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coolux Media Systems Pandoras Box Media Server 4.1 Sets New
Standards for Real-Time Video Playback
September 26, 2008
Source: coolux Media Systems
New Release of
Acclaimed Media Control System Enhances Power, Accuracy, and
Quality of Video Playback in Complex Multimedia Productions
coolux Media Systems announced the release
of Pandoras Box Media Server software, version 4.1. This newly
enhanced version of the company's award-winning real-time
3-D compositing and rendering system is equipped with a series
of added features that extend users' power and flexibility
in live video playback applications. Among the additions to
the software's robust feature set is the latest Pandoras Box
(PB) Warp Engine, video processing capability with field-
and frame-blending, and new HD and SD de-interlacing options
on the system's ultra-low-latency HD/SD-SDI input cards.
"Pandoras Box software was developed
to remove technical constraints from the creative aspects of
projection and multimedia design," said Steve Gilbard,
president of coolux International. "Version 4.1 of the
software builds on this idea, providing users with even more
power and control in realizing their vision, regardless of the
application. Exciting new tools for image-shaping, frame-blending,
and de-interlacing bring unmatched functionality to Pandoras
Box, simplifying media playback onto complex shapes, adding
greater accuracy and adjustable playback speed, and helping
users maintain optimal image quality throughout their productions."
The PB Warp Engine is a unique image-shaping
tool that enables quick and accurate projection of complex
objects onto almost any shape and surface. Through the engine,
the output from multiple Pandoras Box servers can be adjusted
for real-time compositing and reproduction from any number
of projectors onto curved or non-planar screens. The simple
adjustment of complex shapes via Bézier curves allows
for parallel curves and single-point editing. Utilizing an
adjustable resolution to permit easy modification of curves
and editing points, Pandoras Box software sets a new industry
standard for video playback, while matching even the most
demanding screens and structures.
With the PB Frame-Blending feature now
included in Pandoras Box software, operators can adjust the
speed of video playback continuously and in real time. In processing
slow-motion playback, the software calculates new frames in
real time to match the actual frame rate. This function is vital
when playback speed must be matched to music or used to track
the motion of dynamic video scenery. Until now frame blending
had been restricted to video with non-embedded audio. With PB
Frame-Blending, this is no longer the case as audio is now handled
in real time, as well.
Version 4.1 also incorporates an HD and
SD field-based de-interlacing function that provides maximum
resolution through computing and recalculating of all available
fields. Unlike conventional top- and bottom-field de-interlacing
methods, the technique employed by Pandoras Box recalculates
all fields and blends them in real time. This approach maintains
picture resolution while preserving all fields and frames,
in turn enabling smooth video playback on progressive displays.
All Pandoras Box Media System products now include de-interlacing
options for top-, bottom-, and full-field blending, giving
users the tools they need to address various image compositing
issues on the fly.
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