As part of Grass Valley Fusion, our commitment to providing tighter integration and control between Grass Valley products, the LDK Connect Gateway opens up camera control in ways you've never thought possible.

The LDK Connect Gateway is a dedicated platform that can simultaneously access the C2IP camera control network and a public Ethernet-based network.

The overall scope of the LDK Connect Gateway is to provide a platform for both the C2IP XML Gateway as well as for a number of software applications.

The first application available is the integration with the Kayenne™ Video Production Center and the Kayak™ switcher which gives TDs control over multiple cameras directly from the switcher control panel via an Ethernet interface. This includes tally for each camera, with controls that include auto iris, auto black level, filter wheel position, and color bars.

Scene files from multiple cameras can also be recalled quickly and simultaneously. This includes complex setups, such as camera shading which are created and stored by video engineers on-location or in the studio.

Additional operational applications will follow shortly.