More functionality with V3.5

Brompton Technology has unveiled a V3.5 software update to its Tessera LED processor that introduces features like Frame Store, Hidden Markers and Dark Time Insertion. Frame Store adds the capability to store and recall 24 bitmaps which can either be captured from a live video source or uploaded directly to the processor. The feature is integrated into Tessera’s existing Test Pattern function and enables users to access significantly higher-quality test patterns, complete with alpha channels to be used as overlays.

Hidden Marker functionality allows markers to be displayed for a fraction of the frame period, which means users can send any image they want and use Brompton’s patented ShutterSync function to display it only when the shutter is closed. Since the image is now stored within the panels and not generated by the LED processor, it does not impact the processor’s network capacity. Also using Brompton’s ShutterSync technology, Dark Time Insertion aims to deliver benefits for human viewers by allowing users to specify Dark Time within the frame period, reducing motion blur and enhancing the viewer experience in applications such as simulators or eGaming. It can be defined in milliseconds or as a percentage of the frame period.

Following successful integration with Mo-Sys’s camera tracking system, V3.5 also offers its digital tracking markers functionality with stYpe's RedSpy tracking system. Brompton users can also now choose Custom Markers within the same interface, which can be uploaded remotely via a USB key, or through the API. Finally, an Enable Brightness Limit feature allows users to set a maximum brightness limit in Global Colour that is either equal to, or less than, the maximum panel brightness. Brompton says this becomes particularly valuable when granting brightness control through the API or remote access to the Tessera LED processor.