Video projector
A video projector includes a display device which receives an image signal and generates image light projected onto a projection surface. A scaling processor scales the input image signal. An OSD processor generates and corrects an adjustment pattern image in accordance with a correction instruction on the projection surface. An image signal synthesizer combines the image signal processed by the scaling processor with an OSD image signal generated and corrected by the OSD processor to generate a combined image signal. A trapezoidal distortion corrector performs trapezoidal distortion correction on the combined image signal from the image signal synthesizer based on the correction of the adjustment pattern image on the projection surface. The adjustment pattern image generated by the OSD processor includes a reference quadrangle pattern and downsized quadrangle patterns, which are reduced in size from the reference quadrangle pattern.
1. A video projector comprising:
a display device that receives an image signal, performs optical modulation on light emitted from a light source based on the image signal, and generates optically modulated image light to be projected onto a projection surface;
a scaling processor that performs a scaling process on the input image signal;
an on-screen display (OSD) processor that generates an adjustment pattern image and corrects the adjustment pattern image in accordance with a correction instruction on the projection surface;
an image signal synthesizer that combines the image signal processed by the scaling processor with an OSD image signal generated and corrected by the OSD processor to generate a combined image signal; and
a trapezoidal distortion corrector that performs trapezoidal distortion correction on the combined image signal from the image signal synthesizer based on the correction of the adjustment pattern image on the projection surface;
wherein the adjustment pattern image generated by the OSD processor includes:
a reference quadrangle pattern having the same shape as a displayable region on the display device and including four corner portions; and
a plurality of downsized quadrangle patterns of different sizes, in which the downsized quadrangle patterns are reduced in size from the reference quadrangle pattern by a magnification of one or less, and
wherein the reference quadrangle pattern and the plurality of downsized quadrangle patterns of different sizes are simultaneously projected on said projection surface.
2. The video projector according to claim 1 , wherein the OSD processor is configured to allow positions of the four corner portions of the adjustment pattern image to be corrected in any order on the projection surface.
3. The video projector according to claim 1 , wherein the adjustment pattern image is formed so that a corner portion that is being corrected is displayed differently from the other corner portions.
4. The video projector according to claim 3 , wherein the adjustment pattern image is formed so that a corner portion that is being corrected is displayed in a color that differs from the other corner portions.
5. The video projector according to claim 1 , wherein the adjustment pattern image is formed so that the corner portions of the reference quadrangle pattern are displayed differently from the corner portions of the downsized quadrangle patterns.
6. The video projector according to claim 5 , wherein the adjustment pattern image is formed so that the corner portions of the reference quadrangle pattern are displayed with a shape or mark that differs from the corner portions of the downsized quadrangle patterns.
7. The video projector according to claim 1 , wherein the trapezoidal distortion corrector is selectively operable in a mode for performing the trapezoidal distortion correction and a mode for performing a trapezoidal distortion correction in a horizontal direction or a vertical direction so as to maintain a constant aspect ratio.
8. The video projector according to claim 1 , wherein the trapezoidal distortion correction is performed based on an operation instruction displayed on the projection surface.