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Ross Video for the live control room.
Ultrix and NRG routing, Carbonite production switchers and XPression real-time graphics, plus Rio Replay, Quorum and camera robotics, sold and integrated by Varto Technologies in East Rutherford, NJ. Quote a single frame or panel, or have us plan the control room around it.
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ultrix · routing and processing
Ultrix: a router that also does the processing.
Ross Video calls Ultrix hyperconverged: routing, frame synchronization, audio, multiviewers and even a production switcher live in the same frame, added by software license (or, for the switcher, a blade) instead of separate boxes. Frames range from 1RU to 30RU; depending on the I/O and licenses installed, Ultrix works with 12G-SDI, SMPTE ST 2110, NDI, SRT, JPEG XS, MADI and Dante.
| Frame | Height | Video routing |
|---|---|---|
| Ultrix FR1 | 1RU | 36 × 36 |
| Ultrix FR2 | 2RU | 72 × 72 |
| Ultrix FR5 | 5RU | 160 × 160 |
| Ultrix FR12 | 12RU | 288 × 288 |
| Ultrix FR30New | 30RU | 576 × 576 |
Ross Video announced the FR30 in September 2026 and has not published a ship date. Ask us about availability before planning around it.
I/O
Mix SDI, IP and fiber in one frame.
Ultrix I/O boards cover 12G-SDI, SMPTE ST 2110 IP and modular SFP connections, and a frame can carry a mix of them. That lets an SDI plant add IP sources without replacing the router.
Software licenses
Add features without adding boxes.
UltriSync adds frame synchronizers, UltriScape multiviewers, UltriMix-MXR and UltriMix-Dante audio mixing and Dante, and UltriStream multiviewer outputs over NDI. With Flexible Licensing, processing licenses can be shared across Ultrix frames.
Ultrix is controlled from Ultricore, Ultritouch panels or DashBoard.
Routing without the processing
NRG: a 12G router for a smaller plant.
When the job is getting SDI signals where they need to go, NRG is the simpler purchase: 12G-SDI on every port, a built-in quad-split multiviewer and an optional local control panel, in 1RU (16 × 16) and 2RU (32 × 34) frames and a new 3RU (64 × 68). Ross Video aims it at studios, schools, enterprise AV, trucks and flypacks.
carbonite · production switchers
Carbonite switchers as software, in a frame or inside Ultrix.
Ross Video runs the current Carbonite range on one software platform, and TouchDrive panels control most current Ross Video switchers. The choice comes down to sources, formats and how much of the control room the switcher should hold.
Software · NDI
Carbonite Code
Code: 30 NDI in, 6 out, 3 M/E · Code Solo: 8 in, 2 out, 1 M/E
The Carbonite switcher as software, with NDI in and out. Code carries 26 DVEs; key and fill travel in a single NDI stream. Control it from a TouchDrive panel or DashBoard.
Compact · HD and UHD
Carbonite Ultra Solo
12 SDI inputs · 1 M/E with 6 keyers · 2 MiniMEs
A one M/E Carbonite with RAVE audio, offered as an all-in-one panel or as a 1RU frame with a separate panel.
1RU · SD, HD and UHD
Carbonite Ultra
24 SDI inputs in HD · up to 3 M/E in HD, 2 in UHD
A full Carbonite in one rack unit, with MediaStores, up to four MultiViewers in HD and optional RAVE audio. It works with XPression, Ultrix and OverDrive through RossTalk.
3RU · modular I/O
Carbonite Ultra 60
Up to 60 in, 25 out in HD or UHD · 3 M/E · 4 MiniMEs in HD
I/O grows with the room: 12 × 4 in the base frame, 36 × 12 with one I/O board and 60 × 20 with two. UltraScene compositing and production MultiViewers are built in.
Switcher inside the router
Ultrix Carbonite.
The Carbonite engine runs on blades inside an Ultrix FR2, FR5 or FR12 frame and shares that frame’s I/O, frame synchronizers and multiviewers. Each blade adds 22 inputs and outputs and up to two full M/Es.
For the largest shows Ross Video also offers Carbonite HyperMax and Ultrix Acuity.
TouchDrive panels.
Panels run from the compact TD1C through TD1, TD2, TD2S, TD3S, TD3, TDx3, TD4 and TDx4 to the new five-row TD5L and TDx5L. Match the rows to the M/Es your operator uses and the crosspoint buttons to your source count; we size the panel with you.
Which Carbonite fits the room?
| If the room is | Start with | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Built on NDI, with no SDI router | Carbonite Code or Code Solo | Software switching with NDI in and out; add a TouchDrive panel for hands-on control. |
| A classroom, streaming desk or small studio that wants a real Ross Video panel | Carbonite Ultra Solo | One M/E and twelve SDI inputs in one unit, with RAVE audio. |
| A station or venue control room on SDI | Carbonite Ultra or Ultra 60 | Ultra fits in 1RU; Ultra 60 grows to 60 inputs. |
| A plant that also needs routing and processing | Ultrix Carbonite | The switcher lives inside the Ultrix frame and shares its I/O. |
Ross Video ended production of Carbonite Black, Black Plus, Black Plus 12G and Carbonite Mosaic on April 1, 2023, with product support for seven years after that date; ask us before upgrading one of those frames.
xpression · real-time graphics
XPression graphics, from one channel to a newsroom.
