OVERVIEW
Kula is the most powerful compact production switcher in its class, with a revolutionary design for the live production market. As an entry-level production switcher, Kula packs into a 2 RU chassis the features of a much larger switcher, while maintaining a price tag that is accessible for in-house production, sports, house of worship, entertainment and conference/live events. Available as either 1 M/E, 2 M/E or 3 M/E SD/HD/3G, 1 M/E 4K UHD and dedicated 1 M/E 12G-SDI or IP versions, Kula offers market-leading features and functions. The 2 M/E version and 3 M/E version can be switched to 1 M/E 4K UHD mode, offering a simple path forward to higher production values.
For an all-in-one multiformat system that allows a single operator to have everything they need at their fingertips for mixing video and digital or analog audio and has built-in multiviewer capability see the Kula AV.
Because it is both highly-featured and cost-effective, Kula opens up a new range of professional quality content creation options for customers who are required to work with small spaces and small budgets.
KEY FEATURES
- 1, 2 or 3 M/Es with 4 keyers per M/E
- 1 and 2 M/E systems offer 2 Sub M/Es consisting of A/B mix with 2 keyers and a 2.5D DVE resize engines per Sub M/E
- Up to 32 key layers
- Linear and luma key functionality on each M/E as standard
- High-quality chromakeys on each keyer per M/E and Sub M/E where applicable
- A dedicated animated clip transition on each M/E called a Mav Trans
- Powerful effects dissolve operation for quick and simple creation of high-end effects
- 2D and 2.5D DVE for creative effects
- Four floating DSKs with resize engines and Dual Tile mode to create eight PIPs to be allocated to any M/E or aux output
- Extensive internal clip and still store — 10 output channels from 16 GB of storage capacity
- Multiformat production capability as standard including SD/HD/1080p and 4K UHD using FormatFusion3 technology
- Large I/O with bidirectional ports for flexibility
- Input and bus frame synchronizers, for synchronizing all inputs
- Internal multiviewer with up to 8 heads and 28 tiles to view feeds and outputs
- Wide range of control panels, expandable with modules from the Kahuna modular control range
- The 2 M/E and 3 M/E Kula support 4K UHD at the same specification as the 1 M/E 4K UHD Kula
| Features | Kula 3 M/E HD/4K*1 | Kula 2 M/E HD/SD/4K*1 | Kula 1 M/E 4K UHD | Kula 1 M/E |
| Inputs | 36 | 36 | 10 | 18 |
| Outputs | 12 assignable | 12 assignable | 3 | 6 assignable |
| Bidirectional inputs/outputs | 6 – Create I/O combinations ranging from 36×18 to 42×12 | 6 – Create I/O combinations ranging from 36×18 to 42×12 | 0 | 6 – Create I/O combinations ranging from 18×12 to 24×6 |
| Total M/E key layers | 32 | 32 | 6x 4K UHD | 20 |
| DSKs | 4 floating (8 key layers) | 4 floating (8 key layers) | 1 x 4K UHD DSK | 4 floating (8 key layers) |
| 2D DVE | 24x 2D | 24x 2D | 6 | 16x 2D |
| 2.5D DVE | 2x 2.5 DVE | 2x 2.5 DVE on Sub M/E keys |
0 | 2x 2.5 DVE on Sub M/E keys |
| Sub M/E capability | 0 | 2x Sub M/Es*2 with 2 keyers each | 0 | 1 x Sub M/E*2 with 2 keyers |
| FormatFusion3 & frame synchronizer | 0 | 8 | 2 | 4 |
| ClipStore output | 10 channels 16 GB | 10 channels 16 GB | 4 channels 16 GB | 10 channels 16 GB |
| Multiviewer | Up to 4 heads/16 tiles | Up to 4 heads/16 tiles. Option to reallocate M/E 2 as a 2nd multiviewer with up to 12 tiles across 1 -4 heads | N/A | Up to 4 heads/16 tiles |
| 4K quad link | Yes | Yes | Yes | N/A |
| 4K 2SI | Yes | Yes | Yes | N/A |
*1 2 M/E and 3 M/E SD/HD/3G versions also operate as a 1 M/E 4K UHD specification production switcher.
*2 Sub M/Es available if FormatFusion3 is not being utilized
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