Advantages of DVS Uni-Platform Media Servers

DVS Uni-Platform Media Servers offer a flexible, professional solution for productions requiring reliable media delivery, adaptable system configurations, and compatibility with a wide range of media server and real-time visual software platforms.

Key Advantages

Flexible Configuration: Adapt the server setup to suit different production requirements, display environments, and operational workflows.

Multi-Display Support: Manage content across multiple displays and outputs for complex visual presentations, immersive environments, and large-scale events.

Creative Freedom: Support demanding visual productions, including projection mapping, interactive installations, live performances, and immersive experiences, when paired with compatible software.

Software Compatibility: Depending on the system configuration and supported requirements, Uni-Platform solutions can be used with a range of creative and media server applications, including TouchDesigner, Notch, Unreal Engine, Disguise X, LightAct, Resolume, PIXERA, WATCHOUT, VIOSO, and Screenberry.

Simplified Configuration and Recovery: The DVS Imaging and Recovery Tool (IaRT) enables operators to restore supported system images and deploy compatible software environments, helping streamline system setup and recovery.

Professional Production Workflows: Integrate the server with suitable playback, graphics, display management, and show-control workflows to meet the needs of different productions.

Scalable Solutions: Configure systems to align with the project's creative ambition, technical complexity, and operational requirements.

Reliable Content Delivery: Build a solution around the production's content, display configuration, and workflow requirements.

A Flexible Platform for Professional Visual Production....

 DVS Imaging and Recovery Tool (IaRT)

The DVS Imaging and Recovery Toolkit allows operators to easily manage the configuration of our universal platform hardware.

This tool is installed on the main operating system disk in our servers, replacing the default Windows recovery environment. This allows operators to switch between different base server operating system images, depending on the project or system setup they require.

Our universal platform media server range, the G-SERIES, SWARM and HYDRA come with our Deployment Licence as standard.

Key Features

Factory Reset: Allows the server to be reset to the configuration that was initial on the server on initial delivery.

IaRT App: Our Windows application that allows management and deployment directly from windows. Allowing you to select either the factory image, a DVS image, or a custom image ( licence depending ) from within the application and fire and forget from here. When the deployment action is taken, the system automatically reboots into the recovery environment, re-images the server, and boots back up into the new configuration.

DVS Overseer Integration: The features in the IaRT App are also accessible through Overseer if you have an active licence, allowing you to deploy images remotely from other systems through the Overseer GUI interface.

DVS Prebuilt Image Deployment: For our Universal platform servers ( G-SERIES, SWARM and HYDRA ) we build specific images for various supported configurations ( e.g WATCHOUT, Pixera, Resolume etc ) allowing these servers to change configuration in minutes to support a different media server applications.

Licence Management: This feature allows you to manage specific licence files for supported software ( e.g Dante Virtual Soundcard, Pixera .lic files ) that are stored on the recovery partition, these licences are redeployed to the server after the imaging process to reactivate required software products.

Custom Images: As part of our Deployment Plus licence, you can also capture custom images, allowing you to build your own internal library of configurations for any use case. The only limit is the storage space of the recovery partition.

DVS Overseer

Overseer gives engineers operating DVS G-SERIES, SWARM and HYDRA servers a fantastic tool-kit for configuration and monitoring.

Locally networked DVS servers can be discovered and accessed through the Overseer GUI, run from one of the servers, or a separate production machine. 

Overseer is an evolving tool-kit. With valuable feedback from our experienced and constantly challenged client-base, Overseer will continue to grow and improve over time.

https://www.dvsgroup.com/Products/Overseer/ 

Contact DVS to discuss your requirements and find the right Uni-Platform Media Server configuration for your next production.

What's New In Dataton WATCHOUT 7.8

We are bringing the next generation of media playback to your projects with Dataton WATCHOUT 7. This release completely redefines scalability by moving away from traditional per-output pricing and shifting entirely to a total hardware canvas model.

A single WATCHOUT 7 license unlocks a massive cap of 70,778,880 pixels per media server. Because there are no restrictions on the number of display outputs you can divide the maximum pixel count in to, you have complete creative freedom to distribute those pixels however your hardware allows.

To put that pixel powerhouse into perspective, a single license can drive:

• 8 separate DCI 4K screens (4096 × 2160)

• 8 independent UHD 4K displays (3840 × 2160)

• 32 distinct Full HD feeds (1920 × 1080)

Whether you are designing expansive, high-density LED walls or complex projection mapping arrays, this model eliminates the need to buy extra software keys just to activate more physical plugs. You get maximum commercial efficiency out of a single server, significantly lowering your overall production and deployment overhead.