XPression is Ross Video’s real-time 3D graphics system. Templates are built once in XPression Designer; the edition decides the channels, inputs and outputs. Depending on the edition, output runs over SDI, 12G-SDI, SMPTE ST 2110 or NDI.
One design tool
Design once, play out anywhere.
The same scene can run on a studio engine, a clip server or a mobile edition. Carbonite switchers work with XPression over RossTalk, and the Datalinq add-on connects graphics to live data.
- Studio and Studio Flex
- Multi-channel graphics engines for control rooms. Studio Flex has four outputs, four inputs and four preview channels.
- BlueBox
- A headless version of XPression Studio for automated playout.
- Prime
- The entry-level single-channel HD system. It has no API, so it is not the edition for automated workflows.
- Clips
- Clip playback in one, two or four channels, SD through UHD.
- Go! editions
- Mobile systems for SD, HD and 3G production.
- Tessera
- Real-time graphics control across multiple screens, such as venue displays.
- Chameleon
- Introduced by Ross Video in September 2026: HTML5 output of existing XPression templates, for web and social channels.
- Designer and Developer
- Software-only editions for building and testing templates.
Hardware formats and channel counts vary by edition. We confirm them on the quote.
where ross video works
One manufacturer, from a school flypack to a stadium.
The Ross products buyers in each kind of room usually start with. We size the system to your show, not to the biggest frame.
Pictured: Carbonite Ultra 60
Sports venues
Carbonite Ultra 60 or Ultrix Carbonite on a TouchDrive panel, XPression and Tessera on the videoboards and ribbons, and Rio Replay.
Pictured: XPression Maps software
News and broadcast
Ultrix routing with Flexible Licensing, Carbonite switching, XPression Studio, BlueBox and Clips, and robotic cameras on the set.
Pictured: Carbonite Ultra Solo
Houses of Worship
Carbonite Code Solo for the main stream and second feeds, Ultra Solo or Carbonite Ultra where the room runs SDI, and NRG routing.
Pictured: TouchDrive panel
Schools and universities
Ultra Solo for programs that teach on a real panel, Carbonite Code for NDI classrooms, and Ultra 60 with XPression for athletics.
Pictured: A Ross Video production truck
Trucks and flypacks
Carbonite Ultra in 1RU, NRG routers with a built-in quad split, and openGear processing in a rack that travels.
Pictured: Quorum software
Corporate and public-sector meetings
Quorum One runs switching, automation, monitoring and AI camera tracking for meetings and town halls, from a browser.
replay, meetings, robotics, venue screens
More of the Ross Video range, quoted the same way.
Send the job and we size the system: channels, panels, licenses and the network around them.
Replay
Rio Replay
Ross Video's replay system: a dedicated replay control panel on the Mira engine, built for schools and colleges, venues and stadiums. We size the channels and storage to your camera count.
Meeting production
Quorum and Quorum One
Quorum One is Ross Video's all-in-one AV meeting production system: switching, automation, monitoring and AI camera tracking, run from a browser by corporate and public-sector AV and IT teams.
Venue screens
XPression Tessera
Tessera runs XPression graphics across several screens at once, such as videoboards, ribbon boards and center-hung displays, with live data through Datalinq.
Robotics
Camera robotics
CamBot pedestals and heads, Furio track and dolly systems and Vision[Ai]ry tracking, run from Ross Video's SmartShell control, for sets where the same camera moves repeat every show.
Product names and capabilities are Ross Video's; we confirm configuration and availability on the quote.
around the core lines
DashBoard, openGear and the rest of the Ross Video range.
Free software
DashBoard.
DashBoard is Ross Video’s free control platform for openGear, Carbonite, Ultrix and XPression. Its panel builder creates custom control screens for a show without writing code.
openGear
Ross Video’s modular frame for converters and signal processing cards, set up and monitored from DashBoard.
Graphite
An all-in-one production system with XPression editions built in, for SD, HD and 3G.
Other Ross Video products
OverDrive production automation, Tria+ production servers, PIERO sports analysis and Lama audio. Ask us about any of them.
Networks for Ross systems
Ross Video and NETGEAR AV announced a partnership in April 2026 for ST 2110, NDI and Dante networks.
Ask us about any Ross Video product you are considering.
buying through varto
Ross Video, specified and installed by Varto.
We quote the Ross frame, blades, licenses and panel your show needs, then install and commission it with the cameras, audio, intercom and network already in the building.
- SPECIFY
- The right frame, blades and licenses.We check the sources, formats and outputs you have, then quote the Ultrix frame, Carbonite model, XPression edition and panel that fit, with nothing extra.
- INTEGRATE
- Ross beside the rest of the plant.We design and commission systems from several manufacturers, so Ross Video equipment works with the cameras, audio, intercom and network already in the building. Integration
- TRAIN
- Operators learn the system they run.Training on your equipment and workflow, at your facility, online or in East Rutherford. Training
- SUPPORT
- Help after delivery.It is scoped in the proposal, and we coordinate with Ross Video when a product needs manufacturer support. Support
Planning a Ross Video system?
Send us the sources, outputs and show format. We will recommend and quote the Ross Video equipment, or plan the whole control room.
Or call (888) 656-6233