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AVPro Edge is proud to present its first modular switch. AVPro Edge’s 4K60 (4:4:4) Modular Matrix Switcher has up to 16 HDMI inputs and 16 HDBaseT outputs, offering upgradeable audio downmixing. Only buy what you need!  INPUT CARDS: Mix and match the input cards to create the ultimate video matrix system. The difference in the 2 cards is the ability to decode and down-mix Dolby ATMOS and DTS-HD and other surround sound formats or basic 2 channel audio into the matrixes analog outputs. Additionally when using the down-mixing input cards this only affects the analog outputs and HDBT output ports, the 8 mirrored HDMI ports pass the lossless audio, allowing you to distribute dolby ATMOS and DTS-HD through them.  OUTPUT CARDS: Each card has 2 zone outputs for a maximum of 8 cards to make 16 outputs. You can buy as many outputs as you need now and add more later in the field. Supporting the full HDMI 2.0 a/b specification and supporting every flavor of HDR, this matrix will ensure you can get the most out of any system. This matrix supports HDR formats including HDR, HDR10, HDR10+, Dolby Vision, HLG, BBC and NHK. All of them are supported in up to 4K 60Hz and up to 12 Bit Deep Color. All color space compression is compatible. Our trusted distribution partner BlackWire Designs has built a great website to guide you through customizing your matrix switch: 16×16 Matrix Custom Configuration 
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 From the beginning of working with BlackWire Designs we knew they did it different, and did it right. Based in Phoenix, Arizona and originating in 2009, BlackWire has made a name for itself as a stand out distributor for quality audio video products and services. They always take it a step further by offing complete, custom control systems alongside their top notch products. BlackWire Designs is more than a distributor of AVPro Edge products, they know the ins and outs of all the products we carry and guide integrators through making the best selection for their next project. By staying on top of rapidly changing technology, they ensuring you as an integrator make the best choice for your client. All of BlackWire's inventory ships with the latest firmware and they have an extremely experienced tech support department that can help integrators through every step of their installation. When it comes to control, BlackWire is king. They are the only distributor in the custom installation industry that also develops automation drivers for the products they sell. Bottom line, BlackWire Designs can help make your next installation a success. Find more information at https://www.blackwiredesigns.com/  Oh yeah! We almost forgot to mention, they also ship snacks in every package! Thumbs up!  The Fresco large-scale distribution amplifier was engineered to repeat and amplify any HDMI signal you can throw at it. Built to handle full 4K60 (4:4:4) at 18Gbps, the AC-FRESCO-DA116 amplifies and stabilizes a HDMI signal throughout its 16 HDMI output ports. The slim design makes it easy to mount locally, away from a rack or media center, leaving your clients with a clean finish. We understand that many installations are running non-stop, 24/7-365. Our engineers took measures to ensure any signal running through the AC-FRESCO-DA116 will be stable over long periods of time – our 10-year warranty proves that. Whether you are building a video wall, running digital signage or showing the big game throughout a bar, Fresco Video Systems from AVPro Edge will deliver a solid solution that lasts. where do these fit:These devices can be used in a wide variety of ways. Knowing they are able to handle 18Gbps video signaling gives you the confidence that it will work for years to come. Video Walls: When using commercial displays to make a video wall, every display needs to receive get the exact same signal at the same time. the Fresco DA116 will provide the stable uncompressed connection that makes a video wall “pop”. Bars & Restaurants: Perfect for showing the game or a menu on many displays at the same time. Digital Signage: Signage and advertisements are everywhere, using a Fresco DA116 will ensure an uncompressed image will reach its destination. Delivering a signal that is processed through a compression model can lower the quality of the final image. Retail TV Sales: Stores that sell displays need to have high bandwidth solutions that will deliver the most optimized image to the screen. Today’s displays are 4K and built to show HDR. if you are selling new displays, you need to have a distribution solution that can handle the latest signaling. Application Diagrams:To learn more about the AC-FRESCO-DA116 visit the webpage or give us a call at 605-274-6055!
