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KONA LH/LHe Installation and Operation Manual — Table of Contents

Table of Contents

Trademarks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ii

Notice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ii

FCC Emission Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ii

Contacting Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ii

Limited Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . iii

Chapter 1: Introduction

Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

LH and LHe Models . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Hardware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

KONA LH Audio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

What’s In The Box? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

System Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Minimum and Recommended System and Software Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Understanding Disk Storage Methods . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

About RAIDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Software For Striping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

AJA KONA LH and Xserve RAID . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Storage capacity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Cable Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Using the Breakout Cable and 3 BNCs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Using KL-box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

About BNC Connectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Connector Descriptions—Cables and KL-box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

SDI Input and Outputs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

2 Channel Digital AES/EBU Audio Inputs And Outputs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Analog 2 Channel Balanced Audio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Analog 2 Channel Unbalanced Audio (KL-box only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

RS422 Machine Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Analog Monitor Out (Component/Composite HD/SD) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Reference Video . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

In This Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Chapter 2: Getting Started—Workflow

KONA LH And Your Workflow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Understanding Typical Workflows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

PhotoJPEG . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

DV (DV25) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

DV50 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

DVCPRO HD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

HDV . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Uncompressed 8-bit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Uncompressed 10-bit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Mixing and Matching Formats in Final Cut . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Summary of Contents for KONA LH

Page 1: ...Installation and Operation Guide Models LHe and LH September 25 2007 ...

Page 2: ...easonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual may cause harmful interference to radio communications Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful interference in wh...

Page 3: ...duties taxes and any other charges for products returned to any other locations This warranty shall not apply to any defect failure or damage caused by improper use or improper or inadequate maintenance and care AJA Video shall not be obligated to furnish service under this warranty a to repair damage resulting from attempts by personnel other than AJA Video representatives to install repair or se...

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Page 5: ... RAID 8 Storage capacity 8 Cable Connections 10 Using the Breakout Cable and 3 BNCs 10 Using KL box 11 About BNC Connectors 11 Connector Descriptions Cables and KL box 12 SDI Input and Outputs 12 2 Channel Digital AES EBU Audio Inputs And Outputs 12 Analog 2 Channel Balanced Audio 12 Analog 2 Channel Unbalanced Audio KL box only 12 RS422 Machine Control 12 Analog Monitor Out Component Composite HD...

Page 6: ...en 47 Digital Out Screen Settings 47 Analog Out Screen 49 Analog Out Screen Settings 49 Control Screen 50 Control Screen Settings 50 Playback Timing greyed out when in Input Passthrough 52 DS Keyer 53 Setup Screen 55 Setup Screen Settings 55 Codec Screen 56 Codec Screen Settings 56 Timecode Screen 58 Timecode Screen Settings 58 Info Screen 59 Saving Your Control Panel Presets 60 Who is Controlling...

Page 7: ... Installation and Operation Manual Table of Contents Chapter 5 Troubleshooting If You Run Into Problems 81 Updating Software 82 Support 83 Apple Resources 83 Appendix A Specifications Appendix B Glossary Index Index1 ...

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Page 9: ...excellent In addition to high quality video KONA LH also supports balanced analog AES EBU and embedded audio I O all at 24 bits and 48Khz For simplified system integration KONA LH includes hardware sample rate conversion for AES inputs eliminating annoying synchronization hassles and RS 422 machine control LH and LHe Models The KONA LH and LHe models both provide the same power and functionality b...

Page 10: ... I O 12 bit SD Analog Component Composite S Video I O 10 bit hardware HD to SD downconversion DVCProHD hardware acceleration HDV hardware acceleration Dynamic RT Extreme hardware acceleration SDI or HD SDI Input 2 independent SDI HD SDI outputs 2 channel analog balanced XLR audio I O 2 channel AES XLR audio I O 8 channel SDI embedded audio I O HD SD genlock on analog video inputs RS 422 Machine Co...

Page 11: ...ion software not included Support for After Effects Combustion Motion and Other Applications application software not included AJA s KONA LH software and hardware were developed for use with Final Cut Pro for powerful integrated video audio capture editing and video production With an Apple G5 FCP and KONA LH you have an ideal high quality cost effective system for standard definition high definit...

