x4 Presentation Adam Marsden May 2015
Training Agenda x4 Who Uses x4 Example Layouts dL8 Example Installations Case Studies Features Wall Designer ©Datapath Limited, 9/18/2018, Page 2
What is the x4? Stand alone multi-display video wall controller One box, four outputs 4K UHD input, 4 Full HD 1080p outputs Flexibly display a single source across four screens Rotates, crops, scales, mirrors & bezel corrects Single DVI input - Dual-Link DVI or Single-Link DVI (other signal types accepted with converters: HDMI, DisplayPort, SDI and more) Low cost solutions ©Datapath Limited, 9/18/2018, Page 3
Who Uses x4’s? Digital Signage Corporate A/V Exhibitions Live Events Rental TV Studios Sports Stadiums Control Rooms Financial Trading Rooms Many more… ©Datapath Limited, 9/18/2018, Page 4
Example Layouts The following slides show examples of possible layouts when using the x4… ©Datapath Limited, 9/18/2018, Page 5
Simple Set Up – one X4 One Box Four Outputs Millions Of Possibilities ©Datapath Limited, 9/18/2018, Page 6
Creative examples - one x4 Creativity Made Simple ©Datapath Limited, 9/18/2018, Page 7
What is the dL8? 8 screens - Single dL8 - Two x4s 1:8 Dual-Link DVI distribution amplifier Support for up to 32 screen display walls when used in conjunction with up to 8 x4s 8 screens - Single dL8 - Two x4s ©Datapath Limited, 9/18/2018, Page 8
Creativity with multiple x4’s ©Datapath Limited, 9/18/2018, Page 9
Example Installations The following slides show some example installations using x4’s and dL8’s… ©Datapath Limited, 9/18/2018, Page 10
Applications Digital Signage - Retail ©Datapath Limited, 9/18/2018, Page 11
Applications Digital Signage - Information ©Datapath Limited, 9/18/2018, Page 12
Applications Corporate ©Datapath Limited, 9/18/2018, Page 13
Applications Broadcast ©Datapath Limited, 9/18/2018, Page 14
Applications Live Events Shows ©Datapath Limited, 9/18/2018, Page 15
Applications Others Bars Sports Education Transport ©Datapath Limited, 9/18/2018, Page 16
Case Studies ©Datapath Limited, 9/18/2018, Page 17
Case Study 1 - Telecoms Stores Vodacom South Africa – A large telecommunication provider with stores through South Africa Typical display is 9 screens showing one source used for advertising campaigns (‘Silent Salesman’) Three x4’s and one dL8 Installations in a large number of stores throughout the country ©Datapath Limited, 9/18/2018, Page 18
Case Study 2 - Education Academies Two schools in the UK known collectively as Hastings & St Leonards Academies Installation is made up using eight x4’s (four in each academy) Each has a 2x2 video wall using one of the x4’s, the other x4’s are used to run multiple 60” screens Working in tandem in ONELAN ©Datapath Limited, 9/18/2018, Page 19
Case Study 3 - Lorraine TV Show Lorraine is a UK weekday morning news, lifestyle and entertainment TV show on ITV The installation is a 7 screen video wall using two x4’s Seven plasma screens are arranged as though they are photo frames, various sizes and orientations ©Datapath Limited, 9/18/2018, Page 20
Case Study 4 - NOS Studios NOS (Nederlandse Omroep Stichting) translates as Netherlands Broadcasting Foundation, is a TV studio showing daily news, parliamentary reporting and sports coverage Numerous studios utilise x4’s Studio 8 (the largest studio) has six sources each connected to an x4 Each x4 is connected to a group of cubes ©Datapath Limited, 9/18/2018, Page 21
Case Study 5 - Auckland Airport Two 20 screen video walls in Auckland Airport Layout for both video walls is 5x4 in a brickwork style Each installation has five x4’s and one dL8 ©Datapath Limited, 9/18/2018, Page 22
Features 4K UHD High Quality Scaler & Frame Rate Converter Benefit from high resolution 4K UHD video content to reduce or eliminate upscaling. Giving clearer quality, sharpness and detail to create a greater visual impact High Quality Scaler & Frame Rate Converter With hardware scaling we allow video content to be placed onto large video wall configurations ©Datapath Limited, 9/18/2018, Page 23
Features Bezel/Gap Correction Ensures seamless display of the video content across bezels or gaps Frame Locking All displays are in sync to eliminate image tears or frame delays in video content across the video wall ©Datapath Limited, 9/18/2018, Page 24
Features Rotation Rotate content on individual displays to make highly creative video wall configurations Non-Volatile Memory Configuration Video wall configurations saved to internal device memory ©Datapath Limited, 9/18/2018, Page 25
Features DVI Boost Supporting up to 20 metre DVI cable lengths reduces signal noise as well as reducing the need for DVI extenders Scalable Combine with a dL8 to link additional x4’s to create bigger, more impressive video walls ©Datapath Limited, 9/18/2018, Page 26
Wall Designer Fully Flexible Multi-Display Wall Designer Build a multi-monitor installation and easily overlay content Mix and match monitors to suit the installation Drag monitors to the desired location or input specific XY co-ordinates Select monitors from a pre-installed list or add new monitors Content can be locked to monitors and then moved to allow highly creative installations Connect x4 devices* to configure each in sequence Label outputs to suit the installation Additional Features Collision Detection On/Off Rotation Design Schematic (For stand building) Add additional x4s and sources to create a multi-content wall *or future Datapath Multi-Display Products Manage virtual inputs. Create a single project using multiple input sources and mix walls together Preview actual source content Load the creative content you intend to use and preview the results in Wall Designer Specify source resolution Preconfigure the XY resolution of the input content Manage capture regions Drag & Resize capture regions for each output over the content, deciding how much will be displayed on each screen ©Datapath Limited, 9/18/2018, Page 27
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