NuCORE Ships Third-Generation CleanCapture Image Processor.TOKYO -- Newest generation of CleanCapture(TM) image processors, the SiP-1280, brings HD resolution to digital still camera, digital camcorder, and emerging hybrid camera markets NuCORE Technology announced that it is shipping volume production of its latest generation of CleanCapture image processors, the SiP-1280. The most powerful image processor in its class, the highly integrated SiP-1280 delivers the highest image quality and performance in the market today. "With the introduction of our previous generations of image processors, we have proven that breakthrough features, such as InfiniteBurst capture performance and image quality, are vital considerations for OEMs and the users buying their cameras," states Jim Chapman James Louis "Jim" Chapman (born March 8, 1945 in Washington, D.C.) is an American business and political leader. From 1985 to 1997, he served as Democratic Congressman representing the Texas's 1st congressional district in the United States House of Representatives. , chief executive officer for NuCORE Technology. "With the SiP-1280, we are now extending the CleanCapture capabilities enjoyed primarily by digital still camera (DSC (1) (Digital Signal Controller) A microcontroller and DSP combined on the same chip. It adds the interrupt-driven capabilities normally associated with a microcontroller to a DSP, which typically functions as a continuous process. See microcontroller and DSP. ) manufacturers to the digital video camcorder (DVC (1) (Digital Video Camera) A camcorder that records in digital format. See DV. (2) (Digital Video Cassette) An earlier term for the DV format. See DV. (3) See desktop videoconferencing. ) and emerging hybrid camera markets." SiP-1280 Image Processor Feature Set NuCORE's SiP-1280 is a full-featured image processor offering outstanding image quality that benefits DVC and DSC OEMs alike. NuCORE's design philosophy is to focus on image quality at every design tradeoff point. This requires a flexible hard-wired image processing image processing Set of computational techniques for analyzing, enhancing, compressing, and reconstructing images. Its main components are importing, in which an image is captured through scanning or digital photography; analysis and manipulation of the image, accomplished pipeline that achieves the highest performance in the industry. --CleanCapture technology significantly minimizes the introduction of noise and digital artifacts. When coupled with the NDX-1260 Analog Front End, it delivers the highest quality, smallest file size, and lowest noise digital images today. --InfiniteBurst technology, a highly efficient pipeline architecture, is capable of full resolution, nonstop continuous burst capture of still photos until the memory card is full. --High Definition (HD) resolution image capture at 15fps provides a sharp, pleasant movie mode experience. --DirectView(TM)-HD resolution component video output to HD displays enables users to view still and video images at HD resolution directly on their HDTVs. --Low power operation saves up to half the power of previous CleanCapture image processors by utilizing a low power digital interface to the LCD display. --Flexible interface to a variety of popular storage subsystems, such as compact flash cards, SD cards, hard drives and mini-DVD drives, enables a large variety of video and hybrid cameras to be created from a common hardware platform. --The video camcorder feature set includes an advanced digital zoom Simulating a longer focal length in a digital camera via software. The digital zoom is accomplished via image enhancement software within the camera itself rather than the inherent mechanics of the physical zoom lens. For more details, see optical zoom. engine that offers smooth, precise operation, programmable nonlinear gamma correction An adjustment to the light intensity (brightness) of a scanner, monitor or printer in order to match the output more closely to the original image. A gamma correction imposes the complement of the "tone curve" in order to flatten the line and bring the gamma closer to the ideal 1. to suppress color noise, auto focus enhancements to support the latest lens and CCDs, and an enhanced color filter Color filter An optical element that partially absorbs incident radiation, often called an absorption filter. The absorption is selective with respect to wavelength, or color, limiting the colors that are transmitted by limiting those that are absorbed. to improve complementary color complementary color n. 1. Either one of two colors whose mixture in the right proportions produces white (in the case of light) or gray (in the case of pigment). 2. accuracy. --Complete DVD DVD: see digital versatile disc. DVD in full digital video disc or digital versatile disc Type of optical disc. The DVD represents the second generation of compact-disc (CD) technology. compatibility at the platform level provides support for compression codecs The following is a list of codecs. Audio codecs Non-compression formats
"With the SiP-1280, DVC and DSC manufacturers will be able to take full advantage of the market shift to high-definition digital video," Chapman continued. "No other image processor can offer this level of image quality and performance together with high integration crucial for the emerging hybrid camera market." The SiP-1280 has two versions, the SiP-1280HS for digital still cameras and the SiP-1280DV for digital camcorders and hybrid cameras. Software, Development Tools that Enable OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) The rebranding of equipment and selling it. The term initially referred to the company that made the products (the "original" manufacturer), but eventually became widely used to refer to the organization that buys the products and Differentiation NuCORE provides a full firmware and software solution -- a robust developer toolkit that enables manufacturers to bring products to market quickly. Included in the toolset is the NuCamera Firmware, a comprehensive API that allows an OEM to program without the need of direct knowledge of the underlying hardware operation. This allows the camera OEM to preserve his NuCORE platform software investment and migrate that software to successive generations of NuCORE image processors. Over time, this substantially reduces the software investment required to populate camera models with the latest and most exciting new features for end users. CleanCapture Tuning Tools (CCTT CCTT Close Combat Tactical Trainer (US Army) CCTT Canadian Council of Technicians and Technologists (Ottawa, ON, Canada) CCTT Covert Channel Tunneling Tool CCTT Career Connection to Teaching with Technology ), a real-time camera tuning application that allows OEMs to quickly customize and optimize for their own color science and parameters, is also included. CCTT enables OEMs to rapidly tune images to their preference -- preserving years of investment in color science technologies that are important to their brands and their customers. Use of these tools can reduce development cycles by up to 50 percent. "This passion towards image quality and the enthusiasm to back it up with unique development tools that preserve a camera maker's color science know-how is very important," said Seiichiro Watanabe, NuCORE's founder and Chief Technology Officer. "I have been told many times that development cycles are shrinking, so I am gratified grat·i·fy tr.v. grat·i·fied, grat·i·fy·ing, grat·i·fies 1. To please or satisfy: His achievement gratified his father. See Synonyms at please. 2. to see that many consumer camera manufacturers now want this type of software and tuning tools." About NuCORE Technology NuCORE Technology develops leading-edge digital image processing Digital image processing is the use of computer algorithms to perform image processing on digital images. Digital image processing has the same advantages over analog image processing as digital signal processing has over analog signal processing — it allows a much wider chips for still and video cameras. NuCORE's products offer the industry's highest-quality image capture and enhanced camera performance with reduced power consumption. By providing a complete development platform, including software and development boards, NuCORE helps camera makers speed new products to market. For more information, see www.nucoretech.com. |
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