At IBC 2026, Ward Al-Khaldi of Evertz walks through the company’s latest releases: the VUE Vision waveform monitor, new MAGNUM-OS orchestration and analytics features with the MAGNUM Recall AI assistant, ITXE signal normalization, Reflektor in the cloud with MXL support, and the ENX signal-agnostic media core, now also offered in a liquid-cooled version.
VUE VISION
The first of the latest products is what Evertz calls VUE Vision: the company’s own version of the waveform monitor. Any signal built into the system can be sent in and fully analysed, and the user can choose which of the different monitors to look at. Simplicity and ease of use are part of the concept, and the tool can be customised to suit individual preferences.
- Evertz’s waveform monitor, able to analyse any signal present in the system
- Free choice of which monitors to display
- Simple, easy to use and fully customisable
MAGNUM-OS: ORCHESTRATION, NMOS AND THIRD-PARTY CONTROL
On top of this, multiple support layers have been added to the control system, as part of the orchestration system and the analytics. The platform now natively supports IS-08 for NMOS routing, and it can also natively perform what is called an NMOS device swap. When a third-party vendor releases a code update, the device normally has to be deleted and re-added. All of this has now been automated: the system shows the old device, shows the new one, and carries out the entire swap automatically.
Multiple ease-of-use features have been added, with monitoring built directly into the system and visible at a glance. Any third-party device can also be controlled directly from MAGNUM: once the API is provided, control becomes possible. Every single parameter that can be controlled is displayed, together with how the control is actually carried out. As soon as the device is in, it is automatically added to the system.
Alongside all of this there is the MAGNUM-OS Analytics system, which can go back up to 6 months in terms of logs, errors and issues. It shows what has happened previously in the system, helping to debug issues further and faster.
- Native NMOS IS-08 support and automated NMOS device swap after third-party code updates
- Direct control of any third-party device from MAGNUM via API, with every parameter visible
- Analytics with up to 6 months of logs, errors and issues for faster debugging
MAGNUM RECALL
The last new element is what is called MAGNUM Recall. A built-in AI now sits directly inside MAGNUM and assists in troubleshooting every single aspect of the system. The operator can simply talk to the AI: when asked what problems exist in the system, it starts listing them, where they come from, which is the most critical issue, and how troubleshooting can be made easier and future problems prevented. All of this is available built in, as part of the whole MAGNUM ecosystem.
- AI assistant built directly into MAGNUM
- Lists problems, their origin and the most critical issue in natural language
- Helps troubleshoot faster and prevent future problems
ITXE: SIGNAL NORMALIZATION ON-PREM
On the compression side of the booth, the latest products are designed to make daily work easier and make sure engineers can sleep soundly at night.
One of the latest products is what is called the ITXE. The idea is this: multiple signals arrive from multiple facilities, and they need to be brought in and normalised to the house standard. All the feeds are brought in, whether compressed, SDI or 2110; they are decoded, up/down/cross-converted to the house standard and sent back out wherever required, whether encoded, uncompressed, SRT or RTMP, for whatever purpose. All the possibilities are available. This is the on-prem solution. The interface is built from multiple blocks and is very easy and simple: the operator clicks on the blocks, sets up the routes, and the system takes it from there.
- Normalisation of feeds from multiple facilities to the house standard
- Compressed, SDI and ST 2110 inputs; encoded, uncompressed, SRT and RTMP outputs
- Simple block-based interface for setting up routes
REFLEKTOR: THE SAME FUNCTIONALITY IN THE CLOUD
The same functionality available on-prem is also available in the cloud. There, SRT streams are received and the user can pick and choose the application actually needed: up/down/cross-conversion, decoding, encoding, monitoring of transport streams, changeover and clean switching in the cloud. All of it happens in one place, and that is Reflektor.
