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Panasonic KAIROS Operating Manual

It/ip centric live video processing platform
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IT/IP Centric Live Video Processing Platform
Operating Guide
ENGLISH
W1020XX1061 -DS-YI
DVQP2366YA

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  • Page 1 IT/IP Centric Live Video Processing Platform Operating Guide ENGLISH W1020XX1061 -DS-YI DVQP2366YA...
  • Page 2 Trademarks and registered trademarks f AVCHD, AVCHD Progressive, and AVCHD Progressive logo are trademarks of Panasonic Corporation and Sony Corporation. f The terms HDMI and HDMI High-Definition Multimedia Interface, and the HDMI Logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of HDMI Licensing Administrator, Inc. in the United States and other countries.
  • Page 3 Network security As the KAIROS system intended to be used while connected to a network, the following security risks exist. ① Leakage or theft of information through the system ② Unauthorized operation of the system by persons with malicious intent ③...

  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    3.2.1 Source/Input Selection ................... 21 3.2.2 Source Options ...................... 21 3.2.3 Color Adjustments ....................22 3.3 Menu Delegation & Navigation ..................23 3.3.1 Top-Level GUI Menu Bar “Kairos Creator” ............23 3.3.1.1 Production ......................23 3.3.1.2 Settings......................24 3.3.1.3 Deck A/Deck B ....................25 3.3.1.4 Help ........................
  • Page 5 3.4.6 Multiviewer ......................96 3.4.7 Scenes ........................97 4 Control Panel ......................98 4.1 General Panel Overview....................98 4.2 Kairos Creator GUI Panel Tab ..................99 4.2.1 Smart Delegation ....................101 4.3 “New Layout” Wizard ....................104 4.4 Transition Section ...................... 106 4.5 Control Panel Crossbar Section: ................

  • Page 6: Overview

    A variety of video inputs and outputs are available with KAIROS to support not only baseband signals such as SDI but also new IP signals including ST 2110 and NDI® to realize remote live video production.

  • Page 7: Key Features

    KAIROS offers an advanced approach. In KAIROS, there is no limitation on the number of transitions, types, and combinations of transition elements (BGD, Key/Layer) per Scene. A transition can be designed to affect multiple elements (usually layers), and each element can have multiple components.

  • Page 8: Naming Convention

    Unlike a generic M/E architecture, it’s no longer an M/E by M/E setting, which was restricted by the number of available output cascades per M/E. KAIROS automatically selects the “correct” output cascade (A/B/C/D/…) in order to maintain the overall Clean-...

  • Page 9: System Integration

    System Integration Example (SDI-based): This system is based on SDI/HDMI/DP-only infrastructure with Deltacast Flex series. Note: Install or remove Deltacast Flex modules with Kairos Core (Main Frame) turned off. If the modules are installed after booting, they may not be recognized.

  • Page 10: Peripheral Devices

    IP-based and SDI-based components can also be used together in a KAIROS system. 1.5 Peripheral Devices Peripheral devices using the following protocols can be connected directly through the Network: AMP over LAN (Advanced Media Protocol) • PTZ-Control (Panasonic) • Tally over IP direct (Panasonic cameras)

  • Page 11: How To Get Started

    1.6 How to get started 1. Once Kairos Core (Main Frame) is powered up, the Multi-viewer outputs can be seen from the display port terminals (MV1/MV2) on the rear. Note: Before turning on Kairos Core (Main Frame), it is necessary to connect the display port terminals and turn them on.
  • Page 12 Kairos Creator (Main Frame) (Control Panel) (GUI PC) If the Kairos Control is properly connected to the Kairos Core, source names are displayed on the lower or/and upper crossbar section. Source name display area Upper crossbar section Lower crossbar section...

  • Page 13: Load & Save Production Behavior

    KAIROS remembers the last saved state of the system. When using the “Save” or “Save as…” dialog to save a Production file to an internal or external drive, the KAIROS Core will also save a local copy to the internal drive to load from after booting the system.
  • Page 14 - Automation: Scene Container is created for Main Scene with example Scenes from the “Templates” folder assigned to Bus cross-points. Background Layer “PGM PST mode” is set to “Next+Loop.” This can be adjusted in the GUI/Mixer/Scenes page Parameter View panel on the right side under “Layer...

  • Page 15: Software Installation & License

    Please visit the following site for more details about software download and installation. https://panasonic.biz/sav/kairos_e/ 2.2.1 Licenses Required for KAIROS: Every connected Kairos Creator and every participating Kairos Core requires a valid License file in order to function properly within the system. The Kairos Creator (GUI Software for PC) needs: •...

  • Page 16: Confirm Installed Licenses

    2.2.2 Confirm Installed Licenses Once the “Kairos Creator” App is running, the “Help” menu in the top left corner allows to select “Install License,” which is used for the connected Kairos Core. Picture 2.2.2.1 The installed license files are listed here.

  • Page 17: Confirm Software Version

    2.2.3 Confirm Software Version: Once the “Kairos Creator” App is running, the “Help” menu in the top right corner allows to select “About….” Picture 2.2.3.1 Picture 2.2.3.2 Software version of Software version of Kairos Core. Kairos Creator.

