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News Release from: Kane Computing | Subject: Matrox Morphis
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial
Team on 11 April 2005
Frame grabber comes with real-time
compression
Morphis is a cost effective PCI frame grabber, ideal for video surveillance applications with multiple input options and low latency.
Kane Computing is now shipping the Matrox Morphis frame grabber with addon JPEG2000 video compression board Morphis is a cost effective PCI frame grabber, ideal for video surveillance applications with multiple input options and low latency
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 10 Apr 2002 at 8.00am (UK)
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By the addition of the optional JPEG2000 real-time compression board, the Morphis provides efficient video archiving and/or transmission.
Matrox Morphis is a cost-effective peripheral board based on a truly versatile design.
As a frame grabber board, the Matrox Morphis is ideal for video surveillance applications that require sequential capture from multiple standard sources with minimum latency.
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A modular design and simple standard connections provide additional flexibility and cost savings for video surveillance applications that require a scalable number of inputs.
A real-time standard image compression and decompression accelerator for video archiving and/or transmission further qualifies Matrox Morphis for video surveillance applications.
As an image compression and decompression board, Matrox Morphis is perfectly adapted for standard medical image archiving and transmission.
Matrox Morphis integrates a hardware accelerator for JPEG2000 image compression and decompression.
JPEG2000 is the emerging industry standard from the Joint Photographic Experts Group for wavelet-based compression and decompression.
This new standard was developed to provide a superior compression ratio without compromising quality, or superior quality at a given compression ratio when compared with conventional JPEG.
An intricate algorithm makes JPEG2000 computationally intensive, requiring hardware acceleration for real-time performance at typical video rates.
The JPEG2000 hardware accelerator supports lossy and lossless compression of standard monochrome and colour formats, important for video surveillance applications, as well as high resolution monochrome formats with high dynamic range found in medical imaging applications.
An elaborate and finely tuned design featuring two video decoders working in tandem enables Matrox Morphis to rapidly switch between multiple video sources for sequential capture.
The design also allows for the simultaneous capture from two independent standard video sources.
A large dedicated buffer guarantees reliable image capture to the onboard compression accelerator or the host PC, including display.
Moreover, video images can be formatted in real-time during capture.
Formatting features include cropping (ROI), horizontal and/or vertical flipping and arbitrary downscaling. Request a free brochure from Kane Computing ...
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