Imagine a digital canvas made up of various technologies ranging from transparent, flexible OLED to dvLED to projection-mapped architecture, integrated into an environment where the video is choreographed with the lighting, synced with spatial audio, and personalized to different users based on sensor-based automation or AI. These customized, experiential environments span several resolutions and aspect […]
Last year, RGB Spectrum expanded its line of multi-channel recording and streaming systems with the Zio Media Server; this week the company announced it’s now shipping. The Zio Media Server is a fully integrated system for simultaneously recording, storing and distributing streams of HD, real-time imagery using the H.264 compression standard. The Zio Media Server provides […]
After what is rumored to be more than ten years in development, Modulus Media Systems’ DVR is now shipping. Interested integrators can see the updated Modulus for themselves at CEDIA 2019, then place an order for immediate delivery. Modulus allows for skipping commercials and has global search so users can find the content they want. […]
AV Stumpfl will show its new AT64-SHIFT system for large mobile projection screens and the new PIXERA mini media server at this year’s InfoComm 2019. With the AT64-SHIFT, AV Stumpfl says it’s possible to assemble a large mobile projection screen and to adjust its’ height in a matter of minutes and they claim that no […]
Dynamic Projection Institute just announced improvements to the MDC-X Media Server including smoother playback. The upgraded MDC-X/DH370 uses an 8th generation Intel processor and is integrated with Intel UHD graphics with DDR4 RAM, M.2 SSD storage, USB3.1, Wi-Fi and Bluetooth and designed for 24/7 operation. And, the handling of the timeline has been improved, the […]
RealMotion today announced its new Gold Series servers for up to four 4K content streams simultaneously. The five new Gold Series servers being introduced at InfoComm 2019 are the Nugget, 4Karat, 8Karat, 16Karat and 16Karat Performance models. Each server comes with a secure warranty agreement, video playback capabilities and RealMotion’s proprietary Designer software built into […]
disguise announced the launch of its new vx 4 server, which has been engineered to play back video at higher quality and resolution than ever before. The vx 4 is optimized for playing up to four times uncompressed 4K60 using its high-performance NVME RAID drive array, as well as the capability of playing lossless 10-bit […]
AV Stumpfl will show its latest projection screen products and version 1.0 of the company’s next-generation media server system PIXERA at ISE 2019 in Amsterdam. PIXERA is a 64-bit system for real-time media processing, compositing and management, built around the key theme of usability. Users can gradually discover the options and features and can smoothly […]
disguise will demo its latest hardware and software innovations for collaborative visualisation on stand 8-E250 at this year’s Integrated System Europe (ISE), which will take place on 5-8 Feb. 2019 at the RAI Convention Centre in Amsterdam. For the first time in Europe, disguise will showcase the next generation vx 4 media server. As disguise’s […]
Modulo Pi just launched a new version of Modulo Kinetic media ahead of ISE 2019, where the company will be on stand K135, Hall 14, February 5-8. The Modulo Kinetic is a fully integrated real-time media server solution that can be used across the complete workflow including show study, simulation, encoding, playback and show control. […]
R&S SpycerNode uses what Rohde & Schwarz calls High Performance Computing (HPC) file system for its media server. HPC employs redundancy using software-based “RAID” technologies called erasure coding in combination with declustering to increase overall performance and reduce rebuild times. R&S SpycerNode features Rohde & Schwarz‘s device manager web application which makes it much easier […]
Christie previewed a new capability of Christie Pandoras Box media server at InfoComm 2018: Automated Content Generation (ACG), allowing customers the freedom to develop quality content easily. Automated Content Generation exploits new artificial intelligence technologies, providing Pandoras Box users with tools for creating repeatable content — a first in the media server market. Use of […]
AV Stumpfl will allow InfoComm visitors a first look at their next-generation media server software solution PIXERA, scheduled to be released later this year. The 64-bit system for real-time media processing, compositing and management is built around the key theme of usability, with users being able to gradually discover options and features and transition from being a […]
