AJA KONA 3G Instrukcja Obsługi

www.aja.comInstallation and OperationGuideBecause it matters. Published: 4/9/11

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

92Analog Output Tab in 4K ModeThe Analog Output screen allows you to make the same selections previously described for Standard Mode when an SD, HD, o

193KONA 3G Installation and Operation Manual — Using 4K ModeDownstream Keyer Tab in 4K ModeThe Downstream Keyer is not available for use in 4K Mode. I

94Firmware Tab for Standard Firmware UpdateUse the KONA 3G tab to access the firmware changeover screen. The Desired pulldown menu allows you to selec

195KONA 3G Installation and Operation Manual — Using 4K ModeSaving Your Control Panel PresetsAfter configuring the AJA Control Panel via the Tabbed sc

96QuickTime Application—1st PriorityIf a running QuickTime application uses KONA 3G for capture or output, it controls the Primary format via its own

197KONA 3G Installation and Operation Manual — Using 4K ModeMac Desktop Video—2nd PriorityIf you choose “Macintosh Desktop” as your KONA Default Video

98Using Multiple AJA ProductsStarting with the v7.5 drivers, more than one AJA product can be used with your host computer. Using the AJA Control Pane

199KONA 3G Installation and Operation Manual — Easy Setups for Typical UsesNotes on using multiple AJA Products:Performance of multi-product use depen

100Easy Setup DialogAt the top of the Easy Setup dialog is the currently selected Easy Setup. It can be changed by clicking on the pulldown arrow at t

1101KONA 3G Installation and Operation Manual — Easy Setups for Typical UsesTo choose a new Easy Setup from the list, click on the pulldown menu and s

13KONA 3G Installation and Operation Manual — Features3D Stereoscopic WorkflowKONA 3G offers you the simplest path through 3D stereoscopic workflows.

102Audio/Video Settings, Summary WindowTo Create A New Easy SetupIf you have a group of presets that you’d like to use continually, then you can creat

1103KONA 3G Installation and Operation Manual — Easy Setups for Typical UsesAudio/Video Settings, Creating a New Easy SetupAt any point in the above p

104The Sequence Presets WindowAudio/Video Settings, Sequence Presets WindowThis window allows you to select an editing timebase for the current sequen

1105KONA 3G Installation and Operation Manual — Easy Setups for Typical UsesThe Capture Presets WindowAudio/Video Settings, Capture Presets WindowThis

106Capture Presets EditingAudio/Video Settings, Capture Presets Editing WindowNote: Whenever a Preset is being copied as the basis of a new preset, al

1107KONA 3G Installation and Operation Manual — Easy Setups for Typical Uses(This has nothing to do with input format, as KONA 3G supports 24-bit embe

108When editing a Device Control preset you can change the following:• Name and description of Device Control preset• Protocol for capture/playback VT

1109KONA 3G Installation and Operation Manual — Checking the System with aVideo.” This allows you to select via a pull-down menu any KONA 3G video out

110Click and Drag Bars and Tone From Viewer Window to SequenceClick Filmstrip Button in Viewer Window...Then select “Bars and Tone” Finally, click i

1111KONA 3G Installation and Operation Manual — Checking the System with aSequence Window Showing Bars and Tone Clip Dragged from ViewerIf everything

4done much earlier. Offline editing can be done in Final Cut Pro and with the flexibility of Final Cut Pro and QuickTime, even a 2K online is possible

112Using 8-bit Versus 10-bit VideoWhile both 8- and 10-bit uncompressed video are capable of providing excellent quality broadcast video, 10-bit repre

115If 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

114Updating SoftwareCheck on the AJA Video website:http://www.aja.com/support/konaNEW/kona-3g.phpfor software updates. If any are available, download

1115KONA 3G Installation and Operation Manual — SupportIf the problem is a Final Cut Pro operational issue, Mac system issue, or Xserve RAID issue, th

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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

118Up-ConversionHardware 10-bitAnamorphic: full-screenPillar box 4:3: results in a 4:3 image in center of screen with black sidebarsZoom 14:9: results

11Reference Terms3:2 Pull Down 3:2 pull down is a process where six frames are added to a film’s original 24-frames-per-second format so that it can w

120720p Refers to a picture that is 1,280 vertical pixels by 720 horizontal pixels. The “p” stands for progressive scanning. Progressive scanning offe

1121KONA 3G Installation and Operation Manual — Reference TermsHDTV (High-Definition Television)High Definition Television refers to the highest-resol

15KONA 3G Installation and Operation Manual — What’s In The Box?Software • AJA Control Panel for audio/video source selection, conversion and control

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11IntroductionThis chapter provides a simple overview of 2K workflow and how the KONA 3 can be used as an integral part of it.Overview of 2K and Its U

124colors of red, green and blue. By using RGB, 2K data can emulate, to some extent, film—which achieves its color reproduction via red, green and blu

1125KONA 3G Installation and Operation Manual — The AJA KONA 3: An Ideal 2Kvideo, HSDL moves 2K data over the SDI cables. Because of the amount of dat

126The KONA 3 2K Process—Ingest to OutputThe following step-by-step procedure outlines the task of bringing in 2K material from telecines or other HSD

1127KONA 3G Installation and Operation Manual — The KONA 3 2K Process—another HSDL compliant device. For monitoring, the 2K Crop tab of the Kona Contr

128VTR Xchange Preferences Screen—Click “Save as Numbered Files” for file-per-frame captureclick here

1129KONA 3G Installation and Operation Manual — The KONA 3 2K Process—VTR Xchange Main Window Screen

