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AJA KONA LHI, Installation And Operation Manual

The AJA KONA LHI is a powerful video capture and playback card that delivers exceptional performance. To complement your experience with this product, we offer an easy-to-follow Installation And Operation Manual which you can download for free from manualshive.com. This manual provides comprehensive guidance and ensures seamless installation and operation of your AJA KONA LHI.

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KONA LHi Installation and Operation Manual — Table of Contents

 

Table of Contents

 

Trademarks  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  ii
Notice  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  ii
FCC Emission Information  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  ii
Contacting Support  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  ii
Limited Warranty  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .iii
Table of Contents  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

Chapter 1: Introduction
Overview  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Features  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

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

KONA LHi 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  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

About RAIDs  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Software For Striping  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
AJA KONA LHi and Fibre Channel RAID (Xserve or other) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Storage capacity   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Cable Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Using the Breakout Cable and 3 BNCs   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Using KLHi-box  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
About BNC Connectors   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Connector Descriptions—Cables and KLHi-Box  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

3G/HD/SD SDI Input and Output  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
HDMI Input and Output   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
2 Channel Digital AES/EBU Audio Inputs And Outputs  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Analog 2 Channel Balanced Audio  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Analog 2 Channel Unbalanced Audio (KHLi-box only)   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
RS422 Machine Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Analog Monitor Out (Component/Composite HD/SD)  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Reference Video and LTC Input  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

In This Manual  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Chapter 2: Getting Started—Workflow
KONA LHi And Your Workflow  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Understanding Typical Workflows  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

PhotoJPEG   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
DV (DV25)  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
DV50  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
DVCPRO HD  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
HDV  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Apple ProRes 422 and Apple ProRes 422 HQ (SD or HD)  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Uncompressed 8-bit  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Uncompressed 10-bit  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Mixing and Matching Formats in Final Cut  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Chapter 3: Installation
Installation Overview   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Unpacking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Shipping Box Contents   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Installing the KONA LHi Card in a Mac Pro   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
 Installing the KONA LHi Card in a G5   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Cabling the System  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

System Video/Audio Cable Connections  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

System Cabling When Using The Breakout Cable  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Summary of Contents for KONA LHI

Page 1: ...www aja com Installation and Operation Guide B e c a u s e i t m a t t e r s LHi Published 5 4 11 ...

Page 2: ... provide reasonable 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 interfer...

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: ...DI Input and Output 10 HDMI Input and Output 10 2 Channel Digital AES EBU Audio Inputs And Outputs 10 Analog 2 Channel Balanced Audio 10 Analog 2 Channel Unbalanced Audio KHLi box only 10 RS422 Machine Control 10 Analog Monitor Out Component Composite HD SD 10 Reference Video and LTC Input 11 In This Manual 11 Chapter 2 Getting Started Workflow KONA LHi And Your Workflow 13 Understanding Typical W...

Page 6: ...Timecode Screen 46 Timecode Screen Settings 46 Timelapse Screen 47 Info Screen 48 Saving Your Control Panel Presets 49 Who is Controlling KONA LHi 49 QuickTime Application 1st Priority 50 Mac Desktop Video 2nd Priority 50 KONA Control Panel 3rd Priority 51 Control Recommendations 51 Using Multiple AJA Products 52 Easy Setups for Typical Uses 53 Easy Setups Menu 53 Easy Setups For Use With KONA LHi...

Page 7: ...d to that hardware based upconversion from SD to HD hardware based downconversion from HD to SD and HD to HD crossconversion between 720 and1080 HD formats and you re covered for realtime conversion at ingest or playout In addition to high quality video KONA LHi also supports balanced analog AES EBU and embedded audio I O all at 24 bits and 48Khz For simplified system integration KONA LHi includes...

Page 8: ...dio I O 8 channel SDI embedded audio I O HD SD genlock on analog video inputs LTC Input on Reference input RS 422 Machine Control Final Cut Pro Motion After Effects Combustion and more Cables standard Optional KLHi box Breakout Box provides rack mounting and flexible easy I O KLHi box cabling is included with the KLHi box 3 year warranty KONA LHi Audio KONA LHi supports 2 channel 24 bit 48kHz or 9...

