AJA Ki Pro Mini - Manual (Page 6)

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Chapter 1: Introduction
Overview
Ki Pro Mini is an all new way of connecting production and post using the same codecs
you edit with—Apple ProRes 422 or Avid DNxHD—for acquisition. Ki Pro Mini offers a
miniature form factor that makes for the smallest camera and 10-bit recorder package
available. The smallest member of the Ki Pro family, Ki Pro Mini is still powerful,
supporting all four types of Apple ProRes 422 (including HQ, LT and Proxy) as well as Avid
DNxHD 220x, Avid DNxHD 145 and for 1080p formats, Avid DNxHD 36. Ki Pro Mini
simplifies the link between production and post by acquiring on the best codecs for use
with Apple Final Cut Studio, Apple Final Cut Pro X or Avid Media Composer, from any SDI
or HDMI camera, regardless of format. With its high quality digital connectivity, you've
got the perfect portable digital on-set capture solution.
AJA's Ki Pro Mini was designed as a miniature field recorder for creating "ready-to- edit"
professional digital video. Ki Pro Mini supports either an Apple "file-based" workflow by
recording standard Apple ProRes 422 QuickTime files or Avid DNxHD QuickTime files on
industry standard Compact Flash (CF) media. When removed, Compact Flash cards
function as standard HFS+ drives when connected to a computer via any standard off-
the-shelf Compact Flash readers.
Ki Pro Mini's light weight and small form factor allow it to be attached to cameras and
production equipment in a wide variety of ways. Users can mount it to wireless
microphone plates, battery adapter plates or hot shoe adapters via 3rd-party accessories.
Internally, Ki Pro Mini natively supports the Apple ProRes 422 and Avid DNxHD codecs in
hardware, allowing real time capture directly to QuickTime files. In fact, while the camera
is recording to its own tape or file-based memory, Ki Pro Mini can simultaneously capture
the media as ProRes or DNxHD so it's instantly ready to edit when the removable
Compact Flash cards are connected to a computer. With this kind of flexibility, you can
save time, steps, and get your project done quicker and with the highest quality.
Like AJA’s famous KONA and Io HD desktop products, Ki Pro Mini offers unparalleled I/O
quality. Within its portable and rugged form factor, Ki Pro Mini offers broadcast quality
SD/HD digital I/O including SDI, HD-SDI and HDMI, two channels of balanced analog
audio (2 XLRs) with switch selectable line/mic levels, and LTC timecode input.