The Darim Virtual Studio 4000

High-End HD/SD Virtual Studio System

Advantages

Fully integrated real time 3D virtual set System
Hybrid (Tracking & trackless) cameras Support
Built-in advanced color keying modules
Improved real time 3D graphics rendering and mixing
Multiple live video feeds with A/B switching
Exchangeable images, movies, animations
Interactive virtual set controlled by one person
Free-hand animation of virtual cameras and other 3D objects with joystick
Uses progressive and interlaced HD cameras

VS4000 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

Available in HD/SD switchable mode

Supports consumer (analog) cameras (optional)

Supports professional (digital) cameras

System Specification of VS4000 Series

Input Video Formats

Analog HD Component (YPbPr) or digital HD SDI digital video at NTSC, PAL, 720p or 1080i resolution
External AVI, MPEG2, WMV video clips at up to 1080p resolution
SD, 720p or 1080i resolutions and various frame rates are supported
SD: NTSC (720x480, 29.97 fps), PAL (720x576, 25 fps)
720p: 24, 29.97, 30, 50, 59.94, 60 fps
1080i: 25, 29.97, 30 fps

Output Video Formats

HD SDI digital video, 720p or 1080i software selectable
720p: 30, 50 or 60 Hz
1080i: 25 or 30 Hz

Video Inputs

Component YUV/YPbPr (BNC): up to 2 (Y: 1.0 Vp-p, 75 Ohm; U/V: 0.7 Vp-p, 75 Ohm, Int. sync only)
SD or HD SDI (BNC): up to 4 (SMPTE 259 / 292 / 296)
Inputs are software selectable. The maximum possible number of SDI inputs of VS4024 model is given.
Some inputs are not available on all models. Certain combinations of inputs are mutually exclusive.

Video Outputs

HD SDI (BNC): 1 (SMPTE 296 / 274), genlocked or free-running

Audio Inputs

Balanced (XLR) line-level analog mono/stereo audio (up to 2 mono/1 stereo channels)
AES/EBU (XLR or BNC) – digital audio (up to 2 stereo channels)
Embedded on SDI (BNC) – digital audio (up to 2 stereo channels)

Audio Outputs

Balanced (XLR) and Unbalanced (RCA) optional line-level analog audio (up to 2 mono/1 stereo channels)
AES/EBU (XLR) digital audio (simultaneous with analog output)

Color Keying

Independent multi-channel configuration with real time preview
Automatically generated with manual adjustments
Table-based Chroma Keying Mask
Adjustable Color Correction
Input Video and Mask Cropping ms (PAL/SECAM)

Genlock

Analog (black burst, tri-level) or Digital video inputs are provided for synchronizing of the main HD SDI output

Camera Tracking

A specific model of the Camera Tracking system is included with VS4000 models depending on the customer requirements. Supported models provide feedback from manually-operated or robotic camera mounts with pan/tilt/zoom and position tracking sensors. Additional Integration task and fee may be needed for unsupported tracking hardware. Camera tracking devices are not required to be installed on all cameras connected to VS4000.

Internal Video Processing Delay

Typically 6 frames

3D Graphics Rendering Performance

Up to 350 millions triangles/sec using DirectX 9
Full screen Anti-Aliasing (4x typical, up to 16x in some configurations)
Real time Anisotropic filtering (2x typical, up to 4x)
Hardware Rendering Buffer – starting from 1024MB

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.