AJA KONA 3G Instrukcja Obsługi

11www.aja.comInstallation and OperationGuideBecause it matters.Published: 4/10/12

2FeaturesThe KONA 3G card offers many unique features for optimum quality, ease of use, and support for a wide variety of post production workflows. 3

13KONA 3G Installation & Operating Guide — Features3G built-in upconverter uses a a full 10-bit path, fully motion adaptive de-interlacing, and la

4in close cooperation with Apple. How does KONA 3G accelerate DVCPROHD, HDV, and Apple RT Effects? A precision hardware scalar in KONA 3G does what th

15KONA 3G Installation & Operating Guide — Understanding TypicalFollowing are summaries of the most common codecs used in various workflows, provi

6Uncompressed 8-bit 4:2:2 (SD or HD)Data rate: 21 MB/second for standard definition or 100 to 125 MB/sec for high definition—external storage recommen

17KONA 3G Installation & Operating Guide — What’s In The Box?Apple ProRes 422 and Apple ProRes 422 HQ (SD or HD)Data rate: Approximately 18 MB/sec

8KONA 3G Shipping Box ContentsHDMI to HDMI mini cable2 metersRead Me First Noticeand Registration SheetStandard Cable SetInstallation Software CDInsta

19KONA 3G Installation & Operating Guide — System RequirementsSystem RequirementsAJA Video recommends that your system meet minimum hardware and s

10Software For StripingAJA recommends the Disk Utility software provided by Apple with OS X for creating and striping RAIDs, including 3rd-party, SCSI

111KONA 3G Installation & Operating Guide — Cable ConnectionsCable ConnectionsWhen KONA 3G is installed in an Apple desktop computer, it connects

iiTrademarksAJA®, KONA®, Ki Pro®, KUMO®, and XENA® and are registered trademarks of AJA Video, Inc, Io Express™, Io HD™, Io™, and Because It Matt

12The four mini-connectors found on the KONA 3G endplate are not common to most video equipment but offer small size, ease-of-use, and high reliabilit

113KONA 3G Installation & Operating Guide — Cable ConnectionsSDI Input and OutputsIn Standard Mode, mini-connectors are provided for two SDI input

14HDMI and Analog Output in 4K FormatWhen the KONA 3G is in 4K Mode with a 4K format selected, the HDMI and Analog Outputs can be selected to display

11 Installation OverviewThe installation and set up of a KONA 3G is very simple. All of the steps of installation and configuration are documented in

16AJA KONA System Test a nd Dat a Rate Calculation To guarantee maximum system performance, use KONA System Test and the AJA Data Rate Calculator t

117KONA 3G Installation & Operating Guide — UnpackingContents, KONA 3G Shipping Box ContentsAs you unpack your shipment, carefully examine the con

18Installing the KONA 3G Card into a MacPro1. Place the computer in a well-lit area, where you will have easy access when opening the MacPro chassis.

119KONA 3G Installation & Operating Guide — Installing the KONA 3G Card intoMac Pro Cardcage AccessCard Slots, PCIe Mac Pro shown herePCI-ExpressS

20Installing the KONA Card in a Windows PC 1. Place the PC in a well-lit convenient area, where you will have easy access to the chassis access door.

121KONA 3G Installation & Operating Guide — Installing the KONA Card in a6. Open the card retainer bar on the left side of the chassis cardcage. R

1iii Installation and Operation Manual — Limited Warrantycaused by the use of non-AJA Video parts or supplies, or d) to service a product that has bee

22Cabling the SystemSystem Video/Audio Cable ConnectionsWhen installing your system, you’ll make video and audio input/output connections. These conne

123KONA 3G Installation & Operating Guide — Cabling the SystemTypical SystemA figure on the following page shows typical system interconnections f

24Typical System ConnectionsDigital VTR with SDI InputsSDI Videowith EmbeddedAudio In/OutAES/EBU Audio Outto Monitor SystemExternal StorageComputer Mo

125KONA 3G Installation & Operating Guide — Installing KONA 3G SoftwareInstalling KONA 3G Software First ensure that your capture/editing applicat

266. Click on the OK button after entering a valid user and password.7. The installer will launch and you’ll see a series of installer screens.Initial

