Release Summary; What's New In Version 7.3.8 - GRASS VALLEY K2 7.3.8 - RELEASE NOTES AND Quick Start Manual

Release Summary

What's new in version 7.3.8

The following features are available with the initial software release:
Licensing for K2 system software
with a 30 day trial license. You must obtain a permanent license from Grass Valley. Version
7.3.8 is a free upgrade for anyone under a service contract or SLA. Customers with previous
versions who are outside the 1 year warranty can purchase an upgrade. When upgrading to version
7.3.8, make sure that you carefully follow the upgrade and licensing procedures later in these
release notes, so that licensing features are correctly installed.
HotBin Export Automatically export K2 clips in any format that the K2 system supports. The
feature requires the K2-HotBinExportService license. Refer to
on page 14.
P2 Export AppCenter export supports P2 format.
QuickTime Video+Key Import Import QuickTime les with an alpha video channel encoded
using the Apple Animation codec for Video+Key (key- ll) clips. This feature requires the
AppCenterElite license. Refer to
MXF reference les
create a corresponding reference le. The reference le is stored in a directory in the clip's folder
on the V: drive. You can con gure the software to create QuickTime reference les, MXF
reference les, or no reference les. Refer to
MXF and QuickTime export of complex movies Complex movies are attened during MXF
and QuickTime streaming export, as these formats do not directly support complex movies.
interchange speci cation
Storage Utility features
supported.
Continuous record export
MXF or QuickTime, with the result being a attened stream le. Recording must be complete
before you export the clip, however you can make sub-clips while record is underway and export
the sub-clips. For this feature, MPEG-2 long GoP is not supported.
More robust performance
Turbo iDDR
K2 SAN Quality of Service (QOS)
of generic iSCSI clients, such as editing workstations. Refer to the K2 SAN Installation and
Service Manual.
SNFS le system
systems.
K2 Dyno PA DLC tool
of a stand-alone K2 Summit system with the K2 Dyno PA application. For more information,
see the K2 Dyno PA documentation.
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When upgrading, version 7.3.8 K2 system software installs
QuickTime video and key import speci cation
When you create a simple K2 clip on a K2 system, K2 software can
on page 18.
Clean Unreferenced Files and Clean Unreferenced Movies are now
You can export a completed continuous (loop) record clip as
Improved recovery from interrupted video inputs.
Compatibility with Turbo iDDR no longer supported.
A third level of QOS is available for better management
Upgrade to version 3.5.2.1b15620 is required. This version supports 64-bit
A DLC (Distributed LAN Client) tool streamlines the con guration
K2 Version 7.3.8 Release Notes & Upgrade Instructions
About the Export capture service
About MXF reference les
on page 20.
on page 13.
MXF
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