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| A video wall doesn’t have to be the challenge most installers see it as today. In this article we have put together a step-by-step guide to use when building a video wall. In a culture of smart phones and short attention spans, a dynamic video wall is a great way to get customers, employees and/or partners to take notice. |  |
Three steps to building impactful video walls
Step 1: Determine Size, Content, and Processors
Are you going with a standard video wall shape? Or are you thinking outside the box with a custom non-standard display layout? Whatever you choose, knowing beforehand will ensure that the video wall products you chose are capable of creating the type video wall you have in mind.
What are you showing on your video wall? Sports, news, movies, tv shows or other content normally found from cable/satellite boxes? Apple TVs or streaming devices? Or are you going to be playing your own custom content, like menus or digital signage that you develop and produce? If you are choosing the custom content, keep in mind that not all products are set to output custom resolutions or aspect ratios. AVPro has developed solutions to solve this issue by using the Fresco 4 with custom capture regions.
How are you going to split the video signal to be disbursed to each of the displays? There are many ways, but here are the most common:
Step 2: Have a Plan and Measure Twice
The old saying measure twice and cut once rings true when installing a video wall. Draw out a diagram of your set up on paper or on your computer. Show each product laid out with the exact plan for cables, distribution products, video wall processors, mounts and displays. This will ensure that nothing is left to chance once you start the installation. If you need help putting together a video wall diagram, please give one of our AVPro reps a call. We can help you with layout and choosing the correct video wall products for your application, the phone number is 605-274-6055.
Once the layout is complete, make sure you note down the dimensions of the displays. You will need this when you start to hand the panels on the wall. Measure your installation area to make sure everything will fit and start marking on the wall where you will place all the TV mounts. It’s always better to measure twice than drill in a mount that you will have to move later.
Step 3: Connecting Everything Together
At this point you should be able to hang the displays, get power and have a HDMI cable connected to each one.
If you are using commercial displays, you should be able to connect each one to the Fresco 1x16. Set the capture regions using the displays controls. Once the distribution amplifier has a source, you will see the video wall light up. You can manage any adjustments with the controls on each individual display.
If you are using consumer displays just connect each TV in your video wall to the video wall processor. Once connected access the processors controls in order to map out each capture region so the video creates one large image. When using the Fresco 4 you can download the free pc software and connect your computer to the video wall processor via network, USB or serial. Once connected use the software to input the display size and layout, then the Fresco 4 will do the rest of the work. Once a video source is connected you will have an instant video wall.
These are the basic steps for installing a video wall. If you are going to be installing a video wall please reach out to your AVPro rep so we can make sure the process remains stress free and impactful. We will guide you on which products to purchase to make sure your next video wall is a success.
Are you going with a standard video wall shape? Or are you thinking outside the box with a custom non-standard display layout? Whatever you choose, knowing beforehand will ensure that the video wall products you chose are capable of creating the type video wall you have in mind.
What are you showing on your video wall? Sports, news, movies, tv shows or other content normally found from cable/satellite boxes? Apple TVs or streaming devices? Or are you going to be playing your own custom content, like menus or digital signage that you develop and produce? If you are choosing the custom content, keep in mind that not all products are set to output custom resolutions or aspect ratios. AVPro has developed solutions to solve this issue by using the Fresco 4 with custom capture regions.
How are you going to split the video signal to be disbursed to each of the displays? There are many ways, but here are the most common:
- Purchase Commercial displays that have a video wall function built in. For this application you would need a signal splitter/repeater, also known as a distribution amplifier. AVPro Edge’s line of HDMI distribution amplifiers will work perfectly for this scenario, they come in 1x4 and 1x8. For larger video walls the expandable AC-FRESCO-DA116 is a perfect solution, a true 4K 1 input, 16 output repeater. This product can send 4K60 (4:4:4) out every one of its outputs, additionally each output is synced to ensure you receive the exact same image to each of the video wall displays at the exact same time.
- Purchase consumer displays at a lower cost and use an external video wall processor to split the image and deliver a custom capture region to each panel. Many integrators are able to save their clients a lot of money by installing video walls made up of consumer panels that are much less expensive. In these cases, you need to choose a video wall processor that can take in a video signal and split it up into different capture regions for you. The Fresco 4 (AC-FRESCO-CAP-4) was built exactly for this scenario. It is able to give you a 2x2 video wall directly out of the box and is expandable for larger video walls. Find more about the Fresco 4 here.
