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New 4K capture, IP decoder cards feed dynamic video walls

July 6, 2016

Matrox Graphics Inc, a manufacturer of ASICs, boards, appliances and software, announced that its MuraI PX 4K capture and IP decoder cards are now available to OEMs and AV system builders, according to a company press release.

Available in models with and without fans, they are part of video wall controllers featuring high-quality, low-bitrate, multi-channel 4K or HD decoding over standard IP.

Designed to work with Matrox Mura MPX video wall capture and display cards and Matrox C-Series multi-display graphics cards, the Mura IPX capture and decoder cards place 4K capture plus high-density decode functionality onto a single PCIe card to simplify integration and reduce installation costs, the release said. They provide four HDMI inputs for direct high-resolution 4Kp60 or 2560x1600p60 capture plus H.264 decoding of up to two 4Kp60, four 4Kp30, eight 1080p60 or sixteen 1080p30 streams. Models with fans provide onboard ventilation for compatibility with a range of systems. Fanless models are for validated platforms.

"Control rooms, digital signage and AV presentation systems are just a few of the many applications system integrators can target with these new capture and decoder cards combined with our easy-to-use Matrox MuraControl video wall management software," said Fadhl Al-Bayaty, product manager for Matrox Graphics. "In addition, OEMs can take advantage of our APIs and development-grade libraries that provide deep control over product customization and come complete with sample code and dedicated development support."

The MURA-IPX-I4DF decoder card is now available and the MURA-IPX-I4DHF fanless model will be available in Q3 2016.