Panasonic DMP-BD10 - Manual (Page 5)

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To get the best HD images from a BD-Video disc, you need
a player that renders high-quality progressive images,
expresses motion smoothly, and draws sharp diagonal
lines. The DMP-BD10's P
4 HD processes more than 15
billion pixels per second and applies the optimum
processing to every pixel in the video data on the disc.
The result is images with
exceptional resolution.
DMP-BD10 incorporates a 297MHz, 14bit Video D/A
Converter from Analog Devices Co. Ltd. that provides
high-quality 4x oversampling for 1080i/720p output. NSV
(noise shaping video) processing shifts the noise
component to an unused band to further boost the
signal-to-noise ratio. And finally, we added extremely fine
14bit signal processing that renders ultra-fine images with
smooth gradation. Thanks to
technologies like these, the
DMP-BD10 can theoretically
reproduce up to nearly 4400
billion colors.
The P 4 HD instantly determines whether a source is film or
video and optimises the processing accordingly. Applying
3:2 or 2:2 pull-down with movie software, it makes
images look natural and true to life.
The P 4 HD achieves high-speed, highly precise i/p conversion.
This makes it possible to convert 480i and even previously
difficult-to-convert 1080i signals to full-HD 1080p images.
BD-Video supports a number of formats. For example, the
highest-quality format (1920 x 1080 pixels) can be
recorded at any of four different frame rates - 59.94i, 50i,
23.976p and 24p – and the compression format can be
Precise Digital Video
Natural Analogue Video
P 4 HD (Pixel Precision Progressive Processing for HD)
•Precise Pixel Generation
For optimum progressive conversion, the processing must
suit the motion of the image. The super-high-speed P
4 HD
categorises the image motion of each pixel into one of 16
levels, from stationary to super fast. For areas with
stationary images, it applies the progressive processing
best suited to still images. In other areas it applies
processing that matches the degree of motion. The results
are stunningly beautiful progressive images with minimum
conversion errors.
The ability to create smooth, sharp diagonal lines is a key
in progressive conversion. The P
4 HD quickly detects
diagonals and applies correction to the pixels accordingly.
In reproducing the kinds of geometric patterns often seen
in architecture, for example, the DMP-BD10 provides
exceptionally smooth, sharp diagonal lines whether the
image is still or moving.
•16-Level Motion Detection with
Pixel-Based Motion Adaptive 297MHz/14bit Video D/A Converter
•3:2/2:2 Pull-Down Progressive Processing
•i/p Conversion for 1080p* Playback
When playing a BD-Video or DVD disc, the P 4 HD
up-converts content recorded in the 480i/p, 576i/p, 720p
or 1080i format to 1080p with high precision. You enjoy
superb 1080p-level image quality.
¥Up-Conversion to 1080p* Playback
4,398 Billion Color
(16,384 x 16,384 x 16,384)
R G B
16,384
equivalent
steps
Dark
Light
•Diagonal Processing MPEG2, MPEG4 AVC or VC-1. The BD-Video player must
detect these instantly and perform progressive conversion
when necessary.
Both for the de-interlacing and scaling, the DMP-BD10's
super-high-speed P
4 HD generates each pixel correctly
according to information obtained from up to 60
surrounding pixels. Applying progressive processing to
huge amounts of data, it delivers images of striking beauty.
Conventional Progressive Processing
Draws on 16 pixels of information
to generate 1 pixel. P 4 HD Progressive Processing
Draws on 60 pixels of information
to generate 1 pixel.
Source Pixel
Created Pixel
Motion Level
Fast-moving
image
Still image Conventional P 4 HD
Significant motion
Slight motion
No motion
Pixel Precision Progressive Processing
* With HDMI connection.
* HDMI connection required.
* HDMI connection required.
1080i
(HD Signal)
1080p
(Progressive HD Signal)
P 4 HD
Blu-ray Disc
DMP-BD10
• HDMI
• Component Video
• S-Video
• Video
Digital
Analogue
297MHz/
14bit Video
D/A Converter
Up-Conversion
to 1080p*
Playback
i/p Conversion
for 1080p*
Playback
3:2/2:2
Pull Down
16-Level
Motion
Detection
Diagonal
Processing
Precise
Pixel
Generation
Pixel Precision Progressive Processing
* With HDMI connection.