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AJA Control Panel Operating Modes
AJA Control Panel has two fundamental operating modes.
Playback Mode -
Used for playing back video files from the computer, usually
with a non-linear editing application (NLE) or AJA Control Room, through the
KONA card to that card’s video/audio outputs for viewing and/or external
recording.
Capture Mode -
Used for capturing video/audio signals that are coming into
the KONA card from an external source to create video files on the computer
using AJA Control Room or an NLE, or just for display on the KONA outputs.
This mode is also used for stand-alone video display or conversion when
Control Panel is being used without an external controlling application.
AJA Control Panel User Interface
The AJA Control Panel user interface includes a visual block diagram of the unit’s
current configuration. The current status, input and output settings, and many
other details are depicted in the color-coded block diagram. Below this block
diagram are various controls for changing operating parameters, which will vary
depending on which function screen has been selected.
The left side of the AJA Control Panel provides a navigation list of available
function screens. Clicking on a link (or alternatively, a related element in the block
diagram) displays a function screen corresponding to that topic.
NOTE: Although KONA IP is sending and receiving video over IP, once that data is
decoded to memory it is governed by the same video menus used for SDI and
HDMI based AJA I/O solutions.
Figure 6. AJA Control Panel, Block Diagram and Controls
Inputs
Framebuffer
Format
(Primary)
Outputs
Currently
Selected
Function
Screen
AJA Device
Selection
Parameter
Controls