  • Page 18: Emergency Procedure For Lost Ip Settings

    IP address, Netmask & Gateway (Picture 2.3.1) would be empty, and as a result, the Kairos Creator can NOT connect anymore to KAIROS Core at all. Therefore, the Network configuration needs to be done directly on KAIROS Core.
  • Page 19 “Apply” the new settings. Use the Keyboard cursor buttons to select “Apply” and confirm with “OK.” This will use the new IP-settings and continue to boot KAIROS software. “Cancel” will ignore the changes and boot KAIROS with the network settings before this “Network Configuration”...

  • Page 20: Gui Operations (Graphical User Interface)

    GUI Menu page, next to the Macro-Record button. This monitors the actual workload of the processing system GPU per connected KAIROS Core. GPU-Meters should not exceed 100% workload. Note: Apart from the Kairos Creator GUI, the GPU-Meter can also be added and monitored within the MV’s.

  • Page 21: Repeating Menu Patterns

    3.2 Repeating Menu Patterns 3.2.1 Source/Input Selection In the “Source/Input” dialog, all KAIROS sources (including inputs) are listed in groups and are available for designation as source selections for Buses, Multi-Viewer windows, etc. Clips and Stills are available after loading to RAM.

  • Page 22: Color Adjustments

    Click the pencil symbol in “Source Options” (Picture “Source Options” dialog 3.2.1.4 on previous page), in order to open this dialog (Picture 3.2.2.1). Changing the order of sources on a Bus row. “Spacer” for adding placeholder(s). Delete selected source from a Bus. Add a full category of sources into a Bus.

  • Page 23: Menu Delegation & Navigation

    3.3 Menu Delegation & Navigation 3.3.1 Top-Level GUI Menu Bar “Kairos Creator” 3.3.1.1 Production The Kairos Creator software can be launched using the icon, located on the Desktop or in the Windows Taskbar. Picture 3.3.1.1.1 Click the “Production” tab in the upper left corner and a drop-down menu appears where Production-related tasks are handled including “New,”...

  • Page 24: Settings

    “LUTCorrection.” At the end of the “Index” list, User 1 – User 4 can be selected as filters for the LUT correction. Picture 3.3.1.2.5 Note: Importing a new LUT-file requires rebooting Kairos Core.

  • Page 25: Deck A/Deck B

    3.3.1.3 Deck A/Deck B Picture 3.3.1.3.2 Picture 3.3.1.3.3 When the Mixer/Control page is active, the “Deck A” and “Deck B” tabs appear on the menu bar that contain tools to delegate resources to each control “Deck.” Deck B is on top and Deck A is the bottom one.

  • Page 26: Help

    Picture 3.3.1.4.3 Select “About” from the “Help” drop-down menu: Picture 3.3.1.4.4 Here, the “System-Id” information for the “KAIROS CREATOR” (PC) and the “Connected Server” (Kairos Core) are displayed, which are needed in order to create a valid License-Key for each device.

  • Page 27: Gui Tab-Cycling/History

    Kairos Creator always starts up on the “Control” sub-menu of the “Mixer” main tab. To the right of the “Mixer,” main tabs are the sub-menu selections for the “Mixer” category. The rest of the main tabs are listed in the left column below the Mixer main tab.
  • Page 28 To change to another menu in two clicks, first click the upper left Main Tab (“Mixer” in this example) and an overlay selection window will expand to show all of the menu tabs: Picture 3.2.2.2 Main tab for current Menu page. Current Main tab with current sub-selection in Light Gray.

  • Page 29: Mixer Tab Selection

    3.3.3 Mixer Tab Selection 3.3.3.1 Control The Mixer Main Tab contains all the sub-tabs for setting up and controlling the Mixer part of your production. This is where you unleash most of your creativity! Picture 3.3.3.1.1 The “Control” page gives you a touch screen software Control Panel (CP). All the buttons displayed on screen can be used and operated like a hardware control panel.
  • Page 30 Insert The “Insert” drop-down menu facilitates the addition of items to the scene tree. A newly created item will always be placed into the highlighted item unless it cannot be created there, in which case it will be placed at the end of the list at the same level as the currently selected item.
  • Page 31 Picture 3.3.3.2.6 The “Scenes” panel, in the upper left, contains a hierarchical tree of the Scenes available in the current running production. The cursor focus in this example is on the Scene called “Main,” which in this case (derived from loading a Default Production) is being used as Main-Program output, showing “On-Air”...
  • Page 32 Picture 3.3.3.2.11 Since the “Layers” panel in this example has the cursor selection on “Background,” there are also additional controls available in “Layer Settings” under “Parameter View.” A default selection of effects is available per Layer, including Crop, Transform2D, CornerPinning, LuminanceKey & ChromaKey. Additional effects can be added using the button in the lower right corner (see page 34).
  • Page 33 Picture 3.3.3.2.14 Changing the cursor selection from “Background” to the activated “Layer-1” in the “Layers” panel changes the working area from Red (BGD-Color) to Blue (Layer-1 Color) in order to indicate the delegated controls. The “Layer Settings” in the “Parameter View” panel are now showing “Layer-1” controls, also indicated by “Blue.”...

  • Page 34: Tools In Working Area

    Picture 3.3.1.3.16 Turning off “Preset enable,” will deactivate the controls for “Source B” in the “Parameter View” panel and disable the “Preset”-bus control, located at the bottom of the page. Note: Also, meanwhile created A/B transitions will be affected by turning off “Preset enable.” A list of default effects for instant Layer...

