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About multi-cam, Multi-cam requirements and restrictions, Multi-cam formats – Grass Valley K2 AppCenter v.7.2 User Manual

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K2 AppCenter User Manual

05 April 2010

Chapter 13 ChannelFlex Suite

“Configuring Multi-Cam”

About Multi-Cam

This feature is part of the ChannelFlex Suite, which requires the AppCenter Elite

license.

You can connect one video source to SDI IN1 and another video source to SDI IN2.

You must configure the channel as a Multi-Cam record channel. The K2 system

records two clips, one from each video input, and automatically gives them default

names.

If ancillary data and/or timecode is present on SDI IN1, each Multi-Cam clip contains

that ancillary data and/or timecode. LTC timecode is also shared for both clips.

The K2 system can record the same audio for both clips, or it can record separate

audio for each clip. You can configure these audio options as desired.

In E-to-E (LoopThru) mode, SDI OUT1 and SDI OUT2 show the signal coming in at

SDI IN1 and SDI IN2 respectively. When in this mode, the VGA Video Monitor

displays the two inputs, but at a smaller size, in the area for the single channel.

Each Multi-Cam clip plays as a standard clip on a standard bi-directional record/play

channel.

Multi-Cam requirements and restrictions

This feature is part of the ChannelFlex Suite, which requires the AppCenter Elite

license.

• SDI IN1 and SDI IN2 must be frequency locked with each other.

• Input 1 and Input 2 must be connected to a channel’s SDI IN1 and SDI IN2

respectively.

• When recording the same audio for both clips, embedded audio is extracted only

from the Input 1 and the number of recorded audio tracks is limited to eight.

• When recording audio separately for each clip, audio is limited to four embedded

tracks (Group 1) or four AES tracks recorded per record input.

• This feature is not compatible with TimeDelay.

• One or more Multi-Cam channels can be a part of an AppCenter channel gang, but

the “Record/play same clip on all channels of Gang” feature is not available for that

gang.

Multi-Cam formats

The following formats are supported for Multi-Cam. Also refer to

“Video codec

description K2 Summit/Solo” on page 279

:

• DVCAM

• DVCPRO HD

• DVCPRO25

• AVC-Intra 50

• DVCPRO50

• AVC-Intra 100

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