AJA Ki Pro - Manual (Page 13)

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Chapter 2: Ki Pro at a Glance
Overview
When using Ki Pro, you’ll make media cable connections to a variety of equipment based
on how it’s being used. Chapters 2 and 3 discuss how to operate and use the Ki Pro in its
many configurations—this chapter introduces the operating configurations, power
supply options, plus all indicators, controls, and connections so you’ll have a working
knowledge of how it can be used to tie together the worlds of acquiring media
(production) and post-production. For ease of explanation, we’ll talk about these two
ways of using the Ki Pro:
• Stand-alone—in standalone use for acquiring media, the Ki Pro unit is placed on a
desktop or surface and connected by cable to video/audio sources, usually a camera or
camcorder. After acquiring media, you can use the media on a Mac, by removing the Ki
Pro storage module and directly connecting it to the Mac via FireWire 800.
Alternatively, the whole Ki Pro unit can be connected to a Mac via a FireWire 800 cable.
• Camera Mount with Exo-skeleton—for the optimum in onset flexibility, an optional Ki
Pro Exo-skeleton camera mount can be attached to a tripod, the Ki Pro mounted within
it, and the camera mounted on top of the Exo-skeleton. This creates a complete self
contained acquisition system for acquiring Apple ProRes 422 media in realtime as the
camera is shooting. As in the standalone mode, the storage media can be easily
inserted or removed for shooting and shuttling to your editing system—without
having to remove Ki Pro from the tripod. The Exo-skeleton offers many adjustments
and an optional rod accessory kit is available for vertical/horizontal camera adjustment
with respect to the rod and accessories.
Learning about the front panel indicators will be useful in selecting operational modes
and monitoring what is happening on Ki Pro as well as troubleshooting problems that
can occur. Becoming familiar with the Ki Pro operator-side and connectors will simplify
installation, setup, and operation of the system.
On the following pages are front and rear panel illustrations with notations that
summarize all of the connectors and indicators. Detailed descriptions of each of the
connectors and indicators follow afterward.