AJA KONA 5.0 - Manual (Page 53)

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43 Using AJA’s Machina Application — Setup Window
L key – press to shuttle forward through the clip. Press repeatedly to move at a faster rate (2x, 4x,
etc.).
O key – press to set an Out-point when trimming a clip in Machina.
Left Arrow key (<-) – press to move one frame backward.
Right Arrow key (->) – press to move one frame forward.
Up Arrow key – press to start playback (forward).
Down Arrow key – press to start playback backward.
Full-screen Desktop
Display To use Machina for full-screen preview during capture or playback, first maximize the Machina
window, then hit the Escape key. This can be especially useful for monitoring capture or
playback in the absence of a full-resolution monitor. In full-screen mode you can use the mouse
to control picture position and zoom for detail monitoring of graphic elements or frame-cut
results (see
“Display Sizes” on page 52 in this section).
Setup Window
To configure the Machina operation, click on the Setup tab at the top of the window. In the left-
most column are the Activation Options. The next column will toggle between Capture and
Playback options when you click on the arrow tabs to the left and right of the header text. Next,
Device Options address machine control settings. Finally, General Options establish paths to file
storage directories for Video and Audio files and enable other options.
Activation Options
Board
Note: The term Board in this case refers to the AJA capture
device being controlled by an application. In this section
you will find the terms “board,” “card,” or “capture device”
used interchangeably.
The Board window/menu reports the current Type of AJA
capture device (Io Express or KONA card) selected.
Note: Using multiple AJA capture devices in the same
workstation is possible but not always practical due to
motherboard and disk system bandwidth limitations.
Activation Mode
Machina and KONA plugins in Adobe applications can be set for Automatic or Manual activation
using the Activation Mode pull-down menu. Automatic is the default setting and is
recommended for normal operation. Current activation status is reported below the pull-down
menu.
The KONA card can be accessed by multiple application client windows but only one can have
control at a time (for example, Adobe Premiere Pro and Adobe Photoshop). In automatic mode,
an application or plugin can take active control when the KONA card is not being used. When
the controlling application is done (and any processing initiated is complete), control is
released, making the KONA card available to others.