IBC2024: Cobalt Digital sharpens IP focus with UltraBlue IP-MV multiviewer

Cobalt Digital is sharpening its focus on IP-based solutions by adding a scalable software-based multiviewer to its IBC line up. The Cobalt UltraBlue IP-MV will join numerous other ST 2110 solutions on the company’s stand in Hall 10.

The multiviewer can be provided as a turnkey solution with four HDMI heads, or as a software package to run on customer-supplied dedicated hardware. Features include support for receiving audio/video content over IP across a variety of protocols and formats with very flexible audio routing, bringing a multitude of options to suit every application.

The intuitive web interface incorporates support for compressed and baseband (ST 2110) IP/SDI inputs and outputs allowing the multiviewer to grow alongside customers’ needs. Multiple user logins are supported, as well as per-user access privileges for maximum security.

Mosaic configurations are a snap with arbitrary sizes and orientations, graphic overlays, ancillary data, tallies, UMDs and IDs. PIP configurations can be easily copied, and setups can be saved and restored. UltraBlue IP-MV will drive multiple HDMI displays in any orientation (landscape or portrait, selectable per-display). PIPs can also be arbitrarily placed and rotated.

The Cobalt UltraBlue IP-MV incorporates support for the most common types of ancillary data, including various types of closed-captioning display. The multiviewer features full audio support, with flexible output audio routing and fully configurable audio bars.

UltraBlue IP-MV will be able to use GPU acceleration if available. The number of inputs, streams and heads will be a function of the available CPU/GPU.

Cobalt’s lineup also includes two SDI multiviewers in openGear form factor: the cascadable 5-input 9970-QS, with support for resolutions of up to 3G, and the 18-input, 2-head 9971, with support for resolutions up to 4K.

Cobalt will also be spotlighting its ST 2110 support at IBC with its new Indigo family. The Indigo 2110-DC-01 factory add-on option for openGear cards adds native SMPTE 2110 support with 25G Ethernet interfaces. When added to Cobalt’s 9904 and 9905 signal processing families, users benefit from a solution that supports ST 2110 and provides density and functionality.