The Q8 presentation switcher offers incredible real-time 4K video processing power with inputs and outputs ready to support native 8K resolution. Completely modular, it has 6 input slots and 4 output slots. In these you can insert 4 × 12G-SDI + 4 × HDMI 2.0 + 4 × DP1.2 input cards and 4 × 12G-SDI + 4 × HDMI2.0 + 2 × 40G QSFP+ optical ports for a total of 48 × 4K inputs and 16 × 4K outputs. New IN/OUT modules will be available in the future, including 8K resolution ones! This means no longer having any problems managing large quantities of video signals.
Like the P10 and P20, the Q8 has two modes of operation: switcher or splicer. In switcher mode it can support 32 × 4K layers, while in splicer mode up to 64 × 4K layers. With the Link function, it is possible to share all input and output signals.
Thanks to its VPU function, the Q8 gives you flexibility to organize the outputs as you wish and you will never have difficulty allocating output card resources. The presence of the Dante interface allows it to also manage 64 × 64 audio channels, so combined with a console such as the U5 or U5 Pro of the same brand it becomes the ideal switcher for managing large live events with video, audio and lights. Control of the switcher is also possible thanks to an LCD touch display located in the center of the front panel.
Main features
6 × input cards in its largest configuration with up to 72 × 4K input connectors and up to 48 × 4K concurrent inputs; 8 × 4K concurrent inputs on each input card
4 × output cards in its largest configuration with up to 48 × 4K output connectors and up to 16 × 4K concurrent outputs; 12 × 4K concurrent outputs, or 8 × 4K + optical copying outputs (for long-distance video transmission) on each output card
A maximum of 32 × 4K mixing layers (true seamless transitions) in switcher mode or doubled layers in splicer mode are supported
Multiple different connectors on each input or output card, such as HDMI 2.0, DP 1.2 and 12G-SDI
Built-in VPU function allows free layer resources of one output card to be used by another output card
Switcher and splicer working modes
Two Q8 devices linkable for input sharing resources and uniform output mosaic and management
1 × 4K or 4 × Full HD NDI signal inputs
48 kHz 64 × 64 Dante audio networking hardware and support (2023)
Output connector 90° rotation for the needs of LCD screen splicing for different shapes
Very easy to control via event controller, web GUI, front panel and Stream Deck
Dynamic range conversion between SDR, HDR10 and HLG
7" touchscreen on the front panel, support for real-time device status monitoring
Device backup and input backup, seamless switching from primary to backup
Technical characteristics
- Inputs: up to 48 × 4K concurrent inputs through 6 input cards
- Outputs: up to 16 × 4K concurrent outputs through 4 output cards
- OPT ports: 8
- Layers: 32 × 4K mixing layers in switcher mode, 64 × 4K single layers in PGM only mode
- Multiviewer connectors: 2 × HDMI 2.0
- Presets: 1024
- BKG & Logo: unlimited picture quantity in 1G storage space
- Front screen: 7" touchscreen
- Gigabit Ethernet ports: 2
- Control:
- Front screen
- Event management software PixelFlow
- Event controller U5/U5 Pro
- Third-party control system Stream Deck
- Processing: FPGA based high performance image processing architecture with SuperView scaling engine inside
- Electric parameters: power connector 100 - 240 VAC 50/60 Hz 10 A - 5 A, max. power consumption 1400 W
- Noise on average (@1, 0.75 m height): 45 dB
- Operating environment: temperature 0 to 50 °C, humidity 0 to 80% RH, non-condensing
- Storage environment: temperature –20 to 60 °C, humidity 0 to 95% RH, non-condensing
- Chassis: 7 RU
- Dimensions (W × D × H): 48.26 × 69.47 × 33.53 cm
- Weight: net weight 42.6 kg