Page 12: ...ocumentation Registration Sheet allows you to register your card by mail or online details provided Please save all packaging for shipping the KONA LH should you wish to do so when moving or sending it in for service KONA LH Shipping Box Contents Installation Software CD Installation and Operation Manual in electronic form on the CD PDF Read Me First Notice and Registration Sheets KONA LH Breakout...

Page 13: ...se QuickTime 7 or Latest Editing Production Software Suite Final Cut Pro 5HD Final Cut Pro Studio Macintosh Model KONA LHe Minimum Power Mac G5 dual PCI Express 2GHz with 1GB or more RAM Model KONA LH Minimum Power Mac G5 dual 1 8GHz with 1GB or more RAM PCI 66 64 slot required PCI X slot required Model KONA LHe Recommended Power Mac G5 PCI Express dual 2 3 GHz or Quad 2 5GHz with 1GB or more RAM ...

Page 14: ...lutions G5 With Xserve RAID Storage Method Features Limitations Cost Xserve RAID Features up to 14 ATA 100 drive channels dual independent RAID controllers and a dual 2Gb Fibre Channel host interface Xserve provides up to 5 6TB of storage with throughput of up to 400 megabytes per second Expensive although the cost per gigabyte is excellent when large storage is needed External ATA IDE or SCSI RAI...

Page 15: ...ta blocks or stripes that are distributed across an array of physical drives Striping a set of disks improves storage performance because each drive operates concurrently However striping alone known as RAID level 0 offers no data protection Mirroring involves writing identical copies of all data to a pair of physical drives This results in very high data reliability If one drive fails the data is...

Page 16: ...tion Redundant hot swap power and cooling modules allow the system to keep functioning even if one module fails A high availability architecture and dual independent RAID controllers support RAID levels 0 1 3 5 and 0 1 In addition Xserve RAID supports hybrid RAID levels 10 30 and 50 when used in conjunction with host based software RAID Remote Xserve RAID management capabilities are provided via A...

Page 17: ...pressed Standard Definition 21 76 13 1 DV50 Standard Definition 6 3 23 43 4 DV25 Standard Definition 3 1 11 90 0 Photo JPEG Standard Definition 2 5 9 111 8 bit Uncompressed 1080i 59 94 60Hz 124 448 2 2 10 bit Uncompressed 1080i 59 94 60Hz 166 597 1 7 8 bit Uncompressed 1080i 50Hz 104 373 2 7 10 bit Uncompressed 1080i 50Hz 138 498 2 0 8 bit Uncompressed 1080psf 23 98 24Hz 100 358 2 8 10 bit Uncompr...

Page 18: ...he KONA LH Card endplate additionally provide Standard and High definition SDI input BNC 2 SDI outputs 2x BNC independent outputs KONA LH Breakout Cable 6 BNCs Analog Connections Can be Configured for Component Composite or Y C Reference Input BNC RS422 Machine Control to VTR 9 pin SDI Input BNC SDI Output 1 BNC SDI Output 2 BNC Y CVBS In BNC Pb Y In BNC Pr C In BNC Y G CVBS Out BNC Pb B Y Out BNC...

Page 19: ...ssionals are used to BNC connectors you may not have seen them if you ve been using primarily desktop video equipment BNC connectors ensure a positive connection by the act of locking the connectors together via pins in one connector that fit into slots in the corresponding connector To make a BNC connection slide the cable connector over the panel connector and then when seated rotate the barrel ...

Page 20: ...ith analog equipment having XLR connectors Analog 2 Channel Balanced Audio Two sets of analog XLR connectors one for each channel support balanced audio connections Male XLRs are provided for outputs and female XLRs are provided for inputs Balanced audio differential connections provide better analog audio quality over longer cable runs Most professional quality VTRs and audio equipment have XLR s...

Page 21: ...sync generator or central piece of video equipment to use for synchronizing other video equipment in your studio then connect its analog composite output here When KONA LH outputs video it uses this reference signal to lock to When connecting a reference video source the locking signal should be the same format as the Primary format selected in the KONA LH Control Panel It is possible in some circ...