  • Page 35: Select" Tool

    3.3.3.3.1 “Select” tool Picture 3.3.3.3.1.1 Selected Scene is “2Box.” Working Area The six active layers (including BGD) are displayed in the working area by their respective GUI colors. The two non-active “GFX” & “Plate” layers, as indicated by the missing “eyeballs” in the “Layers” panel, are not visible in the working area.

  • Page 36: Crop" Tool

    3.3.3.3.2 “Crop” tool Picture 3.3.3.3.2.1 Select the “Crop” function in the toolbox to activate the Left, Right, Top, and Bottom crop edge controls. This will only work if the crop function has been enabled. See “Crop Enable” under “Layer Settings” described on page 38 in this Manual (Picture 3.3.3.3.2.6).
  • Page 37 Picture 3.3.3.3.2.3 Positioning the cursor anywhere inside the crop-enabled image will activate focus on all edges as indicated in red. This allows click and drag repositioning of the entire crop frame. Picture 3.3.3.3.2.4 Now the image will crop when dragging the image—while keeping the left mouse button pressed— toward the screen edges.
  • Page 38 Picture 3.3.3.3.2.5 Picture 3.3.3.3.2.6 Expand the Crop settings in the “Parameter View” panel below “Layer Settings” to modify the values with the mouse (using slider or arrows ) or entering numeric values. If the “Enable” button for Crop is not active , changes will not be visible on any video output, but a Preview will be displayed in the GUI viewing pane.

  • Page 39: Transform" Tool

    3.3.3.3.3 “Transform” tool Picture 3.3.3.3.3.2 Picture 3.3.3.3.3.1 Select “Transform” tool underneath the working area to position and resize an image using the corresponding controls. Positioning the cursor in any cornered yellow box - with left mouse click and holding, 2D-Size of the image can be modified. Positioning the cursor straight inside the picture, with left mouse click and holding, allows positioning of the image in 2D space.

  • Page 40: Corner Pinning" Tool

    3.3.3.3.4 “Corner Pinning” tool Picture 3.3.3.3.4.1 Picture 3.3.3.3.4.2 The “Corner Pinning” tool allows you to position every corner of an image individually by left mouse clicking on the corner and dragging it to the desired position within the viewing pane. Clicking the cursor inside the picture allows you to re-position the image, whether or not the corners are shifted.

  • Page 41: Transitions

    3.3.3.4 Transitions Transition Name & Duration Picture 3.3.4.1.1 Selected Scene in main folder “Scenes”. Scene “Main” selected. Layers & default names contained in Scene “Main” indicating ON/OFF (Red) and A/B-Bus availability. Transition components selected per Transition. Marker for Transition-Offset (Start) and Transition-Length Picture 3.3.4.1.2 When a Transition component is selected, a list of the Transition categories available to that component is displayed in the “Category”...
  • Page 42 Picture 3.3.4.1.3 In this example, the selected Transition Component (Layer-1) has the “Preset enabled” (indicated with “A/B” symbol. This results in 2 separate sections of Transition-Types, visualized in the categories “In/Out Effects” & “A/B Effects” area (see Page 33 Picture 3.3.3.2.15, section “3.3.3.2 Scenes” in this manual) “A/B-Effects”...
  • Page 43 Picture 3.3.4.1.5 Click this button in order to create a new Transition. Picture 3.3.4.1.6 “Transition” created (default name = Transition / Duration = 20 Frames), no Layer component enabled. Picture 3.3.4.1.7 Various Transition-Types applied to Layer components. Layer-2 is not participating in this Transition. Picture 3.3.4.1.8 For overall trimming, use the graphic slider controls and/or the “TransitionEffect Settings”...
  • Page 44 “Transition” to set the transition duration (“Ctrl+D”), rename it (F2), or delete it (Del). With any transition component selected, you can left-click the Transition item in the menu bar of Kairos Creator to set the duration of the transition or use the keyboard shortcut “Ctrl+D.”...
  • Page 45 Transition renamed Picture 3.3.4.1.18 Picture 3.3.4.1.19 Picture 3.3.4.1.20 Open the “Effects” pull-down menu in the upper left corner of the Kairos Creator or right- click “Category User-In/Out or User-A/B” in order to create a “new MoveLinear effect,” “new ReplayWipe,” “new ReplayWipeMask.”...
  • Page 46 Clip selection. If a Video Clip contains an alpha channel (key signal), which is supported by KAIROS, it will not be necessary to select an “Overlay key” source unless you wish to override it. To perform an A-B transition that matches the Overlay, an animated mask signal can be associated with the “ReplayWipe”...

