Christie Showcases the Evolution of Multi-Screen Windowing
and Gateway Technology at LDI
Christie's Spyder-S Series and Mastering Gateway for multi-screen windowing systems, compositing,
and the exchange of video, audio, and metadata over IP networks
Christie unveiled two new products at LDI: Spyder-S Series, with five variants for
multi-screen
windowing processing for live events, broadcast, and sports venues, and Mastering Gateway for
seamless HD, 4K, and 8K video distribution over IP networks for post-production, live events, and
broadcast.
"We're excited to introduce Spyder-S Series and Mastering Gateway at LDI, raising the performance
bar for multi-screen windowing systems, compositing, and the exchange of video, audio, and metadata
over IP networks," says Clark Williams, Executive Vice President, Broadcast and Professional
Video
Group, Christie. "The unparalleled flexibility and scalability that these solutions provide are
designed to meet the exacting demands of live events, broadcast, VFX, and post-production
professionals."
Spyder-S Series: A new era in compositing and processing
The Spyder-S Series expands the award-winning Spyder platform with capabilities that redefine
real-time multi-screen windowing and processing. Supporting HD, 4K, and 8K resolutions at ultra-low
latency, Spyder-S ensures synchronized, picture-perfect quality for critical applications such as
live events, sports venues, and broadcast. Key features of the Spyder-S Series include:
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Unmatched scalability: A modular and distributed architecture allows multiple Spyder-S
nodes
to be combined to share source, monitoring, and canvas content for more inputs and outputs,
resulting in a higher-resolution canvas than previously possible.
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Flexible windowing modes: Canvas compositing is now joined by tile mode, which offers a
powerful way to deliver content, with minimal latency, to an even higher number of displays by
allowing any output to act as a multi-viewer in canvas processing environments.
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High-performance compositing engine: With support for the latest standards including HDMI
2.1,
DP 1.4, and SDI 12G, Spyder-S can manage up to 64 inputs and layers on one or more
pixelspace(s), each shown across up to 32 canvas outputs.
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Ultimate versatility: Spyder-S supports ultra-high-resolution content with an unlimited
number
of windows per screen.
Christie Mastering Gateway for HD, 4K, and 8K video distribution
Mastering Gateway delivers the industry's most advanced tools for distributing uncompressed HD, 4K,
and 8K video, audio, and metadata over IP networks, all with zero frames of latency. This solution
is built for live events, post-production, and VFX workflows, ensuring unparalleled connectivity and
performance. Key features include:
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Standards support: Compatible with ST 2110-20,30, and 40 standards for transmitting
uncompressed content over IP networks.
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Uncompromised quality: Transmits content in real time with 12-bit color depth and RGB
4:4:4,
to meet the growing demand for HDR in post-production.
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Visibility: Each node includes a multi-viewer that shows signals being sent and what is
being
received.
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Streamlined operations: Offers multiple options for control, including a time-of-day
patch
scheduler that connects sources to destinations based on a shared calendar, and an X-Y control
interface for manual patching and presets.
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Future-ready scalability: With a modular architecture that evolves with users' needs, it
seamlessly integrates with today's leading hardware and software solutions.