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Page 25: ... than the nature of work produced many systems these days are a mixture of equipment from high end professional to desktop video This chapter hopes to show how Final Cut Pro 5 and KONA LH can help fit into whatever workflow you currently have and make it more efficient A Workflow Scenarios diagram on the following page shows types of equipment sorted by VTR source and the types of workflow attribu...

Page 26: ...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 LH is used for playing back captured media and editing mastering to tape or DVD using Final Cut 5 HD and other tools such as After Effects Combustion Apple Motion etc HDV playback is aided by KONA LH onboard hardware scalar Using Final Cut Pr...

Page 27: ... for monitoring and or output Alternatively KONA LH can capture uncompressed from any input directly to DV media DV50 Data rate 6 26 MB second standard definition only supported by internal system drive Quality Very Good Like DV25 Final Cut Pro 5 also supports the Panasonic DV50 standard definition codec DV50 is a 4 2 2 compressed format and therefore has higher chroma resolution when compared to ...

Page 28: ... the problem for post production how can we work with the material if we must know what lies before after and during Luckily the transport stream MPEG2 can be transmitted over IEEE1394 aka FireWire This means that the compressed HD material can be transferred into systems with the appropriate hardware and software for example a G5 with Final Cut Pro 5 While this seems like a simple solution for po...

Page 29: ...ure and transcoding of HD to ProRes 422 is not supported on other models of G5 or G4 Power Mac computers Apple ProRes 422 and Apple ProRes 422 HQ SD or HD Data rate 145 MB second ProRes 422 220 MB second ProRes 422 HQ supported by internal system drive or attached storage Quality Excellent broadcast quality Captured media is virtually indistinguishable from pristine uncompressed sources Better yet...

Page 30: ... the benefits noted previously for 8 bit uncompressed 10 bit additionally offers the very highest quality available With 10 bit media and Final Cut Pro 5 s 32 bit Floating Point YUV Codec video quality is second to none For more information on this subject please see the topic at the end of Chapter 4 Installation and Configuration titled Using 8 bit Versus 10 bit Video Mixing and Matching Formats ...

Page 31: ...Express slots in the PowerMac The RAID controller card SCSI or Fibre Channel can go in any other available slot For Model KONA LH Lay the PCI X PowerMac G5 on it s side motherboard facing up Install the KONA LH capture card into one of the 100 MHz slots in the PowerMac and put your RAID controller card SCSI or Fibre Channel in the PCI X 133 MHz slot 4 Install AJA KONA LH software on your Power Mac...

Page 32: ...pment If you find any damage immediately notify the shipping service and supply them with a complete description of the damage AJA will repair or replace damaged items If you find shipping damage contact your AJA dealer or distributor for details on how to have your KONA LH repaired or replaced Note Save packing materials and the shipping box If you ever require service or move your system use the...

Page 33: ... locate the PCI Express slots inside the G5 chassis photo shown on the following page The KONA card only requires a 4 lane PCI Express slot so any of the available slots will work correctly 6 Remove the card edge access cover from the desired slot where you will be inserting the KONA LHe card The card edge cover is secured by a phillips screw save this screw for use in installing KONA LHe 7 Holdin...

Page 34: ...re is a message stating You have a new network port named KONA LHe be sure to check the settings There is no need to take any action this occurs because MacOSX detects the RS 422 serial port on the KONA LHe card that you will use for VTR machine control PCI Express Slots Remove Screw and Cover Plate and Insert KONA LHe Card Secure KONA with Screw Removed Earlier To Install 1 2 PCI Express Slots ...

Page 35: ...annel in the PCI X 133 MHz slot Do not put the RAID controller and the KONA LH in the two 100MHz slots since this makes them share the same bus Note Always put the RAID controller and KONA LH on separate PCI busses This improves performance by reducing bus contention 6 Remove the card edge access cover from the desired slot where you will be inserting the KONA LH card The card edge cover is secure...

Page 36: ...u may notice that in the MacOSX Network preferences there is a message stating You have a new network port named KONA LH be sure to check the settings There is no need to take any action this occurs because MacOSX detects the RS 422 serial port on the KONA LH card that you will use for VTR machine control PCI Slots ...