  • Page 47: Audio Mixer

    3.3.3.5 Audio Mixer The “Audio Mixer” tab allows to mix, adjust, and control up to 16 assignable Video sources, each with their 16 Audio Channels. In order to use the option “Audio Mixer,” the license “-AT-SF005 (audio_mixer)” needs to be installed. Picture 3.3.3.5.1 Channel Name Master ON/OFF...
  • Page 48 According to the “Audio Level Settings” described in section “3.3.1.2 Settings” on page 24 in this manual (see picture 3.3.1.2.4), here is a list of the effect controls, visualized in the Multiviewer outputs as well as in the “Audio Mixer” GUI: Picture 3.3.3.5.8 Picture 3.3.3.5.7 Double-clicking the left mouse on the Audio Channel number indicators underneath the Peakmeter bars...
  • Page 49 Picture 3.3.3.5.16 Selecting the “Tools” drop-down menu in the top left corner Enable/Disable of the Kairos Creator menu enables “Generator 1 & 2 settings…” access. Open “Generator 1 or 2 settings…” in Level [dB] order to setup Track 1-16 per Generator 1-2 regarding: Frequency [Hz] “Enable/Disable”...

  • Page 50: Painter

    3.3.3.6 Painter The “Painter” within Kairos is a Dual-Channel Graphics tool, which allows use of various elements such as Text objects, Clocks, Counters, Geometric Shapes, import of Stills and Fonts, and so on. This gives the user the ability to create, for example, Lower 3 graphics, Scoreboards, various Charts, Game clocks, etc.
  • Page 51 The “GfxScene” drop-down menu enables “New GfxScene...” insertion/creation. Also, the keyboard shortcut “Ctrl+N” can be used. Once creating a new one, GfxScene will launch the renaming dialog, which will prompt as a default Picture 3.3.3.6.5 name “New GfxScene-1.” Picture 3.3.3.6.6 There selections available when using the...
  • Page 52 Picture 3.3.3.6.14 Note: After importing a new “Font-#”, Kairos “Manage Images” gives equal access to manage Core needs to be restarted before the new images within “Painter,” except for “inserting” an image “Font-#”...
  • Page 53 Text field for “Sub- Title” text object. Text options like “Source options” described X/Y position boxes section “3.2.2 Source with dragpad and Options,” starting on page Size control. 21 in this manual, allows entering and editing of Normal or Bold style additional or alternative text elements for the same Italic (cursive) On/Off...
  • Page 54 Within “GfxDropShadow Settings,” the appearance of an enabled Shadow can be adjusted. Apart from the Shadow-Color (with Alpha-channel adjustment for transparency, see section “3.2.3 Color Adjustments” on page 22 in this manual), Angle, Distance, and Softness controls are available. For adjustment, use the sliders, the numeric entries, or up/down arrow controls.
  • Page 55 Use the “GfxScene” named “Example” again in order to show various controls which are accessible even when not in “Edit” mode. “Example” contains Text-objects with “Text options,” “Counters” and a “Clock.” All of those elements within “Painter” can be modified when in “Control” mode also, using the designated Gfx-Channel object control area (see picture 3.3.3.6.1 on page 50 in this manual).

  • Page 56: Multi-Viewer Tab Selection

    3.3.5.1 Live View Picture 3.3.5.1.1 Selecting the Multi-Viewer output to be monitored in real time in Kairos Creator GUI - Live View tab. The Multi-Viewer “Live View” tab allows the user to monitor the Multi-Viewer outputs (MV1 or MV2) in a connected Kairos Creator GUI, once enabled in “System Settings”...

  • Page 57: Layout

    Recall, Rename, Clear.” Changing the Multi-Viewer Background Color, selecting an “Audio source” per MV for DP-Port/HDMI Kairos-Core output, re-arranging the default “1:1” Audio-Output Channel-Assignment when selecting “Shuffle,” setting-up “Audio-Gain” & “Audio-Volume,” modifying “Audio-Delay” (0-2000ms), and a “Clear layout” function can be operated/adjusted in this GUI section per Multi-Viewer. Also, Audio Levels are visualized for the selected Audio source.
  • Page 58 Picture 3.3.5.2.5 The “Default” setting for monitored Audio-Channels in an MV-tile is “Disabled.” Kairos allows to select 1-16 Tracks per MV-tile. Tracks 1-8 are displayed to the Left or in the Top area of the tile. Tracks 9-16 are displayed to the Right or in the Bottom area. Left & Right areas are used Picture 3.3.5.2.6...
  • Page 59 Opening the “Edit” drop-down menu in the upper left corner exposes a “Clear layout” operation, which will be executed without any further confirmation. The keyboard shortcut “Ctrl+Del” does the same thing. Also, a cursor-focused tile can be deleted or the “Set Source…”...
  • Page 60 Picture 3.3.5.2.14 In order to set an “Audio source” for a Kairos Core Multiviewer Output (DP/HDMI), click the “ ” symbol in “Multiviewer Settings” at the top of the “Parameter View” panel next to the “Audio source” icon (scene “Main” is selected in this example) to open the overlay window for this selection, listing all available “Audio sources.”...

  • Page 61: Macro Tab Selection

    Note: “Global Macros” can be recorded and recalled at any time and are not assigned to a specific Scene (Picture 3.3.6.1.1). Global Macros operations allow to create user-defined subdirectories and are operated via Kairos Creator GUI only. Global Macros can be copied from/to any other Macro section, such as Scene Macros & Panel Macros.
  • Page 62 Picture 3.3.6.1.9 Right mouse click context menu. Picture 3.3.6.1.10 Picture 3.3.6.1.8 Use the “Edit” and “Macro” menus in the menu bar to access Edit and Macro management functions. Right mouse click on the macro icon to open a Macro context menu with all the relevant operations. Note: The Macro context menu actually combines the “Macro”...

