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K2 Summit/Solo formats, models, licenses, and hardware support

Formats are supported as in the following tables.

Table 1. First-generation K2 Summit/Solo system
Formats Compression 1x Multi-Cam, 3D/Video + Key, TripleCam 3x Super Slo-Mo 6x Super Slo-Mo, TripleCam, 4K
SD DV Encode/decode Encode/decode Not supported. Not supported.
MPEG-2 Decode is standard. Encode requires codec MPEG option card. Decode is standard. Encode requires codec MPEG option card. Requires AppCenterElite license. Not supported. Not supported.
AVC/H.264 Not supported. Not supported. Not supported. Not supported.
1080i/720p DVCPROHD Encode/decode. Requires HD license. Encode/decode. Requires HD license and AppCenterElite licenses. TripleCam also requires the Triple license. Encode/decode. Requires HD license and AppCenterElite licenses. Not supported.
MPEG-2 Decode is standard. Encode requires MPEG codec option card. Requires HD license. Decode is standard. Encode requires codec MPEG option card. Requires HD and AppCenterElite licenses. Not supported. Not supported.
AVC-Intra Encode/decode. Requires codec AVC-I option card. Requires HD license. Encode/decode. Requires codec AVC-I option card. Requires HD and AppCenterElite licenses. Not supported. Not supported.
AVCHD Not supported Not supported Not supported Not supported.
AVC-LongG Not supported Not supported Not supported Not supported.
Avid DNxHD Not supported Not supported Not supported Not supported.
1080p AVC-Intra Class 100 Not supported Not supported Not supported Not supported.
To add support for additional formats, contact your Grass Valley representative for upgrade information.
Table 2. K2 Summit 3G system and K2 Summit IP client SDI I/O
Formats Compression 1x 3x Super Slo-Mo, Multi-Cam*, 3D/Video + Key 6x Super Slo-Mo 4K
SD DV Encode/decode Encode/decode. Requires AppCenterElite licenses. TripleCam also requires the Triple license. Not supported. Not supported.
MPEG-2 Encode/decode Encode/decode. Requires codec Mezz option card. Requires AppCenterElite license. 3x Super Slo-Mo and TripleCam are not supported. Not supported. Not supported.
AVC/H.264 Decode only. Requires AVC license. Not supported Not supported Not supported.
1080i/720p DVPROHD Encode/decode. HD license is required. Encode/decode. HD license is required. Requires the HD and AppCenterElite license. TripleCam also requires the Triple license. Encode/decode. Requires codec Mezz option card. Requires HD, AppCenterElite and 6xSSM licenses. Requires K2 Summit 3G chassis with 2.5” hard drives for one channel or high endurance solid state drives for full features with two channels. Not supported.
MPEG-2 Encode/decode. HD license is required. Encode/decode. Requires Mezz codec option card. Requires HD and AppCenterElite licenses. 3x Super Slo-Mo and TripleCam are not supported. Not supported. Not supported.
AVC-Intra Encode/decode. Requires HD and AVC licenses. Encode/decode. Requires HD, AppCenterElite and AVC licenses. TripleCam also requires the Triple license. Encode/decode. Requires codec option card, plus HD, AppCenterElite, 6xSSM and AVC licenses. Requires K2 Summit 3G chassis with 2.5” hard drives for one channel or high endurance solid state drives for full features with two channels. Not supported.
AVCHD/H.264 Decode only. Requires HD and AVC licenses. Not supported Not supported Not supported.
AVC-LongG Decode only. Requires HD and AVC licenses. Not supported Not supported Not supported.
Avid DNxHD Encode/decode. Requires HD and DNxHD licenses. Encode/decode. Requires HD, AppCenterElite and DNxHD licenses. TripleCam is not supported. Not supported Not supported.
