |
| • | Multiple realtime 3D transition effects |
| • | FSAA (Full Screen Anti-Aliasing) support |
| About Visual Research Inc.
Visual Research Inc. is a leading software applications development and service company catering to the broadcast industry. Since 1993, VRi has been a leading manufacturer of professional character generators for broadcast and post-production. For more information visit www.VisualCG.com. About Matrox Matrox Video Products Group is a technology and market leader in the field of HD and SD digital video hardware and software for realtime editing, DVD authoring, capture/playout servers, clip/still stores, and CGs. Matrox's Emmy award-winning technology powers a full range of content creation and delivery platforms used by broadcasters, post-production facilities, project studios, corporate communicators, and videographers worldwide. Founded in 1976, Matrox is a privately held company headquartered in Montreal, Canada. For more information visit www.matrox.com/video. Matrox is a registered trademark and Matrox DSX is a trademark of Matrox Electronic Systems Ltd. Other company and product names may be trademarks of their respective owners. Contact our Communications Team |