Mura Developer Tools

Build new video wall management applications, add video wall control to existing applications, or integrate it into popular control systems—the choice is yours. Matrox Video offers a complete range of software, APIs, and libraries to help you deploy intuitive, ready-to-use software or build custom interfaces and applications based on project needs. Whatever the installation requirement, our powerful video wall software provides the necessary toolkit to build complete end-to-end solutions.

Features

Automatic detection

Direct memory access

Easy to use

Dedicated support

C/C++

Telnet and HTTPS

DirectX

Sample Code & documentation

Matrox Network API

The Matrox Network API provides OEMs, ISVs, AV integrators, consultants, and end users with an easy-to-use programming interface to quickly and easily start building powerful video wall control software for Matrox-powered systems.

Build

Focus on custom settings and intuitive user interfaces, while the Network API executes all the cumbersome, back-end programming operations.

Add

Network API commands are OS agnostic and can add Mura-based video wall processing functions to applications running on Microsoft® Windows®, Linux™, and other operating systems.

Integrate

Easily integrate Mura-based video wall control within popular commercial audio/video automation systems (e.g. AMX, Crestron) to provide customers with a single touch panel interface to control multiple devices.

Featuring a network-centric interface, the Network API contains a comprehensive list of text-based commands designed to eliminate low-level coding typically required for developing remote video wall controller management applications (ex: assigning system memory, managing hardware resources, etc.). This drastically minimizes programming requirements and enables fast and easy software development, so developers with even basic-level coding skills can effortlessly start writing video wall scripts and commands.

Leveraging the Telnet and the HTTPS network protocol means the Network API experience can run on any client application, hardware device, operating system, and standard Ethernet LAN—ensuring interoperability and facilitating deployment in virtually any environment. For secure installations where no network is available, the Network API also supports RS-232 serial communication. The Network API supports the HTTPS protocol to encrypt communication between the remote system and the appliance.

VWLib API

A C/C++ based API to build custom capture, streaming, and display video wall applications. The VWLib API makes use of DirectX under Windows.

PowerDesk API

PowerDesk API is a C/C++ based API that allows for custom configuration and control of Matrox Video graphic card outputs. PowerDesk provides OEMs, AV integrators, consultants, and end-users alike to control a variety of display configurations including setting stretched or independent desktops, clone mode, pivot, bezel management, edge overlap, EDIDs control, and more.

SDK compatibility

Software development kits

Hardware	Matrox Network API	Matrox VWLib API	Matrox PowerDesk API
Matrox Mura C4K or IPX Capture Cards + LUMA Pro Series	Yes	Yes	Yes
Matrox Mura IPX Capture Series + D-Series	Yes	Yes	Yes
Matrox Mura IPX Capture Series + 3rd Party	Yes	Yes	No
Matrox Mura DVW Appliance	Yes	No	No

Compatibility within the same system

	Mura C4K HDMI Capture Cards	Mura IPX Capture Cards	LUMA Pro Series	Matrox D-Series	QuadHead2Go Series	Third-Party Graphics
Mura C4K HDMI Capture Cards	✔	✔	✔	✘	✔	✘
Mura IPX Capture Cards	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
LUMA Pro Series	✔	✔	✔	✘	✔	✘
Matrox D-Series	✘	✔	✘	✔	✔	✘
QuadHead2Go Series	✘	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
Third-Party Graphics	✘	✔	✘	✘	✔	✔

✔ Currently compatible. ✘ Not compatible.

	Windows
Mura IPX Capture Cards + LUMA Pro Series	Microsoft Windows (64-bit) 10 and 11
LUMA Pro Series	Microsoft Windows (64-bit) 10 and 11
Mura IPX Capture Cards + D-Series Graphic Cards	Microsoft Windows (64-bit) 10, 11, Server 2019, 2022
QuadHead2Go Series	This product works independently of the source's operating system
Mura DVW Appliance	This product works independently of the source's operating system