1. x4 Presentation
Adam Marsden
May 2015

2. Training Agenda x4 Who Uses x4 Example Layouts dL8
Example Installations
Case Studies
Features
Wall Designer
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3. 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
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4. Who Uses x4’s? Digital Signage Corporate A/V Exhibitions Live Events
Rental
TV Studios
Sports Stadiums
Control Rooms
Financial Trading Rooms
Many more…
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5. Example Layouts
The following slides show examples of possible layouts when using the x4…
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6. Simple Set Up – one X4 One Box Four Outputs Millions Of Possibilities
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7. Creative examples - one x4
Creativity Made Simple
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8. 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
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9. Creativity with multiple x4’s
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10. Example Installations
The following slides show some example installations using x4’s and dL8’s…
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11. Applications Digital Signage - Retail
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12. Applications Digital Signage - Information
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13. Applications
Corporate
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14. Applications
Broadcast
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15. Applications
Live Events
Shows
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16. Applications Others Bars Sports Education Transport
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17. Case Studies
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18. 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
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19. 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
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20. 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
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21. 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
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22. 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
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23. 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
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24. 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
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25. 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
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26. 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
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27. 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
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28. Wall Designer
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