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Introduction, Features, Installation planning guide – Grass Valley KayakDD Installation Planning Guide User Manual

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KayakDD Installation Planning Guide

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Installation Planning Guide

Introduction

The Grass Valley KayakDD™ digital production switcher is an affordable,
compact, and flexible system that offers an array of high-end features for
everything from live studio and mobile production to small corporate
studios and editing applications. The KayakDD switcher leverages many
of the features found in the Thomson Grass Valley XtenDD™ and Zodiak™
switchers. The result is a compact system with superior image quality and
features not found in any other product.

Two basic models are available, the KayakDD-1 (one Mix Effects) switcher
and the KayakDD-2 (two M/E) switcher.

Features

Switchable between 525-line and 625-line formats

Fully digital 10-bit, 4:2:2 inputs, outputs, and video processing

Compact, lightweight frame (KayakDD-1 frame is 2 RU high, the
KayakDD-2 frame is 3 RU high)

Low power consumption

Intuitive menu with touch screen

Number of inputs: 16 for KayakDD-1, 32 for KayakDD-2

Five fixed outputs per M/E (2x PGM, 1x Preview, 1x Clean, 1x Clean
PVW), 5 outputs for Kayak DD-1, 10 outputs for KayakDD 2

Ten timed auxiliary buses

Four keyers per M/E, each with linear and luminance keying

Two standard Chroma Keyers

One Transform Engine

White or Colored keys (factory installed, choose when ordered)