  • Page 63: Macro Edit

    Launching the Import/Load or Export function will open a browser to navigate for file location or destination. 3.3.3.2 Apps Picture 3.3.6.2.2 An editable list of commands (Kairos events) executed by the Macro. Monitor box for any kind of errors during Macro-editing, such as logical, spelling, syntax, etc. Save changes and not closing edit dialog.
  • Page 64 Opening Macro “Edit” dialog and clicking on the “Insert Wait” button located in the headline reveals the sub-selection for “Time” with selectable presets in Microseconds (msec) and Seconds (sec). Once a pause (Wait state) gets inserted into a Macro, the numbers can be changed within the editor by simply overwriting and saving them.

  • Page 65: Apps

    3.3.6.3 Apps Apps are based on the scripting language LUA. Here, 2 independent scripts can be executed and run in parallel. When saving a production while LUA scripts are running, they will be automatically stored within the production file. By default, this menu page appears empty. Delegate App(lication) A/B Stop/Abort Application Pause Application...
  • Page 66 Following functions are available additionally to the regular LUA syntax: Basic functions: • setup: function is called before the first loop call after running an App. • stop: executed when the App fails or App has been terminated (after the last loop call). loop: function that is executed in a specified cycle when the App is running.

  • Page 67: Source Tab Selection

    3.3.7 Source Tab Selection 3.3.7.1 FX-Inputs As previously described in Chapter 1.3 Naming Convention, FX-Inputs can be pre-processed, containing effects such as DVE’s, Color Correction, pre-processed Key among others. A source for an FX-Input can be derived from a Physical Input or any internal Source like a Ram Player, Clip Player, Stills, etc.
  • Page 68 Creating a “New FX-Input” as described on the previous page in Pictures 3.3.7.1.2 & 3.3.7.1.3 or using the keyboard shortcut “Ctrl+N” will open a pop-up window for further selection (see section “3.2.1 Source/Input Selection”). Picture 3.3.7.1.5 Available Source groups. Sources available within “Inputs” group. Picture 3.3.7.1.6 Picture 3.3.7.1.7 Picture 3.3.7.1.8...
  • Page 69 Here is an example with multiple directories of FX-Inputs: Main “FX-Inputs” directory. Subdirectories within “FX-Inputs.” Created FX-Inputs in their designated directories. Empty directory. Picture 3.3.7.1.11 The “Move Up” & “Move Down” controls, which are used to change the order of FX-Inputs within a directory, can be found in the right-click context window.

  • Page 70: Stills

    3.3.7.2 Stills Note: Kairos Standard version supports a maximum of 4K-resolution only. Stills directory path Individual created directories “Stills” main menu page Memory usage indicators MEM usage = GPU RAM HDD usage = used Disc space Picture 3.3.7.2.1 Opening the first folder where cursor focus is on “Fill & Key” by left mouse double-click on it. A thumbnail preview is generated per “Still”...
  • Page 71 The “Export” or “Import” of a Still will open a file directory browser within the GUI to get the desired file location. When exporting a Still, the format will be the internal “*.rr” file format. When importing an image, the “rr”, “png”, “jpg”, “tga” and “tif” file formats are supported. Picture 3.3.7.2.4 Use “show directory tree”...

  • Page 72: Ram Player

    3.3.7.3 Ram Player Note: Kairos Standard version supports a maximum of 2K-resolution only. 8 Ram Player Channels Playlist section per RamPlayer RamPlayer directory path “Ram Player” main menu page channel, displaying Individual created directories Memory usage indicators “Channel-1”. MEM usage = CPU RAM HDD usage = used Disc space Picture 3.3.7.3.1...
  • Page 73 Note: The thumbnails of the displayed Clips represent the center frame of the Clip. When a Clip contains an Alpha-Channel, the designated thumbnail is indicating a “Checkerboard” background. Thumbnails are generated per “Clip” whether a Clip is loaded into Ram or not. Picture 3.3.7.3.3 “Set mark-in,”...
  • Page 74 Loading a single Clip into a Ram Channel represents a Cliplist which contains only 1 Clip. Dragging and dropping various Clips into the Cliplist area of a particular Ram Channel will grow the list accordingly. When selecting (Cursor focus) a Clip in the Cliplist area, use “Del” on the keyboard in order to remove it from the list or use the keyboard shortcut “Ctrl+arrow up/down”...

  • Page 75: Clip Player

    As already described in section “3.3.7.3 Ram Player,” the keyboard shortcut “Ctrl+T” toggles between the 2 styles or by using the “View” pull-down menu in the upper left corner of the Kairos Creator menu. The “Show extensions” function from the “View” pull-down menu will toggle to “Show” or “Hide” the file- specific format, or use the keyboard shortcut “Ctrl+U”...

  • Page 76: Color Mattes

    3.3.7.5 Color Mattes Picture 3.3.7.5.1 These three colors are available by default in the Color Mattes tab. In order to create a new Color Matte, use the “Color Matte” drop-down menu in the upper left corner. Selecting “New ColorMatte” for a new Color, or “New Directory,”...

