Extron has released its MGP 641 xi multi-window processors with annotation for scaling and presenting up to four 4K/60 source signals on a single canvas.

Extron’s Vector 4K scaling engine ensures that downscaled and upscaled content is presented with unequalled image quality.

“System designers and integrators asked for an upgrade to the popular MGP 641 that provides all of the existing capabilities but with a DTP3 output and annotation support,” Extron chief marketing officer Casey Halls says.

“The MGP 641 xi easily scales and presents up to four windows of 4K HDMI video on a single display and the LinkLicense upgrade enables annotation that can also be saved, making it one of the best solutions for a diverse array of environments.”

The four HDMI inputs support data rates up to 18Gbps with the HDCP 2.3-compliant processors including an HDMI background input for presenting live, non-scaled content behind the source windows. The MGP 641 xi is also ideal for presenting multiple HDMI sources on a single display and the MGP 641 xi SDI model includes four 12G-SDI inputs for additional system flexibility.

Its powerful scaling engine, rack-mountable form factor and wide variety of presentation and transition effects all combine to create a flexible signal-processing solution for corporate boardrooms, training rooms and live environments such as public auditoriums, while also being equally effective in mission-critical venues that require display of live information, from a situation room or control room to cascading multiple MGP 641 xi units in a command centre.

The multi-window processors provide customisable window layouts, video and logo keying, window transition effects, as well as source and output rotation. Two-channel embedded audio can be extracted or passed to the video output.  An HDMI output also accommodates a local display, while the DTP3 output drives a remote display located up to 100m away with identical content.