This new player version is to be used for multi-screen video-wall setups that require large resolution and perfectly synchronized displays.
This is the first 64-bit player version developed by Navori that uses more CPU and/or more GPU resources, depending on the playback content and configuration you want to display.
The Navori IPR player can output to 4x 4K screens and display simultaneously 4x 4K/UHD videos. In the case of typical digital signage content display (mix of templates, images, videos, and data), the player can as well power 16x Full HD screens. For better playback performance and transitions quality, the media duration needs to be more than 6 seconds.
PC configuration used for our tests:
Intel I9 7900X 3,3 Ghz 10 cores – 32GB RAM – SSD Drive – AMD/ATI Radeon WX7100 or nVidia Quadro P4000, 4x DisplayPort UHD Outputs.
Maximum Playback content tested: 4x 4K or 12x Full HD video playback (4x 3840×2160, or 12x 1920×1080; MP4 H264)
License Add On:
Your player license MUST include the Insane Player Performance (IPR) Add-on. Please contact your Navori Sales Representative for more information.
Minimum configuration
PassMark PerformanceTest Ratings required:
A free PassMark PerformanceTest 30-day evaluation can be downloaded from https://www.passmark.com/products/pt.htm.
The above results were obtained on our own test platform, based on the following hardware:
Intel I9 7900X 3,3 Ghz (10 cores)
32GB RAM
SSD Drive
AMD/ATI Radeon WX7100 (4x DisplayPort UHD Outputs)
Note: QL Player IPR requires a specific license add-on, Windows 10 – 64 bits, and a special 64-bit installer.
CHALLENGES
Rendering content across an 8K resolution: (2160 x 3840 pixels) x 4 displays, so a desktop resolution of 8640 by 3840 pixels (33 million pixels) at 30 FPS can be taxing. We, therefore, recommend the following adjustments for optimal performance:
AMD SETTINGS
Right-click on the Windows desktop and select “Radeon Pro and AMD Firepro Advanced settings”.
Arrange your screen layout and create an Eyefinity display group. Adjust bezel or overlap compensation.
Activate AMD SDI/Direct GMA, set its value to 96
Enable EDID emulation for each display. GPU will simulate Screen as being turned on whatever their actual status (See https://support.navori.com/technical-review/new-ipr-insane-performance-rendering-player-specifications-and-installers/override-displayport-output-multiple-screens-remain-blank-ipr/) .
During playback, the CPU usage should run at roughly 40% whenever preloading the next content and at about 25% when rendering video content.
RECOMMENDED CONTENT PROPERTIES
| Type | Frame per second | Bit rate |
Width 6814 X Height 2880 pixels | H265 | 60 FPS | 12MBs |
Width 8640 X Height 3840 pixels | H265 | 30 FPS | 12MBs |
Notes:
When rendering @60FPS it is strongly recommended to downgrade the resolution by 30%.
Multiple videos can be rendered simultaneously with frame-accurate synchronization.
Video Editing Tool
Adobe Media Encoder: Content is either created using Adobe After Effect or Adobe Premiere then encoded from Adobe media encoder with the following preset: VBR, 1-pass with defaults settings.
QL IPR PLAYER SETTINGS
Open the configuration file named NavoriQL.Engine.config located in the application’s installation folder. Look for the Section
<appSettings>, key=Hardwareaccelerationmode
Auto is the default value, disable renders using only the CPU
force renders by using exclusively the GPU
hybrid will preserve transitions on short duration videos by rendering one video through the GPU and the following on the CPU
alternative pushes the system to its limits by combining multiple modes on the fly.