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Kahuna 360, the world’s first native 1080p / 3Gbps switcher, supports any format in and any format out, on any input or output including 1080p (single link), as standard for a smooth and cost-effective migration from HD to 1080p. The switcher’s unique Make M/E™ technology delivers unmatched flexibility for users sharing resources across multiple consoles. Now, Snell has made the functionality of the full-size Kahuna 360 available in a new lower-cost Kahuna 360 Compact—including seven keyers per M/E, resource sharing with Make M/E technology, and FormatFusion3, which supports any format in and any format out. The Kahuna range also includes Kahuna Flare, the first mid-level switcher to offer standard single-link 1080p support alongside SD and HD formats, making it ideal for over-the-air broadcasts, IP, Internet delivery platforms, and large progressive-screen presentations. -
Snell’s award-winning Vega is a new routing platform that allows users to configure any signal port independently for fiber or coax (copper), easing a mixed connectivity environment and helping broadcasters to migrate simply and cost-effectively. Available in 2 RU with 96 ports or 4 RU with 192 ports, its unique design also enables any port to be configured as either an input or output, providing the industry’s most flexible asymmetric routing solution. Vega uses proprietary algorithms to monitor every subassembly continuously and offers a full range of options for maximum redundancy: dual crosspoints, dual controllers, dual power supplies, and dual fans — all “hot” pluggable or replaceable. -
The Sirius 830 Router will be showcased and will reveal the new advanced hybrid processing (AHP) technology built into the company’s Sirius 800 series of large-scale, multi-format, expandable hybrid routers. The 15-RU Sirius 830 features high-performance modules for flexible routing of SD, HD, ASI, and 3Gbps signals. New embedded audio and AES/MADI processing modules with AHP facilitate embedded audio routing, audio track swapping, and processing on all inputs and outputs. These modules allow users to route any combination of embedded, discrete, and MADI sources and destinations. AHP provides the most powerful and flexible processing available, offering huge space and cost savings when compared with traditional hybrid routing. -
ICE Channel-in-a-Box v3.0 is an integrated, IT-based playout solution that delivers robust, scalable, and affordable operation for real-world broadcast playout environments, and it is the only channel-in-a-box solution that truly scales from one to 100+ channels, with the same user interface. New features in ICE further extend Snell’s channel-in-a-box cost benefits. With a focus on incorporating more of the channel into the box, Snell’s ICE now includes powerful, integrated 3D and 2D graphics, CG functionality with timeline-editing control, and the ability to populate fields from Morpheus automation or external data sources to schedule events. -
There are also new Morpheus User Interfaces that make Morpheus playout automation even easier to use and allow a single operator to monitor the highest number of channels. Morpheus v3.0 boasts full support for virtual machines, which facilitates lower space and power requirements while improving system resilience.
