Version 7.1.9
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MPEG-2 play — MPEG-2 Playback is a standard feature on all models, relative to current
licensing. MPEG-2 SD Playback is standard with or without the HD license. MPEG-2 HD
Playback is available only on systems that are licensed for HD.
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MPEG-2 record — MPEG-2 recording is a standard feature on MPEG models or as a field-kit
upgrade, relative to current licensing. MPEG-2 SD recording is standard with or without the HD
license. MPEG-2 HD recording is available only on systems that are licensed for HD.
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Solid State Disks — Solid State Disks (SSD) available.
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Super out — Timecode burn-in on monitor output. This is an AppCenter Pro feature.
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AFD support — Active Format Description (AFD) is supported for control of aspect ratio.
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Ancillary data — Support for SD ancillary data, including SD/HD data bridging.
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Capture services — The K2 Pathfire capture service and the K2 DG capture service are supported.
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Security — Based on Windows user accounts and groups, you can set permissions on bins and
on channels.
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SNFS — Upgrade to SNFS version 3.5.1 is required. With this version there is a change to SNFS
services, as displayed in the Service control panel. Also, on new systems and if you make a new
file system on existing systems, the name that Storage Utility creates for the SNFS volume (the
V: drive) is
gvfs_hostname
, where
hostname
is the name of the primary SNFS file system server.
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QuickTime update — Upgrade to QuickTime version 7.6 or higher is required.
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Licensing for K2 system software — When upgrading, version 7.1.9 K2 system software installs
with a 30 day trial license. You must obtain a permanent license from Grass Valley. When
upgrading to version 7.1.9, make sure that you carefully follow the upgrade and licensing
procedures later in these release notes, so that licensing features are correctly installed.
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2910al series switch — A new Gigabit Ethernet switch, the “ProCurve Networking Switch
2910al Series” is qualified for use with K2 Storage Systems. Its use and configuration are the
same as the existing 2900 series switch, as documented in the K2 Storage Area Network
Installation and Service Manual.
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K2 Coder — The K2 Coder is supported on the K2 SAN. The K2 Coder compatible with this
version of K2 software does not have watch folders pre-configured, so you must create them
yourself, as documented in the K2 Storage Area Network Installation and Service Manual.
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Preroll setting — For mixed compression format playout (DV/MPEG/AVC-Intra), the preroll
is increased to 1 second. For same compression format playout, preroll remains at 10 frames.
This applies to AMP protocol, VDCP protocol, and Harris settings Disk Prerolls, Frames to send
Play early, and Frames to send Record early. These specifications supersede those in the K2
System Guide part number 071-8726-00.
Version 7.0.13
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K2 Media Servers — Dell PowerEdge R710 and R610 are supported as K2 Media Server
platforms.
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Live Production option — In K2Config, you can now create a Live Production K2 SAN. This
type of SAN has a shorter minimum delay between start record and start playout when the record
and play are on different SAN K2 Summit Production Clients. To support this feature, the K2
SAN must be sized for increased bandwidth. Contact your Grass Valley representative for
specifications relative to your needs.
23 November 2010
K2 Version 7.3.8 Release Notes & Upgrade Instructions
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Release Summary
