Kahuna Snell CF+: A multiformat mixer for informative, mobile TV and regional televisions

Coindicating with the opening of IBC’09, Snell today announced in Amsterdam its new Kahuna CF+multiformat mixer. It is a compact table, with an affordable and capable cost, as well as its ‘older brother’ Kahuna to mix sources SD and HD.

Hstasted in 6RU, it provides 2.5 m/e and shares the same specifications of the largest Kahuna systems, as well as a tremendously functional and intuitive control surface. The Kahuna CF+ is compatible with the control of external devices without the need for additional equipment, ensuring integration without problems in studies achieving cost reduction, complexity and energy consumption of the installation.

John Carter, Product Chief on SNNELL commented that “the Kahuna CF+ is the only one to offer great potential with a design that adapts to reduced production spaces and, at the same time it provides a wide range of options that meets the most advanced production demands. With the Kahuna CF+, we offer the proven switching capabilities of the Kahuna series in a compact format that is easy to configure very attractive price ”.

The new Kahuna includes twenty formatfusion engines, a control surface with 24 crossing points, 40 inputs and 32 multiformate exits, four channels for 3-D purposes, eight for clips storage, ten engines for signal reformatado, ten keyers including Chroma Key, effect memory, timeline and macros control.