Austrian AV technology manufacturer AV Stumpfl will present a new projection screen accessory that it says is revolutionary, a broad line-up of innovative projection screens and high-performance media server and installation products at this year’s ISE exhibition in Amsterdam, Netherlands (Hall 1, stand H10). The AV Stumpfl philosophy applied to each and every product is […]
Promising to impress integrators, operators and exhibition designers, the Wings Engine Raw 8K claims to be the only media server of its type to offer uncompressed image quality of up to four simultaneous streams of 4K resolution (making one 8K image via a 2×2 configuration) for playback of native content. This server is also spec’d […]
The new Christie Pandoras Box 6.0 media server is officially launching this week and it combines the newest rendering technology with intuitive media and show control. Among its new features, Multi User mode allows multiple Pandoras Box operators to split the workload of a project and benefit from the increased efficiency by working on different […]
7thSense has expanded its media server portfolio with the addition of the Nano-SDI Media Server — an entry-level media server with uncompressed media playback for fixed installations. A key feature-set of the new Nano-SDI is that of extensive control capability. A new, simplified web browser-based user interface has been developed specifically for simple playlist configurations […]
AV Stumpfl will return to ISE 2016 to launch an 8K version of Wings Engine Raw. The upgraded media server now delivers four streams of full 4K uncompressed content at 6Hz plus media overlays, text generation and show control on top. It is ideal for media-based installations requiring high-resolution content such as themed attractions, cinematic […]
Austria’s AV Stumpfl claims the world’s first triple-stream 4K uncompressed media server in their new Wings Engine Raw. Using a single custom engineered RAID 10 system, Wings Engine Raw is capable of delivering constant data stream of three channels of true 4K (4096×2304 pixels) uncompressed video content at 60fps plus up to 16 text and […]
Barco today announces the launch of its XPR range of high-end 4K media servers. Together with the XHD range launched last February, these complete the Barco Media Servers range. The Barco Media Servers range will be available in three versions: the XHD-200, XHD-400 and the brand-new XPR-600. The XHD series are shipping now, whereas the […]
Barco is launching new HD media servers at ISE — available in four models — that the company says will cover the entire workflow of video professionals, from design to operation. Thanks to the ‘Projection Study’ tool, the Barco media servers are ideally suited for rental and staging applications and 3D projection mappings, while they […]
7thSense Design has announced the latest version of its Delta Infinity Media Server line, the Infinity III, will manage and play 8K (60Hz) resolution content uncompressed 3GB/S playback capable. Features include full timeline control, warp, blend, full dome and abstract mesh screen modes. According to 7thSense, Infinity III promises solid playback for high complex projection […]
Kaleidescape and the DVD Copy Control Association, Inc., the licensor of CSS (Content Scramble System), announced this month an agreement to jointly end their decade-long lawsuit. Kaleidescape and the DVD CCA jointly settled the case in the 6th District of the California State Court of Appeal and the Superior Court of Santa Clara County. Under […]
There are those who say that the greatest curse is remembering. Occasionally, I’ll go back into the archive on my hard drives of AV articles I’ve written in years past and browse. And I cringe when I read stories and editorials I wrote where, with the perspective of time, I can see that I was […]
Little-known UK media firm DF Solutions says its Base media server is now fully enabled for Blu-ray disc storage, playback and multi-room distribution. The Base Media Server from DF is positioned as the most affordable media server on the market with Blu-ray compatibility. The Blu-ray capable Base Media Server offers 1TB of internal storage but […]
This is a cool product from Sonance. The FS 23 is a wall-mount or desktop docking station for the iPod or iPhone that truly allows it to be a media server. Although limited in resolution by the output res of the iPod or iPhone, it does have on-screen navigation (you use a supplied remote and […]
Like all the other pocket-projectors out there, Aiptek’s new PocketCinema is barely bright enough to see at 50”, but it’s unique in that it has a 1GB flash card input that’s programmed to automatically play JPGs, MP3s and MP4s (AVI, ASF, MP4, H.264) via the projector – so, theoretically, if you can fit a movie […]