  • Page 77: Config Tab Selection

    Picture 3.3.8.1.4 Picture 3.3.8.1.5 1. The Aux-Bus drop-down menu in the Kairos Creator menu bar (Picture 3.3.8.1.2), 2. Right-click the selected Aux-bus for a pop-up menu (Picture 3.3.8.1.3), 3. Click the “Set…”-source button in the “Parameter View” GUI section (Picture 3.3.8.1.4), 4.
  • Page 78 Picture 3.3.8.1.6 List of existing Input groups. Cursor focus on “Scenes” group. Available sources in “Scenes” group. Actual selection for Aux-2 = “Main” (surrounded with blue border). For more details see individual sections. Define selectable Sources per Auxbus (page 21). Select Source dialog for designated bus (page 21).
  • Page 79 Picture 3.3.8.1.10 Picture 3.3.8.1.12 Note: Once “Source Substitution” is enabled, Kairos will replace the selected crosspoints “on the fly” according to the substitution “Table,” regardless of which Layer might appear, and also which effect is used to make them visible.

  • Page 80: Tally

    There are 3 methods to assign Tally signaling for Aux-Buses/Outputs: Picture 3.3.8.1.1.1 1.) “Auxbus” drop down menu. Picture 3.3.8.1.1.2 2.) Right mouse-click context menu. KAIROS offers 6 independent Tally systems (color referencing): = default “On-Air,” or “Ctrl+1” Green = default “Preview,”...
  • Page 81 There are 3 ways to “Rename” Inputs: Picture 3.3.8.2.2 Picture 3.3.8.2.3 1. The “Input” drop-down menu in the Kairos Creator menu bar can be used, 2. the right mouse click menu at the selected “Input,” or 3. the Keyboard shortcut “F2” on focused item.

  • Page 82: Triggers

    Selecting an Input with a PTZ-Camera connected will enable these additional controls: Pan, Tilt, Zoom controls with adjustable Speed response & Power status. Available Camera Right mouse click Presets. context menu. Use left mouse click to select. Picture 3.3.8.2.7 Selected device type is PTZ The right mouse click context menu allows for selected item to “Recall preset,”...
  • Page 83 Once Triggers have been created (Http and/or IP), the right mouse click context menu changes (Picture 3.3.8.3.2), with additional actions. The existing “Paste” function from the “Edit” drop-down menu is now joined by “Cut” & “Copy.” The “Send” function for the selected command can be used for testing or execution.

  • Page 84: Setup Tab Selection

    3.3.9 Setup Tab Selection 3.3.9.1 System Settings System Settings The “System” drop- down menu provides “Reboot” & “Shutdown” capabilities for Kairos- Core. Picture 3.3.9.1.1 Picture 3.3.9.1.3 Picture 3.3.9.1.4 Multiviewer Resolutions can be adjusted separately from the AUX-Outputs. The “System Frequency” determines the overall processed system framerate, applied to all Video-Outputs, including connected Multiviewer.
  • Page 85 Multiviewer-1 http://192.168.40.50:1234/multiviewers/1/sdp for Multiviewer-2 Note: Multiple instances of “VLC media Player” can run in parallel on the same Kairos Creator GUI (or on any other computer within the network) in order to monitor MV-1 & MV-2 simultaneously. PTP Settings Picture 3.3.9.1.5...
  • Page 86 Note: - Network adapter settings are not part of “export/import environment file” operations in the Kairos Creator “Settings” drop-down menu! See section “3.3.1.2 Settings” on page 24 in this manual for details.

  • Page 87: Input Settings

    3.3.9.2 Input Settings Group 1-4 Group 5-8 Group 9-12 Group 13-16 Group 17-20 Group 21-24 Group 25-28 Group 29-32 Picture 3.3.9.2.1 The “Input Settings” GUI menu shows a list of all 32 inputs, each capable of a 3G signal bandwidth, and the “...
  • Page 88 When selecting “SDI” as input format (Picture 3.3.9.2.5), the next selection defines the module number 1-8 (Picture 3.3.9.2.6). Each module provides 4 inputs to select from “In 1-4” (Picture 3.3.9.2.7). Finally, Kairos Core can auto- sense the connected input format, or you can choose directly between 12G (Single Link), 2SI (2 Sample Interleave), SQD (Square Division).
  • Page 89 “Input-Tab”: The Input-Tab allows addition of an artificial delay to the source signal for ST2110 & SDI. Default is “0” (no additional delay) and the maximum is 12 frames. Picture 3.3.9.2.15 “ST2110-Tab”: The ST2110-Tab provides all required Video & Audio settings regarding the ST2110 Standard. Click the “...
  • Page 90 Picture 3.3.9.2.20 “TallyTrigger-Tab”: In the TallyTrigger-Tab, an external Tally device such as BFE-GPIO Box or a Panasonic Camera interface can be set up. The following settings are available depending on the device type: - IP address of the Tally device.

