Grass Valley K2 Media Client User Manual Oct.10 2006 - Manual (Page 19)

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Chapter
1
Product Description
The K2 Media Client is a cost-effective media platform that incorporates IT and
storage technologies to deliver a networked solution to facilities for ingest, playout,
and media asset management. It is a comprehensive platform that provides a suite of
user applications, system tools, and the largest range of third-party interactivity in the
industry.
System overview
The K2 Media Client comes in different models that offer choices between Standard
Definition (SD) or High Definition (HD) video format, bidirectional or fixed
channels, internal only or external (shared) storage.
The table below describes the main attributes of the SD-only and HD/SD K2 Media
Client models.
For a more detailed overview of available formats, see the K2 Media Client System
Guide. For a more detailed overview of the different types of shared storage available,
see the K2 Storage System Instruction Manual.
There are many different models of K2 Media Client. This chapter offers an example
of an SD-only and an HD/SD K2 Media Client. For a full list of all the available K2
Media Client models, see the K2 Media Client System Guide.
Here is an example of the K2 Media Client as a Standard Definition platform with 4
bidirectional channels and internal storage. Each of the four channels can be
configured as either a record channel or a play channel.
SD HD/SD
Bidirectional channels (channel can be either an
input channel or it can be an output channel) Fixed channels (channel must be an input channel
or an output channel)
Various SD definition formats SD and HD definition:
MPEG-2 only
Mixed-format playback (e.g. DV10, DV25, and
MPEG-2 clips on the same timeline) Up/down HD/SD conversion (e.g. SD and HD
clips ingested, then played back as SD or HD
clips.)
Internal (standalone) storage or external (shared)
storage Internal (standalone) storage or external (shared)
storage