New ArKaos MediaMaster 6 offers a major upgrade to the existing MediaMaster package, unlocking powerful new features with new levels of creativity.
What’s new in Media Master 6?
REMOTE PLAYER
The Remote Playerwill be of interest to those working on long term shows, permanent installations and in other fixed environment scenarios
Remote Player is a network-based player allowing the control of multiple servers from a single point on the network.
The internal encoder means Cue Lists can be allocated to separate applications.
Connect your Elgato Stream Deck to that maximises workflow and direct access to sources and outputs as needed.
The Remote Player will be of interest to those working on long term shows, permanent installations and in other fixed environment scenarios
MEDIAMASTER PRO VIDEO MAPPER EXTENSION
MediaMaster Pro ships with the new Video Mapper Extension which allows easy mapping of video onto irregularly shaped surfaces and through multiple outputs.
Designed to let you setup mapping projects in very short times, it makes it incredibly simple to flow visuals around complex objects with just a few clicks.
FIXTURE MODE
The fixture profiles allows total control of every MediaMaster parameter straight from the DMX console and turns any powerful computer into a traditional Media Server for professional lighting consoles such as ChamSys, Avolites, LSC, ETC, GrandMA, Martin, Compulite, etc..
MediaMaster 6 has two new fixture profiles – Layer extended 2.0 and layer full 2.0 – that can each control up to 112 DMX parameters.
Fixture Mode
THE ‘PLUG-AND-PLAY’
The Philosophy behind all ArKaos’ control solutions focus on making video surfaces, screens, etc., work just like moving lights. The goal is to empower lighting designers, programmers and operators and help make the integration of video and pixel light sources seamless with lighting in their visual designs via DMX control and without needing to utilize a separate video controller.
RENDERING AND PERFORMANCE
The new software version will boost rendering and performance of this powerful and flexible control system by 50% utilising the same hardware. This had been extensively tested on ArKaos’s professional server range, running Windows 10. This technology is in line with the latest existing 4K media servers and those coming to the market.
VIDEO THROUGH THE LIGHTING CONSOLES
MediaMaster 6 is fixture based and introduces fixture personalities for the various video entities to the lighting console – just as if they were moving lights. There will no longer be a need to build special personalities for these video elements giving MediaMaster an even more flexibility as a visual control system.
HDR VISUAL
MediaMaster is ahead of the game, and will happily play HDR or standard videos and make them compatible with HDR 10 and HLG hardware on the fly.
MediaMaster 6 includes a specific mode for HDR LED screen, compatible with Novastar or Brompton LED processor.
Be compliant with the most demanding picture quality.
Thanks to MediaMaster 6 HDR output processing.
SAGA CODEC
MediaMaster 6 runs the streamlined proprietary ArKaos SAGA codec with 10-bit definition per colour and an Alpha Channel.
Other advantages of SAGA include lower disc usage than with a standard HAP codec, also boosting the speed, the ability to play clips backwards and accelerated CPU and GPU rendering.
There is no chroma re-sampling, and the resolution size is unlimited.
NDI®5 IMPLEMENTED
MediaMaster now also has Multiple NDI®5 inputs/outputs with alpha, as well as being fully integrated in the extensive NDI®5 product ecosystem, cementing it as a versatile live performance software.
NDI®5 (or Network Device Interface) is a free protocol to send Video over IP. It is designed to allow the distribution of live professional video content over an existing IP infrastructure, freeing users from current hardware constraints. This means that NDI®5 doesn’t just cut back on cost, but also drastically reduces deployment time.
This software uses the NDI™ library. NDI™ is a trademark of NewTek, Inc.
http://NDI.NewTek.com/
MEDIAMASTER PRO LED MAPPER EXTENSION
MediaMaster currently includes the intuitive LED Mapper Extension, the flexible software solution from ArKaos to drive LED panels.
The Editor now works in the same time than MediaMaster. You can interactively preview your editing by sending the video output or the mapper static pattern to the network.
The LEDMapper supports unicast to reduce the load on the network and so allows to drive many LED fixtures. The interface displays the pool of devices detected on the network to make it easy to assign IP address for the fixtures.
MediaMaster 6 is fixture based and introduces fixture personalities for the various video entities to the lighting console – just as if they were moving lights.
FEATURES AND COMPARISON – Minimal System Requirements
WINDOWS
Version: Windows 10 64-bit
Processor: AMD or Intel quad core processor, i5 2.0Ghz or faster
Memory: 4 Gb RAM or more
Video Card: AMD, Intel or NVidia DirectX 11 graphic card supporting feature level 11.0
Sound Interface: Windows Audio Session compatible sound interface
Free space: 450 Mb available for application
Hard drive:
– avoid 5400rpm drives
– minimal required 7200rpm drives (fast codec format)
– SSD and NVMe advised (balanced and quality codec format)
MAC
Version: macOS 10.14, 10.15 or 11 (M1 currently not supported).
Processor: Intel quad core CPU, i5 2.0Ghz or faster
Memory: 4 Gb RAM or more
Video Card: AMD, Intel or NVidia DirectX 11 graphic card supporting feature level 11.0
Sound Interface: Internal sound card or Core Audio compatible interface
Free space: 450 Mb available for application
Hard drive:
– avoid 5400rpm drives
– minimal required 7200rpm drives (fast codec format)
– SSD and NVMe advised (balanced and quality codec format)
Link to the full list of features and comparisons below.
