AJA Control Panel Overview
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Control Panel In Use Message (in red)
In the top right corner, the Control Panel displays the name of the application controlling the unit. In
some cases, applications may not always properly “let go” of the I/O interface as another takes over-
you'll be able to tell by looking at the Control Panel.
Controlling Application Format Selection
If a running controlling application uses Avid Artist | DNxIV for capture or output, it controls the
Device Format via its own menus and settings. For example, when the Third-party editing application
is active (it’s the front-most application) and hasAvid Artist | DNxIV as its “A/V Device”, the Avid
Artist | DNxIV’s Device Format is determined by the application’s “Video Playback” settings. These
format selections are reported in the AJA Control Panel block diagram.
Controlling applications can start and stop and change modes—even while they are running. And the
behavior of different controlling applications can vary: some applications take control of the interface
as soon as they are launched and don’t give it up until they quit, while other applications take control
of the interface only when they are the “front-most” running application and then relinquish control
when they’re not. Even these controlling applications may not relinquish control until capture or
output operations are completed.
Control Recommendations
We recommend you have the Control Panel running and visible at all times. When the Control Panel
is running in the background (not front-most) you can see what the interface is doing and who has
control of it.
Presets
Setups can be named and saved as a snapshot (Preset) for recall at any time. You can save various
AJA device Control Panel configurations associated with your frequent tasks. You don’t have to
spend time resetting interface configurations, just load the previously saved Preset for each task. See
Saving, Loading and Deleting Presets
for more information.
If you work on multiple systems and want to carry your saved setups to another location, you can
copy your saved Preset files on to movable storage and load them into any computer running the AJA
Control Panel application.