Step 2: Have a Plan and Measure Twice
The old saying measure twice and cut once rings true when installing a video wall. Draw out a diagram of your set up on paper or on your computer. Show each product laid out with the exact plan for cables, distribution products, video wall processors, mounts and displays. This will ensure that nothing is left to chance once you start the installation. If you need help putting together a video wall diagram, please give one of our AVPro reps a call. We can help you with layout and choosing the correct video wall products for your application, the phone number is 605-274-6055.
Once the layout is complete, make sure you note down the dimensions of the displays. You will need this when you start to hand the panels on the wall. Measure your installation area to make sure everything will fit and start marking on the wall where you will place all the TV mounts. It’s always better to measure twice than drill in a mount that you will have to move later.
Step 3: Connecting Everything Together
At this point you should be able to hang the displays, get power and have a HDMI cable connected to each one.
If you are using commercial displays, you should be able to connect each one to the Fresco 1x16. Set the capture regions using the displays controls. Once the distribution amplifier has a source, you will see the video wall light up. You can manage any adjustments with the controls on each individual display.
If you are using consumer displays just connect each TV in your video wall to the video wall processor. Once connected access the processors controls in order to map out each capture region so the video creates one large image. When using the Fresco 4 you can download the free pc software and connect your computer to the video wall processor via network, USB or serial. Once connected use the software to input the display size and layout, then the Fresco 4 will do the rest of the work. Once a video source is connected you will have an instant video wall.
These are the basic steps for installing a video wall. If you are going to be installing a video wall please reach out to your AVPro rep so we can make sure the process remains stress free and impactful. We will guide you on which products to purchase to make sure your next video wall is a success.
Our ConferX Wall Plate HDBaseT Transmitters have been flying off the shelf, but many installers are not able to download a full manual. So to make life easy for evreryone we have developed a series of Quick Start Guides for our products. You are able to find all QSG’s as well as full manual, CAD file, Application Diagrams and more all on our “index” webpage on AVProEdge.com:
https://www.avproedge.com/productindex.html
You are able to find quick start guides for every ConferX Wall Plate Transmitter and full Kit. These files are small and easy to download to your phone or computer, they don’t take up a lot of space and you can delete them after you use it knowing you will always be able to find them again on the avproedge.com website.
https://www.avproedge.com/productindex.html
You are able to find quick start guides for every ConferX Wall Plate Transmitter and full Kit. These files are small and easy to download to your phone or computer, they don’t take up a lot of space and you can delete them after you use it knowing you will always be able to find them again on the avproedge.com website.
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AVPro Edge has many great partners inside this industry. At InfoComm 2019, we were able to team up with a few partners and create some videos on the show floor. We wanted to take moment to highlight our partners and the great videos they created.
BZB Express
Known as your one stop online shop for Audio Video products BZB Express does a great job of highlighting great products from great brands. We are happy to be apart of the BZB family and love the videos they make. At InfoComm 2019 we took a closer look at the Fresco 4 as well as our ConferX solutions. https://bzbexpress.com/brands/avpro-edge/
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AV Nation
Known for their amazing Audio Video podcasts and industry coverage, AV Nation is a resource you will want to pay attention to. We were happy to talk with AV Nation about our Fresco 4 plug-and-play video wall processor as well as our AV over IP alternative, the Cloud 9 Matrix Switcher. https://avnation.tv/
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HDBaseT
Known as the stable solution for converting your audio/video signal to category cable, HDBaseT always hosts a great booth full of great ideas, topics and solutions that are truly unique. We were happy to sit down with them and discuss the future of AV in their Tech Talk, and then talk about Sports Bars and AVPro Edge's solution. https://hdbaset.org/
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RAVE
AVPro Edge has been doing videos with RAVE at tradeshows for years. RAVE helped support AVPro when we were a fresh, young company. We are always happy to keep up that relationship. This year we highlighted our ConferX Solutions with the Universal Amplifier and the Wall Plate Transmitters. https://www.ravepubs.com/
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AVPro Youtube
We are also outputting videos on a regular basis on our Youtube channel, so please check us out as well. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCIK3Tm2ae7_OlUf6V1TY5TA
The newest addition to the ConferX family of wall plate transmitters is the AC-CXWP-HDMO-BKT, a basic version of our HDMI wall plate transmitter accompanied by the AVPro Edge basic 70M receiver. This HDBaseT wall plate transmitter/receiver kit is the ideal cost effective HDMI extension product for any office, conference room, or classroom.
