AJA KONA 3G, Installation And Operation Manual

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Workflow Scenarios
Understanding Typical Workflows
KONA 3G and Final Cut Pro allow more workflow flexibility than ever before in post
production. Users can select a variety of formats, frame rates and codecs for capture and
editorial manipulation. KONA 3G hardware has a full array of connectors for interfacing with
VTRs, DDRs and other devices—with all outputs active simultaneously. Capture can range
from compressed DV to uncompressed dual-link or 3G HD and even 2K. Media can be
stored on disk as:
•
offline quality at low bit rates
•
on-line quality at moderate bit rates
•
or with the highest quality 8- or 10-bit uncompressed quality.
As quality and codecs improve, the lines between offline and online are blurring. For
example, with the development of the DVCPRO HD codec, native HD editing in the codec
became possible, providing very high quality results (true HD editing) at very low data rates,
in some cases lower than 6 MB/sec. Compare this to 100MB/sec and higher for
uncompressed HD formats, and you can immediately see the benefits.
Following are summaries of the most common workflows, listing data rates and relative
quality levels. Some workflows require a RAID array and some will work using the host
Apple computer's internal system drive—it's noted where this is supported in the following
discussions.
KONA 3G captures and outputs
SDI video (SD or HD) with embedded
audio. Use high-quality AES/EBU
and/or embedded 8-channel audio
output.
Using standard desktop video
techniques, video/audio is captured
directly from a camcorder or deck.
KONA 3G is used for playing back
captured media and editing/mastering
to tape or DVD using Final Cut Pro
and other tools such as After Effects,
Combustion, Apple Motion, etc.
Using Final Cut Pro, work with
a wide range of old and new SD and
HD sources, including
dual-rate and dual-link or single-link 3G
and then also use desktop graphics
and video software for creative power
and flexibility.
Corporate/Industrial
Pro Broadcast
On-site Editing
Corporate/Industrial
Pro Broadcast
Desktop Video
On-site Editing
Post-production
Animation
Compositing
Digitaal SD or HD
Examples: Digibeta, DV50, DVCPROHD,
HDCAM, and DVcam
Digital capture via Firewire with Output via AJA
KONA 3G
Example: HDV
Without even using a deck; use the video monitor
as a second Mac monitor. The KONA 3G
desktop lets you drag graphics from
programs like Adobe Photoshop from
the computer display to the video monitor. You
paint full frame and live onto a broadcast monitor.
Output virtually anything to video—ideal for
animators and compositors.
Workflow Attributes
Source Deck Type(s)
Applications