AJA KONA LHi - Manual (Page 6)

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3rd-Party Plugins: AJA-provided plugins for popular 3rd-party Professional Video Applications from Adobe,
Avid, Apple, Telestream, and others.
NOTE: For a complete software compatibility list, see the AJA website link:
http://www.aja.com/en/category/edit/compatibility
System Requirements
AJA Video recommends that your system meet minimum hardware and software
requirements to achieve a satisfactory level of performance. System requirements are
subject to change as new versions of operating systems,
NOTE: See Software Vendor system requirements for GPU recommendations and additional
hardware requirements and recommendations.
AJA recommends:
• OS 10.8.4 or later
• Windows 7/8 With all updates
• 2.5GHz dual core i5 or better
• 2.0 GHz quad core i7 or better
• 4GB RAM Minimum, 8GB Recommended
Disk Storage
Methods
To ensure performance and quality, the disk storage system used with the workstation
must be able to meet the demands of storing realtime uncompressed media. At the very
minimum, the disk storage system must be able to provide and maintain a consistent
transfer rate from the workstation to disk (read/write). There are a variety of system
configurations and peripherals that can provide this level of performance.
For more on disk storage performanace see “System Test and Data Rate” on page 18 .
Capture Formats
When capturing, you can record data in the following file formats:
• DPX
• TGA
• BMP
• QuickTime
NOTE: Other file types can be captured using third-party capture applications such as Sienna,
Softron, Tools on Air, Drastic, or Quadrus.