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madVR Envy Core Digital Processor

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Overview

Meet the madVR Envy Core

The most advanced, highest quality video processing for more modest budgets

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The all-new madVR Envy Core brings the same cutting-edge video processing features as our award-winning Envy lineup to a broader audience. Designed for versatility, the Envy Core is perfect for more modest home theaters, media rooms, and living spaces at an affordable price.

It delivers our best-in-class awarded 4K HDR dynamic tone mapping, truly instant aspect ratio handling, subtitle management, next-generation non-linear stretch for scope and 16:9 screens, stunning 4K upscaling, specialized sharpening and detail enhancement, support for 1D and 3D LUT calibration, IP based control system support, and much more.

For an even more enhanced experience, the aftermarket Core Premium Package adds additional features and doubles the warranty to four years.

madVR Envy Model Comparison

Compare the video-processing features, HDMI capabilities, hardware, support, dimensions and available upgrades across the madVR Envy lineup.

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Features by Model	Core MK1	Core MK1 Premium Pack	Core MK2 8K Ready 48G	Core MK2 Premium Pack	Pro MK3 8K 48G	Extreme MK3 8K 48G
HDR Dynamic Tone Mapping
Frame-by-frame 4K HDR dynamic tone mapping	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Preset HDR “Looks” based on your preferences	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Adjustable Highlight and Global Saturation for HDR	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Contrast Recovery based on the HDR histogram	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Highlight Recovery for fine detail in bright areas	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Shadow Detail Recovery	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Motion Handling, Scaling and Deinterlacing
Ring-free and artifact-free chroma upscaling	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Sharp and ring-free high-quality downscaling	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
AI upscaling up to 4K60	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
DeintAI AI video-mode deinterlacing for Blu-ray and broadcast television	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Upscaling to 5K24/50/60, 8K24/60 and custom resolutions up to 8K60	—	✓	—	✓	✓	✓
MotionAI per-pixel AI motion interpolation	—	—	—	—	—	✓
Aspect-Ratio Management
Bi-directional non-linear stretch for scope screens Removes or reduces side bars	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Bi-directional non-linear stretch for 16:9 screens Removes or reduces top and bottom bars	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Fit content to any screen aspect ratio, including custom formats	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Image shift for constant-image-width projection	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Convergence correction	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Automatic and instant aspect-ratio and black-bar detection	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
IMAX-format detection	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
AI anamorphic-stretch upscaling	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Subtitle Management with dynamic image resizing	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Dynamic Subtitle Overlay with repositioning and dimming	—	✓	—	✓	✓	✓
Automatic activation of JVC and Sony lens memories	—	✓	—	✓	✓	✓
Geometry correction For anamorphic-lens barrel distortion, curved screens and off-axis projector installations	—	—	—	—	—	✓
Artifact Reduction and Edge/Texture Enhancement
