Datasheet GV STRATUS Newsroom Bundles Modular Video Production & Content Management Toolset

GV STRATUS Newsroom Express, Pro and Elite are cost-effective solutions for small newsrooms with smaller budgets.

GV STRATUS Newsroom Bundles from Grass Valley, • 50 Mb/s) editor that can be directly connected to the a Belden Brand, bring the power of GV STRATUS to K2 Solo 3G server. smaller news operations, delivering the full resources • GV STRATUS Newsroom Pro — 4 bidirectional I/Os, of the newsroom to the field, so that producers can 8 TB storage (based on K2 Summit 3G Transmission get stories to air faster. This gives you the opportu- Client). Supports 15 GV STRATUS clients, includ- nity to engage viewers faster than ever before, with ing 10 proxy editors and 1 high-resolution (up to 50 compelling reporting and fully edited, ready-to-air Mb/s) editor that can be directly connected to the K2 packages. Summit 3G server. Based on the tight integration between GV STRATUS • GV STRATUS Newsroom Elite — 4 bidirectional and the EDIUS NLE platform, and a unique and I/Os, 20 TB storage (based on K2 Summit 3G highly optimized hybrid editing workflow, journalists Transmission Client and K2 Central TX shared stor- can mix and move low-resolution and high-resolution age). Supports 20 GV STRATUS clients, including 15 assets — including so-called “wild files” from citizen proxy editors and up to 4 high-resolution (up to 50 journalists — across multiple sites, and perform full Mb/s) editors which can be directly connected to the editing in the field with EDIUS Workgroup, included K2 Central shared storage. as standard in all GV STRATUS Newsroom config- EDIUS supports a huge range of codecs and formats, urations. Because proxy files are used extensively many of them natively. It’s this ability to “edit any- and intelligently, there is no need for complex SAN thing” which gives EDIUS the reputation of being the configurations (although you can, of course, scale up fastest NLE on the market, and a natural fit for news at any time). editing. Whether the field source material comes from GV STRATUS Newsroom Bundles are available in camcorders, DSLRs, smartphones or dashcams… it three configurations. doesn’t matter, EDIUS can edit them all. • GV STRATUS Newsroom Express — 2 bidirectional The powerful combination of GV STRATUS and I/Os, 600 GB storage (based on K2 Solo 3G porta- EDIUS provides a wide range of tools for news edit- ble media server). Supports 15 GV STRATUS clients, ing and production. Using the same editor in the field including 10 proxy editors and 1 high-resolution (up to and the newsroom saves time and resources, with- out the need to train users on different editing tools.

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KEY FEATURES

Get stories to air faster by bringing the newsroom to the field Create more compelling sports content with more collaborative • GV STRATUS brings the full resources of the newsroom to the field production so producers can get stories to air faster. This is achieved with an ex- • GV STRATUS video production & content management gives your tremely efficient and intelligent proxy workflow, which allows seamless producers the ability to create even more compelling news and sports mixing and movement of low-res and high-res assets across multiple content sites, as well as full editing in the field with EDIUS • Rich collaboration across capture, replay, editing and content manage- • By improving multitasking in the newsroom and in the field, operating ment enables a totally connected production team; this delivers fast costs are reduced as traditional edit suites are no longer needed workflows across tagging, searching, reviewing and content trimming • Whatever the source material — camcorders, smartphones, dashcams — EDIUS can handle it, most of the time in real-time. No transcoding means no waiting Easily upgrade to produce more digital content, in less time, with powerful OTT/web delivery • With GV STRATUS, you produce more digital content in less time, using a comprehensive rules and workflow engine to automate media delivery — this can speed production by a factor of 10 • The open architecture allows rich integration with essential third-party service providers to create complete solutions for live streaming and VOD. GV STRATUS also integrates with all popular transcode engines for speedy import and export

GV STRATUS OPEN ARCHITECTURE

The GV STRATUS framework provides a consistent service-orientated model for efficient integration with the following best-of-breed third-party applications: • Newsroom Computer System (NRCS) — Annova OpenMedia, AP ENPS, • Transcoding — Elemental Live, Harmonic WFS, ProMedia Carbon, Avid iNEWS, NIS, Octopus, Ross Inception Telestream Vantage • NLEs — Grass Valley EDIUS, Pro CC, Avid , • Digital Media Platforms — Anvato, Capella, ExciteM Apple 7 • High-Speed File Transfer — Aspera • Archive & Retrieval — SGL Flashnet, Oracle DIVArchive, Masstech, generic FTP

