The SmartNet-X system, which is a true matrix switcher designed to connect multiple inputs to a myriad of remote displays, distributes high quality video and audio signals up to 300m over Cat 5 UTP cabling, say the company. The Smart-e equipment is being supplied by video production company XL Video, to project backdrop scenery and images with which the actors interact throughout this stage production adapted from Wilkie Collins' well-known Victorian thriller.
XL Video and video consultants Mesmer chose to use the Smart-e equipment for the New York production because it is an efficient and cost-effective solution to the problem of distributing high quality video and data signals to projectors around the large stage. The SmartNet-X offers superior quality for distributing sound and images from PCs, DVDs, HDTV sources and laptops to large format screens and speakers, and features as standard, 16 inputs and 16 outputs, an RS232 control option, infra-red pass through, and is easily expandable on site.
(Lee Baldock)
