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New 1080p High Definition Video Scaler/Processor from Calibre UK
Features Realta™ HQV 10-bit Image Processing For Projectors,
Plasmas or LCD Displays
· Innovative Passive Cooling System Eliminates System Fan Noise
· Updated Algorithms for 1080p24 and enhanced Blu-ray™ compatibility
September 5, 2007 - DENVER: A new version of the Vantage HD high definition
video scaler/processor from Calibre UK, Ltd. features updated algorithms for 1080p24,
expanded Blu-ray™ disc player compatibility plus an advanced passive cooling device
to eliminate system fan noise. Designed and manufactured by Calibre UK, Ltd.,
Bradford, England, the new VantageHD2 processor will be available beginning
September 2007 for an MSRP of $3299.
Calibre UK Ltd. will demonstrate the new Vantage HD-2 at CEDIA 2007, here, at
booth 974
The new Vantage HD2 1080p video processor/scaler device accepts nine
different input video signals to create a native-resolution video output signal for a highdefinition
plasma, projector or LCD display. Like the original VantageHD processor, the
new VantageHD2 incorporates Silicon Optix’s most powerful video processing chip, the
Realta HQV™ sxT2, and its most sophisticated Teranex™ video processing algorithms.
The Realta™ HQV imaging chip can execute more than one trillion instructions per
second (1 teraflop). Vantage features 30-bit 4:4:4 scaler data bus-width, 12-bit
component video analog/digital converters plus a studio-quality, 10-bit video decoder
with super-adaptive comb filter and 4 x ITU656 over sampling.
“Building upon the powerful Realta HQV standard reference design, Calibre UK
has invested more than 20 man-years of additional custom hardware and software
engineering to make dramatic improvements in image quality and overall system
performance and flexibility,” said Tim Brooksbank, CEO, Calibre UK, Ltd. “The
VantageHD2 out performs all competitor devices providing a level of quality previously
only found in high-end studio facilities and even significantly outperforming other HQV
implementations.”
To achieve superior image quality from interlaced video sources, the
VantageHD2 uses a true pixel-based motion-adaptive approach. Unlike conventional
frame-based image processing, Calibre’s software simultaneously analyzes four video
fields. This method avoids artifacts in moving objects and preserves full resolution of nonmoving
portions of the screen even if neighboring pixels are in motion. Calibre’s perpixel
motion-adaptive approach also enables superior noise reduction compared to
conventional video noise reduction filters.
The Vantage HD2 processor handles film-based material with full and automatic
detection of all pull-down cadences including broken cadences and non-standard
cadences typically found in animation sequences, as well as the common 3:2 and 2:2
formats, all with automatic scene change detection to ensure clean cuts between
scenes and the ability to process mixed scenes where film and video are overlaid.
VantageHD2 has three output modes to optimize picture quality for plasma,
LCD or projection displays (with image warp and keystone correction).
The VantageHD2 has two HDMI inputs supporting up to 1080p (with support for
up 7.1 digital audio and backwards capability with DVI), two composite video and two
component analog video (YPbPr or RGBS SD, ED or HD signals) compatible with 480i
(NTSC), 576i (PAL/SECAM), 480p, 576p, 720p and 1080i as well as 1080psf.
The processor also features digital and analog audio inputs that can be
matched to the signal inputs, allowing audio and video signals to be switched via the
same device. VantageHD2 automatically adjusts the audio time-line to suit its internal
video processing delay. Audio time-line correction operates on all audio channels—
digital coaxial, digital fiber-optic, analog and HDMI audio channels.
Features Realta™ HQV 10-bit Image Processing For Projectors,
Plasmas or LCD Displays
· Innovative Passive Cooling System Eliminates System Fan Noise
· Updated Algorithms for 1080p24 and enhanced Blu-ray™ compatibility
September 5, 2007 - DENVER: A new version of the Vantage HD high definition
video scaler/processor from Calibre UK, Ltd. features updated algorithms for 1080p24,
expanded Blu-ray™ disc player compatibility plus an advanced passive cooling device
to eliminate system fan noise. Designed and manufactured by Calibre UK, Ltd.,
Bradford, England, the new VantageHD2 processor will be available beginning
September 2007 for an MSRP of $3299.
Calibre UK Ltd. will demonstrate the new Vantage HD-2 at CEDIA 2007, here, at
booth 974
The new Vantage HD2 1080p video processor/scaler device accepts nine
different input video signals to create a native-resolution video output signal for a highdefinition
plasma, projector or LCD display. Like the original VantageHD processor, the
new VantageHD2 incorporates Silicon Optix’s most powerful video processing chip, the
Realta HQV™ sxT2, and its most sophisticated Teranex™ video processing algorithms.
The Realta™ HQV imaging chip can execute more than one trillion instructions per
second (1 teraflop). Vantage features 30-bit 4:4:4 scaler data bus-width, 12-bit
component video analog/digital converters plus a studio-quality, 10-bit video decoder
with super-adaptive comb filter and 4 x ITU656 over sampling.
“Building upon the powerful Realta HQV standard reference design, Calibre UK
has invested more than 20 man-years of additional custom hardware and software
engineering to make dramatic improvements in image quality and overall system
performance and flexibility,” said Tim Brooksbank, CEO, Calibre UK, Ltd. “The
VantageHD2 out performs all competitor devices providing a level of quality previously
only found in high-end studio facilities and even significantly outperforming other HQV
implementations.”
To achieve superior image quality from interlaced video sources, the
VantageHD2 uses a true pixel-based motion-adaptive approach. Unlike conventional
frame-based image processing, Calibre’s software simultaneously analyzes four video
fields. This method avoids artifacts in moving objects and preserves full resolution of nonmoving
portions of the screen even if neighboring pixels are in motion. Calibre’s perpixel
motion-adaptive approach also enables superior noise reduction compared to
conventional video noise reduction filters.
The Vantage HD2 processor handles film-based material with full and automatic
detection of all pull-down cadences including broken cadences and non-standard
cadences typically found in animation sequences, as well as the common 3:2 and 2:2
formats, all with automatic scene change detection to ensure clean cuts between
scenes and the ability to process mixed scenes where film and video are overlaid.
VantageHD2 has three output modes to optimize picture quality for plasma,
LCD or projection displays (with image warp and keystone correction).
The VantageHD2 has two HDMI inputs supporting up to 1080p (with support for
up 7.1 digital audio and backwards capability with DVI), two composite video and two
component analog video (YPbPr or RGBS SD, ED or HD signals) compatible with 480i
(NTSC), 576i (PAL/SECAM), 480p, 576p, 720p and 1080i as well as 1080psf.
The processor also features digital and analog audio inputs that can be
matched to the signal inputs, allowing audio and video signals to be switched via the
same device. VantageHD2 automatically adjusts the audio time-line to suit its internal
video processing delay. Audio time-line correction operates on all audio channels—
digital coaxial, digital fiber-optic, analog and HDMI audio channels.
