Display to desktop display sizes, Overlay options, Graphic file – AJA KONA 5.0 User Manual

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Display To Desktop

This setting determines when the desktop monitor overlay is present. Choice include:

OFFalways off (no display)

While Idle Onlydisplays whatever is present at the selected input while idle; when

capturing, there is no display (saving system resources)

While Capture Onlyonly display while capturing

Alwaysdisplay during capture and when idle

Display Sizes

The desktop monitor display will be sized according to this setting. You can choose from
select sizes (25% to 800%), enter a custom size (Custom), or have KONA fit the display size
according to your Machina screen (Fit). If you use Custom, use the hot text fields underneath
Display Sizes to enter a specific percentage and X and Y origin points.

You can also zoom picture size by clicking on the Size hot text field and dragging to the left or
right. Zoom can also be done using the scroll-wheel of your mouse (especially helpful when
viewing the display in Full-screen mode, see

“Shortcuts and Display Features” on page 42

). To

move the picture within the display, just click in the display area and drag the picture.

Overlay Options

The final options selection in the Capture window is Overlay Options. These overlay controls
allow you to insert a graphic file supporting alpha channel transparency to apply an effect or
insert a bug (logo) over the video content.

Enable Overlay

Enable/disable the overlay using this checkbox.

Mixer Coefficient

Adjust the overlay file transparency (range: 0 to 1000).
Double-click on the field to select and enter a value or
click-drag left or right to increment or decrement
(respectively).

Foreground Video

Select the blending mode for the foreground layer:

Full Image

Pre-Mult Alpha

UnShaped

Background Video

Select the blending mode of the background layer.

Graphic File

Click in the text entry field to browse for the overlay file you want to use. Click on the trash can
to the left to delete the current selection.

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