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 1000ms) 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 and VS2000 series. 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

Available Options

• VGA/DVI output capture interface