Panasonic KAIROS v2: IPMX switcher, custom HDMI 4x4 I/O, 36-PIP multiview control

Описание: Panasonic’s KAIROS is positioned here as an IT/IP live production platform that treats switching like software-defined signal processing: flexible ingest, GPU/CPU compositing, and output mapping that isn’t locked to fixed M/E banks. The demo focuses on KAIROS software v2, adding multi-scene control so one system can behave like a production switcher and a presentation switcher, depending on how you build and recall scene logic. https://eu.connect.panasonic.com/es/e...

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A key workflow detail is the optional HDMI I/O card: 4-in / 4-out with fully custom output resolutions, letting KAIROS generate multiple raster “surfaces” at once. In this setup the ribbon, main LED wall, and side screens are all driven as independent canvases, each with its own pixel map and timing. Scene Controller ties those elements together, so operators can treat multi-surface LED + side screens as one coherent show layer rather than a pile of separate feeds for work.

On monitoring, KAIROS shows four independent multiviewer heads, each configurable up to 36 PIPs, mixing horizontal/vertical sources and non-standard rasters in real time. The conversation also flags Panasonic’s IPMX certification for KAIROS Core 200/2000, a meaningful milestone if you’re building interoperable AV-over-IP around ST 2110 concepts without locking the stack to one vendor’s gear at ISE 2026 Barcelona, on a busy show floor over time.

Control hardware gets attention with the AW-RP200: more buttons, improved UI, NDI input support, macro triggers, and a secondary joystick aimed at robotic control. The macro concept is practical: one button can fire a timed sequence of camera presets and parameter changes, which matters when you’re juggling PTZ, box, and studio cameras while also driving graphics and screen layouts on cue from one surface of control on a rig.

Camera-side, the demo touches SMPTE ST 2110 coming directly out of a compact camera head over fiber into the network and up to KAIROS, plus support for SRT and NDI in the same ecosystem. There’s also a nod to LED-wall realities: optical filtering to reduce moiré, shared sensor family across camera types, and robotics-friendly integration (Panasonic protocol control, HDMI-to-12G-SDI conversion in a robotic head, and follow-focus accessories) for tours, corporate venues, and live event flow.

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