vx 4+

The new industry-standard media server powering the world’s biggest and most technically demanding live and virtual productions.

vx 4+

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Better playback performance

With major video processing improvements and increased storage performance, the vx 4+ can handle more than twice the amount of video layers than its predecessor, whilst also keeping video latency to a minimum.

Improved video throughput

Designed to become part of the disguise modular ecosystem, the vx 4+ includes two 100GbE network ports and 12G video capture as standard, enabling an improved 4K xR compositing performance alongside a cluster of rx render nodes.

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Meet growing content demands

Unlock additional bandwidth to future proof your video playback requirements and never drop a frame again! The integration of a new PCIe 4.0 motherboard, CPU, GPU and RAID storage, ensures that the vx 4+ video playback and compositing performance is unrivalled.

Battle-tested chassis

Ruggedised in the battle-tested chassis of the pro range with hi-res OLED front panel displaying detailed system information.

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Easy identification

Set up your vx servers with the System Management Controller (SMC). Access the web portal to see chassis, system and networking stats on a single pane of glass. Colour LED and blink modes help identify servers easily.

Powered by RenderStream 

The pro range includes powerful content playback and compositing servers. At the core of the disguise ecosystem, the vx media servers receive content with tracking data via RenderStream and output scenes onto the stage with pixel perfection.

Renderstream Main HW SW IS

Cluster Rendering

Deliver high fidelity graphics safely by distributing rendering power across multiple render nodes.

Seamless synchronisation

Synchronise your physical stage with your virtual set via hardware, software, content engine and camera tracking

Unreal workflows

Immediately impact your productivity with dynamic control of the engine and automatic workflows on Unreal Engine, Notch and others.

Video playback

Optimised for playing up to four times uncompressed 4K@60p using its high-performance NVME RAID drive array; as well as the capability of playing lossless 10-bit video. 

Capture capability

The vx 4+ can capture either 4x 12G-SDI sources or 16x 3G-SDI sources.

Faster networking

Even more network bandwidth with dual port 100GbE and dual 10GbE ports, enabling faster media file transfer and higher resolution networked live video capture.

Faster storage

The vx 4+ comes with 4x 1.92TB Removable NVMe SSD with RAID* and is user configurable, with failure mitigation. It uses the latest technology drives which allow for almost double the storage speed of a vx 4.

* RAID level dependent / RAID 0 8TB available

VFC Technology

The vx 4+ ships with four HDMI 2.0 VFC output cards by default.

Technical specifications

System Connectivity - I/O Video Output 1x DisplayPort 1.4 (GUI)
4x VFC Output Slots
Ships standard with HDMI 2.0 VFC cards
Different Video Format Conversion Cards also available, refer to VFC specifications
Video Input 4x 12G inputs (or 16x 3G inputs)
(HD-BNC connectors)
Video Sync Tri-Level & Black burst (BNC connector)
Optical Audio ADAT/SPDIF (Toslink connector) - 1x in, 1x out
MIDI MIDI (circular 5-pin DIN connector) - 1x in, 1x out
Audio Balanced XLR (circular 3-pin connector) - 2x in, 2x out
Analogue (1/4 headphone jack) - 1x in
General Network 1x 1Gb/sec (Ethernet)
2x 10Gb/sec (Ethernet)
High Speed Network 2x 100Gb/sec port (QSFP28)
System Management Controller 1x Management Port (Ethernet)
Data/Peripherals 5x USB 3.0
Physical Specifications Mounting system 4U 19" rack mount
Unit dimensions W: 445mm (17.52'')
H: 178mm (7'')
D: 593mm (23.35'’)
Unit weight 21kg (46.3lbs)
Unit + Rack Handles 621mm (24.45'')
Environmental Tolerances Temperature: 5-35°C (40°-95°F)
Humidity: 5%-95% (non-condensing)
Altitude: 0-2700m (0-8850 ft)
Hardware Specifications CPU Intel Xeon 3.1Ghz
Memory 128GB RAM (8 x 16GB)
Storage 4x 1.92TB Removable NVMe
SSD (default RAID 10)
Optional Storage Upgrades 4x 3.84TB (15.36TB total)
4x 7.68TB (30.72 total)
4x 15.36TB (61.44TB total)
Voltage 100-240V, 50-60Hz

