K2 BaseCamp Express

Media Asset and Content Management System

The Grass Valley™ K2 BaseCamp Express System is an entry-level turnkey solution that adds asset management, archive management, proxy generation, and content management capabilities to a K2 platform or Grass Valley Aurora™ based system.

Key Features

Complete turnkey solution including Aurora MediaFrame server, MDI services, low-resolution encoder (proxy), and low-resolution storage all running on one K2 BaseCamp Express server
Add general and custom metadata with extensive search capability to your content
Drag-and drop-media management between K2 servers, Profile® servers, M-Series™ iVDR servers, and other legacy devices
On-demand proxy generation of all SD and HD K2 server assets
One real-time or two non-real-time proxy encoders for up to 100 Mb/s MPEG-1
Over 1,000 hours of RAID protected proxy storage
Export list of keyframes as text and import as a K2 playlist via AppCenterPro
Supports 18 browse seats and one archive save/archive restore seat
Easy upgrade to full Aurora editing capabilities

Specifications

K2 BaseCamp Express Server (subject to change)
Dual quad core server, 6 GB RAM:

Redundant power supplies
Redundant system drives
1 TB RAID-0 protected storage

Physical Characteristics

2 RU rack-mountable chassis
Dimensions: 74.4 cm (29.31 in.) D x 44.43 cm (17.5 in.) W x 8.64 cm (3.4 in.) H with bezel attached
Rack weight: 23 kg (50.71 lbs.) maximum configuration

K2 BaseCamp Express Applications