Sharpening and edge enhancement	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Texture-detail enhancement	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
AI compression-artifact reduction	—	✓	—	✓	✓	✓
AI grain and noise reduction	—	✓	—	✓	✓	✓
Banding reduction	—	✓	—	✓	✓	✓
Ringing reduction	—	✓	—	✓	✓	✓
General Features
96-bit-per-pixel floating-point processing using 4:4:4	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Extreme-quality dithering algorithm	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Smooth Motion for displays with limited 24 FPS support	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Automatic optimization of algorithm-quality levels	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Advanced 3D LUT calibration	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Massive 3D and 1D LUTs Up to 256³ 3D and 4,096-point 1D LUTs with 12-bit precision	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Free access to the 50-lesson Envy Academy online course	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
One-touch firmware downloads and installation	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Remote technical assistance from authorized dealers	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Plug-and-play installation with intuitive user interface	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Frame-packed 1080p24 3D support	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
IP control for Crestron, Control4, Savant, RTI and others	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Multilingual menus and help system	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Low-latency gaming mode	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
3D Luminance Boost	—	✓	—	✓	✓	✓
Desired SDR Luminance option	—	✓	—	✓	✓	✓
SmartMenus	—	✓	—	✓	✓	✓
Direct AV gear integration without a separate control system	—	✓	—	✓	✓	✓
Maximum number of profiles	50	Unlimited	50	Unlimited	Unlimited	Unlimited
Built-in test patterns	Standard	Advanced	Standard	Advanced	Advanced	Advanced
Fan curves for cooling and noise reduction	Silent, Balanced, Rack	Silent, Balanced, Rack, Custom	Silent, Balanced, Rack	Silent, Balanced, Rack, Custom	Silent, Balanced, Rack, Custom	Silent, Balanced, Rack, Custom
Included remote control	RC1 Standard Remote RF	RC1 Standard Remote RF	RC1 Standard Remote RF	RC1 Standard Remote RF	RC2 Backlit Remote RF + IR	RC2 Backlit Remote RF + IR
HDMI Input Features and Capabilities
Maximum input resolutions and frame rates	12-bit 4:4:4 4K24 12-bit 4:2:2 4K60	12-bit 4:4:4 4K24 12-bit 4:2:2 4K60	12-bit 4:4:4 4K24 12-bit 4:2:2 4K60	12-bit 4K120 4:4:4 8K60 4:2:0	12-bit 4K120 4:4:4 8K60 4:2:0	12-bit 4K120 4:4:4 8K60 4:2:0
Kaleidescape Strato K 4K Cinematic support up to 4:4:4	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Auto Low Latency Mode	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Quick Media Switching and Quick Frame Transport	—	—	—	✓	✓	✓
Variable Refresh Rate input	—	—	—	1 Hz–Infinite	1 Hz–Infinite	1 Hz–Infinite
Display Stream Compression input	—	—	—	TBD	TBD	TBD
HDMI Output Features and Capabilities
Maximum output resolutions and frame rates	12-bit 4:4:4 4K120	12-bit 4K120 4:4:4 8K60 4:4:4	12-bit 4:4:4 4K120	12-bit 4K120 4:4:4 8K60 4:4:4	12-bit 4K120 4:4:4 8K60 4:4:4	12-bit 4K120 4:4:4 8K60 4:4:4
Display Stream Compression output	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Variable Refresh Rate output	—	120 Hz, 240 Hz, 360 Hz	—	120 Hz, 240 Hz, 360 Hz	120 Hz, 240 Hz, 360 Hz	120 Hz, 240 Hz, 360 Hz
Product Roadmap
DeintAI film-mode deinterlacing	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Additional undisclosed basic algorithms and features	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Multi-zone convergence correction	—	✓	—	✓	✓	✓
Advanced native-gamut calibration	—	✓	—	✓	✓	✓
AI HDR dynamic tone-mapping processing	—	✓	—	✓	✓	✓