Page 37: ...ons Can be Configured for Component Composite or Y C Standard Breakout Cable KONA LHe Installs in PCI Express Slot in G5 KONA LH Installs in PCI X slot in G5 Reference Input BNC RS422 Machine Control to VTR 9 pin SDI Input BNC SDI Output 1 BNC SDI Output 2 BNC Y CVBS In BNC Pb Y In BNC Pr C In BNC Y G CVBS Out BNC Pb B Y Out BNC Pr R C Out BNC green blue red green blue red Analog Audio Channel 1 I...

Page 38: ...2 to the VTR SDI In The KONA LH SDI connections have embedded audio so the VTR must be configured accordingly 5 If you have an AES EBU ready audio monitoring system then connect the two channels of AES EBU output from KONA LH s XLR connectors channels 1 and 2 to the monitoring system AES EBU inputs If you instead have an analog audio monitoring system you can use either the XLR balanced audio conn...

Page 39: ...on Procedure Locate the AJA KONA LH Software CD packaged with your system Then follow the procedure below to put the required software on the host system to be used with KONA LH The system must be an Apple Power Mac G5 Minimum system requirements for the host were described in Chapter 1 System Requirements Note Before installing KONA LH software turn off any virus protection and security software ...

Page 40: ...staller will launch and you ll see a series of installer screens Initial Installer Screen 9 Click Continue to begin installation 10 The next screen lets you know that the installer will check your PowerMac to ensure it has the hardware and software resources required see Minimum Requirements in Chapter 1 ...

Page 41: ... Software License Agreement KONA LH Software License Agreement Screen 12 The next screen shows all the available drives on the Power Mac Click on the drive that contains your system files Apple default is Macintosh HD A green arrow will point to the drive you ve selected Click the Continue button to proceed with installation ...

Page 42: ...34 Select a Destination Drive For the KONA LH Software 13 At the next screen click the Install button to place the software on the drive you previously selected Easy Install Installer Screen ...

Page 43: ...Restart OS X Reminder Prompt 15 The installer will run and put all the necessary KONA LH drivers KONA LH Control Panel presets and software on the desired hard drive When it has completed installation a final screen will be displayed announcing that software was successfully installed 16 Click the Restart button to complete the installation procedure The system will perform a software restart and ...

Page 44: ...uipment to house sync Although genlock is not absolutely required for KONA LH or your system better quality and repeatable operation will be experienced by doing so Usually this means using a black burst generator output looped through the system On the KONA LH cables and optional KL box breakout box house sync is connected to Ref Loop ...

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Page 47: ...rovide operational information about Final Cut Pro Please read the Final Cut Pro user documentation provided with it for information on configuration and operation The chapter you are reading addresses configuration and setup unique to use of KONA LH with Final Cut Pro and other applications Using The KONA LH Control Panel The KONA LH control panel is a software application that provides a simple ...

Page 48: ...tions interact with the KONA LH board Block Diagram Screen The top area of the KONA LH Control Panel shows a visual picture representing the processing if any that s currently occurring including inputs outputs any down conversion reference source and system status Lines between inputs the framebuffer and outputs show a video path Where there are no lines it shows there is no connection this can b...

Page 49: ... in blue also indicate that something is in the primary format So for example if you see that the input and output icons are blue then you know that the same format is used throughout the video path and that no format conversion is being performed If a different color is displayed on the input or output say green for example then you know that KONA LH is performing a format conversion in the video...

Page 50: ... direction Each of these tabbed windows are described on the following pages Tabs that can be selected are Inputs view and edit input selections and how they are mapped Proc Amp view and edit the analog proc amplifier settings brightness contrast hue and saturation Formats select the framebuffer primary video format and any secondary formats and down conversion for inputs outputs Digital Out assig...

Page 51: ...t a different input you can do so by clicking a different radio button If Analog is selected then you also need to select the Analog Format via a pulldown menu Choices are Composite Y C Component SMPTE EBU N10 Component Beta Audio Input This pulldown menu allows you to pick where the audio comes from KONA LH supports up to 8 channels of embedded digital audio so you can choose out of the 16 channe...

