Kahuna Snell CF+: a multi-format mixer for news, mobile TV and regional television

Coinciding with the opening of IBC'09, Snell announced today in Amsterdam its new Kahuna CF+ multi-format mixer. It is a compact table, affordable and capable, like its 'big brother' Kahuna, of mixing SD and HD sources at the same time.

Housed in 6RU, it provides 2.5 M/E and shares the same specifications of the larger Kahuna systems, as well as a tremendously functional and intuitive control surface. The Kahuna CF+ supports the control of external devices without the need for additional equipment, ensuring seamless integration into studios while reducing installation cost, complexity and energy consumption.

John Carter, product manager at Snell, commented: “The Kahuna CF+ is unique in offering great potential with a design that fits into tight production spaces while providing a wide range of options to meet the demands of more advanced production. “With the Kahuna CF+, we offer the proven switching capabilities of the Kahuna series in a compact form factor that is easy to configure and at a very attractive price.”

The new Kahuna includes twenty FormatFusion engines, a control surface with 24 crossover points, 40 inputs and 32 multi-format outputs, four channels for 3-D effects, eight for clip storage, ten engines for signal reformatting, ten keyers including Chroma Key, effects memory, timeline and macro control.

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