Grass Valley presents latest technologies at the InterBEE

San Francisco, California — Grass Valley will be highlighting its latest high-definition (HD) tools and technologies for streamlining file-based workflows at the 2011 International Broadcast Equipment Exhibition (InterBEE). This year’s InterBEE will be held from 16 to 18 November, at the Makuhari Messe International Conference Complex in Chiba City, near Tokyo, Japan.

The Grass Valley exhibit stand (number 7519) will include many new technologies, such as the new Karrera Video Production Center switcher and new K2 Edge automated, multichannel, integrated playout solution. Also on display will be the LDK 8300 HD Super SloMo camera system, the K2 Dyno Replay System, the T2 intelligent digital disk recorder (iDDR), and the EDIUS multiformat editing software, among others.

“Broadcasters and video production professionals need reliable and highly flexible technology that helps them do their job better and more efficiently and that’s what we are showing this year,” said Jeff Rosica, Executive Vice President of Grass Valley.

Introduced at the recent IBC Show in Amsterdam, the Karrera Video Production Center switcher incorporates the upscale features of its predecessors, the Kayenne and Kayak switchers, while providing a cost-effective, entry-level path to these switchers.

As previously reported by Asia Image, the Karrera is available in 1-2.5 M/E channels in a 4 RU frame and 2-4.5 M/Es in an 8 RU frame. The system is a fully digital 10-bit 4:2:2 video switcher with up to 96 inputs and 48 outputs.

The new K2 Edge integrated playout solution is a Linux-based system with a purpose-built, high-availability architecture for mission-critical 24/7 playout applications. It is available in three levels of capability: K2 Edge Express, for entry level channels with minimal graphics needs; K2 Edge Pro, for main-line channels with more sophisticated graphics; and K2 Edge Elite systems, which offer switching for up to four HD sources and multichannel 2D and 3D graphics.