Ki Pro Quad v5.2r3
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Chapter 1: Introduction
Overview
This manual covers Ki Pro Quad installation, operation and optional accessories.
Ki Pro Quad is a small portable field recorder capable of creating ready-to-edit
professional digital video at HD, 2K, Quad HD, and 4K resolutions. Ki Pro Quad supports a
file-based workflow by recording Apple ProRes 422 and Apple ProRes 444 QuickTime
files on SSD media. The SSD media is used with a media reader; the media reader features
Thunderbolt and USB 3.0 for connection to a host computer. Ki Pro Quad supports digital
video I/O and analog audio input and analog audio monitoring.
Ki Pro Quad’s light weight and small form factor allow it to be attached to cameras and
production equipment in a wide variety of ways.
Internally, Ki Pro Quad natively supports the Apple ProRes 422 and Apple ProRes 444
codecs in hardware, allowing real time capture directly to QuickTime files. In fact, while
the camera is recording to its own tape or file-based memory, Ki Pro Quad can
simultaneously capture the media as ProRes so it's instantly ready to edit when the
media is connected to a computer via the media reader. With this kind of flexibility, you
can save time, steps, and get your project done more quickly and with the highest
quality.
Within its portable and rugged form factor, Ki Pro Quad offers exceptional quality HD, 2K,
Quad HD, or 4K digital I/O, including 3G-SDI BNC I/O connectors, an HDMI 1.4 type A
connector, two balanced analog audio XLR connectors with independent line/mic/
phantom selectors, an LTC timecode BNC input connector, and a reference/genlock BNC
input connector.
Control options are flexible, with easy-to-use interfaces available via the front panel or
via an Ethernet 10/100/1000 RJ45 LAN connection. The Ethernet connection allows web
browser remote control and configuration.
