AJA KONA 5.0 - Manual (Page 13)

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3 Introduction — KONA 3/3x Features
KONA Models
Covered in this
Manual This manual covers the installation and operation of KONA LSe/LS, KONA LHi, and
KONA 3/3x models and discusses using them with supported applications. Instructions
for installing the optional breakout boxes are shipped with the option.
Note: Except where noted in this manual, references to KONA LS and KONA 3 also
include the LSe and 3x models.
KONA 3/3x Features
The KONA 3 card supports the popular uncompressed SD or HD formats including 2K and
Dual Link 4:4:4 HD-SDI formats. It captures uncompressed 10-bit and 8-bit digital video
and 24-bit 48 kHz digital audio in Standard definition (SMPTE 259M), High definition
(SMPTE 292M), and Dual Link High Definition (SMPTE 372M).
KONA 3 features include:
• SDI, HD-SDI, Dual Link SD and HD-SDI, and HSDL
• KONA software plugins and support for third-party applications
• AJA’s standalone Machina capture/playback software
• Native support for uncompressed DPX, Cineon, TGA, TIFF, BMP, YUV, and AVI and
QuickTime files
• Support for 2K frame formats
• Support for Cineform 3D playback with left/right stereoscopic output on separate
outputs
• Look Up Table support (LUT)
• 4-lane PCI-express bus interface (KONA 3)
or PCI-X 133 interface (KONA 3x)
• Broadcast-quality hardware 10-bit up-convert, down-convert and cross-convert.
• 12-bit HD component and SD component/composite analog output
• 16-channel SDI embedded audio and 8-channel 48/96 kHz AES audio
• RS-422 machine control
• Cables standard, K3-Box breakout optional
Dual Link KONA 3 supports Dual Link 4:4:4 HD-SDI. KONA 3 Dual Link supports full-bandwidth 4:4:4
RGB at 10-bits (12-bit capable) for 1080i, 1080p, and 720p formats. KONA 3 can also
convert between 4:4:4 and 4:2:2 formats for Single Link HD-SDI output.
KONA 3 Workflow The KONA 3 path allows you to go straight from telecine to disk with 2K media
eliminating the steps of using tape stock and then digitizing those tapes for the nonlinear
editor. KONA 3 capture from 2K telecine directly creates 2K DPX, QuickTime, Cineon, AVI,
TGA, TIFF, or BMP files. Material can be played out at 2K via HSDL (High Speed Data Link)
at 15 fps.
KONA 3 allows 2K files to be viewed on HD 1080 24P-supported video monitors. This 1080
HD playout can also be down-converted to SD in realtime, giving the 2K DI pipeline a
solution for multi-format video playout of 2K material.
By generating 2K files directly from a Telecine in a multitude of file formats and bit-
depths, you have files available for use on any system and at any stage in production. A
colorist, effects artist, and editor can immediately use the files.
KONA 3 supports any popular uncompressed SD or HD format, including Dual Link and
2K and captures and plays back uncompressed 10-bit and 8-bit digital video. KONA 3 also
includes a variety of 10-bit broadcast-quality features—hardware-based up-, down-, and
cross-conversion to and from HD.