Visual Media Laboratory (VML)

The Centre has created the Visual Media Laboratory --- a state-of-the-art video and audio capture studio that supports research in real-time video and audio processing and visualisation. The main feature of the lab is a network of 8 high-definition cameras, augmented by 14 standard definition cameras, each with an associated grabbing and storage system. This is supported by an extensive lighting rig. The cameras and display devices are linked to a reconfigurable SDI network, which also supports audio capture and playback. Other significant components of the Visual Media Laboratory are a dynamic 3D face capture system, and an infra-red motion capture system that uses active markers.

CVSSP members must book VML prior to use (internal link)

Anechoic Acoustic Chamber

Located within the I-Lab the anechoic chamber is equipped with state of the art acoustic capture and analysis enabling research into multiple audio source separation, sonificaiton and spatial acoustic research.

Other laboratories

Other laboratories in the Centre include the Picture Quality Assessment Lab, and the Robot Lab which houses a 6-axis robot arm.

Compute facilities

The CVSSP computing infrastructure comprises a cluster of over 20 servers each with hyperthreaded quad or dual core CPUs and between 32-128Mb RAM running Ubuntu Linux.  The machines are connected to the JANet via high speed ethernet, and attached to over 150Tb of storage. 

Printing facilities include an A0 poster printer and laminator.  

Queries regarding computing infrastructure should be directed to Bill Christmas or Bevis King.