Manifold will show multiviewer support for arkona's AT300 blades, 3D-LUT-based HDR-to-SDR colour conversion, and demo its integration with NEP’s new software orchestration Platform.
Among the new capabilities Manifold Technologies will show at NAB 2026 are multiviewer support for arkona's AT300 blades and 3D-LUT-based HDR-to-SDR colour conversion. The company will also feature an integrated demo with NEP’s TFC Platform, a new software orchestration system.
Manifold CLOUD is a software-defined platform that runs broadcast-grade processing – multiviewers, up/down/cross conversion and graphics insertion – on commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) FPGA accelerator cards. Because it is not tied to proprietary hardware, users can choose accelerator cards that suit their workflow, including those from BittWare and ProDesign's FALCON series. The platform also works alongside arkona's BLADE//runner infrastructure, which handles signal gateway set-up, vision mixing, frame synchronisation and audio processing.
Use of Existing Hardware
With the new AT300 integration, users can run Manifold's multiviewer software directly on AT300 hardware already installed in their BLADE//runner chassis, without needing additional accelerator cards. Manifold says this strengthens its technology partnership with arkona and gives users more flexibility in how they deploy processing across their existing equipment.
Also new is 3D-LUT-based colour conversion within Manifold's processing pipeline. This means operators can apply precise colour management across productions, including colour transforms – for camera matching or creative grading – with the deterministic, consistently-timed performance that FPGA acceleration brings.
Both features arrive alongside Manifold's previously announced 400GbE COTS FPGA support, which will also be on show at NAB. That support delivers up to 4.8 Tbps of media processing per rack unit and scales linearly, prepared to achieve the capacity that meets the needs of large Tier One deployments.
More Ways to Work with Manifold
Aleksei Shevchenko, CEO and co-founder of Manifold Technologies, said, "These announcements introduce more ways to work with Manifold. 3D-LUT conversion gives colourists the precision they need, and bringing Manifold Multiviewer to the AT300 means our existing arkona users can deploy our software on hardware they already know. The 400GbE capability gets the headlines, but these features are what make the platform usable day to day.
“We’ll also use NAB to talk to potential customers about how these technologies translate into real-world applications. As well as projects involving some major enterprise technology and esports operations, we’ll have an integrated demo with NEP’s TFC platform, a software orchestration system launched ahead of NAB.”
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Manifold on NEP Platform for On-Demand FPGA-accelerated Production
NEP Platform is designed to replace fixed, dedicated hardware systems with an orchestration layer that deploys third-party broadcast software on shared commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) compute in IP environments. Application versions are validated before deployment, lifecycle actions – launch, scaling and tear-down – are automated, and real-time telemetry tracks health, performance and usage.
Manifold CLOUD will be available as an application within the platform, where broadcasters and rights holders can launch Manifold's FPGA-accelerated multiviewer, UDX conversion and graphics services on demand across NEP's global fleet of mobile units, flypacks and facilities.
Manifold CLOUD fits well with NEP’s model, as it is built to run on COTS FPGA accelerator cards from multiple vendors rather than proprietary hardware. It delivers broadcast-grade multiviewers, UDX conversion and graphics insertion with deterministic performance (deliberate, planned timing) and subframe latency.
Dynamic Deployment
Within NEP Platform, it joins other third-party media applications that can be deployed and scaled dynamically, so that production teams can configure the right setup for each event and adjust resources as needed. Operators can complete the configuration and run a live workflow. The demo shows how software-defined processing can be up and running within a few minutes and quickly shut down when a production ends.
At NAB, the integration is available in NEP's meeting space in North Hall and at Manifold's shared booth with arkona in Central Hall. Visitors will be able to select Manifold from the NEP Platform application catalogue and watch it deploy onto shared COTS compute in real time.
Aleksei Shevchenko said, "NEP has always understood that the future of live production isn't hardware or software alone – it's how effectively they integrate. With NEP Platform, they've built an orchestration layer that makes that integration repeatable, scalable and secure, and allows service providers to collaborate and benefit the industry." manifoldtech.tv