Page 9: ...Panel drivers for the card itself and all files necessary for Final Cut Pro and other application support Final Cut Pro software application not included What s In The Box When you unpack your AJA KONA LHi you ll find the following components AJA KONA LHi Software and Documentation CD ROM this CD contains the software installer to place KONA LHi drivers and the Control Panel on an Apple MacPro Ins...

Page 10: ...Channel 1 Input Analog Audio Channel 2 Input Analog Audio Channel 1 Output Analog Audio Channel 2 Output Digital AES Input Channels 1 2 Digital AES Output Channels 1 2 Multiple pin connector To KONA LHi 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 6 BNCs Analog Connections Can be Configured for Component Composite or Y C Referen...

Page 11: ...ed KONA Driver for Mac OSX and Final Cut Pro Note always consult the release notes for the AJA software version you are running included with installer FCP 7 0 x KONA driver version 9 0 1 Snow Leopard and Leopard OS compatible version FCP 7 0 x KONA driver version 7 5 1 Snow Leopard and Leopard OS compatible version FCP 7 0 x KONA driver version 7 1 Snow Leopard and Leopard OS compatible version F...

Page 12: ...a is still available on the remaining disk drive However it also results in a storage efficiency of only 50 percent because two physical drives are required to achieve a single drive s capacity Mirroring alone is known as RAID level 1 Parity provides data protection without requiring complete duplication of the drive contents In the event of a drive failure parity information can be used with data...

Page 13: ... FORMAT Transfer Rate in MB sec Storage Requirement in GB Hour Hours of Storage Per Terabyte of Disk 10 bit Uncompressed Standard Definition 28 101 9 9 8 bit Uncompressed 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 60H...

Page 14: ...Four connectors on the KONA LHi Card endplate additionally provide HDMI v1 3a input and output 2x HDMI 3G HD and SD SDI input 1x BNC 3G HD and SD SDI output 1x BNC KONA LHi Breakout Cable Standard Cable RS422 Machine Control to VTR 9 pin Analog Audio Channel 1 Input Analog Audio Channel 2 Input Analog Audio Channel 1 Output Analog Audio Channel 2 Output Digital AES Input Channels 1 2 Digital AES O...

Page 15: ...g 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 of the cable connector 90 clockwise until the connectors are locked together When properly locked the cable cannot accidentally be pulled out RS422 Machine Control External Reference...

Page 16: ... KONA for more information on Control Panel operation 2 Channel Digital AES EBU Audio Inputs And Outputs One female XLR connector is provided for the channel 1 and 2 inputs while a male XLR connector carries channel 1 and 2 outputs AES EBU signals are handled internally as 24 bit digital The optional KLHi Box also provides XLR audio connections on the front panel Note AES XLR connections are digit...

Page 17: ... a 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 LHi 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 Control Panel It is possible in some cir...

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Page 19: ... etc HDV playback is aided by KONA LHi onboard hardware scalar Using Final Cut Pro work with a wide range of old and new SD and analog sources and then also using 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 Digital SD S...

Page 20: ...th SD and HD KONA LHi can capture from almost any HD or SD input directly to PhotoJPEG media DV DV25 Data rate 3 13 MB second megabyte second standard definition only supported by internal system drive Quality Good In this workflow DV is usually input to a Mac Pro running Final Cut Pro through its FireWire port DV offers good quality but it has lower Chroma resolution when compared to DV50 JPEG or...

Page 21: ...ht into the system as a rather heavily compressed format and that the computer must continue to work with the material as a MPEG2 transport stream which is incredibly processor intensive for the computer How does the AJA KONA LHi card connect to HDV and digitize material to uncompressed HD files for editing or at the very least to a lightly compressed I Frame HD format The answer to this is provid...