Page 52: ...reen settings affect the analog proc amplifier built into the KONA LH Each of the four sliders controls a video parameter with the middle being close to unity If the value has been changed from the factory Unity setting that value will by displayed in red at the right side of the slider Clicking the Reset Unity button sets all four sliders back to unity Sliders Brightness Contrast Hue Saturation K...

Page 53: ... always presented based on what KONA LH can do with the signals available and the inputs outputs selected For example on the Formats screen if the output or inputs are a different format than the primary then you ll see an additional information pane that allows you to view and edit the secondary format including control over whether down conversion is employed KONA LH Control Panel Formats Tab KO...

Page 54: ... can vary based on what the Primary Format is and the input signal frame rates of input sources limits the to from conversion choices The Secondary Video Format pull down menu lists all formats with those that are incompatible shown in gray these can t be selected This allows you to see what you ve chosen and also see those formats that are incompatible with the selected Primary format KONA LH For...

Page 55: ... to it Primary when selected this indicates that the SDI output is set to the same format as the framebuffer That value will be listed in blue Secondary when selected this indicates that the SDI output is set to a format different from the framebuffer Primary Format That secondary format value will be listed in green This shows that active processing of the video is taking place format change and ...

Page 56: ...t and make changes if desired KONA LH Control Panel Digital Out Tab If Video Key has been selected as an output the block diagram will indicate the SDI outputs with video in blue and the key in red KONA LH Control Panel Digital Out Tab Video Key Output Video SDI Out 1 in Blue and Key SDI Out 2 in Red ...

Page 57: ...utput and allows you to re configure it when desired KONA LH Control Panel Analog Out Tab Analog Out Screen Settings Analog Format choices in the Analog Format pulldown menu vary depending upon the Analog Output video standard For example the Composite Y C selection is only available when an SD 525i29 97 or 625i25 format is in use Analog formats can include Composite Y C Component SMPTE EBU N10 Co...

Page 58: ... card if there is one For example in the screen shown here the default output is the Macintosh Desktop and the only controlling application is the KONA LH Control Panel itself KONA LH Control Panel Control Tab Control Screen Settings Default Kona Output This is where you select what KONA LH will output as a default when no application has control of the board such as when the Finder is active Sinc...

Page 59: ...ion directs KONA LH to output a choice of preset patterns when no other QuickTime application is using the KONA board In addition to the preset test pattern choices a Load File selection at the bottom of the menu allows you to load any standard Mac RGB graphics file tif psd etc into the frame buffer for display Note the graphic file will not be scaled to fit If it s smaller than the current frame ...

Page 60: ...on the right and bottom Once a graphic file is loaded into the frame buffer it will be retained until it is overwritten by another graphic or test pattern or when power is turned off Graphic file names are only remembered in the menu as long as the Kona Control Panel application is running KONA LH Control Panel Test Pattern Choices Playback Timing greyed out when in Input Passthrough Genlock Freer...

Page 61: ...r a matte can only be done in Standard Definition video KONA LH Control Panel Downstream Keyer Tab Settings in the DS Keyer tab provide control over how the keyer operates and whether it s turned on or off Controls and their meanings in the Tabbed screen are as follows Downstream Keyer Mode Downstream Keyer Off when this pulldown menu item is selected the downstream keyer will be turned off Frame ...

Page 62: ...The matte chosen will be used as a video background under the keyed video Foreground pre multiplied checkbox use to avoid matte lines and improve the appearance of the foreground key being composited over the background Audio Out Frame Buffer select audio out to be routed from the contents of the Frame Buffer Audio In select audio out to be routed from KONA s currently selected input s KONA LH Con...

Page 63: ...E NTSC US 0 IRE NTSC Japan Final Cut Pro 5 1 Compatible set this checkbox if you are running Final Cut Pro 5 1 or newer software Not checking the box when running 5 1 or newer results in reduced capture accuracy Analog Audio Monitor Level Audio when a KL Box is connected to KONA LH the button selected determines the audio level that will appear at the Analog Audio Output RCA connector pair FSD is ...

