The control room is no longer constrained to a single location. Christie® Phoenix® breaks through the physical walls of the control room to encompass a global workplace, providing flexible and cost-effective video wall processing and desktop integration.
Christie Phoenix video wall processor enables seamless access and control of audiovisual data from virtually anywhere, through a single, robust system. Its comprehensive tools allows thousands of users to simultaneously view, listen to and interact with any source of information found in a control room environment, regardless of their location.
Consisting of at least one hardware node and powered by web-based management software, the Christie Phoenix system allows users in a variety of challenging environments to make faster, more accurate life-critical decisions with confidence.
- Network distributed – Uses standard IP network as AV transport and control
- Content mobility – Interact with any source of information found in a control room environment, from virtually anywhere
- Collaboration – Replicate and share content on many video walls and desktops, simultaneously
- 4K/UHD capable – Directly interface with 4K/UHD sources and readily distribute, control and present them on video walls or 4K/UHD displays with four inputs
- Scalable – Modular to allow even modest installations to grow over time without system redesign. Easily expandable with additional Phoenix nodes and Phoenix Quad-T
- Secure – Support for HDCP and H.264 encryption throughout your network
- Simple and powerful – Easy to install and configure. Encode, decode and display simultaneously, all from one unit – access from a PC, tablet or smartphone
Key features
- Build networked systems that include multiple displays each with up to 128 screens per video wall, multiple desktops and users
- Distributed architecture ensures no central point of failure
- Direct interfacing with H.264 and MPEG-2 IP cameras, AV encoders or IPTV sources
- Supports a variety of network sources including HD cameras, AV encoders, Network Video Recorders (NVR) and desktop capture streams, including easy integration with ONVIF compliant IP cameras
- Simple web-based setup and configuration
- Phoenix Desktop client is an easy-to-use and comprehensive programming, display management and source viewing application
- Full system monitoring including network readiness indicator provides visual feedback that the network has been configured to accept multicast traffic
- Display array and audio-video synchronizing
- Configuration and programming tools for managing, accessing and searching thousands of sources efficiently
- Managed user access to displays and sources
- Phoenix Quick Control allows users to select layouts and change sources quickly from a PC, tablet or smartphone
- Messaging platform for content sharing
- Offline programming – Layout creation does not interfere with active use of the videowall
- NERC/CIP Compliant – Network security features protect system infrastructure and data operating in critical infrastructure and information sensitive environments
- Multi-language support for keyboard transport over KVM and international language support for software including English, German, Spanish, French, Italian, Russian, Japanese, Chinese, and Korean
Specifications
Chassis
- - 1U form factor
- - Included rack ears
- - Optional under table mount
- - Optional VESA 'sandwich' mount
Signal inputs
- Dual DVI (digital only)
- - From 640 x 480 to 1920 x 1200 encoded to H.264
- Dual 3.5mm stereo audio
- - Analog stereo audio encoded to AAC-LC
- Dual mini-USB
- - HID device emulation for (soft) KVM control of inputs
Signal outputs
- Dual DVI (digital only)
- - Up to 1920 x 1200 resolution per output
- - Support for bezel compensation
- - Support for display overlap
- - Support for custom resolutions
Network
- Dual Gigabit Ethernet
- - 1000 Mbps Ethernet, RJ-45 connectors (Ethernet 1 = control and streaming; Ethernet 2 = Factory / unused)
- - Support for IGMPv2, IPv4, RTSP, RTP/UDP, SRTP/UDP, MPEG2-TS/UDP, HTTP, HTTPS, TCP/IP
- - HTTPS encryption: TLS 1.2 protocol, 256-bit key, 2048-bit certificate key
- - ONVIF camera discovery, ONVIF PTZ camera control
- - Active Directory, server accessed using secure LDAPS
- - NERC/CIP Compliant (120-059105-02)
Control
- Ethernet
- Serial RS-232
Encoding
- - 2 high definition DVI inputs to L5 H.264 video streams at 30Hz
- - 2 stereo audio streams
- - Support for variable bitrate
Performance specifications are typical. Due to constant research, specifications are subject to change without notice.
Downloads
Content management and image processing products line card
Aug 29, 2023 | PDF: 399 KB
Christie Phoenix datasheet
Aug 24, 2023 | PDF: 384 KB
Video wall display systems for security and surveillance
Sep 18, 2014 | PDF: 312 KB
This is a PDF overview of Christie 's security and surveillance video wall solutions.
Christie Phoenix FAQs
Jan 22, 2013 | PDF: 391 KB
This PDF contains FAQ information about Christie Phoenix.
Christie Phoenix Brochure
Jan 22, 2013 | PDF: 2.2 MB
This brochure contains information about Christie Phoenix.