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High Resolution Video & Images for Mission Critical Operations

The argument for a video and data processor Boeing

We’ve all heard the saying “does size matter?” but you’ve never heard “does resolution matter”? And what is resolution but just simply more information. The size of a single display device does not change the resolution in proportion to its mass. Size is the same amount of information just in a bigger picture. Any single display device regardless of size has a finite resolution and can only show so much information. The technology of collaborative and interactive software and media has resulted in the requirement of displaying multiple simultaneous sources and it is also the requirement to the keep the individual detail of the content (resolution) as high as possible. Scaling (simply defined as decreasing resolution) is unacceptable because information can be altered and or lost. Again, resolution is information and when that information is lost the technology fails the user.

How does one achieve displaying multiple sources at their native resolution (no scaling) simultaneously?
As mentioned, any single display device whether it’s a projector, plasma, LCD, or cube is not capable of delivering a high enough resolution to support multiple high resolution sources. Scaling is inevitable. What is required is a processor that utilizes multiple display devices working in their native resolution to create a ‘canvas’ of pixels of mega resolution to support an array of sources of various resolutions, formats, and aspect ratios. Using an array of display devices the user defines this canvas to suit his or her needs. Each source is equally important as the collective information of all the sources. The requirements of the processor are simple. It is required to display the sources at lossless picture quality and it must be in real time and a constant true frame rate, both very important components to ‘live action’.

Who needs such technology? Corp. Harbor

Any industry that makes decisions based on detailed visual content. Examples are military and police command and control, emergency centers, Homeland Security, geological analysis, surgical and medical galleries, and so on. Resolution is information and when critical, and at times life dependant, decisions are based on the amount and clarity of the information displayed then resolution does matter. As an example, a high definition surgical camera shows the subtle details and contours of the human body as other sources the vital signs, lab results, MRI’s, and other pre-surgery films. Can any of this highly detailed visual information be compromised? In the command and control environment decisions are based on satellite imagery, mapping, high definition surveillance, data analysis computers, and other forms of live data. Any minute detail can be a very critical component of a life altering decision.

Does size matter? Perhaps. Does resolution matter? Absolutely!