127KONA 3G Installation & Operating Guide — Installing KONA 3G Software10.Read and agree to the Software License Agreement. KONA 3G Software Licen

28Installation Progress BarFinal Installation Screen13.Click the Restart button to complete the installation procedure. The system will perform a soft

129KONA 3G Installation & Operating Guide — Installing KONA 3G SoftwareInstalling KONA Software for Windows If your PC has previously had anothe

30Install WizardThe KONA installation program will launch and extract the necessary KONA drivers for installation on the desired hard drive.Install Wi

131KONA 3G Installation & Operating Guide — Installing KONA 3G SoftwareLicense AgreementRead the KONA license agreement and check the Agreement bo

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32your applications. Otherwise, use the “Typical” installation. The following screens depict the more elaborate Custom installation.Custom Installatio

133KONA 3G Installation & Operating Guide — Installing KONA 3G SoftwareUse the second level options choose the specific drivers and plugins you wo

34When the installer has completed copying the KONA software to disk, you may see a standard Windows Logo test warning. Click on the “Continue Anyway”

135KONA 3G Installation & Operating Guide — Updating KONA 3G FirmwareUpdating KONA 3G FirmwareWhen you update your KONA 3G software by downloading

365. After the firmware installation completes, you’ll be asked to Shut Down the com puter, wait for two seconds, and then start up again. Firmware U

113Using KONA 3G with Professional Video /Audio SoftwareAfter you install the KONA 3G software and any AJA plug-ins to support your choice of 3rd-par

38Before we go into too much detail, here are some basic definitions you should know (please refer to the figure that follows for reference). After st

139KONA 3G Installation & Operating Guide — AJA Control Panel Overviewnot always be obvious which currently controls it. The Control Panel display

40Video Setup: configures Video such as composite black level.Audio Setup: configures Audio options such as analog audio monitor level.Conversion: sel

141KONA 3G Installation & Operating Guide — Control Panel OperationControl Panel OperationControl Tab Screen The KONA 3G can be controlled by vari

11KONA 3G Installation and Operation Guide for Mac & PC — ContentsContentsTrademarks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

42VTR to the KONA card, configured for upconversion in the KONA Control Panel and then passed through to the HD VTR for recording. Test Pattern: this

143KONA 3G Installation & Operating Guide — Control Panel OperationFormat Tab Screen The Formats screen shows the video format currently in use by

44KONA 3G Formats include:Note: The AJA Control Panel software uses the abbreviation “sf” instead of “psf” when referring to “progressive segmented fr

145KONA 3G Installation & Operating Guide — Control Panel OperationSD to SD—this pulldown is for SD to SD aspect ratio conversion.Letterbox: this

46Input Select Tab ScreenOn the Inputs screen you can view the currently selected video and audio input sources and map audio sources to the channels

147KONA 3G Installation & Operating Guide — Control Panel OperationSDI Output Tab ScreenThe SDI Output tab shows the current settings for both of

48Dual Stream Options:Dual Link—output (SMPTE 372M) using SDI 1 and SDI 1 in concert.3Gb—output (SMPTE 424M) using a single-link transport.HDMI Tab Sc

149KONA 3G Installation & Operating Guide — Control Panel OperationAnalog Out Tab ScreenKONA 3G provides a high-quality analog component or compos

50Video Setup Tab ScreenKONA 3G provides a high-quality analog component or composite output, generally used for monitoring. This screen shows the cur

151KONA 3G Installation & Operating Guide — Control Panel OperationAudio Setup Tab ScreenThis screen shows the current settings for the analog aud

2Chapter 3: OperationUsing KONA 3G with Professional Video /Audio Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

52Conversion Tab ScreenThis screen offers controls that determ ine how the card behaves with 3rd-party applications. AJA Control Panel, Conversion Tab

153KONA 3G Installation & Operating Guide — Control Panel Operation AJA Control Panel, Codec Tab, Frame-padding Pattern ChoicesYUV-RGB Conversion:

54Note: The Downstream Keyer is for use with Standard Mode firmware, not 4K Mode.AJA Control Panel, Downstream Keyer TabSettings in the DS Keyer tab p

155KONA 3G Installation & Operating Guide — Control Panel OperationForeground pre-multiplied (checkbox): use to avoid “matte lines” and improve th

