Customer Stories
Church Implements Matrox ConvertIP to Deliver Near Zero Latency Content for Congregants
In smaller installations, a high-quality AV over IP solution can provide a reliable and seamless viewing experience for congregants while requiring only minimal network infrastructure and configuration. This project, deployed at a local church in Neukirchen-Vluyn, Germany, aimed to deliver video with near zero latency for both congregational worship and community events. Matrox ConvertIP provided a flexible solution for transmitting full HD video to a projector and display monitor in two separate areas, supporting setup changes without requiring extensive technical expertise or infrastructure.
Project Requirements
This installation had several key requirements:
-
High-quality compression: Using Colibri, the church prioritized a high-quality stream over a 1GbE network, ensuring superior quality without artifacts even on limited infrastructure.
-
Near zero latency: With an audience engaging in real-time content, near zero latency was crucial to ensure that video quality and timing aligned for a smooth viewing experience.
-
Flexibility and scalability: The system needed to support adaptable setups across multiple spaces, allowing easy transitions without complex reconfigurations or additional endpoints.
-
Reliability: The church needed a system that would perform consistently with minimal technical oversight, as the setup is operated by volunteers.
Solution
The church implemented a straightforward but effective IP-based AV system centered around Matrox ConvertIP. Using 1GbE switches and Colibri, this setup delivers real-time, compressed, full HD video to both fixed and mobile endpoints.
A computer source feeds HDMI video for streaming worship lyrics, motion backgrounds, and other content over the network. By employing two 1GbE switches, the system can multicast the video stream to endpoints in multiple rooms.
ConvertIP, using Colibri, compresses video without compromising visual quality or causing noticeable delay, which is key for congregational engagement. This setup ensures that one or multiple endpoints, including projectors and display monitors, can receive full HD video with the flexibility to move and reconfigure as service needs change.
Results
According to Tobias Becker, a network engineer and consultant on the project, “ConvertIP’s quality compression provides a low-latency stream on a simple network—ideal for settings with minimal technical infrastructure. Each week, our volunteers can count on a system that simply works.”
This setup has been operating for over six months, with no issues and minimal adjustments required, proving both its reliability and adaptability. The church’s networked AV backbone eliminates the need for dedicated lines, enabling scalability to add more endpoints in other rooms, as needed, without rewiring.
Matrox ConvertIP SRH
Matrox ConvertIP is a series of ST 2110/IPMX-ready baseband converters and encoders/decoders, enabling conversion of SMPTE ST 2110 IP signals to and from HDMI, HDBaseT™, or SDI. Designed to handle a wide range of applications, ConvertIP facilitates encoding, display, monitoring, and transmission of 4K signals across 1G to 25G networks with ultra-low latency. ConvertIP supports both copper and fiber networks and accommodates multiple codecs, including Colibri and JPEG XS, to enable visually lossless compressed and uncompressed video transmission.