From high-profile live events to permanent installations, DVS and Dataton are here to help you achieve massive visual impact with an incredibly lean infrastructure.

What's New In Dataton WATCHOUT 7.8

Dataton appoints DVS as new sales partner in UK

Digital Video Systems (DVS) are thrilled to announce our official appointment as the UK Sales Partner for Dataton!

Dataton, a Swedish audiovisual software and hardware company best known as the creator of WATCHOUT, an industry-standard multi-display show composer and playback software.

Founded in 1973 by Björn Sandlund and headquartered in Linköping, Sweden, the company specializes in technology used to orchestrate complex visual displays for large-scale commercial and cultural installations

We are delighted to be the first port of call for current and new users of Dataton’s show composer software and media servers in the UK.

A leading supplier in the digital events and integration sectors since 1997, DVS has extensive experience with the Dataton product range. The company was among the first in the UK to build media servers for WATCHOUT, Dataton’s flagship show composer software, and has supplied Dataton hardware and software as part of its portfolio for around 25 years.

The partnership will strengthen Dataton’s presence in the UK and give customers direct access to DVS’s long-standing product and market expertise.

Joe Lawton, Business Development Director at Dataton, said: “DVS has an excellent reputation in the UK market. Their reach, focus on customer experience and commitment to finding the right solution for each application provide a strong foundation for supporting and expanding our UK customer base. We are delighted to welcome a sales partner with so much valuable expertise in-house and such a deep understanding of the UK market.”

Peter Topping, Director, DVS, said: “Dataton is, of course, a brand we know very well, but we’re particularly excited about the potential of the latest generations of WATCHOUT and WATCHPAX. We’re looking forward to working more closely with the team in Sweden and bringing the range to a broader audience."

Dataton WATCHOUT version 7.8.4 now available to download

WATCHOUT multi-display software is your fast track to creating spectacular shows. Use WATCHOUT to compose and manage all the different media elements in your show – video, still images, animations, graphics, live streams, sound – and then play it back on multiple displays. Perfectly synchronized, high resolution and right-on-cue.

You'll find WATCHOUT in action behind the scenes at live events, projection mapping, in broadcast studios, museums, show rooms, visitor attractions, cruise ships, houses of worship and experience centers. In other words – just about any market or application where you want multiple display devices and maximum impact.

June 2026: WATCHOUT 7.8 out now

Find out more about all the new features here!

Watch the WATCHOUT 7.8 introduction video on YouTube

It's Just a Computer...

With nearly 30 years of experience designing and building high-end media systems for both our OEM clients and our own DVS range of Uni-Platform media servers, delivering faultless pixel output while running complex third-party software, is no small achievement. Even more challenging, and sometimes just for fun, is loading two or three different media playback applications onto the same system and getting them to communicate and operate seamlessly together. DVS Universal Platform Video

Yet, the common response is often, "It's just a computer."

The reality is that designing and integrating hardware technology capable of operating reliably and robustly in demanding real-world environments is neither accidental nor a matter of luck. It requires a deep understanding of the workflows that underpin the complete solution. Success comes not from simply providing a product that performs well in isolation, but from delivering a system that integrates effectively into a wider operational ecosystem.

This knowledge has been built over decades of learning, refinement, and practical application, rooted in the fundamental principles of the broadcast industry. Broadcast engineering has always demanded reliability, resilience, and precision, and it remains the benchmark from which we draw guidance, validation, and best practice today.

Technology evolves, software changes, and operational requirements become increasingly complex, but the foundations remain the same: understand the workflow, understand the environment, and design solutions that work consistently where they matter most.

Using this wealth of knowledge and experience, combined with a deep understanding of computer hardware, software, and modern operational workflows, we continue to add significant value to our Uni-Platform Media Servers.

Our approach extends far beyond simply supplying hardware. We develop and integrate powerful setup, operational, and management software that simplifies deployment, enhances reliability, and improves day-to-day system management. These tools are designed from real-world experience, addressing the practical challenges faced by operators, engineers, and system integrators in demanding environments.

By understanding not only the technology itself but also how it is used, maintained, and supported throughout its lifecycle, we create solutions that reduce complexity, streamline workflows, and maximise operational efficiency. The result is a platform that delivers more than performance alone—it provides confidence, control, and a superior user experience.

This is where decades of broadcast and media systems expertise make the difference. The hardware may be powerful, but it is the combination of intelligent software, proven workflows, and industry knowledge that transforms a computer into a professional media platform.