Gra Valley Introduces K Central TX Supporting 00 Mbps Playout Bandwid on Each of up to 0 Channels

Grass Valley Introduces K2 Central TX Supporting 100 Mbps Playout Bandwidth on Each of up to 20 Channels

MONTREAL, April 7, 2015 Grass Valley, a Belden Brand, introduced today the Grass Valley K2 Central TX shared storage solution which provides exceptional performance, supporting 100 Mbps playout on each of up to 20 channels, at a competitive price. K2 Central TX makes it easy to migrate from legacy play-to-air storage and server systems, offering streamlined content delivery from camera to playout.

Grass Valley is excited to introduce into the market the first broadcast server system with 6TB drive technology, said Mike Cronk, senior vice president of strategic marketing, Grass Valley. Combined with our K2 Summit 3G client, the new Grass Valley K2 Central TX delivers outstanding performance for multichannel server applications.

K2 Central TXs 6TB drive technology combined with K2 Summit 3G means broadcasters can enjoy greater storage capacity with support for all major automation and third-party storage providers thereby ensuring a seamless switchover from legacy products. And with its client direct-connect model which eliminates the need for external switches and database management, K2 Central TX lowers the overall complexity of the integration, meaning a new multichannel server solution with shared storage can be installed quickly and efficiently. The integration of 10 GbE high-speed network connectivity and higher FTP throughput enables K2 Central TX to simplify the delivery of content into shared storage. The variety of codecs supported by K2 servers allows back-to-back playback of clips in a variety of formats without the need for transcoding, which further speeds up the process of content delivery and utilization in various destinations. In addition, K2 Central TX works with multiple editing clients including Grass Valley EDIUS, Apple Final Cut Pro, Adobe Premiere Pro CC and Avid Media Composer, which is supported through two 10 GigE connections to deliver services using FTP and CIFS.

The new storage system comes with several layers of redundancy. RAID-1 data redundancy ensures disk failure will not result in dropped frames or loss of content. Client disconnection only affects channels associated with that client until the connection is re-established, and power supplies are hot-swappable, which means a power supply failure will not disrupt system operation.

When compared with other storage systems on the market, users will find Grass Valleys K2 Central TX to be cost efficient and scalable, offering a wider breadth of codec support, but without requiring additional connectivity or networking devices. NAB 2015 attendees will have an opportunity to view K2 Central TX at the Grass Valley booth SL206.

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