Disguise has announced the launch of the GX 3+, its most powerful media server ever. Built on NVIDIA’s Blackwell GPU architecture and including a two-year Notch playback licence, the GX 3+ unlocks the full capabilities of Notch 1.0 for generative content playback — enabling video designers to create event visuals that bring their vision to life without compromise.
With a 175% increase in Notchmarks, the GX 3+ will enable content teams, show designers and programmers to playback Notch blocks with their intended resolution, colour fidelity and frame rate, allowing them to realise the full potential of their creative vision.
Features in Notch 1.0 include advanced ray tracing and real-time global illumination to complex geometry, physics simulations and multi-machine rendering.
The expansion to 96GB of VRAM in the NVIDIA Blackwell GPU eliminates memory bottlenecks that have historically constrained high-resolution productions. Combined with Notch 1.0's new sparse multi-grid solver, this enables vastly more detailed real-time particle systems and fluid simulations to be brought to life.
The GX 3+ also empowers users to up the complexity of their visuals, with the power to render 40% more video layers on Designer projects at 4K DCI 30fps when compared to the GX 3 — meaning users can build more intricate looks for their shows before compositing them in real-time on the Designer timeline. This will result in richer, more cinematic content for the audience, as well as the ability to exercise greater content control on a layer-by-layer basis directly in Designer, ultimately saving valuable production time while maximising visual impact.
To help users experience the full impact of Notch 1.0 from the get-go, the GX 3+ will come with a selection of ready-to-use Notch Blocks created by Disguise’s Creative Services team. These visuals will showcase the latest Notch capabilities, including elevated lighting fidelity and complex particle systems.