Grass Valley T2 iDDR 4K Elite Digital Recorder/Player

The front-panel transport controls have the look and feel of a traditional VTR. In 4K mode (DCI or UHD), one record or one output channel supports 4K content. In HD/SD mode one record and two output channels support SD and HD content. The crisp, clear LCD front panel can display high-quality images and is complemented by a software application suite for managing and selecting media clips, clip editing and trimming, and playout - including playlist creation.

Key Features

• 4K (2160p) ingest support (4K: 1 in 0 out mode)
• 4K (2160p) playback support (4K: 0 in 1 out mode)
• HD (1080p) ingest and playback support
• Native import/playback for most standard formats
• Multicodec support (transcoding to Grass Valley HQX AVI) for most standard and broadcast formats
• FTP transfer rate limited to maintain playback performance
• Watch folder transfers
• Workstation mode included as standard
• Simple on-the-fly editing, including trimming, mark in/out, markers with comments, basic transition effects and insertion of placeholders for playlists
• Keyboard shortcuts and mouse customization on workstation

Technical Specifications

Mode
HD/SD
1 in 2 out
4K
1 in 0 out
4K
0 in 1 out
Storage
System
M.2 SSD
64 GB
Data
T2 4K Elite: SSD (RAID-0), 2 TB
Capacity
3.5 hours: 4K DCI (4096x2160) 59.94p @ Grass Valley HQX (1.2 Gb/s)
7.5 hours: 4K DCI (4096x2160) 29.97p @ Grass Valley HQX (600 Mb/s)
3.5 hours: 4K UHD (3840x2160) 59.94p @ Grass Valley HQX (1.2 Gb/s)
7.5 hours: 4K UHD (3840x2160) 29.97p @ Grass Valley HQX (600 Mb/s)
14 hours: HD (1920x1080) 59.94p @ Grass Valley HQX (300 Mb/s)
28 hours: HD (1920x1080) 59.94i @ Grass Valley HQX (150 Mb/s)
72 hours: HD (1920x1080) 59.94i @ XDCAM HD422 (50 Mb/s)
150 hours: HD (1440x1080) 59.94i @ XDCAM HD (35 Mb/s)
Power Supply Unit
T2 4K Elite
Redundant PSU
Media Card Reader
T2 4K Elite
SD, SD UHS-II, Compact Flash, SxS, 2.5 inch SSD bay
Video Input Format
Format Support
4K DCI, 4K UHD, HD, SD
Connector
BNC (3G-SDI) x4 (shared with video output)
Codec (4K DCI/4K UHD)
AVI - Grass Valley HQX
Codec (HD/SD)
AVI - Grass Valley HQX
MXF - XDCAM HD422, XDCAM HD, IMX, DVCAM
Bit rate
Up to 1.2 Gb/s (4K DCI/4K UHD 59.94/50)
Up to 600 Mb/s (4K DCI/4K UHD 29.97/25/24/23.98)
Up to 300 Mb/s (1080p 59.94/50)
Up to 150 Mb/s (HD, SD)
Resolution/frame rate (Elite/Pro)
<4K DCI> 4096x2160p (59.94p, 50p, 29.97p, 25p, 24p, 23.98p)
<4K UHD> 3840x2160p (59.94p, 50p, 29.97p, 25p, 24p, 23.98p)
1920x1080p (59.94p, 50p, 29.97p, 25p, 24p, 23.98p), 1920x1080i (59.94i, 50i), 1440x1080p (29.97p, 25p, 23.98p), 1440x1080i (59.94i, 50i), 1280x720p (59.94p, 50p)
720x486i (59.94i), 720x576i (50i)
Video Output Format
Format Support
4K DCI, 4K UHD, HD, SD
Connector