Typical Applications These systems are tailored to provide a fast and efficient newsroom produc- The flexibility of this architecture also allows distributed editing environ- tion environment. Both feeds and files can be ingested under GV STRATUS ments in which little, if any, raw content is held in central storage. This control to the K2 device with low-resolution proxy of all clips becoming capability can be particularly useful in the K2 Solo-based GV STRATUS immediately available. By leveraging the unmatched proxy/full-resolution Newsroom Express system which has relatively limited storage capac- mixed editing capability of EDIUS, all newsroom users can edit content with ity. Even when using the K2 Solo purely as a playout device, all capabili- the level of sophistication previously available only in dedicated and expen- ties remain intact for content management, archive, and, with the optional sive edit suites. As expected in a newsroom system, playout is driven by a Rules and Transcode engines, digital media publishing. MOS-compliant newsroom computer system (NRCS).

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EDL + K2 Solo 3G Full-res Files Sub-clips

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RMI Express EDIUS Pro Elite K2 Summit 3G + K2 Central TX

What’s Included

GV STRATUS Newsroom Express GV STRATUS Newsroom Pro GV STRATUS Newsroom Elite K2 Solo 3G SD/HD Portable Server K2 Summit 3G SD/HD Transmission Client K2 Summit 3G SD/HD Transmission Client Two bidirectional channels Four bidirectional channels, configurable as 1 x 3, 2 x 2 or 0 x 4 Four bidirectional channels, configurable as 1 x 3, 2 x 2 or 0 x 4 600 GB of usable storage capacity 8 TB of usable storage capacity Full rack, 2 RU form factor Half rack, 2 RU form factor Full rack, 2 RU form factor Supports up to 2 x MPEG-2 HD/SD records at up to 100 Mb/s Record and playback DVCPRO 25/50, DVCPRO HD, MPEG-2 Supports up to 2 x MPEG-2 HD/SD records at up to 100 Mb/s All outputs support agile playback of DV/DCVPRO, MPEG-2, SD (IMX and XDCAM HD) All outputs support agile playback of DV/DCVPRO, MPEG-2, SD and HD up to 100 Mb/s K2 AppCenter control and configuration application and HD up to 100 Mb/s Can connect to shared storage via iSCSI over Ethernet Carrying handle and feet Can connect to shared storage via iSCSI over Ethernet Dual hot-swappable power supplies and hot swappable fans GV STRATUS Core Services Express Server Dual hot-swappable power supplies and hot swappable fans K2 AppCenter control and configuration application Core Services platform and proxy server K2 AppCenter control and configuration application K2 Central TX Shared Storage Supports up to 20 clients GV STRATUS Core Services Express Server Full rack, 3 RU form factor GV STRATUS Render Engine Server Core Services platform and proxy server 20 TB usable storage capacity Conforms GV STRATUS assets Supports up to 20 clients GV STRATUS Core Services Express Server Renders/conforms EDIUS Elite and EDIUS XS projects GV STRATUS Render Engine Server Core Services platform and proxy server GV STRATUS Archive Restore License Conforms GV STRATUS assets Supports up to 20 clients GV STRATUS Wide Area News License Renders/conforms EDIUS Elite and EDIUS XS projects GV STRATUS Archive Restore License 3 x GV STRATUS Pro Clients GV STRATUS Archive Restore License GV STRATUS Wide Area News License Assignment list plug-in GV STRATUS Wide Area News License 2 x GV STRATUS Render Engine Server Basic playlist 3 x GV STRATUS Pro Clients Conforms GV STRATUS assets Storyboard editing Assignment list plug-in Renders/conforms EDIUS Elite and EDIUS XS projects Removable media ingest Basic playlist 2 x GV STRATUS Flex Clients Channel panel Storyboard editing GV STRATUS Express features plus EDIUS XS EDIUS XS proxy editor Removable media ingest 3 x GV STRATUS Pro Clients 2 x GV STRATUS Elite Clients Channel panel Assignment list plug-in As above, but also includes: EDIUS XS proxy editor Basic playlist Ingest scheduler 2 x GV STRATUS Elite Clients Storyboard editing GV STRATUS Rundown As above, but also includes: Removable media ingest 10 x EDIUS Workgroup Clients with GV STRATUS Connect Ingest scheduler Channel panel Option GV STRATUS Rundown EDIUS XS proxy editor Grass Valley On-site STARTPro Commissioning (5 days) 10 x EDIUS Workgroup Clients with GV STRATUS Connect 2 x GV STRATUS Elite Clients Grass Valley On-site Training (5 days) Option As above, but also includes: 1 Year GVCare Service Agreement Grass Valley On-site STARTPro Commissioning (5 days) Ingest scheduler Grass Valley On-site Training (5 days) Optional GV STRATUS Rundown 1 Year GVCare Service Agreement STRATUS-RULES-EX 10 x EDIUS Workgroup Clients, with GV STRATUS Connect and K2 Connect Options GV STRATUS Rules Engine Optional Grass Valley On-site STARTPro Commissioning (5 days) STRATUS-XCE-EX STRATUS-RULES-EX GV STRATUS Control Engine GV STRATUS Rules Engine Grass Valley On-site Training (5 days) STRATUS-XCE-EX 1 Year GVCare Service Agreement GV STRATUS Transcode Control Engine Optional STRATUS-RULES-EX GV STRATUS Rules Engine Customer is responsible for unpacking and installing equipment, and installation and configuration of all custom- STRATUS-XCE-EX er-furnished equipment, to include all editing workstations and network switch (HP2920 recommended). GV STRATUS Transcode Control Engine

