Capture, display and manage multiple sources on a video wall
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The Planar VCS5-STD-16DP12 Clarity® Visual Control Station™ (VCS™) is a flexible and easy-to-use video wall processor (Gen5) with 16 display port outputs and 12 DVI/HDMI inputs. It is capable to capture, display and manage multiple sources on a video wall. It supports a wide variety of visual inputs including analog, digital and IP network-based video and computer sources.
Using the Windows® 7-based VCS™ control standard software v5, visual sources can be positioned and resized individually anywhere on the video wall or can instantly revert to one of many preset layouts. The Clarity VCS video wall processor is designed for easy set-up, easy use, and easy maintenance.
Hardware components
The Clarity VCS video wall processor utilizes a 4U rack-mountable chassis with high performance PCI Express backplane. With its choice of powerful server-class CPUs, RAID 0 1 hard drives and redundant power supplies, Clarity VCS is both powerful and reliable. By adding one or more expansion chassis, Clarity VCS can easily support an increased number of high resolution displays and sources. Clarity VCS includes VCS Graphics DP4 output cards, each with the ability to drive four displays at up to 2560 x 1600 resolution or two displays at up to 3840 x 2160 resolution.
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Connectivity
Clarity VCS incorporates high resolution video sources that can be connected using Display Port, DVI and HDMI sources. Collaboration tools allow users to share their individual screens on the video wall. Additionally, Windows® applications can be installed and used as content sources on Clarity VCS. Through different configurations, captured sources and local files can be displayed simultaneously to provide the flexibility and freedom of choice that is unachievable with many video wall processors.
Control and monitoring software
VCS Control Software v5 (Standard) provides a visual environment to control the entire video wall layout. With VCS Control Software, windows on the video wall can be opened, positioned and sized. Multiple layouts can be saved, recalled and sources can be rotated with scheduling features. The VCS Control Software interface dynamically adjusts to display whatever type of source is connected to the processor. The software’s interface complies with the familiar Windows® design standards, making it intuitive and easy to learn.
The VCS Control Software v5 provides powerful collaboration tools including an integrated user rights management system and screen sharing capabilities. The user rights management system has 16 different access permissions to allow customized access in the VCS Control Software. Customized access rights may include access to content, scheduler, or specific sections on the screen. The software can support its own directory or can sync with the active directory.
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