BNC (3G/HD-SDI) x4 (shared with video input)
Codec (4K DCI/4K UHD)
AVI - Grass Valley HQX, Grass Valley Lossless*, Grass Valley Uncompressed*
MXF - H.264/AVC*, Grass Valley HQX
QuickTime - ProRes422*, ProRes4444*, Grass Valley HQX
MP4 - H.264/AVC
XAVC - 4K Intra (480*/300*), QFHD Intra (480*/300*), QFHD Long422 (200*/140*/100*), QFHD Long (150/100/60)
XAVC S - H.264/AVC
P2 - AVC-Intra 4K (422*)
Windows Media - Windows Media Video*
Still Image - Targa*, Windows Bitmap*, JPEG*, TIFF*, PNG*, GIF*, DPX*, YUV Bitmap*
Codec (HD/SD)
AVI - Grass Valley HQX, Grass Valley HQ, Grass Valley Lossless*, Grass Valley Uncompressed*, DVCPRO HD, DVCPRO50, DVCPRO25, DV
MXF - MPEG-2, H.264/AVC, DNxHD (220/145/100/36), Grass Valley HQX, Grass Valley HQ, DVCPRO HD, DVCPRO50, DVCPRO25, DV, D10/IMX, JPEG2000*
QuickTime - ProRes 422, ProRes 4444*, XDCAM (HD422/HD), XDCAM EX, H.264*, MPEG-4*, Grass Valley HQX, Grass Valley HQ, DVCPRO HD*, DVCPRO 50*, DVCPRO 25*, DV*, Motion JPEG*, Uncompressed*
MP4 - H.264/AVC
XDCAM - XDCAM HD422, XDCAM HD, XDCAM IMX, XDCAM DV, XDCAM EX
XAVC - HD Intra (200, 100, 50), HD Long422 (50/35/25)
XAVC S - H.264/AVC
P2 - AVC-LongG (50/25/12), AVC-Intra (200/100/50), DVCPRO HD, DVCPRO 50, DVCPRO, DV
AVCHD - H.264/AVC
MPEG-2 - PS*, TS*
Windows Media - Windows Media Video*
GXF - Grass Valley HQ**, MPEG-2 (Intra Frame)**, H.264/AVC (Intra Frame)**, DVCPRO HD**, DVCPRO 50**, DVCPRO**, DV**
Still Image - Targa*, Windows Bitmap*, JPEG*, TIFF*, PNG*, GIF*, DPX*, YUV Bitmap*
Bit rate
Up to 1.2 Gb/s (4K DCI/4K UHD 59.94/50)
Up to 600 Mb/s (4K DCI/4K UHD 29.97/25/24/23.98)
Up to 300 Mb/s (1080p 59.94/50)
Up to 150 Mb/s (HD, SD)
Resolution/frame rate (Elite/Pro)
<4K DCI> 4096x2160p (59.94p, 50p, 29.97p, 25p, 24p, 23.98p)
<4K UHD> 3840x2160p (59.94p, 50p, 29.97p, 25p, 24p, 23.98p)
1920x1080p (59.94p, 50p, 29.97p, 25p, 24p, 23.98p), 1920x1080i (59.94i, 50i), 1280x720p (59.94p, 50p)
720x486i (59.94i), 720x576i (50i)
Audio Input Format
Input digital
SDI embedded audio (8 ch)
Audio Output Format
Output digital
SDI embedded audio (8 ch)
Monitor output
BNC x2 (for L ch/R ch) (shared with timecode output)
Headphone
Stereo jack x1
Timecode
Input
BNC x1
Output
BNC x2 (shared with audio monitor output)
Reference
Input
BNC x1 (analog blackburst or HD tri-level sync)
Remote Control
GPIO
D-Sub 25-pin x1 (8 in 8 out)
RS-422 (BVW)
RS-422 (D-Sub 9-pin) for controller x1
RS-422 (D-Sub 9-pin) for device x3
Network
AMP (Advanced Media Protocol)
LAN
RJ45 x 2 (10Base-T/100Base-TX/1000Base-T)
USB
USB 3.0 x6 (Front x2, Rear x4)
USB 2.0 x4 (Rear x4)
Dimensions (W x D x H)
430 x 550 x 140 mm (16.9 x 21.6 x 5.5 in.)
Weight
16.5 kg (36.4 lbs.)
Operating Temperature
5°C to 35°C (41°F to 95°F)
Operating Relative Humidity
Max. 80% (non-condensing)