K2 Summit Transmission Client

An Optimized Play-to-Air System That Fits Any Playout Application

The Grass Valley® K2 Summit® Transmission client is built for broadcast and distribution services using manual or traditional automation systems—with mission critical, 24/7/365 reliability.

When failure isn't an option: With complete peace of mind, you can get on with your job with dual data paths, an embedded real-time operating system, and Grass Valley's Emmy® Award-winning core video technology. And with built-in up/down/crossconversion capability with full AFD, migrating from SD to HD is worry-free. Want to stick with SD only? We've got you covered there too!

A size that's just right: The K2 Summit Transmission client comes with two bidirectional channels and two playout channels to give you the configuration variety you need—including two record and two playout to models with four playout channels. Need to store lots of programs? Add K2 SAN storage and you can grow big now, or later.

Where to Buy

Affordable SD only or SD/HD play out system for broadcasters
Up to three configurations:
- Four playout channels
- Three playout channels and one bidirectional channel (record and playout)
- Two playout channels and two bidirectional channels (record and playout)
- SD formats (up to 50 Mb/s): DV, DV25, DV50, D10/IMX, MPEG-2, I-Frame, and Long GOP
- HD formats (up to 50 Mb/s): XDCAM HD, XDCAM EX, MPEG-2, I-Frame, and Long GOP (720p/1080i)
Play DV, MPEG formats back-to-back
Compact 2 RU chassis with redundant power supplies
Direct external storage connection or shared storage connection to K2 SAN

Configurations

4 playout channels
3 playout channels and 1 record channel
2 playout channels and 2 record channels

Formats
SD:

DV, DVCAM, DV25, DV50
MPEG-2@ML 4:2:0, I-Frame & Long GOP 2-15 Mb/s
MPEG-2 @ML 4:2:2, I-Frame & Long GOP 4-50 Mb/s

HD:

DVCPRO HD (100 Mb/s)
MPEG-2@HL 4:2:0, I-Frame & Long GOP 12-100 Mb/s
MPEG-2@HL 4:2:2, I-Frame & Long GOP 20-100 Mb/s
XDCAM HD (18, 25, 35 Mb/s)
XDCAM HD 4:2:2 (50 Mb/s)
XDCAM EX

For more specifications, please view the data sheet.

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