Page 22: ... drive space to store high quality video Uncompressed 8 bit Data rate 21 MB second standard definition or 100 124 MB second high definition see later Storage Capacity chart in Chapter 1 for the various transfer rates per format requires SCSI Fibre Channel or ATA drive array Quality Excellent Uncompressed media is KONA LHi s native storage format offering the highest quality available Capturing in ...

Page 23: ...into a project You could even capture 8 bit uncompressed and HDV and then place them both on a PhotoJPEG timeline and end up having to render them both You can capture directly in real time to any supported format even if it doesn t match the source formats at all for example DV and DV50 to 8 bit uncompressed Therefore it makes sense to capture media into your system at the highest quality you ll ...

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Page 25: ... the KONA LHi capture card into one of the PCI Express slots in the PowerMac The RAID controller card SCSI or Fibre Channel can go in any other available slot 4 Install AJA KONA LHi software on your Mac from the supplied AJA CD ROM 5 Cable the system audio and video sources VTR audio monitor and video monitor If you purchased the optional KLHi box then install it into an equipment rack or place it...

Page 26: ...or move your system use the packaging materials and box for safe shipment Installation Software CD Installation and Operation Manual in electronic form on the CD PDF Read Me First Notice and Registration Sheets Standard Cable AJA KONA LHi Card RS422 Machine Control to VTR 9 pin Analog Audio Channel 1 Input Analog Audio Channel 2 Input Analog Audio Channel 1 Output Analog Audio Channel 2 Output Dig...

Page 27: ...s inside the Mac chassis The slots are numbered along the left side Visit http www aja com support kona kona system configuration php and determine which slot works best for your Mac Pro model This page is updated regularly to account for Apple product line changes 6 Remove the card edge locking plate on the right side of the card cage using a Phillips screwdriver it is held in place by two captiv...

Page 28: ...s cover from the desired slot where you will be inserting the KONA LHi card The card edge cover is secured by a phillips screw save this screw for use in installing KONA LHi 7 Holding the KONA LHi card by the card edge plate and an outside edge carefully insert the KONA LHi card by rocking it slowly into the slot Ensure the card edge aligns properly with the G5 s opening where the card edge cover ...

Page 29: ...or Component Composite or Y C Standard Breakout Cable KONA LHi Installs in PCI Express Slot in Mac Pro or G5 Reference Input BNC or LTC input switchable via KONA Control Panel RS422 Machine Control to VTR 9 pin HDMI Input HDMI Output SDI Input BNC SDI Output 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...

Page 30: ...ne from KONA LHi SDI In to the VTR SDI Out and one from KONA LHi SDI Out to the VTR SDI In The KONA LHi 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 LHi s XLR connectors channels 1 and 2 to the monitoring system AES EBU inputs If you instead have an anal...

Page 31: ...KONA LHi 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 The system must be an Apple Mac Pro or Power Mac G5 as described earlier in Chapter 1 System Requirements Note Before installing KONA LHi software turn off any virus protection and security software that you may have installed on your computer 1 Insert...

Page 32: ...reen 9 Click Continue to begin installation 10 The next screen lets you know that the installer will check your Mac to ensure it has the hardware and software resources required see Minimum Requirements in Chapter 1 System Check Installer Screen 11 Read and agree to the Software License Agreement ...

Page 33: ...ac Pro 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 13 At the next screen select the Easy Setups that you want to use or all of them and then click the Continue button to place the software on the drive you previously selected ...

Page 34: ...tallation 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 be ready for use Genlock and Your System For video stability and proper system operation you can genlock all equipment to house sync however genlock is not required for KONA LHi due to excell...

Page 35: ...i with Final Cut Pro and other applications Using The KONA LHi Control Panel The KONA LHi Control Panel is a software application that provides a simple visual way to see how the KONA LHi card is currently configured and then make changes as desired Settings both what you changed and didn t can be saved as a snapshot for recall at anytime This lets you save settings associated with all your freque...

Page 36: ...ding patterns DS Keyer select downstream keyer mode specify a graphic file or matte Timecode monitor RP 188 timecode and configure timecode window burn output Note SMPTE 12M 2 is the updated name and specification for what was RP 188 Timelapse enables the capture of select frames over a specified time interval Info displays status information about the KONA This information is generally intended f...

