Overview; General - Panasonic KAIROS Operating Manual

1 Overview

1.1 General

Today, live video production needs to adapt new technologies to create more sense of reality and
new technologies for improving productivity of video production. These technical evolution and
requirements are remarkably advancing; KAIROS will be the solution to meet these requirements.
"KAIROS"—the IT/IP platform is a live video production platform that is developed based on a new
concept and innovative architecture. It incorporates proprietary, ground-breaking software to maximize
the CPU and GPU capacities for video processing.
General-purpose IT equipment is deployed to run on CPU and GPU to take advantage of the most
advanced IT technology. And the proprietary, innovative software technology has enabled
unprecedented flexible live video processing with low latency executed on a GPU, while the open
software architecture ensures excellent system flexibility and scalability.
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.
KAIROS uses the GPU for the video processing, thus allowing flexible video production using multiple
layers with unrestricted number of MEs or keys and the "CANVAS" screen unhampered by resolution or
format.
Because KAIROS is an IT-based open architecture platform, it enables functional enhancements and
control linkage with external devices by adding application software. With the system integration
capability, KAIROS improves work efficiency and ensures future expandability.
Achieving flexibility in all levels of production unlike any existing hardware-based systems, KAIROS
breaks new ground for live video production.
* NDI is a registered trademark of NewTek in the United States.
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