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jokew
jokew
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November 8, 2023
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Making compositions for a video wall (10 displays)

  • November 8, 2023
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We're creating a video wall with 10 displays. I know I need a video per display, so I need to setup a composition per display. How do I position these compositions into one big composition? The largest display is 55 inch. How do I need to scale everything so it matches our setup?

 

This is the setup:

 

  • 3x HP Z24q = 24 inch = 2560 x 1440
  • 4x HP 27k = 27 inch = 3840 x 2160
  • 2x HP 32k = 32 inch = 3840 x 2160
  • 1x Samsung QB55B = 55 inch = 3840 x 2160

 

Thank you!

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Kyle Hamrick
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Kyle HamrickCommunity Expert
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November 8, 2023

Each screen will be a separate file at delivery? I'd confirm this with your contacts - it's sometimes done where they actually take one large single file with each piece mapped to specific locations (which they should help you establish).

If they're all separate, when I've had similar projects in the past, this is how I've approached it:
- Create each screen comp with the necessary settings for that particular output. 
- Make yourself a single "master viewing" comp that lays everything out in the correct positions (or close enough) - but this can all be 50% or even 25% of the actual size. Since this is for your own reference (and probably client review), I'd aim for making this one a size/format that can easily be exported without weird custom settings. 

jokew
jokewAuthor
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November 8, 2023

Each display will have it's own player so they need separate video files (this is confirmed).

 

As the 55 inch (display number 1) has the same resolution as the 2 displays (4 and 5) underneath, I was wondering how to position them? As these are also 4K ... My setup is drawn based on the size in cm of the displays themselves. But if I place these 3 as a composition there all the same size. While in real life the 55 inch is twice as wide (as you can see in the setup).

Kyle Hamrick
Community Expert
Kyle HamrickCommunity Expert
Community Expert
November 8, 2023

If it were me, I'd just bring that sketch into Ae and manually Scale/Position each comp to match. That should be more than close enough for reference/approval. 

If it needs to be absolutely pixel perfect, then I guess it's time to get out the calculator. 

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