Black Box will look to feature its range of KVM-Over-IP solutions for broadcast, media and entertainment and esports at the IBC2023 show.

Empowering users with system connectivity for production control rooms and both remote and hybrid productions, including live events, without compromise, Black Box will show how the company’s cutting-edge solutions ensure flexible, scalable and secure workflows with industry-leading low-IP bandwidth usage.

“Emerald DESKVUE made a splash at the NAB Show, and we look forward to demonstrating at IBC2023 how this award-winning solution enables a new level of customisation, responsiveness and efficiency in working with numerous systems,” R&D and Black Box KVM Systems senior director John Hickey says.

“Just as exciting at the show is a new product that builds on Emerald DESKVUE to enhance collaboration. Stand visitors will get the first-ever look at our new EmeraldAV WALL, a unique solution that unites KVM and AV.”

Visitors to the Black Box stand will discover additions made to the acclaimed Emerald KVM-over-IP system that unites KVM and AV video wall processing under a single management system.

The Black Box Emerald KVM-over-IP platform serves as an infinitely scalable universal access system, giving users the flexibility to connect to both physical and virtual machines, with anywhere, anytime IP access over an existing IP network, WAN or even the internet.

Advanced security and market-leading low-bandwidth consumption open new ways to configure the studio infrastructure with maximum expandability incorporating remote users, remote productions and distributed control rooms. Interoperability between 4K and HD video, combined with one-touch control room setups and a high degree of automation through Emerald’s APIs, gives users valuable flexibility while ensuring ease of use.

The Emerald KVM-over-IP platform manages signals and format types, empowering users to deliver content with an innovative look and feel. Organisations can leverage existing IT equipment, facilitating control and monitoring through the Boxilla KVM Manager’s intuitive and visually appealing KVM management dashboard.

Small-form-factor DisplayPort units ease installation much like the Emerald Remote App by providing access to as many as nine concurrent Emerald connections from a Windows 10/11 laptop.

Black Box will also demonstrate the award-winning Emerald DESKVUE KVM-over-IP receiver, a small-form-factor device that offers users a fresh concept in creating individually tailored workspaces.

Emerald DESKVUE allows a user to access up to 16 different physical or virtual systems simultaneously, replacing multiple receivers and thus reducing system complexity and costs. All systems are displayed as individual windows on up to four 4K or curved (5K) monitors.

Users can arrange these windows in any way, as they would on a video wall, but at their desk space. Switching between systems happens automatically in the background as users perform their tasks, removing any need for manual switching commands or even awareness of system changes.

Lastly, there will be the Black Box Emerald AV WALL, KVM united with AV. Designed to meet user requirements for more effective collaboration, this new solution enables seamless interoperability with Emerald KVM-over-IP systems while also supporting non-KVM environments.

Emerald AV WALL complements Emerald DESKVUE, making it easy to display a single source from an Emerald system on a video wall for viewing by a larger group. The solution directly supports a 2×2 video wall while allowing for the expansion of the number of supported monitors through additional units.