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Managing Kaleido-X Systems
This section explains what constitutes a Kaleido-X system, and the related workflow.
Key Concepts
Term Description
System A Kaleido-X system represents a grouping of equipment, including one or
more multiviewers that have the Kaleido-X software, and a number of
peripheral devices such as routers, production switchers, UMD
controllers, or automation systems. In XEdit, you work against one
system at a time. Each system is stored as a separate database.
Kaleido-X The Kaleido-X multiviewer is a multi-room, multi-image processor and
router in a single, expandable frame. The compact Kaleido-X
(4RU)
multiviewer supports 32 inputs and 4 multi-image outputs. The
Kaleido-X
(7RU) multiviewer can display 96 inputs over up to 8 displays
of any resolution and orientation. The Kaleido-X
(7RU) built-in routing
capability offers switching of 96 unprocessed inputs to 48 HD/SD
outputs for feeding monitors, test equipment, master control or
production switchers, ISO recorders, or other multi-image processors.
Expansion system By using a mid-plane expansion module, two Kaleido-X (7RU) frames can
be connected to display up to 192 video inputs over up to 12 displays. In
XEdit, an expansion system is identified as Kaleido-X (14RU).
Kaleido-X16 The Kaleido-X16 is a compact, ultra-quiet multiviewer in a 1RU frame,
with 16 inputs and two outputs. It provides a subset of the features of
the Kaleido-X 4RU and 7RU models. There are two types of Kaleido-X16:
Kaleido-X16-S (single head) and Kaleido-X16-D (dual head).
KMV-3901/3911 The KMV-3901, the first member of the Kaleido-Modular series, is a
multiviewer on a single Densité card, with eight inputs and two outputs.
Designed to address production-type applications, it supports a subset
of the features offered by the other Kaleido-X series multiviewer models:
• Processing: Video scaling, Video cropping, 3Gbps (level A only)
support, KXI-DVI-Bridge support.
• Probing: Display of audio levels (up to 16 audio signals per head), time
codes (based on URS signal from a REF-1801 Densité card, or on
embedded reference signal), video format and audio format.
• GPIO interface: Support for 8 GPI inputs and 2 GPI outputs.
In addition to the features listed above, the KMV-3911 multiviewer
supports up to two HD-SDI monitoring outputs. In XEdit, all
KMV-3901/3911 models, with any number of inputs and outputs are
identified as Kaleido-Modular. In XAdmin they are identified as Kaleido-
Modular KMV-3911, or Kaleido-Modular KMV-3901.
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