Calibre UK Unleashes New HQView325 Warp Mapping and Edge Blend Scaler

	Calibre UK's HQView325

The latest innovation from video image processing hardware manufacturer, Calibre UK is the HQView325 image scaler. The HQView325 features four-sided soft edge-blend with multi-region black level correction for seamless blending of multiple projector images with full image warp mapping support.

"We've announced the brand new HQView325 far ahead of its first public showing at ISE 2013 and as a direct response to our customers' requirements for future projects. The HQView530 is immediately available through our established distribution network as well as projector manufacturers EIKI and Optoma in North America and Europe," explains Tim Brooksbank, chairman at Calibre UK.

"The HQView325 combines the performance of the award-winning HQView500-series with digital only I/O compatibility with HDMI and DVI formats including deep color and HDCP support, and is available a correspondingly more affordable price point."

The HQView325 scaler incorporates a powerful blend algorithm in a dedicated blend processor with better greyscale rendition in the projector blend region.

"It's perfectly suited for darkened projection environments. Black level management ensures accurate greyscale performance in the blend region of the projected images creating a seamless image."

The HQView325 performs edge blending using a complex de-gamma and re-gamma process where the video content is converted to linear pixel data.

Light intensity to be accurately controlled on a per color and per pixel basis, so that the blend can be truly seamless even with greyscale information and so that black level corrections can be applied without causing color-shift or gamma errors -- a valuable asset for complex projection surfaces.

Edge blending often requires a very high bit depth to avoid greyscale contouring or solarization. Calibre UK's powerful HQView325 operates at 16 bits per color per pixel, 48 bits total, far surpassing most competitive product offerings.

The flexible image-warping feature of the HQView325 enables users to geometrically correct an image shape and map projector alignment on to curved and flat screens with ease.

The single rack mountable unit comes with an easy to use front panel OSD-based user interface as well as an inbuilt webserver for browser control. A PC-hosted warp generator tool is also included within the price.

The HQView325 image scaler and scan converter is backed up by Calibre UK's three-year warranty.