Signal Boost Newsletter: May 2024

A myriad of sources, including laptops and cameras, are connected to monitors via two network hubs with six Netgear 4300-96X 10Gb switches and ZeeVee ZyPer4k encoders and decoders. The ZeeVee components and specialized software distribute uncompressed 4K video content with frame-by-frame image accuracy and near-zero latency. In addition, AVoIP provides a simplified flow of AV content throughout the facility with significantly less points of failure.

The crown jewel of Quorum by Convene is the 3,932-square foot Grand Hall featuring a $4.1 million, 1,280-square foot, 270-degree curved wraparound video wall comprised of 10 UHD DVLED Silicon Core displays positioned eight feet off the ground which adds a high level of drama for meeting attendees.

Video content is fed from Immersive Design Studio’s Canvas real-time interactive media server and a ZeeVee ZyPer4K encoder. It is distributed to and from all other rooms in the venue from a central control room in the Grand Hall via the ZeeVee ZyPer Management Platform (ZMP) working in tandem with a Crestron control system.

The ZyPer4K encoders also provide advanced window processing, or what ZeeVee calls “multiviews,” without the need for dedicated video processors. This enables the Quorum team to create more than 40 multiviews, via a simple drag-and-drop interface, across the expansive surface of the video wall as well as individual monitors located throughout the facility. Multiview was used heavily in its control room where they used eight decoders feeding two massive 8K displays.  Each display took in a multiview for a quarter of the screen, allowing them to display a 4x4 configuration (16 screens) on each quadrant. This resulted in a total of 64 video feeds per display, or the monitoring of 128 video streams in real time with pixel fidelity of 540x960 each.

This is accomplished via software in the ZeeVee encoders – all without additional hardware and saving the firm around $40,000 in each of several meeting areas. (It also resulted in eliminating the need to wait for backordered video processors so the project could be completed months before the projected opening date and begin generating revenue.)

The encoders deliver uncompressed 4K video signals across extensive distances with genlock capabilities that eliminate image jitter, shear and tearing when fast-moving elements pass across the massive LED wall. At the same time, the ZMP ensures the industry’s highest level of network security, which is required by the firm and its clients.

Other highlights of the Grand Hall are six Sony 4K PTZ cameras with 20x zoom that capture presentations and action in the room from multiple angles. A six-piece motorized lighting system can cast illumination, where needed, or produce full-motion multicolored light shows for special events.

Throughout the facility, individual monitors and those configured in 1 x 2 video walls that require custom non-standard EDIDs are supported by ZeeVee ZyPer4K encoders and decoders. Each of the other meeting rooms feature two additional Sony PTZ cameras. Audio routing, switching and digital signal processing support is provided by Q-Sys and Yamaha, which sent a team to sound balance Quorum’s entry atrium. Encoders for laptops and other sources and connection points for microphones are accessible throughout the spaces via floor boxes in each room to support connectivity for virtually any room configuration.

“The Quorum by Convene project illustrates the consultant’s and integrator’s expertise in the latest technologies, including the full potential of our software solution that makes AV over IP easy,” said Joe Chordas, vice president, North American sales and corporate marketing, ZeeVee. “It is a great example of how a comprehensive and high-performing AVoIP system can enhance an ambitious meeting and conference environment allowing it to simultaneously host multiple meetings, presentations and special events.”

The dramatic project was recently featured in the April 15, 2024 issue of Systems Contractor News!