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Altera's image format conversion design UDX3 delivers two-channel high-quality up, down, and cross conversion of standard-definition and high-definition video streams in interlaced or progressive format with on-screen display and support for active format descriptions. This design is verified in hardware, and a demonstration is available from your local Altera® field applications engineer (FAE).
The format conversion design illustrated in Figure 1 implements image format conversion for two channels of video. The design ingests video over serial digital interface (SDI) or digital visual interface (DVI), which can handle standard definition (SD), high definition (HD), or 3G-SDI (full HD). The converted image is mixed and displayed over user-selectable output such as SDI, DVI or HDMI. The design uses Altera's intellectual property (IP) for SDI and video and image processing functions.
Image format conversion is a commonly used function in various broadcast infrastructure systems, such as servers, switchers, head-end encoders, and specialty studio displays. The need for image format conversion is driven by the multitude of input image formats and interfaces that must be converted to HD or a different resolution before they can be stored, encoded, or displayed.
Block Diagram
Figure 1 shows the format conversion reference design (udx3) block diagram.
Figure 1. Format Conversion Reference Design
Features and Benefits
- Two-channel up/down/cross conversion: Polyphase scaling, motion adaptive deinterlacing, mixing, and frame-rate conversion for resolutions up to 1080p
- SDI or DVI input interlaced, and progressive support
- DVI/HDMI and SDI out, support for progressive and interlaced output
- Mixer to allow multiviewer
- On-screen display for logos and text overlay
- Active format description extraction and insertion
- Software configurable to speed up design cycles
- High-speed DDR3 memory interfaces
- Demonstration on Stratix® IV GX Audio Video Development kit
For more information on this core, contact your local Altera sales representative.
Related Links
- VIP user guide (PDF)
- Stratix IV GX Audio Video Development Kit, Stratix IV GX Edition
- AN 604: High Definition Video Reference Design (UDX3) (PDF)
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