  • Page 91: Output Settings

    “VtrController-Tab”: In the “VtrController” Tab, enter the individual IP address and Port number for a supported device and then select “Protocol” type for the device. A dedicated driver for BlackMagic devices, as well as AMP over LAN protocol (Advanced Media Protocol), is available (Picture 3.3.9.2.26).
  • Page 92 Outputs 2-4 cannot select a 4K signal. Therefore, there are 2 individual drop-down menus provided to select the desired/available format (see Picture 3.3.9.3.4). Picture 3.3.9.3.4 Picture 3.3.9.3.3 Picture 3.3.9.3.3 Note: So far, interlace formats are only supported for Inputs When Output-1 in Group 1-4 is set to any of the provided 4K formats, for example, “3840 × 2160@59p,” Outputs 2-4 will be disabled (Picture 3.3.9.3.5).
  • Page 93 When configuring an Output-Type to “SDI,” the settings are almost the same like in section “3.3.9.2 Input Settings.” Start with selecting Output-Type first. Picture 3.3.9.3.8 Picture 3.3.9.3.9 Select an Output Module 1-8, Define Output connector Out 1-4 only available when Deltacast (Picture 3.3.9.3.11).
  • Page 94 Note: The general availability of Inputs/Outputs as well as the total number of Inputs/Outputs is reflecting the various types of installed Kairos options/licenses: AT-SF001 for 4K Support (default is 3G max) AT-SF002 for I/O expansion to 32 Inputs (default is 24×3G max) and 16 Outputs (default is 12×3G max).

  • Page 95: Kairos Rest Api

    3.4 KAIROS Rest API 3.4.1 Rest API Overview In order to access and control KAIROS via a generic Web-browser, such as Chrome, Edge, etc., the implemented Rest API can be used. Typical browser shortcuts can be used as well (e.g., F5=refresh, F11=Fullscreen, etc.).

  • Page 96: Aux-Delegation

    3.4.3 AUX-Delegation The “AUX Delegation” selection is providing the controls for AUX-buses in a X/Y style so that the upper Bus is used to select a specific AUX-bus and the lower bus is providing the individual available source. Again, when there are more sources (see section 3.2.2 Source Options page 21) than source buttons available, automatically a “Shift”-level is (or multiple “Shift”-levels are) applied to the far-right side of the source selection buttons.

  • Page 97: Scenes

    3.4.7 Scenes The last tab called “Scenes” provides full cross-point control per Bus/Layer on delegated Scene. There is no Scene selected when entering this tab (Picture 3.4.7.1). Picture 3.4.7.1 Scene “Main” delegated (Picture 3.4.7.2). Background A & B + 2 Layers. Picture 3.4.7.2 Scene “ME1”...

  • Page 98: Control Panel

    Note: USB functions are not supported yet. Picture 4.1.4 The Joystick section in the upper right corner of the Kairos Control Panel can be used for PTZ-Camera Control, Layer & FxInputs-Transformations & generic positioning controls. This section will be typically auto-delegated to the individual requested functionality and/or device.

  • Page 99: Kairos Creator Gui Panel Tab

    4.2 Kairos Creator GUI Panel Tab Picture 4.2.1 Entering the Kairos Creator GUI Mixer > Panel tab is showing a Control Panel overview with unselected Panel “Profile” (Picture 4.2.1 above). Selecting Profile1, for example, is showing the default “Deck-1” & “Deck-2” assignment.
  • Page 100 Picture 4.2.3 Selecting “Deck-2” with ME1 assigned to, is highlighting the designated Scene controls and allows to set up the individual “Module Settings” (Picture 4.2.3). Picture 4.2.4 Selecting “Deck-1” with Main assigned, will highlight the corresponding button section and enables access to the available “Module Settings”...

  • Page 101: Smart Delegation

    Picture 4.2.5 Using the right mouse-click context menu on either “Deck-1” or “Deck-2”(left) and select “Set Delegation”, or click on the “ ” symbol next to “Scene” in “Module Settings” (right), will open the “Source selection” window in order to delegate a static Scene per Deck-1 and/or -2 (Picture 4.2.5). 4.2.1 Smart Delegation Picture 4.2.9 Picture 4.2.1.1...
  • Page 102 Bus selection (PGM, PST, GROUP1, or GROUP2) is not a Scene (M/E#), such as a direct Input, RamPlayer channel, Stills etc., the corresponding M/E (Deck-1 or Deck-2) will appear blanked/undefined in the Control Panel as well as in Kairos Creator GUI (Pictures 4.2.1.6–4.2.1.8). Picture 4.2.1.6 Picture 4.2.1.7...
  • Page 103 Changing the order of appearance. Delete a selected Scene from the list. Open dialog to add new Scene into list see picture 4.2.18 Picture 4.2.1.9 Left mouse-clicking on the pen “ ” symbol next to “Source Options” will open the dialog to organize the Scene delegation operations regarding adding, deleting, and order of appearance.

  • Page 104: New Layout" Wizard

    4.3 “New Layout” Wizard Picture 4.3.1 To create a “New Layout,” use the right mouse-click context menu on one of the Profiles 1-8 and confirm “New Layout….” Or use the “New Layout…” button in “Parameter View” section underneath “Layout Settings.” After selecting “New Layout…,”...
  • Page 105 In case more than one Scene (M/E#) is delegated to the upper Deck, the function keys F1–F8 are representing additional delegation functionality according Transition section (Picture 4.3.4). Picture 4.3.3 Picture 4.3.4 F1, F2, & F3 are representing the Scene (M/E#) mapped into the upper Deck. Selecting any of the F1, F2, or F3 keys manually will force the delegated Scene to be reflected and controlled by the upper Transition section.

