RGB Spectrum: Offering solutions for control-and-command

RGB Spectrum, a California-based firm, is a leading designer and manufacturer of cutting-edge videographic products for military applications. RGB product range includes scan converters, video windowing systems, multi-input processors, keyers/overlayers, switchers, video scalers, multi-screen displays, and scan rate recording devices, says Bhavneet Kaveshar, an application engineer with the company, in response to a query at the firm’s stall in the defence exhibition INDESEC 2008. The three-day long exhibition opened on Nov 6 in the Indian Expo Mart, Greater NOIDA near Delhi. The firm is catering to various segments of the defence equipment market, including traffic control systems, flight simulators, television stations, tactical operations centers, casinos, distance learning facilities, video conferencing rooms, boardrooms, training and network operations centers, and location-based entertainment facilities, Kaveshar said. RGB’s field-proven products convert signal formats, overlay signals, mosaic multiple inputs on data displays, spread images across multiple displays, transmit signals and record video, computer and infrared sources, the firm’s technical expert said. He said that with advanced capabilities for command-and-control, simulation and training, mission planning and rehearsal, debriefing and fire control applications, RGB Spectrum’s products provided the flexibility and quality required to meet the demands of real world environments. With installations supporting battlefield communications, UAVs, and tactical operations centers (TOCs), RGB has wide experience in military command-and-control. Some of the critical equipment offered by RGB for applications in boosting command-and-control system of defences forces are given below. Multi Input Displays:. Video windowing processors (or multiviewers) with multiple window display, picture-in-picture, split screen, and full screen modes. Input NTSC/PAL, S-Video, component, HDTV, and RGB/DVI signals up to 1920 x 1200 pixel resolution. Video Walls:. Multi screen displays in Network Operations Centers, Tactical Operations Centers , and Emergency Operations Centers as well as security, entertainment, industrial design and retail venues. Variously called a video wall, info wall, data wall, tiled display, virtual wall, display wall, or virtual monitor wall, ours offers real time performance, easy installation, and 24/7 reliability. Digital Recording:. Military equipment such radar may be recorded in a variety of digital formats including JPEG 2000 and broadcast video. RGB Spectrum offers codecs, and complete digital recording systems. Video Transmission and Streaming:. RGB’s video transmission and streaming products offer ideal solutions for mission critical applications where maintaining the highest possible signal quality is required. VME Boards:. For a naval console, or any environment where space is an issue, a board-level version of RGB’s multi-input display processors may be more appropriate than a stand alone peripheral.