Page 37: ...he video format currently assigned to KONA LHi This is the format that the framebuffer will use and is shown in the Control Panel using the color blue All icons in blue are the same as the Primary Format used by the framebuffer Also any text descriptions in the block diagram that appear in blue also indicate that something is in the primary format So for example if you see that the input and outpu...

Page 38: ...ersion icon in between the input output and the framebuffer In the case of cross conversion the type of crossconvert will be shown under the icon in the example that follows it s 1080 to 720 Down Up and Cross Conversion Icons If you click on a conversion icon the Tab Screen will change to the Format scneen allowing you to view edit settings Color Meanings all items in the AJA Control Panel block d...

Page 39: ...lt Video Output this is where you select what the KONA LHi will output as a default when no application has control of it such as when the Finder is active Since it can be controlled by software applications as well as its own control panel the output can change dynamically Some video applications will grab control of the KONA LHi inputs outputs These settings determine what happens when an applic...

Page 40: ...only remembered in the menu as long as the AJA Control Panel application is running AJA Control Panel Test Pattern Choices Hold Last Application this selection directs KONA LHi to hold and output the last frame of video from the last application to control KONA LHi This can be helpful when operating in an environment where you re switching back and forth between multiple application windows Tip pr...

Page 41: ... are always presented based on what KONA LHi 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 LHi Control Panel Formats ...

Page 42: ...ut for like Hz formats By like Hz this means that 720P 59 94 may be converted to 1080i 29 97 59 94Hz Converting from disparate Hz is not supported on the KONA LHi card for crossconversions The example below shows 1080i to 720p Down Conversion for downconversion the following choices are available Anamorphic full screen stretched image Letterbox image is reduced with black top and bottom added to i...

Page 43: ...used choose LTC for LTC timecode input or Reference to use the input as a house reference If Analog is selected then you also need to select the type of Analog input 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 LHi supports up to 8 channels of embedded digital audio so you can ...

Page 44: ...items You can view the current setting or click on another to change 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 th...

Page 45: ...y video format framebuffer or a secondary one up down cross conversion Pulldowns are provided for configuring the video output range color space and number of embedded audio channels 2 or 8 for the HDMI output A Protocol pulldown allows you to choose either HDMI or DVI protocol use DVI if you re outputting to a DVI monitor using an HDMI to DVI adapter HDMI Input while there are two different range...

Page 46: ...elect Primary or Secondary conversion 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 Component Beta Component RGB Component RGB HV Monitor Audio select which two chan...

Page 47: ...ckbox next to specified parameters the video outputs related to these specified parameters are enabled as possible video outputs for applications As an example if the checkbox next to 25 50 is unchecked 50Hz video outputs are deselected and would not be available to the user in the A V Devices tab of Final Cut Pro To avoid confusion when working in a particular editorial environment users might el...

Page 48: ... gain setting and set the audio gain at unity When not set this checkbox tells the KONA card to get the audio gain setting from Final Cut Pro Analog Audio Monitor Level when a KLHi Box is connected to KONA LHi the button selected determines the audio level that will appear at the Analog Audio Output RCA connector pair FSD is full scale deflection reading as measured on a VU meter Select 18 for Eur...

Page 49: ...wn is used whenever you ve chosen to do 24 frames per second to 30 conversion where extra fields are added to pad 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 specify the frequency with which inserted fields will be repeated For example 2 3 2 3 means duplicate...

Page 50: ...t item brings up the KONA LHi Control Panel Custom LUTs dialog shown below Defining a LUT applies it to the KONA LHi output The custom LUT will be saved with the Final Cut Pro presets Note Custom LUTs only work with RGB material KONA Custom LUTs Dialog Select a canned LUT or create your own Click to restore factory defaults Adjust Gain Offset sliders to change color Changed values will appear in r...

Page 51: ...cted the downstream keyer will be turned off Frame Buffer over Matte places the keyed video with alpha channel currently in the Frame Buffer over a fixed color matte determined by the Matte Color setting set separately Frame Buffer over Video In places the keyed video currently in the Frame Buffer over the video input for playout or print to tape Graphic over Matte places a graphics file having an...

