4x4pro
The 4x4pro sets the industry benchmark for power, flexibility and convenience.
Drive large shows with fewer servers
Designed for the largest video surfaces in the world, the 4x4pro is capable of driving up to 16 HD projectors or LED processors from a single server unit.
Content layers
Fast media transfer
More content
More impact
The 4x4pro steps up in terms of quality and quantity, and can also process things faster. With twin 10Gbit/sec Ethernet connections, the 4x4pro can transfer huge files in a matter of minutes. An external PCIe slot also lets you install more storage, so you can do more.
Flexibility for the big occasions
The 4x4pro comes with four Video Format Conversion cards. An industry first, they let you drive up to 16HD outputs as DVI or SDI or 4x 4K from a single unit. So you can mix multiple signals on the same system and deliver large multi-projector shows with fewer machines.
Beauty in
the detail
Push Every Pixel™ is our benchmark for the playback power. It’s the power to fill every physical pixel with at least two simultaneous layers of content and it’s the standard the 4x4pro was designed to meet.
Play up to 32 HD layers of content
The 4×4pro can play up to 32 HD layers of DXV/HAP content, with canvas sizes up to 16K pixels across.
Real-time playback
The 4×4pro now supports the high-fidelity HAP-Q codec. Better still, it can play up to eight HD layers of lossless Quicktime Animation.
Multiple input options
The 4×4pro accepts four channels of HD-SDI (up to 1080p@30) or two channels of 3G-SDI (1080p@60), with just 50 msec latency.
Twin 10Gbit/sec ethernet connections
Twin 10Gbit/sec ethernet connections let you transfer huge media files quickly. If you have 150GB of content, it would take 1 hour 20 minutes to transfer. With one 4×4pro, this can be achieved in one minute.
Technical specifications
| System Connectivity - I/O | Video Output | 4x DisplayPort 1.2 (Stage) (4096 x 2160 max) 1x DisplayPort 1.2 (GUI) Different VFC cards available* *HDMI VFC card compatible at 8bit only |
| Video Input | 4x HD-SDI or 2x 3G-SDI | |
| Video Sync | BNC Genlock |
| Media File Specifications | Video Playback | .mov (anim, pjpg, DXV*, Hap, Hap Q) *N.B. DXV3 not supported |
| Still image formats | .png, .jpeg, .bmp, .tiff, .tga | |
| Audio file formats | .mp3, .wav (44.1kHz, 16-bit, stereo) | |
| 3d mesh format | .obj | |
| Audio | RME Professional | |
| Analogue audio | 2x Balanced XLR In 2x Balanced XLR Out 1x 1/4" Headphones Jack |
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| Digital Audio | ADAT/SPDIF I/O | |
| MIDI | 1x In 1x Out |
| Physical Specifications | Mounting system | 4U 19” rack mount |
| Unit dimensions | W: 445mm (17.52'') H: 178mm (7'') D: 593mm (23.35'') |
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| Unit weight | 19.5kg (43lb) | |
| Unit + Rack Handles | 621mm (24.45'') | |
| Environmental Tolerances | Temperature: 5-35°C (40°-95°F) Humidity: 5%-95% (non-condensing) Altitude: 0-8850 ft (0-2700m) |
| Hardware Specifications | CPU | 2x Xeon Hexa-Core 3.5Ghz |
| Memory | 32GB DDR3 ECC RAM | |
| Storage | 2x 80GB SSD (Internal System Drive, Restore Drive) 2TB Removable SSD RAID Array |
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| General Network | 1x Gigabit LAN | |
| Artnet | 1x Gigabit LAN | |
| Media Network | 2x 10Gb/sec LAN | |
| Data/Peripherals | 2x USB 2.0 3x USB 3.0 |
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| Voltage | 100-240V, 50-60Hz, 13 amps | |
| Power Consumption | 800W @ 110V (normal) 1000W @ 110V (max) |
| Software Features | Operating System | Windows 8.1 Embedded Pro |
| disguise Proprietary | Full Production Suite |
| Bundled Accessories | Bundled accessories | Keyboard Mouse + Mouse Mat Power Cable (Plug-True1) Power Daisy Chain (True1-True1) Getting Started Guide + Manual Backmounted Rails |
| Support, Updates and Warranties | License subscription package includes | Free software upgrades for the life of the machine – 2 year return to base hardware warranty (plus options to extend warranty length) – Free support (via phone & email) |
Power to scale
We regularly test our media servers to ensure that they perform to the highest standards. Below are two sets of data for playback performance and capture latency for the 4x4pro.
Playback
The following table shows how many layers can simultaneously be played back per codec
4x4pro
|
Video codec |
Content data rate |
Max layers |
|
HD HAP |
27.8 MB/s |
43 |
|
HD HAPQ |
31.3 MB/s |
40 |
|
HD Animation |
107 MB/s |
16 |
|
HD TIFF Sequence |
237 MB/s |
8 |
|
HD NotchLC |
65.31 MB/s |
23 |
|
UHD HAP |
95.4 MB/s |
18 |
|
UHD HAPQ |
143 MB/s |
12 |
|
UHD Animation |
697 MB/s |
2 |
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UHD TIFF Sequence |
949 MB/s |
2 |
|
UHD NotchLC |
233.91 MB/s |
8 |
Notes:
- All content is 30 fps
- Readings are taken from a slave machine
- VFC-compatible machines run with pass-through style cards (HDMI or DP)
- 60Hz project
- Genlock on all machines which support it
- One unique video file per layer, all mapped onto one screen
- Absolute maximum level of performance
- One more layer means the system starts to drop frames
- Measured against 15.3.2, build 57746
Full description of the methodology employed and link to the project used for testing to be made available soon. Please check back.
Capture Latency
The following table provides data on how many frames of latency the 4x4 requires from capture to output.
4x4pro SDI
|
Refresh rate |
Normal mode (frames) |
Low latency mode (frames) |
Ultra-low latency (frames) |
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60Hz |
4-5 |
4 |
3 |
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50Hz |
4-5 |
4 |
3 |
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30Hz |
4-5 |
4 |
3 |
4x4pro NDI*
|
Refresh rate |
Normal mode (frames) |
Low latency mode (frames) |
Ultra-low latency (frames) |
|
60Hz |
5-6 |
5 |
4 |
|
50Hz |
5-6 |
5 |
4 |
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30Hz |
5-6 |
5-6 |
4 |
See below for full description of the methodology employed for both SDI & NDI, as well as the link to the project used.