This kit comes with a HDMI wall plate transmitter, AC-EX70-UHD-BR receiver, Decora wall plate cover (white) and a power supply.
Ideal for point to point HDMI signal extension, this extender kit is able to send a 4k signal 40 Meters and a 1080p signal 70 meters using CAT6a with HDBaseT technology. With the AC-CXWP-HDMO-BKT you get a sleek look your client will love, a stable connection that lasts, and a product that works seamlessly with any source you throw at it.
Features:
This kit comes with a HDMI wall plate transmitter, AC-EX70-UHD-BR receiver, Decora wall plate cover (white) and a power supply.
Ideal for point to point HDMI signal extension, this extender kit is able to send a 4k signal 40 Meters and a 1080p signal 70 meters using CAT6a with HDBaseT technology. With the AC-CXWP-HDMO-BKT you get a sleek look your client will love, a stable connection that lasts, and a product that works seamlessly with any source you throw at it.
Features:
- HDMI 2.0 Input
- 4K 30 4:4:4, 4K60 4:2:0 HDMI Support
- HDR 4:2:2 12 Bit Support
- DCI 2K, 1080P, 1920x1080x60 VGA Support
- HDCP 2.2 & Earlier Supported
- 70 Meters (230ft) 0n 1080P, Up to 40 Meters (130ft) on 4K (Cat6a)
- No Local Power Necessary at Wall Plate (Powered by AC-EX70-UHD-BR)
- Single Gang, Low heat, Straight in rear RJ45 receptacle design.
- Point to Point HDMI Extension Solution
Most integrators know the backbone to a multi-zoned video distribution system is the matrix switcher. With today’s modern sources that are outputting 18Gbps 4K video, you need to have a stable solution. Many integrator's favorite choice has been the 8x8 HDBaseT matrix switcher from AVPro Edge (AC-MX88-AUHD-HDBT-GEN2).
This is an ideal switch because it has HDBaseT transmitters built directly into the matrix switch, these outputs can send 18Gbps 4K with HDR over standard category cables by using ICT, an AVPro Edge proprietary compression algorithm. This allows you to send 4K60 (4:4:4) to all the displays in your installation. The built-in scalers allow you to downscale this 4K signal for any 1080p legacy displays or projectors.
With 18Gbps compatibly, built-in scaling, built-in audio delay, built-in HDBaseT transmitters, mirrored HDMI outputs, independent audio control, and de-embedded audio outputs; what more could an integrator need?
Introducing independent volume control on each de-embedded audio port!
This is an ideal switch because it has HDBaseT transmitters built directly into the matrix switch, these outputs can send 18Gbps 4K with HDR over standard category cables by using ICT, an AVPro Edge proprietary compression algorithm. This allows you to send 4K60 (4:4:4) to all the displays in your installation. The built-in scalers allow you to downscale this 4K signal for any 1080p legacy displays or projectors.
With 18Gbps compatibly, built-in scaling, built-in audio delay, built-in HDBaseT transmitters, mirrored HDMI outputs, independent audio control, and de-embedded audio outputs; what more could an integrator need?
Introducing independent volume control on each de-embedded audio port!
Each audio output port is independently controlled and now has volume control.
Why this is huge?
You now have no reason for using an Audio Matrix. With independent volume control and independent audio control you now have a robust audio matrix built right into the switch.
new Part number
With this upgrade comes a new product number. The AC-MX88-AUHD-HDBT-GEN2 is now the AC-MX88-AUDH-HDBT-PLUS. The plus points out the added volume control, a feature added at no additional cost!
 AC-MX88-AUHD-HDBT-PLUS Webpage |  AC-EX70-444-RNE Webpage |
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