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Thomson adds new features to Kalypso, Kayak HD switchers

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Apr 14, 2008 - 7:07:26 PM

Thomson Kalypso HD and Kayak HD video production switchers are both getting some new features at this year's NAB. Kayak HD can now handle more sources from different formats than ever while a new SetDef option allows for up, down, or cross conversion to output formats.

The new Kayak HD enhancements allow technical directors and vision mixers to handle more sources of different formats in a live production switcher than ever before, and now they can record and playback embedded audio with video from the switcher’s built-in RAM Recorder.

In an increasingly convergent world, Thomson supports the entire media ecosystem. Whether it’s content creation, management, distribution and delivery, or consumption, our end-to-end solutions meet the business requirements of our customers—and let them launch new services to meet the expectations of increasingly sophisticated consumers.

The new Kalypso and Kayak HD enhancements support this strategy by enabling broadcasters and production professionals to attract an increased variety of clients (and more viewers) while producing more flexible and creative productions that can be distributed to a variety of distribution platforms.

A new SetDef option facilitates seamless up, down, or crossconverting output formats – on up to two outputs per M/E, allowing a variety of multicast opportunities in multiple formats! A new eDPM option with four channels of fully featured internal digital effects in the 8 RU frame expansion slot provides the advantages of an external DVE compositing multiple channels to re-enter on one or more M/E keyers. Up to 20 full functioning, internal DVEs can now be added to the Kayak HD production switcher.

Kayak HD’s new MultiMix with Transition Offset allows separate transition types on keyers and backgrounds, and provides control of clips and effects as part of the transition, with the ability to slide the timing of each transition element with respect to the others. This greatly simplifies building flying-key transitions that otherwise would have been created as part of a complex effect.

Kalypso HD and Kalypso DUO have added Output Recursive effects to their Spektra advanced effects portfolio, including Montage, Motion Blur, Strobe, and Trails with Wind. Non-Additive and Full-Additive Mix are now standard with both models for more interesting variety in simple mix transitions.