Magewell Pro Convert IP to AIO 4K

About this product

Streams arrive over the network, but the display on the wall wants HDMI and the vision mixer wants SDI. The Pro Convert IP to AIO 4K is for control rooms, venues and production teams who need both from the same sources. It takes video streams from the network and turns them into one 4K picture, delivered on an HDMI 2.0 output and a 12G-SDI output. It can show a single stream at up to 4Kp60, or combine two or four HD streams into a multiview layout, so one small box can drive a 4K display and feed SDI equipment from the same sources.

Multiview: three ways to use the screen

• Single view. One stream, up to 4096×2160 at 60 frames per second. H.264, H.265, SpeedHQ (NDI High Bandwidth) and MPEG-2 are supported.
• Picture-in-picture. Two streams at up to 1080p60 each, which suits a presenter over slides or a main feed with a return. One of the two can be NDI High Bandwidth or MPEG-2; pair it with an H.264 or H.265 stream.
• Quad view. Four streams at up to 1080p60 each, so you can watch four cameras or four sites on one screen. Quad view works with H.264 and H.265 sources, which covers NDI HX2 and HX3, SRT, RTMP and the other compressed protocols. For NDI High Bandwidth, use single view or picture-in-picture.

A 3840×2160 screen has exactly the pixel area of four 1920×1080 pictures, so a quad view on a 4K display has room for each of the four sources at full HD size.

Two outputs: HDMI 2.0 and 12G-SDI

• HDMI 2.0. Up to 4096×2160 at 60 fps, in 4:4:4 8-bit or 4:2:2 12-bit, with up to eight audio channels at 48 or 96 kHz.
• 12G-SDI. A single BNC carrying SD, HD, 3G, 6G or 12G-SDI, up to 4096×2160 at 60 fps in 4:2:2 10-bit, with eight channels of 48 kHz audio and CEA-608 / CEA-708 closed captions.
• HDR. PQ and HLG are supported on both outputs in single view; multiview layouts are output in SDR. On SDI the HDR information travels in the ancillary data.
• SDI cable runs. Up to 55 m for 12G-SDI, 75 m for 6G-SDI and 130 m for 3G-SDI, which lets you place the unit some way from the mixer or router.
• Analogue audio. A 3.5 mm line output is fitted alongside the embedded audio, ready for a local amplifier or monitor speakers.

What it can decode

NDI High Bandwidth, NDI HX2 and NDI HX3 (NDI 6.3); MPEG-TS over RTP, UDP, SRT or RIST; RTMP; RTSP; HLS; HTTP; and Zixi. Audio codecs are AAC, MP3, AC3, Opus and G.711.

Where it earns its place

• One box for display and SDI. The HDMI output can drive a 4K screen or projector while the SDI output feeds a mixer, router or recorder.
• Fewer decoders. Four HD streams on one output can replace four separate decoders and a multiviewer where a combined view is what you need. That saves rack space, cabling and switch ports.
• Mixed sources on one picture. An NDI camera, an SRT feed from a remote site and an RTMP stream can share the same screen.
• One cable where PoE+ is available. Network and power arrive over the same Ethernet cable, so there is no socket to find behind the screen. The supplied USB-C adapter (12 V) is for switches without PoE+. Maximum consumption is about 15.1 W.
• Compact. 120 × 79.3 × 24.5 mm, with a mounting bracket in the box, so you can fix it behind a display or under a desk.

Setting it up and keeping an eye on it

• The Web UI shows a preview of the output, as a live stream or as refreshed still pictures, so you can confirm what is on screen from another room.
• PTZ camera control is available from the preview, and tally lights on the unit show live (red) and preview (green) status.
• On site, a USB keyboard and mouse or the controls on the unit let you change settings without a laptop.
• For larger systems it registers with Magewell Control Hub and with Zixi ZEN Master, and an HTTP API is available for control systems.

Where it sits in the range

Only need HDMI? The Pro Convert IP to HDMI 4K gives the same 4Kp60 multiview decoding without the SDI connector, at a lower price.