
Review Summary
MXF XDCAM format support with closed caption data
Direct ingest to external media/storage
User-defined clip names
Scheduler
Events and staging
Auditoriums
Corporate A/V centers
Educational facilities
Broadcast display support
Regional sports companies
Switcher support for playback
FTP transfer rate limit to maintain playback performance
NTP Synchronization
Watch folder transfers
High-definition, standard-definition
SD/HD SDI, analog component (Y-Pb-Pr), DVI-D, composite
AVI-Grass Valley HQ, 4:2:2, XDCAM HD422, HD, IMX, DVCAM
Beginning with SP1, T2 can record directly in XDCAM format
Up to 200 Mb/s
720x576i50, 720x486i59.94
1920x1080i59.94, 1920x1080i50, 1920x1080p24, 1920x1080PsF24, 1920x1080p23.98, 1920x1080PsF23.98, 1440x1080i59.94, 1440x1080i50, 1440x1080p24, 1440x1080PsF24, 1440x1080p23.98, 1440x1080PsF23.98, 1280x720p59.94, 1280x720p50
High-definition, standard-definition, computer
SD/HD SDI (one for each playback channel), analog component, DVI-D (one for each playback channel, except RGB), composite
AVCHD - H.264/AVC
AVI - Grass Valley HQ
GF - HD I-Frame only (100 Mb/s), HD Long GOP (50 Mb/s), DVCPRO 50, DVCPRO 25, DV, MPEG-2
MXF - Grass Valley HQ, AVC-Intra 100, AVC-Intra 50, DVCPRO HD, DVCPRO 50, DVCPRO 25, DV, D10, MPEG-2
P2 - AVC-Intra 100, AVC-Intra 50, DVCPRO HD, DVCPRO 50, DVCPRO 25, DV
XDCAM - HD422, HD (35 Mb/s), HD (25 Mb/s and 18 Mb/s), IMX, DVCAM
XDCAM EX - HD (35 Mb/s), HD (25 Mb/s), DVCAM (Native Import/Playback)
Up to 200 Mb/s per channel
720x576i50, 720x486i59.94
1920x1080i59.94, 1920x1080i50, 1920x1080p24, 1920x1080PsF24, 1920x1080p23.98, 1920x1080PsF23.98, 1280x720p59.94, 1280x720p50, 1280x720p23.98
1280x1024, 1024x768, 800x600, 640x480
2 channels, XLR connections
AES/EBU (2 channels), BNC connections
Embedded audio on SDI, HD, or SD (8 channels)
24-bit, PCM, 48 kHz sampling (20-bit PCM for SD-SDI)
2 channels per output video, XLR connections
AES/EBU (2 channels), BNC connections
Embedded audio on SDI, HD, or SD (8 channels)
24-bit, PCM, 48 kHz sampling (20-bit PCM for SD-SDI)
Grass Valley HQ
Grass Valley HQ, MXF (XDCAM format)
AVCHD - H.264/AVC
AVI - Grass Valley Lossless, Grass Valley HQX, DVCPRO HD, DVCPRO 50, DVCPRO 25, DV, uncompressed
GF - DVCPRO 50, DVCPRO 25, DV, MPEG-2
GXF (AVC-Intra 100, AVC-Intra 50, D10, DVCPRO HD, DVCPRO 50, DVCPRO 25, DV, MPEG-2)
MPEG-2
MXF - Grass Valley HQX, Grass Valley HQ, AVC-Intra 100, AVC-Intra 50, D10, DVCPRO HD, DVCPRO 50, DVCPRO 25, DV, JPEG 2000, MPEG-2
P2 - AVC-Intra 100, AVC-Intra 50, DVCPRO HD, DVCPRO 50, DVCPRO 25, DV
QuickTime - Grass Valley HQ, Grass Valley HQX, ProRes 422, ProRes 4444, Canon EOS movie (H.264/AVC), DVCPRO HD, DV, JPEG 2000, animation, MPEG-4, Photo JPEG, PNG, uncompressed
Sequenced files - TGA,BMP, JPG, TIFF, PNG, GIF
Windows Media - Windows Media Video
XDCAM - HD, IMX, DVCAM
XDCAM EX - HD, DVCAM (transcoding to Grass Valley HQ AVI)
Protocol: BVW (pre-roll/post-roll, variable control in sync mode, audio monitoring with variable speed), GPI, AMP (Advanced Media Protocol) for Indigo A/V Mixer and external control software
Connections: RS-422 (9-pin D Conn per channel), Ethernet
Connections: Gigabit Ethernet, USB 2.0, VGA, DVI-D
Bit Rate: Up to 200 Mb/s per channel
1 TB (RAID-0, 500 GB HDD x2), Approx. 14 hours of HD at Grass Valley HQ (150 Mb/s)
5deg.C to 35deg.C (41deg.F to 95deg.F)
550 x 430 x 140 mm (21.6 x 16.9 x 5.5")
15 kg (33 lbs)

Grass Valley T2 Express iDDR advanced nonlinear production features, combine with time tested, VTR-like controls, give you the ultimate in versatility and flexibility. T2 supports a variety of SD and HD formats and effortlessly integrates into your IT environment. Not only will you have exceptional picture quality, you'll increase efficiencies to help you get your quality content out the door or on the screen.