AJA KONA LHi Capture Card - Manual (Page 7)

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Power. Performance. Price.
Multi-format Digital I/O
KONA 3G has the unparalleled features top of the line video
professionals expect from AJA Desktop solutions.
KONA 3G features 10-bit Uncompressed video I/O, 4K playout,
the newest HDMI 1.4a support for 3D workflows, 16-channel
SDI embedded audio I/O, and up to 16-channel AES digital
audio I/O (8 with breakout cable or 16 with optional K3G-
Box). Add to that realtime hardware-based up/down/cross
conversion for efficiently working with a wide variety of
SD and HD, 3G, dual-link HD, even 2K formats, a hardware
downstream keyer for compositing graphics without
rendering, and so much more.
3D Stereoscopic flexibility
KONA 3G offers you the most affordable and simplest path through
3D Stereoscopic workflows. Through SDI, you can output Discrete
Left and Right Eye feeds with a simple Stereo button choice in
the AJA Control Panel. In addition, all the muxed feeds for SDI
stereo monitoring are accessible through tight integration with
CineForm’s stereo codecs in Apple FCP and Adobe Premiere Pro
timelines for Side by Side and Top Bottom.
Through HDMI 1.4a, you can utilize more affordable 3D monitors
for Side by Side and Top Bottom needs.
Broadcast-quality conversions
KONA 3G features full 10-bit, broadcast-quality, motion-adaptive
SD to HD up-conversion, HD to HD cross-conversion, HD to SD
down-conversion, and automatic HD/SD 12-bit component analog
output. Since all conversion functionality on the KONA 3G is
hardware-based, it’s available all the time on ingest or playback.
Uniquely, the KONA 3G can cross-convert 720p 23.98 to 1080PsF
23.98. Cross-conversion is particularly valuable in today’s multi-
format HD post environment where producing pristine 720p or
1080i signals at-will helps streamline dailies and deliverables.
Internal SD/HD hardware downstream keyer
The AJA KONA 3G features a powerful hardware downstream
keyer that can place graphic files with an alpha channel over the
video being input to the board—or a selectable color matte, or the
contents of the card’s framebuffer (ex: AJA TV/Apple Final Cut Pro).
The downstream keyer can also key a QuickTime video clip that has
an alpha channel by playing it in realtime, via the supplied AJA TV
application, over live video coming into the card.
Connectivity
For SDI video, the card features two 3G/HD/SD-SDI inputs and two
outputs—or for 4K playout all four SDI connectors can be used
for output, HDMI 1.4a monitoring output, LTC input and output,
one connection for Genlock input, and configurable 3x BNC HD/SD
analog video output.
Also included is a 9-pin connector for RS-422 machine control. If
you’re using a Digital Betacam, DVCPro50, HDCAM, DVCPRO HD,
D5, or HDCAM SR VTR—or any other professional device–you’ll
have the proper connections.
Dual link HD support
KONA 3G supports Dual Link 4:4:4 HD-SDI, with full bandwidth
4:4:4 RGB at 10-bits for 1080i, 1080p, 1080PsF and 720p formats.
KONA 3G can also convert between 4:4:4 and 4:2:2 formats for
single link HD-SDI monitoring and output.
2K support
As the most capable 2K card for the Mac, you can use KONA
3G to ingest from 3G or HSDL (high speed data link) equipped
sources and record at full frame rate or record simultaneous 2K
DPX files and 2K QuickTime reference movies using the AJA VTR
Xchange application. You can also work with existing 2K material,
like sequential DPX or Cineon files, by using AJA’s DPXToQT
Translator application to create QuickTime files for a wide variety
of applications. RED Epic and ARRI Alexa workflows are eased by
KONA 3G, with true realtime 2K playback and LUT support.
On a PC, KONA 3G can connect to a 2K telecine saving time and
steps by directly creating 2K DPX, QuickTime, Cineon, AVI, TGA,
TIFF or BMP files. Users can capture directly into the format they
need and move files immediately into their editing/compositing
environment of choice. These same files can be played out at 2K
via 3G or High Speed Data Link (HSDL), offering further synergy
with other 2K products already in use in the market.
KONA 3G also allows 2K files to be viewed with a user selected
crop function on HD 1080PsF supported video monitors. This
functionality helps lower the price barrier for viewing 2K material.
4K playout
Leading the way for quality 4K monitoring, KONA 3G offers 4K
playback in both YCbCr and RGB. When 4K playout is selected,
the four SDI connectors are remapped as outputs for driving
four quadrants of a 4K display. A large number of 4K formats are
supported for this emerging workflow.