  • Page 106: Transition Section

    4.4 Transition Section Picture 4.4.1 There is a dedicated pair of “Cut” & “Auto” buttons per Transition, each with their individual applicable “Transition Duration” rate. When press & hold one of the buttons labeled “1-8” right above the “Cut” & “Auto”...
  • Page 107 Note: Selecting multiple “Next Transition” buttons 1–8 will also affect the LAH-Scene Preview output, displayed on Multiviewer or Aux-Output. LAH = Look Ahead Preview. Picture 4.4.5 When pressing the “T-Dur” button next to one of the Lever/Fader arm locations in order to enter a Transition Duration rate (in Frames), the “Numeric Keypad”...
  • Page 108 (Picture 4.4.2) used for temporary overwrite by default, left mouse-click the function “Transition type overwrite” on a selected “Profile” & “Deck” in Kairos Creator GUI in Mixer > Panel tab menu, located top right under “Parameter View.” Picture 4.4.8 When opening the “Transition type overwrite”...

  • Page 109: Control Panel Crossbar Section

    Picture 4.2.21 Picture 4.2.22 Press & hold “Delegation” button in top row: Picture 4.2.23 Available Layers and Buses in Scene “Kairos.” Bus delegation on “Layer-1” in top row. Press & hold “Delegation” button in 2nd row: Picture 4.2.24 Bus delegation on “Layer-2” in 2nd row.
  • Page 110 Bus delegation on “BGD-B” in bottom row. Note: After press & hold any of the “Delegation” buttons, Kairos Control Panel allows to change the actual delegation of the selected Bus to any other listed Layer, such as “BGD-A,” “BGD-B,” “Layer-1,”...
  • Page 111 Picture 4.2.28 All Scenes in listed order created in “Source Options” (see 3.2.2 Source Options). “Kairos” is the actual delegated Scene for this Deck. Note: The content of Scene Directories within the “Source Options” list will be automatically unpacked when displayed on the Control Panel. In this case, the “Templates” folder (see Picture 4.2.1.11) is containing the Scenes: 2Box, 4Box, OTS Left, OTS Right, Title, and Sidecar.

  • Page 112: Numeric Keypad Section "Menu

    After pressing the “Connect” button in main “Menu” dialog of upper or lower Decks “Numeric Keypad” section (Picture 4.6.1), the upcoming dialog allows to enter an IP-address for a Kairos Core server in order to connect with the Control Panel (Picture 4.6.2). Use the “Backspace”...
  • Page 113 = IP-Address setting for Control Panel Allows to set the Control Panel IP-Address. Use the “Backspace” button as needed. Use the “Cancel” button to abort the dialog. Use the button to confirm and close the entry. Picture 4.6.4 = Netmask setting for Control Panel Allows to set the Control Panel Netmask.
  • Page 114 Picture 4.6.7 = Fader Calibration dialog Follow instructions displayed in upper Transition section. “STEP 1: MOVE ALL FADERS TO MIN/DOWN POSITION” Press “OK” to continue or “Cancel” to abort. Picture 4.6.8 = Fader Calibration dialog Follow instructions displayed in upper Transition section. “STEP 2: MOVE ALL FADERS TO MAX/UP POSITION”...
  • Page 115 Picture 4.6.9 = Joystick Calibration dialog Follow instructions displayed in upper Transition section. “1. Rotate Z axis in Clockwise and Counterclockwise direction to Max Limits.” “2. Rotate Joystick Clockwise and Counterclockwise in a full circle 2–3 times to be sure.” Press “OK”...
  • Page 116 Use the “Cancel” button to abort the dialog. Use the button to confirm and close the entry. Note: If Profile setting is changed in the Kairos Creator, please reselect Profile-# on the Control Panel. Picture 4.6.11 = Info regarding Software Version Information regarding installed software version.
  • Page 117 = Reboot Control Panel Note: This will cause a full reboot of the Control Panel, including Operating System and Application Software, similar to a power cycle. Use the “Cancel” button to abort the dialog. Use the button to confirm and close the entry. Picture 4.6.13 = Restart Control Panel Note: This will cause a restart of the Control Panel...

  • Page 118: Macros

    “Panel Macro.” = Added new “Panel Macro” with default name. Note: Kairos Creator GUI can be used for renaming Macros and sort the list of appearance. Also Cut, Copy, and Paste functionality is supported by Kairos Creator GUI across all available Macro locations &...

  • Page 119: Vtr

    To “Delete” a Control Panel Macro, press and hold the “Delete” button in the lower left corner of the numeric Keypad section (when delegated to “Macro”) and click on the Macro, which needs to be deleted. This is executed instantly with no further safety request. Note: Press and hold the “Delete”...

  • Page 120: Joystick Delegation

    Not implemented yet. 4.7 Joystick Delegation: The programmable section in the lower right corner of the Kairos Control Panel can be used for various controls, such as delegating controls toward the above-located Joystick, that is, FX-Inputs, PTZ-Presets, Scenes (M/E#’s), Layers, etc.
  • Page 121 Picture 4.7.7 Picture 4.7.8 Note: Kairos will remember the last delegated Joystick control per selected Layer. To disable Joystick control, deselect the Transform control (Crop, Trans2D, etc.), the selected Layer or the entire main selection for “FxInputs,” “PTZ,” “Scene,” etc.
  • Page 122 Web Site: https://www.panasonic.com © Panasonic Corporation 2020...

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