Additional undisclosed advanced algorithms and features	—	✓	—	✓	✓	✓
Additional undisclosed basic AI algorithms and features	—	—	—	—	✓	✓
Additional undisclosed advanced AI algorithms and features	—	—	—	—	—	✓
AI motion-compensated multi-frame noise and grain reduction	—	—	—	—	—	✓
AI motion-compensated video deinterlacing	—	—	—	—	—	✓
DeintAI Level 2 motion-compensated deinterlacing	—	—	—	—	—	✓
AI grain-agnostic sharpening	—	—	—	—	—	✓
ChromaAI next-generation chroma upscaling	—	—	—	—	—	✓
Hardware and Miscellaneous
Paid option for future hardware upgrades	—	—	—	—	—	✓
Warranty on parts and labor	2 Years	4 Years	2 Years	4 Years	5 Years	5 Years
CPU processing power	4 Cores / 8 Threads	4 Cores / 8 Threads	6 Cores / 12 Threads	6 Cores / 12 Threads	6 Cores / 12 Threads	6 Cores / 12 Threads
RAM	Standard Single Channel	Standard Single Channel	Dual Channel	Dual Channel	ECC Dual Channel	ECC Dual Channel
General graphics-processing power	11,200 GFLOPS	11,200 GFLOPS	19,000 GFLOPS	19,000 GFLOPS	19,000 GFLOPS	43,000 GFLOPS
Specialized AI graphics-processing power	60,500–121,000 Tensor Core GFLOPS	60,500–121,000 Tensor Core GFLOPS	77,000–154,000 Tensor Core GFLOPS	77,000–154,000 Tensor Core GFLOPS	77,000–154,000 Tensor Core GFLOPS	172,000–344,000 Tensor Core GFLOPS
HDMI input port	1× HDMI 2.0 HDCP 2.2, 18G	1× HDMI 2.0 HDCP 2.2, 18G	1× HDMI 2.1 HDCP 2.3, 48G*	1× HDMI 2.1 HDCP 2.3, 48G	1× HDMI 2.1 HDCP 2.3, 48G	1× HDMI 2.1 HDCP 2.3, 48G
Zero-latency HDMI pass-through port	1× HDMI 2.0 HDCP 2.2, 18G	1× HDMI 2.0 HDCP 2.2, 18G	1× HDMI 2.1 HDCP 2.3, 48G*	1× HDMI 2.1 HDCP 2.3, 48G	1× HDMI 2.1 HDCP 2.3, 48G	1× HDMI 2.1 HDCP 2.3, 48G
HDMI 2.1 HDCP 2.3 48G output ports	1	1	1	1	1	1
DisplayPort outputs for future expansion	1× DisplayPort 1.4a	1× DisplayPort 1.4a	1× DisplayPort 2.1b	1× DisplayPort 2.1b	3× DisplayPort 2.1b	3× DisplayPort 2.1b
Wake-On-HDMI	—	—	—	✓	✓	✓
Power consumption	60–205W	60–205W	60–250W	60–250W	60–250W	60–450W
AC power input	100–240V	100–240V	100–240V	100–240V	100–240V	100–240V
AC power frequency	50–60Hz	50–60Hz	50–60Hz	50–60Hz	50–60Hz	50–60Hz
Dimensions and Weight
Rack-mount ears and screws included	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Rack units	2U	2U	2U	2U	4U	4U
Unit dimensions with feet	17.25 × 13.5 × 4.1 in 438 × 343 × 104 mm	17.25 × 13.5 × 4.1 in 438 × 343 × 104 mm	17.25 × 13.5 × 4.1 in 438 × 343 × 104 mm	17.25 × 13.5 × 4.1 in 438 × 343 × 104 mm	17.31 × 17.44 × 7.56 in 440 × 443 × 192 mm	17.31 × 17.44 × 7.56 in 440 × 443 × 192 mm
Shipping dimensions	23 × 18 × 9 in 594 × 467 × 235 mm	23 × 18 × 9 in 594 × 467 × 235 mm	23 × 18 × 9 in 594 × 467 × 235 mm	23 × 18 × 9 in 594 × 467 × 235 mm	23 × 26 × 14 in 583 × 660 × 356 mm	23 × 26 × 14 in 583 × 660 × 356 mm
Shipping weight	24 lb 10.9 kg	24 lb 10.9 kg	24 lb 10.9 kg	24 lb 10.9 kg	46 lb 20.9 kg	48 lb 21.8 kg

Important Notes

Some output signal formats may require Display Stream Compression.
Features marked as TBD are estimated or have not yet been finalized.
Calibration support includes Calman and ColourSpace with the Envy Calibration Engine V2.
Features, specifications and roadmap items are subject to change without notice.
Direct device integration requires the equipment to be connected to the same local network as Envy.
ECC memory can detect and correct certain memory errors to improve system stability.
Processing-power specifications may be replaced by equal or better hardware.
DisplayPort expansion is not currently available and remains under consideration for technical feasibility and potential use cases.
When rack mounting, madVR recommends placing Envy above a component that does not generate significant heat.
Automatic JVC and Sony lens-memory activation is listed as coming soon.
Subtitle features support both subtitles and closed captioning.
Core MK2 8K Ready contains full HDMI 2.1 48G hardware but operates at HDMI 2.0 18G capability without the Core MK2 Premium Pack.