Page 52: ...eing 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 Opacity this slider controls the transparency of the keyed video over the background from translucent to completely opaque Graphic File this pulldown allows you to choose from any recently access...

Page 53: ...ll down to select the one you wish to monitor The selection will be displayed in the timecode value displayed to the right of the pull down User Bits For monitoring variable framerate VFR timecode such as Varicam you may wish to monitor the user bits embedded in the timecode If you set this checkbox KONA LHi will detect and interpret the user bits and display them next to the checkbox KONA LHi Con...

Page 54: ... 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 information and other user defined information may also be carried in the ancillary time code packet instead of time code The actual information transmitted through the interface is identified by the coding of a distributed binary bit Equipment...

Page 55: ...l Info Screen This Tabbed screen shows the KONA LHi software files that have been installed on your system This information may be needed if you talk to an AJA Customer Service representative to determine if files are missing or need updating KONA LHi Control Panel Info Tab ...

Page 56: ...her understanding read on and we ll give you some further background on KONA LHi control The main issue you ll generally want to know is what application has control of KONA LHi s Primary Format at the current moment KONA LHi 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 run...

Page 57: ...tion 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 FCP has selected This is why we recommend you arrange your display so you can see the Control Panel at all times 2 Next you want to see what the KONA card is doing so you find the KONA Control Panel application by clicking around on t...

Page 58: ...A LHi Control Panel keep it visible on the desktop and stay consistent in your settings within all QuickTime applications when working on a project For example if you re working in a particular format e g 525i29 97 it would make sense to set Final Cut Pro for 525i29 97 the Mac Desktop size to 720x486 and the KONA Control Panel for 525i29 97 Then when you switch between applications the output will...

Page 59: ...cation will use the new product for its input output while the first application you launched will continue to use the other AJA product Example select a KONA 3 as the targeted product in the AJA Control Panel application Launch Final Cut Pro Final Cut Pro is now using the KONA 3 for its input output Go back to the AJA Control Panel application and select a KONA LHi as the targeted product Launch ...

Page 60: ...mats Although this manual assumes you re familiar with Final Cut Pro and have read its documentation let s review Easy Setups and how to use them effectively with KONA LHi At the simplest level Final Cut lets you choose and edit presets for capturing media device control and for project sequences These presets are defined in the Audio Video Settings menu Just like Easy Setups here also there are f...

Page 61: ... 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 To choose a new Easy Setup from the list click on the pulldown menu and select a desired choice The choice won t take effect until you click the Setup button but you will be able to see the description fo...

Page 62: ...eater details about each category On the initial summary window you can see the selected presets for the Easy Setup as well as change specific presets The presets you can change on the Summary window are Sequence Preset select one of these as the editing timebase for new sequences If you make a change to Sequence Presets the change will only take effect on any new sequences you create currently ac...

Page 63: ...ld 4 Enter a sentence or two describing what is unique about the Easy Setup in the Description field 5 Click the Create button to store the new Easy Setup Audio Video Settings Creating a New Easy Setup At any point in the above procedure you can go to the other tabbed windows and make additional changes For example in the Sequence Presets Capture Presets and Device Control Presets windows you can ...

Page 64: ... 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 video processing properties how to re...

Page 65: ... Setups for Typical Uses Audio Video Settings Sequence Presets Editor Window The Capture Presets Window Audio Video Settings Capture Presets Window This window lets you choose a preset format for incoming source video and audio media you ll be capturing ...

Page 66: ...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 pulldown menu Selecting a new Aspect Ratio value also changes the values in the width and height fields QuickTime Video Settings these settings select a video input source and affe...

Page 67: ...Hi supports 20 bit SD embedded audio and 24 bit AES audio The Device Control Presets Window Audio Video Settings Device Control Presets Window This window selects machine control parameters for an attached VTR Your choice here tells Final Cut that KONA LHi is handling the machine control parameters for the VTR attached to KONA LHi Alternatively you could also select a different device for input ou...