- Receives SRT streams in the cloud
- Up/down/cross-conversion, decoding, encoding and transport stream monitoring
- Changeover and clean switching, all in one place
MEDIA EXCHANGE LAYER (MXL) AND THE CLOUD ECOSYSTEM
After the compression side and the way signals can be manipulated in the cloud, all of this now comes as part of a complete package, with full support for the Media eXchange Layer (MXL). This means that software can simply be taken, placed on commodity hardware and implemented as part of the whole ecosystem in the cloud.
Reflektor handles the transcoding of signals. MAGNUM, the Evertz control system, can be placed in the cloud. DreamCatcher enables replay workflows. Monitoring in the cloud is handled by cVIP, the Evertz cloud multiviewer. For example, the booth demo shows a multi-vendor live production running in AWS. Video is received from Matrox and processed by Reflektor, then sent to a switcher and back into the replay system. The setup is meant to be used in the cloud by different vendors, as part of the new standard currently being established in the market.
- Full MXL support: software on commodity hardware within the cloud ecosystem
- Reflektor, MAGNUM, DreamCatcher and cVIP all deployable in the cloud
- Multi-vendor live production demonstrated in AWS
ENX: THE SIGNAL-AGNOSTIC MEDIA CORE
The latest and greatest is the new media core, ENX. It is a fully signal-agnostic router: SDI, 2110 and JPEG XS can be sent in, and processing takes place directly on board. This includes internal multiviewers, up/down/cross-converters and a fully redundant 512×512 UHD router. The functionality includes built-in internal multiviewers, audio processing and video processing.
It is also expandable: from 512×512 UHD it can grow to 1,500×1,500 in total by daisy-chaining multiple units. It also automatically and fully de-embeds every single input coming in: all the audio is fully de-embedded and then re-embedded on the output as routes are made.
The whole interface is presented as one. There are two crosspoints inside: a 32,000×32,000 audio crosspoint as well as the video crosspoint. Multiple versions are available: the one shown at the booth is the 18RU, and there is an 11RU version supporting 256×256. If the unit is purchased in SDI mode and the move to 2110 comes later, it is simply a matter of swapping out the rear plate, and the system is up and running. Different versions of multiviewers are again built in directly, giving a seamless architecture overall.
Because both SDI and 2110 have been implemented, the platform takes the best of both worlds. Switching in the SDI domain and in the 2110 domain is completely clean, meaning there is no hit when going from source to source. The idea is that, instead of purchasing multiple pieces of hardware and filling up multiple racks, a single unit is purchased. It handles all the processing and all the workflows in one box, in one station.
- Fully signal-agnostic router (SDI, ST 2110, JPEG XS), from 512×512 UHD (18RU) or 256×256 (11RU), expandable by daisy-chaining
- Built-in multiviewers, audio/video processing, automatic de-embedding/re-embedding and a 32,000×32,000 audio crosspoint
- Migration from SDI to 2110 by swapping the rear plate, with clean switching in both domains
ENX LQ: THE LIQUID-COOLED ENX
At Evertz, the aim is always to push the envelope, to be innovative and to take care of customers for really long periods of time. With the ENX, the goal was to add more processing power. The question was how to do it once the limitations of power consumption and cooling come into play, at a time when everybody in the industry is using air cooling. The answer is what Evertz calls the liquid-cooled ENX: ENX LQ. It achieves 25% less power consumption and about 3,500 times more efficient cooling. It offers the same functionality as the main unit, with all processing built in and everything in one place to simplify operations, and multiple units can also be daisy-chained.
The CDU is a very generic CDU that can be implemented as part of the existing infrastructure. For example, it can be integrated into the air-conditioning system, which is then used for the actual cooling. With liquid cooling, built-in redundancy in terms of fans is also provided.
The demo shows SDI and 2110 all coming in together, with the output displayed on screen and switching between 2110 and SDI. The switch is completely clean because multi-packet merge is implemented directly inside the box. The production stays clean, very smooth, very efficient and space-effective as well.
- Liquid cooling with 25% less power consumption and much more efficient cooling
- Same functionality as the main ENX unit, with daisy-chaining
- Generic CDU that fits existing infrastructure, redundant fans and clean SDI/2110 switching