“Kairos is designed to provide different solutions for different kinds of people,” explains Guilhem Krier, head of new business & market development at Panasonic Connect Europe. “It’s not a fixed, black box product. It’s part of a new generation of software-based solutions that allow you to keep developing. “Kairos started as a mixer, but that’s only the first part. What it actually does is give you a powerful engine for processing uncompressed video in real time.” BROADCAST TRANSFORMATION Mediaset was already using Panasonic cameras and monitors in several of its Italian broadcast installations. Now it has doubled down, using Kairos for its digital transformation project. “We are migrating all our studios and control rooms to IP, based on the SMPTE 2110 standard for video and Dante for audio,” said Di Concetto.
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WHEN EVERYONE WORKS ON THE SAME TECHNOLOGY FOR 20 YEARS, IT BECOMES A STANDARD highlighting the benefits of Kairos, but more than just another product promo, the piece shows Kairos at work in a real-life setting under the roof of a top production facility. The content also features customers giving testimonials, recorded in a Kairos framework. But the principal focus was on the future landscape of IP-enabled production.
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“These studios are very flexible and versatile, useful for several production types, from news to documentaries and interviews. It helps to automate a number of processes. We are still exploring the possibilities it offers.” According to Di Concetto, the move to IP is a significant transformation for the video content industry. “Our aim with IP is to make the work of control rooms more
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