56DS Keyer Tab, Loading a Graphic File Over a MatteClick Matte ColorButton to Bring UpColor SelectionDialog

157KONA 3G Installation & Operating Guide — Control Panel OperationTimecode Tab ScreenThe tim ecode screen is used for both monitoring the RP-188

58Timecode Tab, User Bits CheckedOutputUse QuickTime Timecode—when checked, this directs KONA to output timecode from the QuickTime timecode track. Wh

159KONA 3G Installation & Operating Guide — Control Panel OperationPresets Screen After configuring the AJA Control Panel Tabbed screens, you can

60Firmware Tab ScreenUse the KONA 3G tab to access the firmware changeover screen. The Desired pulldown menu allows you to select either:• Standard Mo

161KONA 3G Installation & Operating Guide — Control Panel OperationInfo Tab Screen This Tabbed screen shows the KONA 3G software files that have b

13KONA 3G Installation and Operation Guide for Mac & PC — ContentsLongitudinal Time Code (LTC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

62Using 4K ModeIn 4K Mode, you can input (for capture) or output four channels of video representing individual quadrants of the higher definition 384

163KONA 3G Installation & Operating Guide — Using 4K ModeFormat Tab in 4K ModeIn 4K Mode, you will see SDI inputs when the selected Primary Format

644K Capture You can capture 4K video using an appropriate capture application (such as AJA V TR Xchange shown) by selecting a 4K digitizer in the app

165KONA 3G Installation & Operating Guide — Using 4K ModeSDI Output Tab in 4K ModeThe SDI Output Screen allows you to select the Primary format or

66HDMI Tab in 4K ModeThe HDMI screen allows you to make the same selections previously described for Standard Mode when an SD, HD, or 2K format is sel

167KONA 3G Installation & Operating Guide — Using 4K ModeAnalog Output Tab in 4K ModeThe Analog Output screen allows you to make the same selectio

68Video Setup Tab in 4K Mode4K Mode also adds the 4K Geometry selection (check box). Like other raster sizes, the Geometries checkbox needs to be enab

169KONA 3G Installation & Operating Guide — Using 4K ModeFirmware Tab for Standard Firmware UpdateUse the KONA 3G tab to access the firmware chang

70Saving Your Control Panel PresetsAfter configuring the AJA Control Panel via the Tabbed screens, you can then save all your settings as a snapshot f

171KONA 3G Installation & Operating Guide — Using Multiple AJA ProductsControl RecommendationsWe recommend you have the Control Panel running and

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72AJA TV optionally supports playback in the background; checkbox “Continue Playback when AJA TV is in background.Notes on using multiple AJA Products

114If You Run Into ProblemsOne useful way to find the source of problems is to isolate your system to the smallest size wherea the problem still occur

74Updating SoftwareCheck on the AJA Video website:http://www.aja.com/support/konaNEW/kona-3g.phpfor software updates. If any are available, download t

175KONA 3G Installation & Operating Guide — SupportSupportWhen calling for support, first check over your system configuration and ensure everythi

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11AVideo InputSD , HD, and 3G SDI, SMPTE-259/292/424Single Link 4:2:2Single Link 3G HD 4:4:42K HSDL (High Speed Data Link) 4:4:4Video FormatsVideo Out

78Audio24-bit SDI embedded audio, 16-channel, 48kHz24-bit AES audio, 8-channel, 48kHz, 16-bit capable16-channel AES and 2-channel unbalanced output (R

179KONA 3G Installation & Operation Guide for Mac & PC — IndexIndexSymbols.pkg 25Numerics10-bit video 7224 frames-per-second to 30 conversion

80connectors 11, 22Control Panel Presets 70Control Panel, Tabbed Screens 39Control Screen 53Control Screen Settings 41Conversion 2Conversion Icons, Co

181KONA 3G Installation & Operation Guide for Mac & PC — IndexInstallation Software CD-Rom 7Installer Screen 26Installing Software 25Installin

111OverviewThe AJA KONA 3G provides the highest quality whether working with SD, HD, Dual Link HD, or 3G signals. KONA 3G even supports 2K digital cin

82SD to SD aspect ratio conversion 45SDI Input and Outputs 13SD-SDI connections 13Secondary 47select audio 55set up 15shipping 17Shipping Box Contents