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Lightware reimagines Japan’s Xross Theater with advanced video distribution technology

Lightware’s MX2-48X48-HDMI20-A-R matrix switcher has become a pivotal component in bringing the Koishikawa Xross Digital Museum to life. This immersive theater - located at Toppan Koishikawa in Bunkyo, Tokyo, Japan - is designed to transport visitors into 360° environments, with the use of ultra-high-resolution displays and next-generation AV integration, made possible through a collaboration between For-A Co., Ltd., MTC Japan and Lightware Visual Engineering.

The theater boasts a 16K Crystal LED screen, along with a Leyard ceiling LED screen and an LED floor screen, designed to fully immerse audiences. Toppan required a system that could support HDMI 2.0 distribution across a 64x64 matrix, providing seamless 4K 60P RGB 4:4:4 video quality. As there were no domestic manufacturers that offered a 64x64 HDMI matrix that supported 18 Gbps with non-blocking and met RGB 4:4:4 specifications, MTC Japan, the project’s AV integration partner, turned to Lightware.

“We needed a high-capacity solution that could handle the 18 Gbps data stream efficiently, and Lightware’s MX2-48X48-HDMI20-A-R was the only matrix switcher capable of meeting these requirements”, says MTC’s Junji Matsuoka. “The high-level video distribution capability of the MX2 was a game changer. In addition to offering a 64x64 HDMI 2.0 matrix, the MX2’s seamless integration with control systems through Lightware’s LW2 protocol simplified what could have been an intricate setup.”

At the heart of Xross Theater’s AV system is a PC server developed by Toppan that outputs eight signals, all routed through Lightware’s matrix to the video wall processor. On the output side, the MX2-48X48-HDMI20-A-R distributes signals to the RGBlink X8 processor with 24 inputs, which handle the 16K projections on the Crystal LED screen.

“The biggest challenge was coordinating all the moving parts and ensuring seamless integration”, says Yu Nakamura from Toppan Inc. “Lightware’s MX2 played a key role in overcoming these hurdles. It gave us confidence that the video distribution would be executed, which was crucial for the immersive environment we wanted to create.”

(Photos: Toppan Inc.)

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