Centralised Control and Multi-view Distribution for 40 Sources with new ScreenBridge 40x40 IN/OUT All-in-One video Processor.
Craltech’s infrastructure has revolutionised the distribution system for a large-scale casino, sports betting and gaming channel network. The centralised Craltech control solution efficiently manages dozens of simultaneous signals, enabling seamless switching, monitoring, and distribution across multiple outputs with minimal latency.
Brief:
A leading operator in gaming and integrated leisure required a powerful yet flexible system to distribute 40 live video sources to 40 different destinations, including sports bars, control rooms and event spaces across the country.
Their goal was to simplify control and routing, while maintaining maximum flexibility, real-time performance and high reliability in a 24/7 operational environment where speed and stability are critical.
Additionally, the customer needed the ability to create and send custom multi-view layouts to sports bars and remote locations, allowing staff to monitor multiple games or events on the same screen, all without adding extra external processors or complicated setups.
As the product area operates non-stop, 24 hours a day, reliability was a key factor. The system needed to be rugged, hardware-based and independent from any PC or operating system to ensure reliability, high image quality and high image processing.
The Solution: ScreenBridge 40x40 Integration
Craltech’s new ScreenBridge 40x40 was the perfect fit for this demanding application, offering an all-in-one solution that combines Matrix, Multi-viewer, and KVM functionalities in a single, compact and fully hardware-based device.
Built on FPGA technology, ScreenBridge guarantees real-time video processing with zero operating system dependencies, ensuring a stable, reliable performance 24/7, ideal for mission-critical environments.
With its 40 HDMI inputs and 40 outputs, ScreenBridge enabled the operator to centralise all video signal management within one unified platform.
The integrated Matrix feature allowed fast and flexible routing between any source and any destination, while the powerful multi-view engine made it possible to generate and distribute custom multi-view layouts directly to output screens, providing dynamic monitoring configurations for each venue.
New Streamlined and Efficient Centralised System
The ScreenBridge 40 x 40 has become the core of the product area, bringing together what was once a complex, multi-device setup into a streamlined and efficient centralised system. The new system offers:
- 24/7 reliable operation thanks to FPGA-based hardware design
- 40x40 Matrix routing, Multi-view, and KVM in a single unit
- Centralised management of all sources and destinations
- Reduced installation complexity and rack space optimisation
- Custom, intuitive control via Stream Deck interface
- Fast reconfiguration of outputs and layouts in real time
Simplified Installation and Space Optimisation
With this solution, the operators were able to eliminate the need for multiple external devices such as separate multi-viewers, external KVM controllers and matrix switchers as ScreenBridge integrates all these functions into one single unit, delivering a cleaner and more efficient installation, dramatically reducing cabling and power consumption. The implementation allowed the customer to remove an entire 19” rack cabinet previously filled with multiple individual devices, now fully replaced by a single ScreenBridge 40x40 unit.
From Chaos to Control. Customised Control with Stream Deck Integration.
To ensure maximum efficiency, Craltech provided a custom Stream Deck configuration tailored to the customer’s workflow. This intuitive control interface allows operators to recall layouts, re-route sources and switch outputs with just a few clicks, providing instant visual feedback and real-time control over all 40 outputs.
The result is a fast, smart, and user-friendly control environment, perfectly adapted to the customer’s needs, enabling them to react quickly to live events, promotions, or content changes across their entire network of displays.
Looking Ahead
This deployment showcases how Craltech’s ScreenBridge continues to redefine flexibility, reliability and control in professional AV environments, offering powerful integration and simplified operation for even the most demanding multi-source applications.
