The Darim Virtual Studio 1000

VS1000 offers virtual set and live broadcast capabilities for studios seeking a variety of creative visual and playback options. VS1000 is specifically designed for ease of use. It is the same as the VS2000 but does not offer customizable features such as adjustable camera distance along the track, etc. It is ideal for studios with few staff persons, as it creates and broadcasts sets with minimal fuss.

System Specifications

Input Video Formats

Live analog or CCIR-656 digital video at half or full-D1 resolution
External AVI, MPEG, WMV video clips at up to full-D1 resolution
NTSC, PAL or SECAM software selectable
NTSC: 720x480 or 352x240 at 29.97 fps
PAL/SECAM: 720x576 or 352x288 at 25 fps

Output Video Formats

Full D1 (4:3), full motion, full color analog or 4:2:2 digital video
NTSC, PAL or SECAM software selectable
NTSC: 720x480 at 29.97 fps
PAL/SECAM: 720x576 at 25 fps

Video Inputs

Composite (BNC): up to 4 (1.0 Vp-p, 75 Ohm)
S-Video (4-pin mini-DIN): up to 4 (Y: 1.0 Vp-p, 75 Ohm; C: 0.286 or 0.3 Vp-p at burst level, 75 Ohm)
Component YUV (BNC): up to 4 (Y: 1.0 Vp-p, 75 Ohm; U/V: 0.7 Vp-p, 75 Ohm, Int. sync only)
Component RGB (BNC): up to 4 (R/G/B: 1.0 Vp-p, 75 Ohm, Int. sync only)
SDI (BNC): optional, up to 2 (SMPTE 259M-C, 270 Mbps)
Inputs are software selectable. Certain combinations of inputs are mutually exclusive

Video Outputs

Preview out: Composite + S-Video simultaneously
Master out: Composite + S-Video or Composite + YUV simultaneously
Composite (BNC) (1.0 Vp-p, 75 Ohm)
S-Video (4-pin mini-DIN) (Y : 1.0 Vp-p, 75 Ohm; C: 0.286 or 0.3 Vp-p at burst level, 75 Ohm)
Component YUV (BNC) (Y : 1.0 Vp-p, 75 Ohm; U/V: 0.7 Vp-p, 75 Ohm, Int. sync only)
SDI (BNC): up to 2 (SMPTE 259M-C, 270 Mbps) - optional Master out
Outputs are software selectable. Preview and Master outs produce nearly identical video. Preview out does not permit genlock and certain advanced signal adjustments

Internal Video Processing Delay

Without genlock: fixed at 4 frame periods [132 ms (NTSC) or 160 ms (PAL/SECAM)]
In genlock mode: approx. 5.5 frame periods [180 ms (NTSC) or 220 ms (PAL/SECAM)]

Audio Inputs

Balanced (XLR) and Unbalanced (RCA) microphone or line-level analog mono/stereo audio (up to 6 smono/3 stereo channels simultaneously)
AES/EBU (XLR) optional digital audio (disables analog input)
All inputs feature individually programmable delay (up to 1000 ms) for proper A/V synchronization

Audio outputs

Balanced (XLR) and Unbalanced (RCA) line-level analog audio (up to 6 mono/3 stereo channels simultaneously)
AES/EBU (XLR) digital audio (simultaneous with analog output)

Time Base Correction

Individual Time Base Correction for each video input and common Frame Sync Buffer allow for real time A/B switching between 2 asynchronous analog/digital video sources without dropped frames or image distortions

Color Keying

Automatically generated (simplified) or custom table-based (advanced) color keying with color correction
Programmable spatial and temporal filtering and clipping of the keying mask

Genlock

Analog and digital video outputs may be genlocked to a selected external reference video signal (analog composite) - optional
Camera Tracking
No physical camera tracking devices are required for VS1000. An optional Camera Tracking Interface Package supports certain models of robotic cameras sand mounts with pan/tilt/zoom/position tracking sensors

Professional Real-time 3D Virtual Set Production System Model Line Up

Standard: Composite/S-Video video inputs/outputs only, 1 unbalanced stereo audio input/output, standard 3D rendering
Professional: Composite/S-Video/RGB/YUV video inputs/outputs, up to 3 stereo audio inputs/outputs, higher quality 3D rendering
Broadcast: Composite/S-Video/RGB/YUV and SDI video inputs/outputs, genlock, 3 stereo audio inputs/outputs, highest quality 3D rendering

Properties	VS1010	VS1020
Standard model	Yes	N/A
Professional model	Yes	Yes
Broadcast model	N/A	Yes
Customizable virtual sets options	Image/Video file names only	Image/Video file names only
Virtual set authoring	No	No
Camera tracking package	No	No
Max. number of cameras/aux inputs	2 (analog only)	4 (analog only)
Max. number of live video streams	1	2
Max. number of file video streams	2	3
Audio inputs/outputs	Up to 3 stereo	Up to 3 stereo

Available Options

VGA/DVI output capture interface

All specifications subject to change without notice. VS4000, VS3000, VS2000 and VS1000 are trademarks of Darim Vision Co. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.