AJA KONA 5.0 - Manual (Page 16)

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KONA LSe Features
The KONA LS card offers the best solution for affordable SD capture and playback. It offers a
cost-effective solution for capture, playback, and printing video for non-linear editing and
visual effects/motion graphics.
KONA LSe features include:
• 12-bit Component/Composite/S-video analog I/O
• SDI input and 2 independent SDI outputs
• AES I/O; sample rate conversion on input (2-channel XLR)
• Balanced analog audio I/O (2-channel XLR)
• 8-channel SDI embedded audio support
• Broadcast-quality Time Base Correction (TBC) with VHS support
• Genlock and RS-422 Machine Control
• AJA Support for TGA, TIFF, BMP, AVI, and QuickTime files
• Supports all popular standard definition formats in NTSC and PAL
• Cables standard and KL-Box breakout box optional
• AJA KONA software, including application plugins and AJA Machina capture/playout
software
• PCI-express bus interface (KONA LSe)
The KONA LSe supports TGA, TIFF, BMP, YUV, AVI, or QuickTime.
KONA LSe I/O
KONA LSe can operate with either the standard breakout cable (included) or optional KL-Box
for rackmounted I/O convenience. KONA LSe provides high quality analog and digital 10-bit
resolution SMPTE SDI SDI standard definition video connections. KONA LSe also has great
audio I/O support—2-channel balanced XLR analog, 2-channel XLR AES, and multi-channel
embedded SDI audio. KONA LSe includes hardware sample-rate conversion on AES inputs
eliminating source synchronizing requirements.
KONA Software
KONA software consists of KONA application software (Machina™), KONA driver software, and
KONA plug-in software for 3rd-party applications. This suite of software allows KONA to work
in a variety of workflows. The plug-ins provide tightly integrated KONA source selection and
control within 3rd-party applications. KONA software provides direct support for Adobe
Premiere Pro CS5, Adobe After Effects CS5, Adobe Photoshop CS5, Autodesk Combustion
2008, and Eyeon Fusion 6 (64-bit) (application software not included).
With a Windows workstation, and KONA, you have a high-quality cost-effective system for
standard definition, high definition, digital and analog video production workflows (features
vary with each model). Software is supplied on CD, including:
• AJA’s Machina Capture/Playback application
• Drivers for the card itself
• All files necessary for interfacing with third-party software applications