product data sheet
www.grassvalley.com
Kayak HD/SD &
Kayenne XL Panel
a ffo r da bl e M ult i - fo r M at
sw i tc h i n g
KEY FEATURES
Optional Kayenne XL control panel
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with Kayak HD frame
Optional two additional linear/
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luminance keyers per M/E
Optional RGB color correction on all
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inputs, M/E busses, and now on all
outputs, in addition to standard YUV
color correction
Compact, lightweight 4 RU frame and
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an 8 RU frame up to 4.5 M/Es
Multiple panel sizes and
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configurations from 1 to 4 M/Es
Multiple panels may share the
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resources of one processor frame
One panel can control multiple
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frames
Kayak HD – switchable between HD
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and SD production formats
Kayak SD – software upgradeable to
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multi-format HD/SD
Hot-swappable, removable modules
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and power supplies in frames and
Kayenne XL panels
Four full-function keyers per full
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M/E, each with linear and luminance
keying, wipes, and freeze-frame
buffer, standard
Two assignable chroma keyers
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standard per system. Optional
chroma keyers are also assignable to
any full-function keyer
Four linear/luminance downstream
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keyers on half M/E
One iDPM channel per M/E
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standard with planar transforms
with perspective; remaining three
iDPM channels optional as are 3D
nonlinear, lighting and recursive
effects
Four eDPM channels optional for the
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8 RU frame with re-entry of combined
effects on any system keyer
SetDef option for up-, down-, or
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cross-converting output formats
MatchDef option for up-, down-, or
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cross-converting input formats
MultiMix with offset transitions
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FlexiKey
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™
programmable clean-feed
system puts any keyer on any clean-
feed in any order
Six-channel RAMRecorder
•
™
with
embedded audio clip record.
Approximately one minute of clip
playback in HD formats. Includes
KacheBack real-time backup
Macros attach to most panel buttons
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The Kayak HD production switcher family
includes 14 highly affordable systems
with two frame sizes and up to 4.5 M/Es
designed for live production, corporate
studios, and editing applications in
environments requiring HD and/or SD
production capabilities. Kayak’s multiple
configuration options provide a right-
priced solution for virtually any set of
production requirements. To provide
an even greater range of solutions,
Grass Valley
™
has applied powerful new
Kayenne
™
technology to the Kayak
™
HD
family by pairing its Kayak HD video
processing frame with the Kayenne
XL panel. This Kayenne XL package
provides access to a new set of high-end
features for Kayak HD users as well as
dramatically raising the bar for reliability,
serviceability, versatility, and ease of use.
With features such as Grass Valley’s
MultiMix
™
, which gives the user more
handles for simple creation of complex
transitions, Kayak’s flexibility through a
variety of configurations and rich set of
features adapts to many different video
production needs.
Up to 28 Keyers
Kayak offers up to six keyers in every
M/E, plus another four keyers in a half
M/E for a total of 28 keyers in a 4.5 M/E
switcher. Four of the keyers in each
M/E are full keyers with masks and
wipes, a video/key frame store, optional
Chromatte
™
chroma key, and iDPM
functionality. Frame stores reduce the
need for multiple channels of character
or logo generators by freezing these
graphics on the keyers themselves.
Video and key images grabbed in the
keyers can be modified by the internal
Digital Picture Manipulators (iDPM). The
optional keyers 5 and 6 increase the
number of keyers in a single M/E to six,
for linear or luminance keys.
The four linear/luminance keyers in
the half M/E add either a compositing
engine for an additional upstream M/E or
Program Preset, or four DSKs that can
be placed downstream of any of the full
M/Es or Program/Preset.
our powerful, multi-format Kayak hd
and hd-upgradeable Kayak sd switcher
family features a compact design,
superior image quality, and a number of
high-end features not found in any other
manufacturers’ products. Kayak hd is
also available with an optional Kayenne
Xl control panel.
