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Deflect Client Library

The development of Deflect Client Library was co-funded by the HBP during the Ramp-up Phase. This page is kept for reference but will no longer be updated.


Deflect is a C++ library to develop applications that can send and receive pixel streams from other Deflect-based applications, for example DisplayCluster. The following applications are provided which make use of the streaming API:

  • DesktopStreamer: A small utility that allows the user to stream the desktop.
  • SimpleStreamer: A simple example to demonstrate streaming of an OpenGL application.
Date of release2013
Version of software0.5
Version of documentation0.5
Software availablehttps://github.com/BlueBrain/DisplayCluster
https://github.com/BlueBrain/Deflect
Documentationhttps://bluebrain.github.io/
ResponsibleEPFL: Stefan Eilemann (stefan.eilemann@epfl.ch)
Requirements & dependenciesBoost, LibJPEGTurbo, Qt, GLUT, OpenGL, Lunchbox, FCGI, FFMPEG, MPI, Poppler, TUIO, OpenMP
Target system(s)

DisplayCluster

The development of DisplayCluster was co-funded by the HBP during the Ramp-up Phase. This page is kept for reference but will no longer be updated.


DisplayCluster is a software environment for interactively driving large-scale tiled displays. It provides the following functionality:

  • View media interactively such as high-resolution imagery, PDFs and video.
  • Receive content from remote sources such as laptops, desktops or parallel remote visualization machines using the Deflect library.
Display Cluster
DisplayCluster on a mobile tiled display wall
DisplayCluster on a tiled display wall
DisplayCluster on a tiled display wall
Date of release2013
Version of software0.5
Version of documentation0.5
Software availablehttps://github.com/BlueBrain/DisplayCluster
https://github.com/BlueBrain/Deflect
Documentationhttps://bluebrain.github.io/
ResponsibleEPFL, Stefan Eilemann (stefan.eilemann@epfl.ch)
Requirements & dependenciesBoost, LibJPEGTurbo, Qt, GLUT, OpenGL, Lunchbox, FCGI, FFMPEG, MPI, Poppler, TUIO, OpenMP
Target system(s)Tiled display walls