1080p AVC-Intra Class 100 Encode/decode. Requires codec Mezz option card for multi-head operation. Requires HD, 3G and AVC licenses. Encode/decode. Requires codec Mezz option card. Requires HD, 3G AppCenterElite and AVC licenses. TripleCam is not supported. Not supported Encode/decode. One 4K channel requires two codec channels. Requires codec Mezz option cards and high endurance solid state drives. Requires HD, 3G, 4K, AppCenterElite and AVC licenses.
Table 3. K2 Solo 3G system
Formats Compression 1x Multi-Cam*, 3D/Video + Key 3x Super Slo-Mo 4K
SD DV Encode/decode Encode/decode. Requires the AppCenterElite license. TripleCam also requires the Triple license. Not supported. Not supported.
MPEG-2 Encode/decode Not supported Not supported Not supported.
AVCHD/H.264 Decode only. Requires AVC license. Not supported Not supported Not supported.
1080i/720p DVPROHD Encode/decode. HD license is required. Encode/decode. Requires HD and the AppCenterElite licenses. TripleCam also requires the Triple license. Encode/decode. Requires HD, and AppCenterElite licenses. Not supported.
MPEG-2 Encode/decode. HD license is required. Not supported Not supported Not supported.
AVC-Intra Encode/decode. Requires HD and AVC licenses. Encode/decode. Requires HD, AppCenterElite and AVC licenses. TripleCam also requires the Triple license. Encode/decode. Requires HD, AppCenterElite and AVC licenses. Not supported.
AVCHD/H.264 Decode only. Requires HD and AVC licenses. Not supported Not supported Not supported.
AVC-LongG Decode only. Requires HD and AVC licenses. Not supported Not supported Not supported.
Avid DNxHD Encode/decode. Requires HD and DNxHD licenses. Encode/decode. Requires HD, AppCenterElite and DNxHD licenses. TripleCam is not supported. Encode/decode. Requires HD, AppCenterElite and DNxHD licenses. Not supported.
1080p AVC-Intra Class 100 Encode/decode. Multi-head operation not supported. Requires HD and 3G licenses. Not supported Not supported Not supported.
Table 4. K2 Summit IP Client IP I/O
Formats Compression 1x Multi-Cam*, 3D/Video + Key 3x Super Slo-Mo 4K
SD DV Encode/decode Encode/decode. Requires the AppCenterElite license. TripleCam also requires the Triple license. Not supported. Not supported.
MPEG-2 Encode/decode Encode/decode. Requires codec Mezz option card and AppCenterElite license. TripleCam is not supported. Not supported Not supported.
AVC/H.264 Decode only. Requires AVC license. Not supported. Not supported. Not supported.
1080i/720p DVPROHD Encode/decode. HD license is required. Encode/decode. Requires HD and the AppCenterElite licenses. TripleCam also requires the Triple license. Encode/decode. Requires HD, and AppCenterElite licenses. Not supported.
MPEG-2 Encode/decode. HD license is required. Encode/decode. Requires codec Mezz option card and AppCenterElite license. TripleCam is not supported. Not supported. Not supported.
AVC-Intra Encode/decode. Requires HD and AVC licenses. Encode/decode. Requires HD, AppCenterElite and AVC licenses. TripleCam also requires the Triple license. Not supported.. Not supported.
AVCHD/H.264 Decode only. Requires HD and AVC licenses. Not supported Not supported Not supported.
AVC-LongG Decode only. Requires HD and AVC licenses. Not supported Not supported Not supported.
Avid DNxHD Encode/decode. Requires HD and DNxHD licenses. Encode/decode. Requires HD, AppCenterElite and DNxHD licenses. TripleCam is not supported. Encode/decode. Requires HD, AppCenterElite and DNxHD licenses. Not supported.
1080p AVC-Intra Class 100 Encode/decode. Requires codec Mezz option card for multi-head operation. Requires HD, 3G. AppCenterElite and AVC and licenses. Encode/decode. Requires codec Mezz option card. Requires HD, 3G. AppCenterElite and AVC and licenses. TripleCam is not supported. Not supported Not supported.
* Three inputs requires 3-input Multi-Cam license. Two inputs included in AppCenter Elite license.

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