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Snell & Wilcox Announces Integration of Kahuna Production Switcher With EVS XT[2] Production Server

Switcher’s Direct Control of Multi-Format Server Assets Paves the Way for Seamless Integration of Multiple Content Streams

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HAMPSHIRE, U.K. — June 24, 2008 — Snell & Wilcox today announced that its Kahuna SD/HD multi-format production switcher is now fully integrated with the EVS XT[2] production server. The Kahuna-EVS integration enables the switcher to control all channels of the XT[2] server, giving operators smooth and seamless access to multiple content streams.?

EVS, the recognized leader in digital video systems for live and near-live production, views the integrated XT[2]-Kahuna system as a critical link in the production workflow of a mobile vehicle or studio for delivering high-quality content to air. With Kahuna directly controlling the XT[2] server, operators can access video clips and apply frame-accurate key and fill animations and other effects without having to go through a separate control system. With its multi-format SD/HD capability, Kahuna can mix existing SD camera feeds, graphics, handheld shots, and archive footage from the XT[2] server directly into an HD broadcast without the need for outbound upconversion equipment.?

"As media companies worldwide continue the transition to HD broadcasting, we are there to support them through the integration with best-in-breed technologies — and Kahuna is the gold standard of production switchers," said Fred Garroy, general manager of EVS Americas. "As a complementary extension of our XT[2] server, Kahuna smoothes the way for our users to access and deliver any type of content to air for HD broadcast."?

"The world's leading broadcasters have consistently chosen EVS servers for their outstanding slow-motion capabilities and unmatched picture quality, reactivity, reliability, and versatility. EVS is a leader in live production, particularly for sports broadcasting, a market in which we’ve had tremendous success with Kahuna. Therefore, the XT[2] is a logical choice to join our portfolio of third-party solutions that interoperate with Kahuna," said Joe Zaller, vice president of corporate development at Snell & Wilcox. "We value our long and successful working relationship with EVS and this opportunity to give our joint customers a more seamless path to high-quality HD production."

About Kahuna
Kahuna from Snell & Wilcox is the world's first and only true multi-format SD/HD production switcher. Thanks to a Snell & Wilcox technology called FormatFusion, Kahuna enables simultaneous SD and HD operations in the same mainframe and on the same control panel. This vastly simplifies the HDTV transition for broadcasters by eliminating the need for external HDTV up/down/cross converters in the live production environment, as well as the cost and the signal path delay associated with these products. Kahuna has the smallest size mainframe, lowest weight, and lowest power consumption when compared with other large switchers; and it has been integrated with dozens of third-party products including routers, servers, automation systems, and controllers.

More information about the Kahuna SD/HD multiformat production switcher and other products from Snell & Wilcox is available online at www.snellwilcox.com.

EVS Group designs, develops, and markets professional digital equipment through its television division, EVS Broadcast Equipment, and its cinema division, XDC. EVS Broadcast Equipment is the world leader in live TV production digital disk recorders and related software applications, especially in sports broadcasting. The company’s dedicated hardware and software suite offer a complete production platform: live slow motion (LSM), high speed slow motion, replay only, clips generation, quick clips editing, real-time SD/HD video files transfer, time delay, multi-camera recording, metadata association, graphics storage and play-out, digital transmission, multi-format ingest and play-back, audio record and edit, webcasting, and mobile phone clipping. The world’s leading broadcasters, such as NBC, BSkyB, FOX, RTL, NHK, CANAL+, ABC, ESPN, TF1, CCTV, PBS, CBS, BBC, ZDF, TVE and many others use EVS’ solutions. For more information, visit www.evs-global.com.?

Snell & Wilcox designs and builds the world’s most advanced systems for video playout, mastering, repurposing, infrastructure, and live production switching. Providing solutions that deliver immediate value while enabling a controlled and cost-effective transition to HD and file-based systems, the company serves a worldwide base of customers in the broadcast, postproduction, cable, satellite, mobile TV, and IPTV markets. In business since 1973, Snell & Wilcox maintains its U.S. headquarters in Burbank, Calif., and European headquarters in Hampshire, U.K. Additional offices are located in New York, China, France, Germany, Hong Kong, India, Japan, Lebanon, Malaysia, and Russia. Further information is available at www.snellwilcox.com.

Snell & Wilcox, Putting Pictures to Work, FormatFusion, and Kahuna are trademarks of the Snell & Wilcox Group. All other trademarks mentioned herein are acknowledged as property of their respective owners.