ANTz Xr

ANTz + Xreality™ (extension)

"ANTz+Xr™ pre-beta software officially released for free!"

- Saxon Digital, 11 Feb. 2021.

ANTz+Xr is ANTz plus Xreality (extension) by Saxon Digital, a derivative of ANTz that supports AR, VR and Mixed Reality. A companion app to ANTz core that provides enhanced features which are not (yet) feasible for open source inclusion, (ie. utilizes 3rd party closed-source SDKs). The pre-beta version is now publicly available (in object form) to provide access to early adopters and get developer feedback. So, if you have a SpaceMouse or zSpace, or want some ultra-low-latency video IO, then you may like to try the free ANTz-Xr app!

ANTz+Xr Hardware Support:

• AR/VR/XR devices:

  • 3Dconnexion SpaceMouse
  • zSpace AR/VR Desktop and Laptop

• Broadcast Video IO:

  • Key Features:
    • Low-latency SDI to GPU with (genlock) Sync.
      • Supports display walls at 16K+.
    • Ultra-low-latency
      • JPEG2000 encode -> transmit -> decode.
      • SDI pass-through with 3D/CG keyer.
    • 8K/UHD2, 4K/UHD or 2K/HD with 12G/6G/3G/1.5G-SDI.
      • HFR 12-bit, 10-bit or 8-bit (4:4:4 or 4:2:2) with Deep Color and HDR.
      • See Wiki - Video Specs for details.
    • Formats: J2K, ProRes, DnX, MPEG2/4, H.264/7...
    • Standards: SMPTE, DCI (option for DCP encryption).
    • GPUDirect DMA transfer between GPU-GPU and Video IO.
    • Display Wall with HPC cluster.
      • 6K, 8K, 12K, 16K and Dual 16K Unified Video IO.
  • Vendor Support:
    • AJA Video Systems - Kona and Corvid
      • 2 frames of latency when used with NVIDIA Sync (ingest to playout).
        • eg. Low-latency = 33.3ms (@59.94Hz).
    • Blackmagic Design - Intensity and DeckLink
      • 2 frames of latency when used with NVIDIA Sync (ingest to playout).
        • eg. Low-latency = 33.3ms (@59.94Hz).
    • NVIDIA
      • GPUDirect + TPU + GPU + Sync
        • Tesla and Quadro 4000+ (series: Keplar, Maxwell, Pascal and Turing RTX).
        • Quadro Sync (series) provides GPU genlock.
      • Mellanox Infiniscale End-to-End HPC at 40/56/100/200 Gb/s.

Our strategy is to steadily migrate Xreality methods into the open source! Xreality will continue to serve ANTz as a bridge to closed domains and focus on tech that shows potential of becoming open source compatible.

For support and customization (eg. new devices), you can find us at: OpenANTz.com

ANTz+Xr™ is licensed under CC BY-ND 4.0.

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OpenXR API Concept:

OpenXR API Concept