Kaleido-Solo is a compact, standalone 3Gbps/HD/SD SDI video to HDMI converter, which allows low cost LCD displays to be used for video and loudness/dialnorm monitoring. It's ideal for many professional monitoring applications, including production, mobile truck, post-production and broadcast.
The converter allows operators to monitor loudness and dialnorm levels accurately over time, using an history graph overlay, without the cost and complexity of a traditional loudness monitoring device. Kaleido-Solo also provides overlays for markers, Time Code, dynamic UMD (Under Monitor Display), AFD and ALM (Audio Level Meters). To simplify embedded audio monitoring, it provides two audio connectors to output S/PDIF and analog stereo of a 5.1 downmix, or any audio pair.
Kaleido-Solo provides automatic video input format detection, and supports a wide variety of video resolutions, including 525i, 625i, 720p, 1080i and 1080p.
Kaleido-Solo is available in two versions: KS-900 and KS-910. These two versions are identical except that the KS-900 does not offer loudness and dialnorm monitoring.
3Gbps/HD/SD SDI to HDMI converter for video and audio monitoring
Offers high quality and rich monitoring using a low-cost LCD panel
Dual program loudness and dialnorm monitoring over time (KS-910 only)
ATSC A/85 and EBU R128 loudness measurement modes (KS-910 only)
Automatic input format detection
Supports 525i, 625i, 720p, 1080i and 1080p video resolutions
Multi frame rate support including 23.98p/PsF, 24p/PsF, 25p/PsF, 50i, 50p, 59.94i and 59.94p
Built-in scaler/de-interlacer
Optical SFP fiber input/output options
S/PDIF digital audio terminal that can output either:
a 5.1 Downmix
any PCM stereo pair
an incoming Dolby Digital stream
Analog audio terminal that can output either:
a 5.1 Downmix
any PCM stereo pair
Selectable burn-in and Metadata overlay:
ALM (Audio Level Meters)
Aspect ratio markers
Time Code
AFD/WSS/VLI
Dynamic UMD (Under Monitor Display)
History graph of audio loudness levels and dialnorm
Easy configuration using on-screen menus
Failsafe mechanism for unsupported monitor resolutions
Convenient mounting bracket included
CC 608/708 and Teletext/OP47 support
Remote control for configuration and preset recall