For countries with variable power supply, we recommend a UPS to provide a consistent voltage
Power Connection Neutrik powerCON True1
Power Consumption Peak 785 W
Heat Dissipation Peak 2679 BTU/hr
Software Features Operating System Windows 10 Enterprise SAC
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Bundled Accessories Bundled Accessories Mouse + Keyboard
Power Cable (Plug-True1)
Hardware Guide
Support, Updates and Warranties Licence subscription package includes Free software upgrades for the life of the machine
2-year return to base hardware warranty

Power to scale

We regularly test our media servers to ensure that they perform to the highest standards. Below is the playback performance data for the vx 4+.

Playback

The following table shows how many layers can simultaneously be played back per codec

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Video codec

Content data rate

Max layers

HD HAP 30

31 MB/s

58

HD HAP 60

62 MB/s

48

HD HAPQ 30

61.25 MB/s

51

HD HAPQ 60

122.5 MB/s

42

HD Animation 30

187.25 MB/s

40

HD Animation 60

374.5 MB/s

24

HD TIFF Sequence 30

237 MB/s

36

HD TIFF Sequence 60

474 MB/s

19

HD NotchLC 30

78.375 MB/s

30

HD NotchLC 60

156.75 MB/s

24

UHD HAP 30

132 MB/s

31

UHD HAP 60

264 MB/s

24

UHD HAPQ 30

261.25 MB/s

22

UHD HAPQ 60

522.5 MB/s

15

UHD Animation 30

798.25 MB/s

9

UHD Animation 60

1596.5 MB/s

3

UHD TIFF Sequence 30

949 MB/s

9

UHD TIFF Sequence 60

1898 MB/s

5

UHD NotchLC 30

331.5 MB/s

13

UHD NotchLC 60

663 MB/s

9

UHD DPX Sequence, 8-bit, RGB, 30

759 MB/s

10

UHD DPX Sequence, 8-bit, RGB, 60

1518 MB/s

4

UHD DPX Sequence, 10-bit, RGB, 30

1011 MB/s

9

UHD DPX Sequence, 10-bit, RGB, 60

2022 MB/s

3

UHD TGA Sequence, 8-bit, RGB, 30

759 MB/s

11

UHD TGA Sequence, 8-bit, RGB, 60

1518 MB/s

6

UHD TGA Sequence, 10-bit, RGBA, 30

1011 MB/s

9

UHD TGA Sequence, 10-bit, RGBA, 60

2022 MB/s

5

UHD TIFF Sequence, 8-bit, RGB, 30

759 MB/s

11

UHD TIFF Sequence, 8-bit, RGB, 60

1518 MB/s

6

UHD TIFF Sequence, 10-bit, RGB, 30

1011 MB/s

9

UHD TIFF Sequence, 10-bit, RGB, 60

2022 MB/s

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  • *testing completed on r25 159604

 

*All HD codecs listed above have an output resolution relevant to Full-HD (1920 x 1080). All UHD codecs listed above have an output resolution relevant to 4K DCI (4096 x 2160)

 

Capture Latency

The following tables provide data on how many frames of latency the vx 4+ requires from capture to output, measured for both Deltacast and Matrox capture cards:

vx 4+ Deltacast

Refresh rate

Normal mode (frames)

Low latency mode (frames)

Ultra-low latency (frames)

60Hz

5

4

3

50Hz

5

4

3

30Hz

5

4

3

 

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Refresh rate

Normal mode (frames)

Low latency mode (frames)

Ultra-low latency (frames)

60Hz

5

4

4

50Hz

5

4

4

30Hz

5

4

4

 

  • Measured against r22.2
  • We are now working on ensuring parity across both capture cards as a matter of urgency.
vx 4+ specification sheet
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VFC specification sheet
VFC specification sheet 2023 Download – 334KB
vx 4+ architectural specification
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