Siemens, Matrox integrate technologies

Matrox Graphics Inc. is bundling its RAD3mp display controller with Siemens A&D Display Technologies' SMD 21300 medical display.

With dual output support of up to 3 (mega pixel) MP grayscale or color, analog or digital displays, the RAD3mp display controller board offers users reviewing, assessing and diagnosing capabilities.

Features include image manipulation and performance tools, support from the Matrox Imaging Library (MIL) software development toolkit, Hardware Pivot for smooth and accelerated portrait image displays, ExtendiGray, Matrox's real-time grayscale processing technology and the ability to convert color displays to grayscale.

In related news, Siemens will begin bundling Matrox TheatreVUE T20 and TheatreVUE T30 with the Siemens' SMD 19200 and SMD 21300 medical displays. The TheatreVUE medical display projection controllers have the ability to drive a primary output of up to 2MP analog or 3MP digital in portrait or landscape, grayscale or color modes, and clone any portion of the primary display onto an analogy projector at up to 2MP.

The TheatreVUE display projection controller is a PCI board, compatible with PCI-32/33, PCI-64/66 and PCI-X, and each drives one medical display and one projector per board. Multiple TheatreVUE boards in a system are each capable of supporting another medical display and projector set.

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