Coming soon. And your bag is about to get a lot lighter.
Every field engineer knows the bag. A converter for this. A scaler for that. A monitor, a pattern generator, an analyser — each one a single-purpose box, each with its own power supply, each one more thing to carry, cable, and lose. You pack for every eventuality, and something is always missing.
KiO replaces the bag. One machined aluminium unit that fits in your hand and does the work of an entire rack. Not a converter with extras bolted on — a complete portable video workstation, engineered from the ground up in Barcelona.
The hardware is built. The engine is running. What you're looking at is not a concept. It's a product on its way.
One device. Ready for every challenge.
KiO has been designed around a simple idea:
Put the essential tools field engineers rely on every day into a single portable device.
Instead of carrying a different tool for every task, KiO helps simplify your workflow with one compact platform built for professional environments.
Whether you're working in:
- Broadcast
- Live Production
- Live Events
- OB Vans
- ProAV
KiO has been shaped around the real challenges professionals face every day.
One engine. The tools you need.
KiO ships as a complete cross-converter, ready to work out of the box. From there, it becomes whatever the job asks of it. Each tool is an app you add when you need it — and once it's on your KiO, it's yours.
Cross included
Bi-directional 12G-SDI and 4K HDMI cross-conversion, with high-quality scaling. Any signal, any direction.
Scope
Professional signal analysis — waveform, vectorscope — plus a full pattern generator. Verify the signal, on site.
Monitor
Turn any screen into a broadcast monitor: focus assist, peaking, 3D LUTs, quad-split.
Wall
Video-wall controller with 360° rotation. Build the canvas anywhere.
Switcher
Field production switcher with clean transitions and logo insertion. A gallery in your hand.
Buy the box once. Add the tools you need, when you need them. And as we build new ones, your KiO gets better — it doesn't get older.
More than a Converter. A Portable Video Workstation.
Engineered at the core
KiO is not an assembly of third-party components. Its image engine runs on our own FPGA algorithms, written by our engineers in Barcelona — the processing, the scaling, the colour, all of it ours. That's what lets one small box do the work of six, without compromising a single frame. We take on the complexity so you never have to.
Built for the field, not the bench
Precision-machined aluminium chassis. Made for OB vans, live events and rental kits — for gear that lives in a flight case and works in the rain, not on a shelf.
Every connection you need. 12G-SDI, 4K HDMI, audio, and an SFP slot. It arrives ready for the infrastructure you already have.
Handheld, rack, camera-top or desk. KiO adapts to how you work — not the other way around.
Your gateway to fibre. Or to IP.
That SFP slot is where KiO stops being a converter and becomes a bridge between worlds. Fit an optical module and KiO carries your signal across a stadium, a venue, a building — wherever coax can't reach. Fit an ST 2110 module instead and KiO connects your SDI equipment straight into an IP infrastructure.
One box, two futures. Whether your facility runs on fibre or is moving to IP, the same KiO takes you there — you simply fit the module your workflow needs.
SFP modules available separately (Embrionix / Riedel).
Shape the one you'll use
KiO is built. What we're deciding now is the last mile: which tools sit at your fingertips the moment you switch it on.
You're the engineer we built it for. Tell us what matters most in your kit — and take your place at the front of the queue.
Thank you for being a part of this journey; your expertise is the final piece of the puzzle in developing the ultimate tool for the professional video community.
Be among the first
KiO arrives soon. Subscribe for early-adopter access, before anyone else gets their hands on one.
About Craltech Engineering
Innovation from the Heart of Barcelona
For over 30 years, Craltech has been a leader in high-end broadcast technology. Unlike mass-market solutions, every Craltech product is researched, designed, and engineered in our Barcelona facility. Our philosophy is rooted in proprietary R&D; by developing our own FPGA image cores and algorithms, we maintain total control over signal integrity and professional performance. Kio represents the pinnacle of this journey—a testament to European engineering designed for the most demanding global workflows.