The Vixen Visual Performance System is designed to meet the demanding needs of low-latency on-demand video playback and compositing. As a powerful computing platform capable of running a variety of software solutions it is prepackaged and easily deployed to minimize setup time and maximize creative capabilities.


Our systems are not tied down to one software with a specific set of features. Instead we are constantly exploring new and innovative solutions to meet the fast evolving industry of live video design. We welcome designers and software developers alike to contact us and share in this Wiki new and innovative concepts to begin to grow a community of passionate thinkers interested in blowing the box wide open and demonstrating what the future of live video integration can become.


At Inframe Systems we not only build but use the Vixens so we know the high demands of real-time video compositing. This is why we build our systems from the ground up selecting each component carefully to ensure that performance is never compromised. We maintain a fleet of systems and constantly update them to stay at the cutting edge of computing bandwidth and stability.

ViXen Visual Performance System

Vixen System Specifications:


Packaged with Mediamaster software:


  1. •12 Layers of live compositing

  2. •1 Master Layer (Keystone, Brightness, Contrast, Volume, Softedge, Masking)

  3. •Internal Library Capacity: 200 Folders of 255 indexes each

  4. •Layer blending modes: Transparency, Addition, Subtraction, Multiplication, Minimum, Maximum

  5. •Layer masking modes: Luma Key Pass, Luma Key Reject, Chroma Key Pass, Chroma Key Reject

  6. •Layer masking parameters: Mask Width, Mask Center, Mask Smooth

  7. •Speed and Playback Control: Play (Variable -400% > +400%), Loop, Play Once

  8. •On the fly edit points: In, Out, Shuttle

  9. •Position and Scaling: XY Scale, XYZ Position, XYZ Rotation (Indexed and Continuous)

  10. •RGB color mixing and correction (Master color correction via layer 12, See how-to section)

  11. •Master Keystone correction (XY Position Per Corner)

  12. •Over 100 Realtime GPU accelerated effects

  13. •Audio sync and master volume control

  14. •Art-Net, DMX (XLR-5), MA-Net control via lighting console

  15. •Remote layer parameters view selection

  16. •Soft Edge Blending with parameter settings from console

  17. •Per Output Geometric Correction (Linear, Curved, Nurb)

The Vixen Single package:


  1. •Single VIXEN engine per kit

  2. •Shockmount 6U roadcase

  3. •2 Port Gigabit Network Switch

  4. •Single User Cat5 KVM extender for preview output and control

  5. •Local KVM output

  6. •XLR-5 DMX Input and Thru

  7. •UPS backup

  8. •3x Program outputs (DVI-D and RGBHV bot active)

  9. •Stereo XLR-3 audio output (UnBalanced)

  10. •Redundant Hot-Swap power supplies


Optional video input cards available upon request:


  1. •HD/SD-SDI

  2. •Quad Composite NTSC

  3. •VGA

  4. •DVI-D

  5. •HDMI

  6. •Component

  7. •S-Video

The Vixen rack package:


  1. •4 to 6 VIXEN engines per rack

  2. •Shockmount 22U roadcase

  3. •24 Port Gigabit Network Switch

  4. •4 User Cat5 KVM extenders for preview outputs and control

  5. •Local pull-out tray KVM station

  6. •UPS backup

  7. •3x DVI-D program output per VIXEN

  8. •3x A/B DVI-D switch for active spare configuration

  9. •Stereo 1/4" audio output per VIXEN

  10. •Redundant Hot-Swap power supplies in each VIXEN


Optional video input cards available upon request:


  1. •HD/SD-SDI

  2. •Quad Composite NTSC

  3. •VGA

  4. •DVI-D

  5. •HDMI

  6. •Component

  7. •S-Video

ViXen Custom Solutions:


Since the VIXEN system is a high powered open hardware platform dedicated to video processing it can be pre-installed with various software solutions. We are currently in development of pre-packaged engine images that will allow for exciting new interactive tools and real-time visual generation. We invite any requests or ideas and we will work with our extended community of colleagues to source and/or develop a solution that can accomplish almost any design. Check in here to keep track of updates and postings of what will be coming to a VIXEN platform near you.


Here is a quick sample of the kind of interaction and custom real-time compositing we are developing. This engine was custom built to respond to wireless control signals from an iPhone.