d3 Technologies Releases Pro Range: New Servers Now Shipping

	d3 Technologies' 4x4pro

d3 Technologies is now shipping their two new servers, the d3 4x4pro and the d3 4x2pro, together forming the d3 pro range. The company says these servers are a big step up in show delivery, made to ensure that the requirements of tomorrow's shows are met with the confidence and power the user needs.

The flagship of the pro range, the d3 4x4pro offers power, convenience, and flexibility. It can "push every pixel" over four 4K outputs, or 16 HD outputs. This means one d3 4x4pro can replace four market standard media servers that have four outputs each. "Push every pixel" is d3 Technologies' benchmark for the playback power needed by video professionals, meaning a machine has enough power to fill every physical pixel of its outputs with at least two simultaneous layers of content without breaking a sweat.

The d3 4x4pro has been built with bigger, more complex and content heavy shows in mind. Next to DXV, d3 now also supports HAP and the high-fidelity HAP-Q content. The user can play 32 layers of HD (DXV/HAP) with canvas sizes up to 16K pixels across, or up to eight layers of lossless QuickTime animation. With its twin 10Gbit/sec Ethernet connections, the user can transfer huge files in minutes rather than hours, and with four ruggedized RAID0 hard drives, it will have all the speed and capacity the user needs.

Built with the same DNA as its bigger brother, the d3 4x2pro has the same aluminum and steel ruggedized chassis as the d3 4x4pro. They also share military-grade SSD enclosures, an OLED front panel to indicate machine name and status, and a handy backpanel light. A strong midrange server, it has enough power to drive its four DVI-D outputs at 2560x1600 and will "push every pixel" up to 16 HD layers of DXV/HAP.

The d3 4x2pro has a single 10Gbit/sec Ethernet connection. A robust solution for touring multi-projector shows, theatre productions, and corporate events, the d3 4x2pro will cater for mid-sized shows for years to come. Both pro range systems come packed with the latest release of d3 software (r11.2), and are backwards compatible in any formation with the d3 4U v2.5.

The pro range is shipping now. The first partners to get on board are:

APAC: Novatech Creative Event Technology -- The first d3 4x4pro worldwide has been shipped to Novatech, d3 Studio and rental partner in Australia. EMEAS: The Unit Showcontrol -- The first two d3 4x2pros in the EMEAS have shipped to the company's d3 Studio and rental partner The Unit in the Netherlands. Americas: Upstaging Inc. -- New d3 rental partner Upstaging Inc. of Illinois, is the first in the Americas to receive two d3 4x2pros.

A new innovation comes in the shape of replaceable video format cards: as the industry transfers from HD to 4K, it is not yet clear which signal standards will dominate. To accommodate this transitional phase and give users the flexibility needed today, the d3 4x4pro features replaceable VFCs.

Depending on the show's needs, users can swap output cards to either DisplayPort, DP/HDMI/DVI, quad DVI, or quad 3G-SDI. Initially shipping with DVI-D or DisplayPort, VFCs will be for sale from August 2014 onwards, and new versions will be released depending on market requirements.