Overview of Switcher Product Family
• Kahuna™ system is comprised of a Control Panel and Mainframe
• Choice of Control Panel and Layout
~ Kahuna Maverik
• Choice of Mainframe to Meet the Production Application
~ Kahuna 9600, Kahuna 6400 and Kahuna 4800
Kahuna™ Maverik Modular Control Panel
Maverik is designed to deliver great productions
• Sports
• News • Light Entertainment
• Music Events
• Houses of Worship
• Corporations
Maverik Panel Benefits – Your Productions, Your Way
• Directors Choose a panel layout best suited to create a production exactly how you imagined it
• TDs & Operators It’s stunningly easy to use and delivers flawless on-air confidence
• Technical Managers Maximize your capabilities in a dynamic and changing environment
Maverik Modular Control Panel
• True modular panel • Separate modules known as MAVs • Mavs are independent and can be placed anywhere • 12 Mavs available fitted in metal rack frames • Number of M/E’s and sources are specified as required • No restrictions in the layout • Can change on a production-by-production basis • Makes for easy servicing, if needed • Gives 100% redundancy and stays on air
Smaller Maverik Panel Example
New RGB Pushbuttons • For great feel and switching
control. • Color for desired M/E and/
or Source reference
Unique OLED Pushbuttons Clear indication of Macros
Touch Screen GUI Supports tablet like gestures
New T-Bar Section Clear bus selection and tallying
OLED Mnemonics Clear source labelling
Kahuna™ for all Production genre needing..
• Newer Formats (1080p and 4K) integrated
• More produc<on power for mul<ple outputs
• Resource Sharing
• Mul<ple Panel Connec<vity
• Workflow efficiencies
Any format in Any format out HD
Sources
SD Sources
SD Sources
HD Sources
1080p Sources (Level A & B)
1080p Sources (Level A & B)
4K Sources
4K Sources
Eliminates need for external conversion, reducing capital outlay, removing system 7ming issues and saving engineering set up 7me
Format Fusion3™ & the Benefits
• Unique to the Snell switcher range • Available on all inputs and outputs – no
restrictions
• Enables the mixing of multi-format sources into your production
– Including 1080p at both level A&B • Enables driving multi-format outputs
– Including 1080p at both level A&B
• Removes the headaches of timing all inputs and outputs
• Removes the expense of external equipment
Kahuna™ Supports 4K UHDTV (3840 x 2160)
• Can support up to 4x 4K M/Es with 1 Keyer
• 30x 4K Inputs and 16x 4K Outputs
• Can support Wipes on 4K M/E
• Native Internal Clips-store for 4K animations
• Transparent operation for TD / Operator
• Will mix 4K and HD together
• Will produce 4K and HD, HD Clean feeds in parallel
3840
2160
Mainframe Number of Full M/
Es
Number of Keyers per
M/E
Number of Inputs
Number of Outputs
Make M/E
Kahuna 9600 1 – 6 8 Up to 120 in groups of 12
Up to 64 in groups of 8 YES
Kahuna 6400 1 – 3 8 Up to 60 in groups of 12
Up to 32 in groups of 8 YES
Kahuna 4800 2 – 4 4 48 or 60 24 standard, upgrade to 32 No
Kahuna™ Mainframe Specifications at a Glance
Single M/E Power – 12 Key Layers with 8 Keyers
Each M/E has 8 Keyers, regardless of format. These consist of 4 ‘Super-Keyers’ and 4 ‘eKeys’ SuperKeyers
- Lin/Luma & Chroma Key - Border Generator - 2 x Mask Generators - 2.5D Resize Engine (2 per Super-Keyers) - Split Dual tile mode
eKeys (DSK) - Lin/Luma & Chroma Key - Mask Generator
Make M/E™
• Flexibility to group backgrounds, key and output busses to create multiple M/Es
• Produce multi-feeds from any M/E
• Can assign any M/E Output to any Aux Bus
• Works independently from each other and operates like a normal M/E
• Full Keyer and Background transitions on any Aux output saving resource
• Can Make 4 M/Es from a Single Full M/E Board • Create multiple independent switchers with MakeM/ETM
• Gives you flexibility and saves money
Studio A
Studio B
Studio C
Studio A In vision Studio A PGM
Studio B In vision Studio B PGM
Studio C In vision Studio C PGM
All Sources
Central Engineering Control
Maverik & Kahuna in Mul<-‐Panel Opera<on
• Each M/E has 8 outputs
• Program each output:
- User-selected Backgrounds
- User-selected Key Busses
- Each output with dedicated FormatFusion3 Engine for different output
- Example shows 1 M/E driving 5 outputs, all with different needs and timed together
Programmable Outputs
Kahuna™ Dedicated 3D DVE Effects Package
One board provides source-based & bus-based modes - 4 Channels of 3D DVE effects (4:2:2:4) - Combiner Section combing all Channels - Intersecting Planes - Produces single Key and Fill output
Large Model Library - Performs Linear, Non-linear Effects and Surface Effects
- Bus-based, or can be fed with any Keyer or Background
Internal Clipstore
• Complete on-board clip store with 20 outputs • Up to 64Gb RAM – 8 minutes of HD • Instant access to any content and selected on any bus • Holds both audio and video • Used for animated clip transitions • On-board clip editor • Use in any memory or macro recall • Easy management and export with k-watch • Grab live incoming video or file via USB or network • Backed up with raided 500GB HDD
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