Grass Valley now offers a SaaS version of its K-Frame mixing engine running on AMPP

GV K-Frame on AMPP is the latest in a range of solutions connected to the Agile Media Processing Platform that provide a seamless transition to cloud-based production.

Grass Valley takes another step in its offering of cloud-based production solutions with the introduction of GV K-Frame on AMPP, Grass Valley's newly released suite of applications for your Agile Media Processing Platform. The solution offers a SaaS version of the K-Frame mixing engine, running on AMPP. control surfaces Kayenne, Karrera, Korona and KSP They maintain their well-known performance regardless of whether they are linked to a physical frame or GV K-Frame on AMPP.

GV K-Frame on AMPP is the latest in a range of AMPP-connected solutions that provide a seamless transition to cloud-based video production, while extending the flexibility of existing solutions.

Marco López, general director of live production, comments that "thanks to our customer-centric business approach, we understand the radical change in purchasing patterns from hardware to software solutions. At Grass Valley we have created a technology that allows broadcasters and content producers to make this transition to a unified cloud production environment easily and efficiently."

"For those who operate our mixing technology, such as filmmakers, much of the mixing is done by muscle memory. They know the panel so well that it's like playing an instrument for them; their conscious attention can focus on the incoming video sources and signals to build a show, and the physical actions just flow. Now, with GV K-Frame on AMPP, users can immediately transfer that intuitive knowledge, along with their existing show files, to cloud-based video production. We're proud to say that the first deployment of GV K-Frame in AMPP is already in the air with a client,” he adds.

GV K-Frame in AMPP further expands the GV Media Universe ecosystem recently introduced, providing operators with the creative resources needed for professional cloud media production. With three M/Es and four keyers With DPM 2D by M/E, the solution uses the same UI and control surfaces as any other K-Frame solution. Still images and fill/key animations, including transparency, also provide a polished production look that is easy to create, store, and retrieve with the push of a button from the hundreds of E-MEMs and macros available.

Las solutions connected to AMPP They can be expanded to as many instances as needed without pre-build, and offer flexible I/O with access to any source in the AMPP fabric. Users also benefit from responsive, frame-accurate cloud-hosted performance, even when connecting over typical home Internet. Thanks to Grass Valley's patented smart timing technology, system operations respond instantly, even half a world away. The TD experience remains the same that users have come to expect from Grass Valley equipment.

Customers using AMPP-connected solutions are discovering new operating models, as the shows are produced safely with cameras on location and production staff wherever they live around the world. In a recent event, the cameras were located in various locations in Europe and were powered by an AMPP instance located in an AWS data center on the east coast of the United States. The TD who switched the program live was in California.

GV AMPP is the core technology that powers GV Media Universe, a complete ecosystem of cloud-based tools and services that revolutionizes the way you produce live media. The open ecosystem of connected devices, services, multimedia content and applications offers creatives familiar interfaces for comprehensive cloud-based solutions. The operator experience is also standardized, with application user interfaces organized into common dashboards and controls.

The GV AMPP platform is cloud-native and agnostic, while supporting secure video/audio processing in the public cloud on any of the major platforms, in a private data center, on-premises, or in hybrid topologies. This flexibility and power will represent an important paradigm shift in the production of live content, allowing the production of shows on any engine and from any location.