EX Range Overview
The EX range was developed to become the gateway to the Disguise platform and has been designed as a video playback solution to deliver pixel-perfect experiences.
With performance and scalability, the EX range has been developed for location-based experiences (LBX), theatre shows, and keynote presentations.
What’s Different?
The EX range has been designed specifically for video playback, and as a result we offer EX range servers both with an without physical video inputs. For the EX range servers that do not have physical inputs we do support NDI video input but we do not support USB video capture devices.
There are no audio inputs and outputs on the EX range. Audio Interfaces can also be used if needed.
The EX range does not support VFC cards, with video output via DisplayPort only.
There is no support for RenderStream, ACES mode, or mixed reality set extension within the EX range.
There is an optional real-time connector licence if a user wishes to run generative content on their EX range media server, such as a Notch block. The real-time connector license can be purchased as a one-time cost.
The EX range can be used as a network of machines with redundancy and failover options. This means that it can be used as a Director (Dedicated/Non-Dedicated), Actor, Understudy and Editor within a d3net session with other EX range only. It will also be able to run as a Dedicated Director and Editor with other VX/GX range media servers.
The EX range cannot be used as a Dedicated Director when running in a session where RenderStream is used as it will not be able to receive proxy streams. We therefore recommend that the EX range are used as Dedicated Directors in session with other Disguise media servers for video playback only.
Compare the capabilities of the EX 2, EX 2C, and EX 3+ by referring to the table below:
| EX 2 | EX 2C | EX 3+ | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4K Inputs | N/A | 1x HDMI 2.0 and 1x 12G inputs for 1x 4K inputs, or 4x 3G inputs (HD-BNC) | 1x HDMI 2.0 and 1x 12G inputs for 2x 4K input, or 4x 3G inputs (HD-BNC) |
| 4K Outputs | 2x 4K outputs (DisplayPort 1.4) | 2x 4K outputs (DisplayPort 1.4) | 3x 4K outputs (DisplayPort 1.4) |
| Network Ports | General Network: 2x 10GbE Media Network: Dual-port 100GbE | General Network: 2x 10GbE Media Network: Dual-port 100GbE | General Network: 2x 10GbE Media Network: Dual-port 100GbE |
| GPU | Nvidia RTX 4000 Ada | Nvidia RTX 4000 Ada | Nvidia RTX 4000 Ada |
| CPU | AMD EPYC 8C/16T 2.4GHz | AMD EPYC 8C/16T 2.4GHz | AMD EPYC 16C/32T 2.45GHz |
| Motherboard | PCIe Express 5.0 | PCIe Express 5.0 | PCIe Express 5.0 |
| Storage | 1x 1.92TB SSD | 1x 1.92TB SSD | 1x 3.84TB SSD |
| Physical Audio | No | No | No |
| Notchmarks | 37,803 | 37,803 | 37,622 |
| Video playback 4K DCI at 30fps | Notch LC - 15 layers HAPQ - 21 layers ProRes 422 - 5 layers ProRes 4444 - 3 layers | Notch LC - 15 layers HAPQ - 21 layers ProRes 422 - 5 layers ProRes 4444 - 3 layer | Notch LC - 18 layers HAPQ - 23 layers ProRes 422 - 5 layers ProRes 4444 - 3 layer |