Grass Valley K-Frame Installation Planning Guide Jul 07 2014 - Manual (Page 7)

K-FRAME — Installation Planning Guide 7
Section
1
Introduction
Overview
The Grass Valley K-Frame family of multi-format digital production
switchers provides powerful, ground-breaking features designed to meet
the widest range of requirements for live studio, mobile, and post-produc-
tion applications.
The K-Frame Video Processor is the heart of the system, providing exten-
sive video switching and signal processing capabilities. This functionality
is controlled using:
• a Kayenne control surface,
• a Karrera control surface,
• the Soft Panel (KSP option), and/or
• the Menu application running on a PC.
In addition, a K-Frame system supports direct control of external devices
(DDRs, Servers) and bi-directional control to and from routing and auto-
mation systems.
Features
• Standard K-Frame: Up to 192 inputs and 96 outputs. Up to 9 MEs, 18
MEs in split mode. Up to 16 DPMs, accessed as either iDPM or eDPM
at user’s discretion.
• Compact K-Frame: Up to 80 inputs and 48 outputs. Up to 5 MEs, 10
MEs in split mode. Up to 8 DPMs, accessed as either iDPM or eDPM at
user’s discretion.
• Modular I/O: Optional modules for format conversion, or in bypass
mode provides four inputs and outputs per module. Standard K-Frame
supports up to eight modules, Compact K-Frame supports up to four
modules.