DPI proudly announces the first shipments of the VIP 3000. The big brother to the VIP 2000, the VIP 3000 is more than just a switcher, and so much more than just a video processor. The VIP 3000 is a virtual multimedia artist’s toolbox featuring the following abilities:

• A variety of Digital, analog and audio inputs for broad source connectivity
• Image Pan and Zoom
• 4 sided, 8 zone image blending for multi-projector array applicatons
• 10 bit black-level correction for matching black level in non-blend areas
• Highly capable multipoint Warp – adjusted in real time via an easy to use PC application
• Picture in Picture (even across blend area)
• Temporal / Film noise filter and advanced MPEG noise reduction
• Broadcast quality De-interlacing
• State of the Art HQV HD Video processing

As a switcher, the VIP 3000 accepts virtually all types of analog and digital video inputs, including HDMI 1.3, DVI, HDSDI, SDI, Component, S-video and composite. For multi-projector applications, one VIP 3000 is employed with each projector. The high quality resizing, combined with pan and zoom functions, eliminates the need to pre-process or rely on multi-head sources for video or HD content. Multiple VIP 3000’s can be Gen-locked.

For data and graphic-intensive applications, such as command and control or process control, a multi-output graphics card would be used to drive multiple projectors and VIP 3000s to form a large, multi-megapixel display comprised of a matrix of projectors. In this example, each VIP 3000 would assure that the color and black level performance of all projectors matched seamlessly. The VIP 3000’s advanced Warp features allow this type of resolution-intensive imaging to be applied across curved and other non-traditional screen surfaces.

As another example of a multi-projector application supported by the VIP 3000, two projectors could be employed to create a dramatic, ultra-wide video display. In this application, the native1/29/2011 output of the video source would be distributed to both VIP 3000s. The VIP 3000’s Pan and Zoom function would be used to grab the portion of the video content to be displayed on each projector, while the Blend capability allows the two images to be seamlessly stitched into one giant high resolution image.

For more information and detailed specifications on the VIP 3000, visit the VIP 3000 portal here.