Page 68: ...ault Timecode Drop Frame etc Capture Playback Offsets to correct for VTR versus Final Cut timing issues Handles Pre roll Post roll Auto Record and PTV KONA LHi ships with VTR Device Control Presets for Sony and Panasonic VTRs Select a Device Control Preset for the desired frame rate Presets for both Sony and Panasonic VTRs are provided with these frame rates 23 98 24 25 29 97 and 59 94 Audio Video...

Page 69: ...ideo configuration the Audio Options button 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 LHi output for final Print to tape from Final Cut You can select th...

Page 70: ...lick 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 see the bars and tone show up on the...

Page 71: ...ion Manual Checking the System with a 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 72: ...ce 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 73: ... soft gradients like a ramp or sunset 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...

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Page 75: ...ained 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 does not match the playback output setting found at FCP Audio Video Settings AV Output 4 Virus checking software running in the background disable it 5 Scratch drive not set to the R...

Page 76: ... factory default state as it was when you installed it The easiest way to do this is to locate Final Cut s preference file and discard it To do so follow this procedure 1 Locate the file named Final Cut Pro 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 theTrash Can icon and drop it there When you next start up...

Page 77: ...rt information online at their support website Information provided includes answers to top questions discussions on specific topics and software downloads for updates and utilities You may also enroll in AppleCare for extended support of hardware and software products Information is provided on the Apple Support website on how to enroll in AppleCare General Apple Support Website for information o...

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Page 79: ...ling 3 line adaptive comb filter decoding 25 db to 5 0 MHz Y Frequency Response 25 db to 1 MHz C Frequency Response 5 2T pulse response 1 5 Diff Phase 1 5 Diff Gain Component SMPTE EBU N10 Betacam 525 line Betacam 525J 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 3G HD SD SDI S...

Page 80: ...4 bit A D 48 KHz sample rate 0 2db 20 to 20 KHz Frequency Response Audio Output Digital 2 ch 24 bit AES EBU 48 KHz or 96KHz sample rate 24 bit SMPTE 259 SDI embedded audio 8 ch 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 KLHi Box option Up Con...

Page 81: ...rame SD Pillarbox Will produce an image in the center of the screen with black borders on the left and right sides and an anamorphized image in the center V Crop Will transform SD letterbox material to an anamorphic image Reference Input Color Black or Tri level sync Ref input is looping non terminating on the optional KLHi Box terminated on supplied breakout cable LTC Input on Reference input Har...

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Page 83: ...ndow 64 C Cable Connections 8 23 Cable connector descriptions 10 cables 19 cables what s included 19 Cabling the System 23 camcorders 10 capacity 7 Capture Preset 57 CD ROM 25 Chassis Connections 24 Checking the System 64 codec settings 59 codecs 14 Color Meanings Control Panel 34 Component Analog Video Out 24 Component settings 41 Component video 11 Component Composite 10 composite output 41 47 C...

Page 84: ...reen Settings 35 Input Output 33 Installation Overview 19 Installation Software CD Rom 3 Installer Screen 26 Installing Software 25 Installing 21 22 IRE 47 K KONA Control Panel 31 KONA Software 25 L Letterbox 38 Lock Input Audio Gain To Unity 47 Log On Authenticate Prompt 25 LTC 62 LUT 49 M Machine Control 10 machine control parameters 62 Machine Control pinout 3 Macintosh Desktop 44 Macintosh Des...

Page 85: ...d Cables 8 Storage capacity 7 Storage Methods 5 Storage Requirement Table 7 Striping 6 Striping data 6 Support 70 support 70 Support 3rd party software 3 Symptoms problem 69 sync generator 11 synchronize program video 45 synchronizing other video equipment 11 system configuration Control Panel 31 System Connections 24 system interconnections 24 System software 25 T Tabbed Windows 34 Time Source 62...

Page 86: ...I 4 Yellow 34 YPbPr 11 YUV 11 Z Zoom 14 9 38 Zoom Letterbox 38 Zoom Wide 38 ...

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