Disguise X Series Licensing Features

d3Net Overview

Machine role support for the Disguise X series licenses are shown in the table below:

Machine role	Disguise X series support
Non-Dedicated Director	Yes - with other X series license instances only
Actor	No
Understudy	Yes - with other X series license instances only
Editor	Yes

Disguise X series licenses can join a d3Net session as a Non-Dedicated Director to both control the session and output video, or as an Understudy for 1-to-1 redundancy with another X series instance.

Disguise X series licenses can be assigned the role of an Editor in any d3Net session. Disguise X series licenses can also have a PC or laptop join an active d3Net session as an Editor, providing that the PC or laptop is on a Designer Pro plan.

Disguise X series licenses cannot be assigned the role of an Actor in any d3Net session. This means that a user cannot add multiple X series instances to a session to synchronise multiple outputs at any one time. In addition, Disguise X series licenses cannot join a d3Net session with other Disguise media servers as a Director or Understudy.

Output Settings

Disguise X series licenses support a maximum resolution of X 4096px and a maximum resolution of Y 2400px across each available output head.

Disguise X series license	Max. video outputs supported
X1	Up to 1x 4K DCI output
X2	Up to 2x 4K DCI outputs
X3	Up to 3x 4K DCI outputs

Custom resolutions can be achieved across each output head, provided that they are within the 4096 x 2400 pixel rectangle, and that the choice of GPU used with Disguise X series can be configured according to the required resolution.

Applying Feed Settings is not supported on the Disguise X series licenses. Output configuration on a Disguise X series license will need to be completed using the GPU Control Panel. The output head will show as red in the feed view until its settings in Designer match the configuration within the GPU Control Panel, at which point it will show as green.

An overview on applying genlock using GPU control panels can be found on the Genlock Configuration page.

Graphic User Interface (GUI)

Users can output the Designer GUI from a dedicated output at up to 4K DCI resolution on their custom node.

Input Settings

Physical video input sources are supported up to the following bandwidth:

Disguise X series license	Max. video input bandwidth supported
X1	Up to 12 Gbps (i.e. 1x 12G SDI input)
X2	Up to 24 Gbps (i.e. 2x 12G SDI inputs)
X3	Up to 36 Gbps (i.e. 3x 12G SDI inputs)

These can be patched using the Video Input Editor in Designer, provided a capture card is installed on the custom node used with an X series instance. Please refer to the Recommended Hardware Specification for recommended capture cards.

Users can additionally input NDI® sources into Disguise X series licenses.

DMX

Users can configure DMX output from Disguise X series licenses.

MIDI

Users can configure MIDI output from Disguise X series licenses.

Audio

Full audio is enabled from Disguise X series licenses.

Feed Movies

Users can render feed movies with no watermark from Disguise X series licenses.

OmniCal

Users can leverage the use of OmniCal for camera-based projection calibration with Disguise X series licenses.

Notch

Notch layers can run on Disguise X series licenses. To remove the watermark, a Notch playback license must be installed on a CodeMeter License Dongle. Notch playback licenses are not included with Disguise X series licenses and must be purchased directly from Notch.

RenderStream

Disguise X series licenses can be used to run with RenderStream workloads with RX range nodes or validated third-party render nodes.

To run RenderStream Uncompressed on an X series license instance you will need:

A valid Disguise X series license on the X series node.
A valid RX range node(s) or validated third-party render node(s) with an active RenderStream license on the node(s).
A Mellanox NIC installed on the node used by the Disguise X series license instance, with a valid Rivermax license purchased from Disguise.

A form will need to be completed by the customer, including providing the model and serial number of any Mellanox NIC(s) that require a Rivermax license to be purchased from Disguise. The Rivermax license is tied to the serial number of the NIC and is non-transferable to other NICs. The requirement for both a Mellanox NIC and a Rivermax license is also applicable to enable support for SMPTE ST 2110 video inputs.

Please contact your account manager or Sales for more information.

To run RenderStream Compressed with a Disguise X series license instance you will need:

A valid Disguise X series license on the node.
A valid RX range node(s) or validated third-party render node(s) with an active RenderStream license on the node(s).

RenderStream Local, where the RenderStream workload is run locally on the same node as the Disguise X series license instance, is also supported. A RenderStream license is required to enable functionality without a watermarked output, and can be issued onto the CodeMeter License Dongle used by the Disguise X series license instance.

To run RenderStream Local with Disguise X series licenses you will need:

A valid Disguise X series license on the node.
An active RenderStream license on the node.

License re-hosting

Disguise X series licenses cannot be re-hosted. An X series license is issued onto a specific CodeMeter License Dongle and cannot be moved to another CodeMeter License Dongle.

In the event of loss or theft, we can restore an active X series license to another CodeMeter License Dongle. See Restoring CM license for an overview of how this can be actioned.

Designer Pro license transfer — how a license is re-hosted (deactivated, moved via the WebDepot, then reactivated) when transferring it between machines. X series licenses are not eligible for transfer.