Page 64: ...e a distraction 24 30 FPS Conversion the value selected in this pulldown is used whenever due to format selection you ve chosen to do 24 frames per second to 30 conversion where extra fields will be added to pad the existing ones Depending on video content selection of different field patterns may be useful in reducing jitter due to the content of adjacent fields The numbers in the pattern choices...

Page 65: ...custom color lookup table LUT for use in Final Cut Pro When checked there will be a new Custom LUT menu item under the Windows menu in Final Cut Selecting that item brings up the KONA LH Control Panel Custom LUTs dialog shown below Defining a LUT applies it to the KONA LH output The custom LUT will be saved with the Final Cut Pro presets Note Custom LUTs only work with RGB material KONA Custom LUT...

Page 66: ... displayed in the timecode value displayed to the right of the pull down User Bits For monitoring Varicam timecode you may wish to monitor the user bits embedded in the timecode If you set this checkbox KONA LH will detect and interpret the Varicam user bits and display them next to the checkbox KONA LH Control Panel Timecode Tab User Bits Checked Use QuickTime Timecode when checked this directs K...

Page 67: ...er purposes Note SMPTE RP 188 defines a standard for the transmission of time code and control code in the ancillary data space of a digital television data stream Time code information is transmitted in the ancillary data space as defined in ANSI SMPTE 291M Multiple codes can be transmitted within a single digital video data stream Other time information such as real time clock DTTR tape timer in...

Page 68: ...rther understanding read on and we ll give you some further background on KONA LH control The main issue you ll generally want to know is what application has control of KONA LH s Primary Format at the current moment KONA LH Control Priorities The KONA Control Panel is one of three masters contending for control and it s the lowest priority of the three The other two masters are any currently runn...

Page 69: ...onsider this multiple application scenario 1 Open Final Cut Pro select KONA LH as the A V device FCP takes control of the board and tells it what Primary format to use If one of the FCP windows covers up the KONA Control Panel application which typically happens you won t be able to see the Kona card is in use by Final Cut Pro message displayed in the Control Panel or be able to tell which format ...

Page 70: ...ctated by the System Preferences Displays panel or by you selecting Show Displays in the menu bar from the Displays menu near the right side of the main menu bar When the Finder is in control of the KONA board the KONA Control Panel disables the Primary Format popup and puts a message in the KONA Control Panel Formats tab as follows KONA Control Panel 3rd Priority If a QuickTime application is not...

Page 71: ...m configurations A large set of Easy Setups are supplied with KONA LH and installed along with the KONA LH software These canned choices can be used directly or as the basis for making your own customized Easy Setups unique to your system By duplicating an Easy Setup and then making changes to it you simplify the process of configuring and re configuring when working with new formats Although this...

Page 72: ...anged by clicking on the pulldown arrow at the right Doing so results in a long list of the factory Easy Setups stored on the system If you wish to see all of the Easy Setups factory and user defined then ensure the Show All checkbox is marked at the right side of the dialog By default all AJA Easy Setups will be checked Factory Easy Setups A large set of Easy Setups are Provided as KONA LH defaul...

Page 73: ... 30 10 bit uncompressed AJA KONA LH 1080i 30 10 bit uncompressed AJA KONA LH 1080i 30 DVCPRO HD AJA KONA LH 1080i 30 DVCPRO HD AJA KONA LH 1080psf 23 98 8 bit uncompressed AJA KONA LH 1080psf 23 98 8 bit uncompressed AJA KONA LH 1080psf 23 98 10 bit uncompressed AJA KONA LH 1080psf 23 98 10 bit uncompressed AJA KONA LH 1080psf 23 98 DVCPRO HD AJA KONA LH 1080psf 23 98 DVCPRO HD AJA KONA LH 1080psf...

Page 74: ...active sequences will not see the change Capture Preset select one of these to set the incoming source format you ll be capturing Ideally select the maximum quality format you ll be using for most of the material so there will be no need to re render later as clips are added from the bin to the sequence Device Control Preset select the AJA Video KONA LH device NTSC or PAL as desired This tells Fin...

