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This paper is an overview of the hardware and software architecture of the P3I project developed at THOMSON/CSF-LER. P3I is a fully programmable experimental machine aimed at real-time processing of video streams. The current prototype exhibits good performances in terms of computational power with respect to equipment cost and size, and attractive flexibility for new applications development. A wide variety of processing used in the field of the TV studio have been successfully implemented, opening the way to new special effects.
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Colaïtis, M.J. et al. (1995). P3I, a Multi-Paradigm Real-Time Video Engine. In: Paker, Y., Wilbur, S. (eds) Image Processing for Broadcast and Video Production. Workshops in Computing. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-3035-2_5
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