Choosing A Media Server Whitepaper by Matt Allard, Director of Marketing, Servers & Digital Production, (GVB-1-0122B-EN-AN) File size: 1.8 MB, posted Mar 07 2019 A media server is a much more complex system than one might first think. When choosing such a system for a facility, there are a wide number of issues that should be carefully considered.
K2 System - Ready for Nonlinear Media Production: QOS, Bandwidth, and File Compatibility in File-Based Workflows Application Note by Karel Rasovsky, Marketing Operations, (GVB-1-0120B-EN-AN) File size: 1.4 MB, posted Mar 07 2019 What makes an efficient file-based media workflow? This application note looks at the challenges encountered in file-based media processing, and the approaches to make file-based workflows more efficient. The K2 system was designed from the ground up for file-based operations and offers capabilities unmatched by other media system vendors.
Live Event Playback Application Note by Joe Paryzek, (GVB-1-0118B-EN-AN) File size: 1.1 MB, posted Mar 05 2019 The Advantages of Professional Solutions Versus General-Purpose Computers and Software for Live Event Playback in Various Professional Environments
ChannelFlex for the K2 Summit 3G/K2 Solo 3G Media Servers Application Note by Matt Allard, Director of Marketing, Servers & Digital Production, (GVB-1-0112B-EN-AN) File size: 10.1 MB, posted Mar 05 2019 The K2 Summit 3G is described as a four-channel media server, the K2 Solo 3G as a two-channel media server. But users were looking at the back panel and wondering why there were a lot more connectors than there were channels. The answer is ChannelFlex, which introduces the concept of streams, where a single channel might involve multiple streams of video, for video plus key, 3D, Super Slo-Mo, or ISO camera recording.
Transferring Media Between K2 Summit 3G Media Server Systems with the K2 Dyno S Replay Controller in Live Replay Environments Application Note by Fred van Galen, Pre-Sales Engineer EMEA Central and Eurasia Regions & Olaf Bahr, Product Manager, (GVB-1-0093B-EN-AN) File size: 4.2 MB, posted Mar 05 2019 During live productions, there is often the need to quickly and easily share media. To facilitate this, there are setup procedures that need to be followed with K2 Summit 3G media servers in combination with K2 Dyno S Replay Controllers from Grass Valley, a Belden Brand.
K2 4K/3G/HD/SD Media Server & Storage Platform Datasheet (GVB-1-0110K-EN-DS) File size: 3.7 MB, posted Feb 26 2019 The K2 media server and storage platform from Grass Valley, a Belden Brand, is the most extensive and flexible line of media servers, storage and integrated playout devices in the industry. Leveraging open-standard IT components and technologies, the K2 platform brings the benefits of mainstream computer industries to the broadcast enterprise including the latest advances in processing power and storage capacity with ease of integration, and streamlined operation and management, for formats ranging from SD to 4K.