Morpho's MovieSolid now on Cadence Tensilica imaging/vision DSPs

It utilises SOFTGYRO for detecting motions accurately between consecutive image frames and correcting them in up to six degrees of freedom including pitch, yaw, back/forth and rolling in different directions. MovieSolid can also correct geometric distortions, which can be caused by complementary metal-oxide-semiconductor (CMOS) sensors.

Coupled with an accelerometer and a GYRO sensor, MovieSolid can obtain better stabilisation with less computational resources and lower power consumption. Morpho Video WDR is an embedded software program for correcting the dynamic range of colors and adjusting the brightness of an image. This software can estimate the dynamic range of colours from a single image, apply a local tone mapping over the entire image and globally correct the brightness from the estimated dynamic range of colours using two different modes as predefined parameter settings.

These settings are natural (close to human perception of colours) and artistic (more dramatic effects). The Tensilica Vision P5 DSP was designed for the complex algorithms in imaging, video and computer vision applications including innovative multi-frame image capture, video pre- and post-processing, object and face recognition, low-light enhancement and many other complex tasks.

"As a leading company in the field of image-processing technologies, Morpho is partnering with Cadence to maximise the capabilities of mobile platforms," said Masayuki Urushiyama, Executive Vice President of Global Sales and Marketing, Morpho. “With our collaboration on video stabilisation and wide dynamic range technologies optimised for the Tensilica Vision P5 DSP, we look forward to taking the user experience with cameras on mobile devices to the next level."