Darim Virtual Studio VS3000

Virtual Studio System VS3000

VS3000 Special Features

Trackless

Reduce studio space requirements and construction time
Great for mobile virtual studios
Gradually increase the number of cameras

Full 3D control of virtual cameras

No need to adjust/move the real cameras at all
A single person can control entire virtual set production

Integrated chroma keying, 3D rendering and video mixing

Raw camera video in -- virtual set video out black box concept
Internal audio mix/delay module ensures proper audio/video sync

Supports DirectX9 technology

Fully utilizes potential of the most advanced 3D graphics hardware
Adds advanced 3D rendering effects (particle animation, etc.)

Professional quality chroma keying for any cameras/lights

One-click automatic setup with comprehensive manual override
Adjustable matte filtering and cropping
Color/brightness correction with blue/green spill removal

Real-time video switching

Multi-input hardware with TBC ensures proper transition
No need for external switchers or common reference signal

Inserts multimedia into virtual sets

Support almost any data formats: live video, movie clips, still images, PC screen content
Dynamically updates PowerPoint, Flash files, web pages

Intuitive push-button controls for animation and content update

Choose between fully automated or custom scenarios
Mouse, keyboard hotkeys and/or touch-screen can be used
Various types of remote controls are supported (IR, RF, Bluetooth)

Free-hand camera and 3D object animation done with joystick

Control position, rotation and size
Recorded and play back joystick motion

Quick and easy options for virtual set customization

Variety of customizable parameters provide different themes to change the look of virtual set
As simple as selecting a new image, movie or multimedia file

Interactive and remote updates to the 3D virtual set contents

Allows for dynamic charts, tables, graphs, captions on the screen
Updates can be initiated manually, by timer or on change of data
Numeric/text data may be obtained via LAN/Internet

Create your own sets using industry-leading 3D design tools

Provide full project export plug-in for 3D Studio Max and Maya
Real time 3D viewing software - no rendering required
Support for realistic 3D character animation in virtual sets

Pre-rendering option for more realistic textures

Blend and synchronize with photo-realistic images or movies

Sophisticated yet easy-to-use virtual set control script

Any scenario sequence can be precisely defined and executed
Allow designers/producers to go far beyond a single-track scenario
Automatic helpers make scripts easy to write and understand

Optional camera tracking sensors and interface package

Camera tracking adds reality and sophisticated looks to virtual sets
May require special integration process depending on the model/specs

Can combine classic and trackless 3D virtual sets

Advantages of both technologies can be used in the same set

Supports professional (digital) cameras

VS3000 Specification

Input Video Formats

Live analog or CCIR-656 digital video at half- or full-D1 resolution
External AVI, MPEG, WMV video clips at any resolution
NTSC, PAL or SECAM software selectable
NTSC: 720x480 or 352x480 at 29.97 fps
PAL/SECAM: 720x576 or 352x576 at 25 fps
Supports both 4:3 and 16:9 aspect ratio

Output Video Formats

Full D1, 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
Supports both 4:3 or 16:9 aspect ratio

Video Inputs

SDI (BNC): up to 3 (SMPTE 259M-C, 270 Mbps)
Inputs are software selectable. The maximum possible number of inputs is shown. Some inputs are not available on all models. Certain combinations of inputs are mutually exclusive.

Video Outputs

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)
Composite+S-Video or Composite+YUV are available simultaneously
SDI (BNC): up to 2 (SMPTE 259M-C, 270 Mbps)
Outputs are software selectable. Preview video output is not available.

Audio Inputs

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

Audio Outputs

Balanced (XLR) and Unbalanced (RCA) line-level analog audio (up to 4 mono/2 stereo channels simultaneously)
AES/EBU (XLR) digital stereo audio (simultaneous with analog output)

Time Base Correction

Individual Time Base Correction for each analog 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 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 VS3000 series. An optional Camera Tracking Interface Package (standard with VS3000 models) supports certain models of cameras and mounts with pan/tilt/zoom and position tracking sensors.

3D Graphics Rendering Performance

Up to 200 million triangles/sec using DirectX 9
Full screen Anti-Aliasing (4x typical, up to 16x on selected models)
Real time Anisotropic filtering (2x typical, up to 4x)
Hardware Rendering Buffer – typical 512MB

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)]

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.