IRIDAS applications natively support a broad range of stereo display technologies. These range from dual SDI output used to drive dual projectors, single-projector RealD® or Dolby 3D® systems to various encoding formats for stereoscopic monitors and 3D TV sets. Active shutter glasses and anaglyph modes are also supported.
There are comprehensive configuration options which allow for mirroring and swapping channels to accommodate all typical setup scenarios.
Dual SDI Output
Dual SDI output is used with the RealD® or Dolby3D® single projector solutions or with two-projector polarized setups. IRIDAS products drive the projector through a special programming interface of the NVIDIA QuadroFX SDI cards to output perfectly synchronized channels without frame drops.
The TI Pattern output combines two stereo images into one image that is then sent out through one digital output of the graphics card. It is typically used with 3D rear projection TV sets incorporating TI micromirror devices. The pattern is generated directly before output and is independent of the image zoom factor.
Similar to the TI Pattern output, Line Interleaved output combines two images into a horizontally or vertically intereleaved pattern that is output to a single digital output of the graphics card. Line interleaved mode is typically used with polarizing stereo displays that work in conjunction with passive glasses.
Anaglyph output uses a Red/Cyan encoding to generate a stereo image compatible with the common Red/Cyan glasses. While not suitable for color work, it is a mode that works on any display and can be used to watch stereo without much effort in the field or on a client's computer.
IRIDAS products support all commonly used stereoscopic display technologies, including dual SDI, shutter glasses and a wide variety of ways of encoding stereoscopic images into a single stream, such as the TI pattern mode.
Comprehensive configuration options cover virtually all setup scenarios.
