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Fotonation FaceTracker technology at PMA Show 2008
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Fotonation Fasttrack Hardware Accelerated Face Tracking Technology Deployed in Next Generation Fujitsu Milbeauttm Chips
Hardware Integration of Face Tracking Enables Broader Adoption for Digital Camera & Camera Phones
BURLINGAME, Calif., Jan. 24 -- FotoNation (http://www.fotonation.com/),
a world-leading embedded imaging solutions company for the digital
photography industry, has announced that FastTrack, its face tracking
hardware accelerated image processing technology, is being integrated
into the next generation Milbeaut˙ chips of Fujitsu Limited. These
chips are designed for digital cameras and camera phones to provide
manufacturers with advanced image processing solutions, relieving them
of the need to develop their own software.
FastTrack is an IP-CORE implementation of FotoNation's FaceTracker
technology which identifies and tracks in real time more than ten human
faces simultaneously. FastTrack enables automatic adjustment of focus,
exposure and color balance for optimal image results. The FastTrack
IP-CORE provides a tight integration of FotoNation's face tracking
technology within the hardware imaging chipset to increase detection
speeds and improve accuracy while reducing resource requirements from
the main camera processor.
Currently widely implemented in digital cameras and camera phones, the
next version of Fujitsu's Milbeaut chip will allow digital camera
customers of Fujitsu to take advantage of FotoNation's high performance
face tracking capabilities to optimize the camera's exposure, focus and
color balance settings. Fujitsu's Milbeaut line of advanced image
processing LSI chips combines functions necessary for image processing
in digital cameras and camera phones, such as image compression and
noise reduction, in a single chip.
FotoNation has achieved high industry acclaim for its FaceTracker Technology, including the 2007 DIMA Innovation Award.
A live demonstration of this latest technology is being shown at FotoNation's Suite at PMA.
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