High Speed Cameras and Video Systems

16 & 35 CVS film scanners transfer motion picture and high-speed data films to high resolution digital format. Precision pin-registered film transports automatically moves the film in response to command signals from the system's high-end PC work station to gently handle valuable films.

A systems combines a new generation cool white LED light source, flat image plane, high shutter speeds and process lenses. The CVS combines these benefits with pin-registered accuracy and the result is precise frame-to-frame stability, high resolution and needle-sharp images.

The CVS is supplied with high-resolution progressive scan color or monochrome CCD/CMOS digitizing cameras. These cameras capture full frame images and automatically store the data on the PC's dual SCSI hard drives that are front panel mounted, lockable and easily removed for security purposes. These drives are 1.25 million hour MTBF rated and are forced cooled 10,000 RPM AV hard drives, each with 16MB of cache. A third internal 80MB non-removable hard drive is installed to support the operation system and other user applications.

CVS monochrome systems are supplied with a Basler A402k CMOS camera that delivers 4 mega-pixels at 8 or 10-bit digital output, with Camera-Link interface. The color camera outputs 1280 x 960 @ 24 bit RGB. Optional cameras with resolution up to 11 million pixels.

The entire system is packaged in a single chassis with robust construction to assure alignment and stability between camera, lens and film transport.

Digital formats are selectable during image capture, and can be exported to various file formats, including, AVI, MPEG, TIFF, JPEG, MJPEG etc. The PC's I/O ports are Ethernet, FireWire and USB 2.0 and are compatible with all archival storage and digital post production equipment.

Basler A402k CMOS 4-MegaPixel Camera

This interline progressive scan camera delivers excellent digital images for demanding applications. It utilizes square pixels with 55% fill factor and special enhancement circuitry to assure uniformity of images. The cameras CMOS sensor outperforms CCD sensors by greatly increasing the dynamic range response approaching that of film. The camera outputs 10 pit (1024 levels of grayscale) digital imagery via its Camera Link® interface.

Monochrome Camera Specifications

Imaging Device: Progressive Scan Interline Transfer CMOS 20.43mm

Active Pixels: 4,059,552 (2350 x 1724)

Active Area: 16.46mm H x 12.10mm v

Pixel Size: 7.0 microns (square)

Max. Frame Rate: 24 frames-per-second

Bit Depth: 8 or 10 bits Gray-scale

Dynamic Range: 54dB full resolution

Shutter: Electronic

Shutter Sync: Internal or External sync

Interface: Camera-Link

DFW-SX900 Digital Camera

The SONY DFW-SX900 is a high-resolution digital color video camera utilizing a 1/2" progressive scan interline transfer CCD. The IEEE1394 digital interface realizes a transfer speed of 400 Mbps. Its digital transmission maintains the highest quality original image without "Analog-to-Digital conversion". The square pixels eliminate the need for aspect ratio conversion in the image processor. The images are processed by the PC workstation for output to selected file formats.

FW-SX900 Camera Specifications

Imaging Device: 1/2" Interline Transfer color CCD

Sensor Readout: Progressive Scan

Total Pixels: 1,450,000 (1,392H x 1040V)

Active Pixels: 1,228,800 (1,280 H x 960 V) SXGA

Pixel size: 4.65 microns (square)

Frame rate: 7.5/3.75 frames-per-second

Bit Depth: 24 bits RGB

Shutter: Electronic (global)

Exposure: 2 seconds to 1/200,000 sec

Shutter Sync: Internal or (external, TTL via BNC)

Interface: IEEE1394 (FireWire, iLINK)

Transfer speed: 400M/200Mbps

MTBF: 59,549 Hrs. (Approx. 6.8 years)

The 16 & 35 CVS Film Scanners are supplied as a "turnkey" system with a Intel Pentium 4® 3.0Ghz PC workstation operating under Windows XP® Pro with License.

Visual Fusion

2D/3D Motion Analysis Software

When Visual Fusion is bundled with a 16 or 35-CVS system the result is a seamless integration of image capture and motion analysis in one package. It's designed to automatically detect and track moving objects from digital images captured from film or directly from video.

Visual Fusion is a complete and easy to use software package that calculates and plots; position, velocity, acceleration, angle, shape and other typical data for motion analysis. See the separate Visual Fusion data sheet for details.

16MM Film Transport Specifications

Film Capacity:	100 to 1,000 feet using standard reels.
Preview Speeds:	Variable; 0 to 24 frames-per-second.
Image Capture Rate:	1.0 fps, pin-registered for A402k and 1.0 fps, for DFW-SX900
16mm Aperture:	0.370" H x 0.410" W, with optional .560" wide , for display of timing marks.
Film Direction:	Forward, reverse, single frame, stop-frame and fast re-wind.
Frame Count:	0 to 50,000 frames (displayed on PC monitor).
Auto Step:	Automatically advances any number of frames.
Lens (Mono):	Schneider, Macro Symmar
Lens (Color):	Schneider, Macro APO-Companion. Designed for reduction ratio of 5:1 to 1:5.
Illumination:	5500°K High brightness ( white) LED Light source.
Power:	115VAC or 230 /240VAC 50/60 Hz.

Controls:

a. Local control functions used for film loading &testing prior to automatic control by the PC.

b. Bi-directional serial communications port with post PC protocol.


35MM Film Transport Specifications
Specifications same as 16-CVS except as follows.

Film Capacity:	100 to 1,200 feet using standard reels
Preview Speeds:	Variable: 0 to 24 frames-per-second
Image capture	1.0 fps, pin registered for *A402k*
Rate:	1.0 fps, pin registered for *A102fc*
35mm aperture:	0.750" H x 0.980" W, with optional 1.330" wide for display of timing marks
Lens: (Mono)	Schneider, Macro Symmar
Lens: (Color)	Schneider, Macro APO-Companan. Designed for reduction ratio of 5:1 to 1:5

Hardware and software controls are human engineered for positive and error free operation. The above dialog box illustrates traditional VCR type controls that are intuitive.

VIC assembles its own PC's using the highest grade components, for example: Antec enclosures, SuperMicro motherboards high-grade power supplies, with 6 or more fans throughout. Options include: External SCSI array enclosures with up to 30 stacked hard-drives with power supply and cooling for mass storage. Contact VIC fro a complete list of available peripherals.

PC Work-Station

Processor:	3.0 GHz./ 800MhzFSB Intel Pentium 4.
Memory:	512MB PC3200 DDR memory, (not shared).
Hard Drive:	* Two Ultra 160 SCSI 146.8GB's total and one internal 80GB 7200 RPM IDE drive.
DVD/CD Drive:	8x DVD/Write, 12x DVD/R, 16x CD/W,40x CD/R
Video Card:	8x AGP Video Card with 128 MB DDR memory.
Display:	Flat Screen Monitor 2048 x 1536 Quad VGA
Frame Grabber:	Matrox Meteor II Camera-Link or Meteor 1394.
Interfaces:	Giga Byte Ethernet, Firewire and USB 2.0 provides hi-speed interfaces to other peripherals.
Operating System:	Microsoft Windows XP Professional® with service pack 2 pre-installed.

* 35-CVS has Dual Ultra-320 SCSI hard drives