AJA Ki Pro - Manual (Page 47)

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"WARNING Unsupported Media" appears when a USB-only or SxS card was inserted
into the Ki Pro's ExpressCard/34 slot. These types of media are not supported by Ki
Pro. Choose an ExpressCard/34 from the approved list on AJA's website.
"WARNING Please Reboot" appears when media was removed without using the slot
button and the Ki Pro cannot continue operating without rebooting.
MEDIA menus
As the name implies, the MEDIA menus display choices related to media storage, the
type of encoding, and how Ki Pro behaves when recording and playing back. There are
also menus for naming reels, clips and takes.
Media Menu
Parameters
12.1 Media State This parameter applies to using the Ki Pro to transfer data. These are the options:
See “Data-LAN and Data-FW Considerations” on page 48 .
For normal video operation, select Record-Play. For data transfer using an Ethernet LAN,
choose Data-LAN. For data transfer using Firewire, select Data-FW.
If the state is designated as Data, the Transport functions are locked; in other words,
media cannot be recorded or played back as video. You can still access MEDIA menu
parameters, however, so you can reset the parameter. If the you attempt to playback or
record while in the Data mode, a “CHANGE MEDIA STATE” prompt alerts you that you
cannot use the transport functions. Additionally, the front panel UI states that the unit is
in a “DATA MEDIA STATE” in an obvious way as opposed to presenting the typical clip,
reel, timecode, etc. usually seen on the front panel.
After you select the Data state, you can connect the Ki Pro to a host computer via the
FireWire 800 or Ethernet connection. When using Data-FW, the Ki Pro mounts the
selected volume, designated by the lit LED. In other words, if the Storage Module is
selected on the Ki Pro, that would be the volume mounted by the host operating system.
The Data Media State allows valid media to be copied to or from the Ki Pro. These are the
valid media files that can be copied to Ki Pro:
• QuickTime files that are full raster (720x486, 720x576, 1280x720 or 1920x1080)
• QuickTime files that are encoded as:
Apple ProRes 422
Apple ProRes 422 (Proxy)
Apple ProRes 422 (LT)
Apple ProRes422 (HQ)
Record-Play (default)
Data-LAN*
Data-FW* Use media to record and play video.
LAN data may be uploaded/downloaded from the Ki Pro.
Firewire data may be transferred to or from the Ki Pro.