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GV STRATUS Services – Defining, Deploying and Supporting Solutions for Nonlinear Production Tools

he performance of a broadcast enterprise can’t be impacted by any interruptions, including technological glitches, workflow inefficiencies T or mistakes caused by insufficient training. That’s why Grass Valley Global Services offers a full spectrum of Professional Services, Training and comprehensive Customer Support, which ensures successful ownership and operation of Grass Valley solu- tions. With advanced architectural services, proven methodologies, pre- ventative support and priority response, your operations are optimized and maximized, so broadcast environments run leaner, smoother and more aligned with business priorities. Professional Services Define, design and deploy solutions that meet business goals. When part- nering with Grass Valley Professional Services, a team of experts comes along as part of the interaction. From initial concept and architecture defi- nition, to implementation and management, they will help realize solutions that address the unique processes, workflows and infrastructure require- ments necessary to meet business objectives. Enhance the quantity and quality of organizational resources. Meet and exceed end-to-end project requirements that ensure getting it right the first GLOBAL SERVICES PROVIDES: time. • Unequalled depth of industry knowledge and technical expertise Ensure productive workflows and operational efficiencies are in place and • Over 50 years of worldwide experience designs maximize available budget. Gain increased productivity leading to • Complete set of services: a measurable quicker return on investment. –– Strategic advice –– System architecture Migrate workflows off legacy systems to new architectures. Enjoy the –– Workflow analysis and design advantages of new technologies. –– Project management Move swiftly from purchase to production. Accelerate the steps from build –– Integration and implementation — to integrate — to operate. –– Performance optimization –– Technical and operational training Training –– Educational services • Address today’s challenges and prepare for tomorrow’s opportunities Get maximum value from Grass Valley solutions. With on-site, online, factory-based and customized education, your organization gains the knowledge and skills to meet its operational and technical support needs. Expert-led courses are designed for operators and maintenance engineers, with a combination of theoretical learning and hands-on exercises. Support Agreements Get ahead of the game and take proactive steps to support all operational aspects. With Grass Valley Customer Support, investments are protected, uptime requirements are met and system performance is maintained and enhanced. Elite, Basic and Custom Agreements are straightforward and easy-to-understand. The Elite Support Agreement is designed for critical environments where uptime is demanded and rapid problem resolution is a must. This agree- ment provides 24x7 technical phone support, call center prioritization, ser- vice level commitments, defined fault resolution processes, free updates and upgrades and advance parts exchange. With an Elite Support Agreement, media production environments achieve both operational effi- ciency and financial predictability.

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