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32 KARRERA K-FRAME — Installation & Service Manual
Section 1 — Introduction
• Fully digital 10-bit 4:2:2 video switcher including 1080p level A or B
support.
• Six keyers in every full ME, including Chroma Key and two frame
stores per keyer.
• Source memory available on every keyer source,
• The Controller ME has a full complement of 6 keyers with Chroma Key
and two frame stores per keyer.
• Optional RGB color correction on ME buses and aux bus outputs.
• Aux bus transitions for dissolves and wipes on aux bus outputs.
• Hot-swappable, front removable modules and power supplies.
• Optional smart I/O modules provide up/down/cross conversion.
• Optional DoubleTake™ split ME mode effectively increases the
number of MEs and includes FlexiKey™ programmable clean feed
mode for separately programmable configurations of keyers from four
ME outputs.
• The optional integrated Image Store is capable of both record and
playing back stills and, optionally, movies
• Integrated external ClipStore provides multiple channels of video/key
pairs for up to 10+ hours of nonvolatile video/key/audio clip content.
• 1,000 E-MEM registers with Define E-MEM for fine control in creating
and editing effects.
• 999 macros with many ways to recall macros from the panel.
• Integrated macro editor allows users to edit macros online or offline on
a PC running the menu application.
• Source Rules links keyers with sources to automatically turn keys on or
off on PGM and PST buses when the source is selected.
• Up to 16 channels of 3dDPMs with Kurl, lighting, trails, borders and
more can be assigned to a keyer or to create transitions and effects that
can be used to feed any ME in the switcher.
• Other powerful features are available that enhance the ability to
produce complicated shows in regular or 3D productions. These
include key chaining, bus linking, source substitution, transition
chaining and many more features.
K-Frame Video Processor
The K-Frame Video Processor is available in two sizes ( Figure 1 ). The
number of licensed boards present in the frame determines the number of