Page 75: ...der a new name 1 Change the currently selected Easy Setup by making changes at the Summary tabbed window via the pulldown menus 2 When everything is set as desired click on the Create Easy Setup button at the bottom of the Summary window 3 A new dialog will pop up Enter a descriptive name for the new Easy Setup i e 10 bit SDI from Video Server in the Name field 4 Enter a sentence or two describing...

Page 76: ...pects of the preset As an example under Device Control Preset you might wish to change the Time Source on your VTR from LTC to VITC or change the pre roll and post roll values When you save a Setup it defaults to saving in the Final Cut Pro Custom Setups folder Each of the tabbed preset screens are described on the following pages for your convenience For more information please read the Final Cut...

Page 77: ...r By clicking in the leftmost column see the checkmark in the sample screen above you select a new Sequence Preset for use The checkmark tells which Preset is in use highlighting a choice alone does not select it If you select an editing timebase you can then edit it click the Edit button or copy and rename it as another click Duplicate When editing a timebase you can change the following Select v...

Page 78: ...70 Audio Video Settings Sequence Presets Editor Window The Capture Presets Window Audio Video Settings Capture Presets Window ...

Page 79: ...KONA LH we ll discuss the edit screen next Capture Presets Editing Audio Video Settings Capture Presets Editing Window Note Whenever a Preset is being copied as the basis of a new preset always change the name and description to fit the new preset so users aren t confused between it and the original Frame Size below the name and description are the frame size settings These can be changed via the ...

Page 80: ...put selection use the KONA LH Control Panel The Rate pull down selects a sample rate it should always be set to 48 kHz for KONA LH By clicking on the Advanced button a new screen will be displayed where you can select between 8 and 16 bit sampling AJA recommends 16 bit for optimum sound quality This has nothing to do with input format as KONA LH supports 20 bit SD embedded audio and 24 bit AES aud...

Page 81: ...eport they re locked and can only be copied it will create the copy when you try to edit When editing a Device Control preset you can change the following Name and description of Device Control preset Protocol for capture playback VTR for KONA LH this will be RS422 Audio Mapping Time Source LTC VITC both etc Port Frame Rate Default Timecode Drop Frame etc Capture Playback Offsets to correct for VT...

Page 82: ...utton opens a second dialog where Final Cut gives options for changing bit depth number of channels and the sample rate Since Final Cut currently only supports 2 channels of audio AJA recommends you leave all of these settings as set in the factory defaults You may wish to use a different KONA LH output for final Print to tape from Final Cut You can select that in this window by clicking the check...

Page 83: ...e the Effects tab at the top right Click on it 4 Locate the Viewer window in Final Cut and click on the Filmstrip pulldown menu button it s a filmstrip icon with an A on it Select Bars and Tone NTSC or Bars and Tone PAL The viewer window will display bars after you do this 5 Click the mouse cursor on the Bars and Tone in the Viewer window and drag it to the beginning of the sequence window You ll ...

Page 84: ...6 Click and Drag Bars and Tone From Viewer Window To Sequence Click Filmstrip Button in Viewer Window Then select Bars and Tone Finally click in the viewer window and drag the bars to the Sequence window ...

Page 85: ...nual Checking the System with Sequence Window Showing Bars and Tone Clip Dragged from Viewer If everything works properly go ahead and try capturing audio and video media from your VTR Bars and Tone In Sequence Window Click Play to Test the System ...

Page 86: ...t For example if a sky region is mostly the same color but varies by only a few digital numbers from one side of the picture to another you may see contour lines where the signal passes from one digital value to the next higher value Since each numerical value in a 10 bit system is only one fourth as large as an 8 bit system s these contours become invisible and the sky varies smoothly 10 bit vide...

Page 87: ...ed Table 5 1 Problem Solving by Matching Symptoms to Remedies Symptom Check Disk RAID cannot keep up dropped frames etc Ensure the disk system is providing at least 50 MB second sustained transfer rate Dropped frames during playback 1 Canvas Viewer zoom setting exceeds the fit to window setting Change to Fit to Window 2 RAID cannot sustain the data rate of the clip sequence 3 The sequence setting ...

