Kramer ZyPer4K: 10 Multiview Must-Haves for Better Video Walls

News / 21.01.26

When it comes to multiview and video wall design, the ongoing 1Gb vs 10Gb discussion is often driven by what’s familiar rather than what the project actually demands. Kramer’s ZyPer4K flips that thinking on its head.


ZyPer4K enables designers to build around 10Gb, visually lossless, uncompressed-style workflows when motion detail, image quality, and low latency truly matter, while still supporting more cost-efficient network designs where appropriate. The result is a system that aligns technical performance with real-world needs, not assumptions.


The right transport decision should be driven by practical factors such as:


  • Screen size and viewing distance
  • Amount of motion and fine detail on the canvas
  • Number of tiles composited into a single layout


With ZyPer4K, the network design is aligned to the actual video wall workload and project budget, making the decision clear, defensible, and technically sound.


Multiview vs Video Wall: What’s The Difference?

A multiview combines multiple sources into a single composited layout on one display or LED canvas. A video wall is multiple displays acting together as one large canvas.


You can absolutely run multiview on a video wall, but they solve different problems. From sports bars and stadiums to control rooms, campuses, retail spaces, esports venues, and live stages, the real win isn’t more screens; it’s better layouts.


10 Multiview Must-Haves


1. Custom-Sized Multiview for Custom Walls

Not every LED canvas is 16:9. Designing from the actual pixel map matters. Multiview platforms that natively support custom resolutions keep text crisp and layouts accurate on 21:9, 32:9, and irregular-pitch DV-LED displays.


2. Max Sources for Max Options

How many windows do you need today and on your busiest day? Some platforms support up to 19 sources on a single canvas. If that matters, capacity and readability should be part of the specification, tested at full load on the real display. Other technologies cap out at four to six sources and may require extra hardware.


3. 10Gb When Motion Matters

Compressed 1Gb networks can reduce switch costs, but 10Gb uncompressed paths better preserve motion detail and minimise delay. The decision should be driven by math: screen size, viewing distance, frame rate, motion complexity, and how many tiles are being composited.


4. Latency You Can’t Feel

Latency becomes obvious when live motion sources sit side by side. Put two real-time feeds next to each other, and any delay is immediately noticeable, regardless of what the spec sheet claims.


5. Preset Layouts That Get You Live Fast

Stop building layouts from scratch. Built-in presets (grids, L-wraps, two-over-one, and more) let operators drop in sources instantly while keeping positions consistent. Some platforms offer preset libraries of up to ten layouts, so teams are productive from day one.


6. Layered Design for Custom Looks

Beyond basic grids, background and overlay layers allow for picture-in-picture, frames, spacing, and a clean visual hierarchy without additional hardware. Platforms with floating windows and design makers make L-wraps, tickers, and ultrawide layouts standard, not workarounds.


7. Drag-and-Drop Simplicity

Ease of use matters. The best multiview platforms allow operators to build layouts simply by dragging video sources onto tiles, reducing training time and operational friction.


8. Scales With the Canvas

Whether expanding a single wall or adding more canvases across a facility, Multiview should scale cleanly without redesigning the system from scratch. Look for solutions that grow with the room, not against it.


9. Network-Switch Agnostic

Choose platforms proven in complex, mixed-switch environments. Clear design guides, simple multicast configuration, and built-in diagnostic tools make setup and troubleshooting far more predictable.


10. A Partner That Does The Heavy Lifting

The right manufacturer doesn’t stop at the product. From early design through implementation, strong partners work alongside AV and IT teams to map signal flow, plan VLANs and multicast, shape the canvas, build presets, test real feeds, train operators, and validate long-term stability.


About ZyPer4K

ZyPer4K allows multiple sources to be displayed on a single screen, from LED walls to control-room displays, with layouts that can be saved and recalled instantly. It runs over standard 10Gb networks and is managed via the ZyPer Management Platform (ZMP), designed for both integrators and IT teams.


  • Up to 19 sources on one display, including quads, mosaics, picture-in-picture, and background plus floating tile
  • Operates over standard 10Gb networks with preset recall in under a second for a seamless operator experience
  • DV-LED-friendly handling on non-standard pixel maps right at the edge
  • ZMP offers drag-and-drop layouts, a preset library, and clear labelling
  • Auto-discovery, role-based access, redundancy, and diagnostics built in


The takeaway: Better video walls aren't about more screens or faster habits. They’re about matching the network, layout, and performance to what the canvas actually needs, and ZyPer4K gives designers the tools to do exactly that.