Page 88: ...o x x Preferences Note path to file is Macintosh HD users username library preferences final cut user data 3 Click and drag that file to the Trash Can icon and drop it there When you next start up Final Cut Pro it will present the Choose Setup prompt as in initial installation where you can again choose a desired KONA LH input format in the Setup For pulldown and re enter a desired system scratch ...

Page 89: ...issue then contact AJA Video Customer Support using one of the methods listed below Contacting by Mail Address 443 Crown Point Circle Grass Valley CA 95945 USA Telephone 1 800 251 4224 or 1 530 274 2048 Fax 1 530 274 9442 Web http www aja com Support Email support aja com Apple Resources Apple provides a large amount of support information online at their support website Information provided inclu...

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Page 91: ...N10 Betacam 525 line Betacam 525J RGB 12 bit A D 2x oversampling 25 db to 5 5 MHz Y Frequency Response 25 db to 2 5 MHz C Frequency Response 5 2T pulse response 2 ns Y C delay inequity Video Output Digital SD SDI SMPTE 259M 10 bits BNC HD SDI SMPTE 292 296 10 bits BNC Analog Composite S Video NTSC NTSCJ PAL 12 bit D A 8x oversampling 2 db to 5 MHz Y Frequency Response 2 db to 1 MHz C Frequency Res...

Page 92: ... 48 KHz synchronous Analog 2 channel Balanced output XLR 24dbu Full Scale Digital 0dbFS 24 bit D A 48 KHz sample rate 0 2db 20 to 20 KHz Frequency Response 2 channel unbalanced output RCA jack requires KL Box option Down Conversion Hardware 10 bit output 24 bit internal processing Anamorphic full screen Letterbox image is reduced with black top and bottom added to image area with the aspect ratio ...

Page 93: ...n Manual Machine Control Machine Control RS 422 Sony 9 pin protocol Connector provided on KONA LH breakout cable and on optional KL Box 9 pin D connector pinout is as follows 1 GND 2 RX 3 TX 4 GND 5 No Connection 6 GND 7 RX 8 TX 9 GND Shell GND ...

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Page 95: ...Block Diagram Screen 40 Blue 42 BNC Connectors 11 BNC connectors 11 BNCs for Audio 29 Box 3 Box Contents 24 Browser window 77 C Cable Connections 10 29 Cable connector descriptions 12 cables 24 cables what s included 24 Cabling the System 29 camcorders 12 capacity 8 Capture Preset 68 CD 3 CD KONA 2 Software 3 CD ROM 31 Chassis 3 Chassis Connections 30 Checking the System 77 codec settings 71 codec...

Page 96: ...t 3 Format Screen Settings 46 format primary 13 format secondary 40 Formats and Transfer Rates Storage Table 9 Formats Screen 45 formats mixing and matching 21 Frame Rate 75 Frame Size 73 Frame size 71 Framebuffer 41 Freerun 52 G G4 5 G5 28 Genlock 52 Genlock and Your System 36 Getting Help 82 Green 42 H hard drives 7 Hardware 2 hardware and software requirements 5 HD editing 18 Hold Last Applicat...

Page 97: ...aspect ratio 71 playback device 77 Post roll 75 Pre roll 75 Presets 60 presets 64 Presets KONA 2 Control Panel 60 Primary 47 Primary Format 41 Primary format 13 Print to tape 77 problem symptoms 81 Problems what to do 81 problems what to do if you encounter 81 Q QuickTime Audio Settings 74 QuickTime video 71 QuickTime Video Settings 74 QuickTime Drivers AJA KONA 2 3 R RAID 6 7 8 RAID 0 7 RAID 1 7 ...

Page 98: ...13 system configuration Control Panel 40 System Connections 30 system interconnections 30 System software 31 T Tabbed Windows 42 Time Source 75 timebase 71 Timecode 75 Timecode Offset 59 Timecode Screen 58 Timecode Screen Settings 58 Timing adjustment Control Panel 52 Transfer Rate 9 Transfer Rate Table 9 Troubleshooting 81 troubleshooting 81 typical system interconnections 30 Typical Workflows 18...

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