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1131KONA 3G Installation and Operation Manual —Symbols.pkg 43Numerics10 bit Log RGB 1231080i 1191080p 11910-bit video 1111D LUT 7524 frames-per-second

6KONA 3G Shipping Box ContentsHDMI to HDMI mini cable2 metersRead Me First Noticeand Registration SheetStandard Cable SetInstallation Software CDInsta

132cables 2Cabling the System 40capacity 9Capture Preset 100Capture Presets Window 104Card installation, MacPro or G5 37Card Slots, recommended instal

1133KONA 3G Installation and Operation Manual —Final Cut Pro menu 98FireWire 106flying logo 4Foreground pre-multiplied (checkbox) 81Format Screen Sett

134looping 2LTC 107LUT 75MMachine Control 11machine control parameters 106Machine Control, pinout 118Macintosh Desktop 55, 96MacPro 1Manual 13Matte 80

1135KONA 3G Installation and Operation Manual —Scenarios, workflow 15SD letterbox material to an anamorphic image63SD to SD aspect ratio conversion 63

136Video+Key Output 2VITC 107VTR 106VTR connections 41VTR Device Control Presets 107VTR Xchange 5VTR Xchange software 126WWorkflow 15Workflow General

17KONA 3G Installation and Operation Manual — System RequirementsSystem RequirementsAJA Video recommends that your system meet minimum hardware and s

8Apple computer to disk (read/write). There are a variety of system configurations and peripherals that can provide this level of performance. KONA 3G

19KONA 3G Installation and Operation Manual — Cable ConnectionsStorage capacityNo matter which storage system you choose, pick one that can scale to

10dual-link SD/HD SDI/HSDL connections. Cable connections are marked on both the KONA 3G card endplate and on the cable connectors for easy identifica

111KONA 3G Installation and Operation Manual — Cable ConnectionsConnector Descriptions—Cables and K3G-BoxConnectors on the standard cable set are lab

iiTrademarksAJA®, KONA®, Ki Pro®, KUMO®, and XENA® are registered trademarks of AJA Video, Inc. Io HD™ and Io™ are trademarks of AJA Video, Inc.Apple,

12use it where possible. Most high-end professional broadcast equipment supports SDI (VTRs, cameras, media storage servers, etc.).Note: In the past ma

113KONA 3G Installation and Operation Manual — In This ManualIn This ManualChapter 1 is the introduction you’re reading, listing features, box conten

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112KONA 3G And Your WorkflowThere are a lot of ways to think about audio/video workflows. Your setup might be categorized as corporate video, professi

16Workflow ScenariosUnderstanding Typical WorkflowsKONA 3G and Final Cut Pro allow more workflow flexibility than ever before in post production. User

117KONA 3G Installation and Operation Manual — Understanding TypicalPhotoJPEG Data rate: approximately 1-3 MB/second (megabyte per second) standard d

18DVCPRO HD Data rate: 6 to 14 MB/second high definition—supported by internal system driveQuality: ExcellentKONA 3G has hardware support that allows

119KONA 3G Installation and Operation Manual — Workflow General NotesApple ProRes 422 and Apple ProRes 422 HQ (SD or HD)Data rate: Approximately 18 M

202K Workflows For large facilities, KONA 3G's 2K support allows ingest of 2K media via HSDL (high speed data link), using SDI connections, from

121KONA 3G Installation and Operation Manual — Workflow General NotesKONA 3G Workflow for 2K Compared to Traditional 2K WorkflowShoot 35mm FilmUse Fl

1iiiKONA 3G Installation and Operation Manual — Limited WarrantyLimited WarrantyAJA Video warrants that this product will be free from defects in mate

22Important Note about 2K: Operational procedures and information for working with 2K workflows are presented in Appendix C at the back of this manual

123KONA 3G Installation and Operation Manual — Workflow General NotesDynamic RT settings for Timeline when working with REDCODE proxy files. Note Dyn

24AJA Control Panel configured for 2K CropFinal Cut Pro can also be set so that A/V Devices is configured to 1080PsF 23.98 10-bit. In this case, FCP w

125KONA 3G Installation and Operation Manual — Workflow General NotesRED Log and Transfer transcoded clip Item Properties.These files can be added to

26One option that is available within REDCINE is to convert the source media into sequential DPX files. The DPX files can be assigned a variety of fra

127KONA 3G Installation and Operation Manual — Workflow General NotesFrom within the AJA VTR Xchange application, select “AJA Kona3-DBL” from the Dev

28Select the appropriate video input format/frame rate for the double speed transfer via the VTR Xchange Video Settings. Notice that the source is app

129KONA 3G Installation and Operation Manual — Workflow General NotesColor Accurate Playback of ProRes4444 Video Using Final Cut Pro & KONA 3GTo

30AJA Control Panel Setting for 3D InputMuxed Single Stream Input—When capturing muxed stereo via a single SDI input, the captured material will be “b

131KONA 3G Installation and Operation Manual — Workflow General NotesHDMI Stereo Output Format Selection and Side-by-Side IconCodec Pulldown with Top

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32The material within an application, such as Final Cut Pro, will update to display the material in Side-by-Side or Top-Bottom (Stacked) form.Stereo T

133KONA 3G Installation and Operation Manual — Workflow General NotesDual Stream Output—To output a dual-stream full-raster stereo output the CineFor

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113Installation OverviewThe installation and set up of a KONA 3G is very simple. All of the steps of installation and configuration are documented in

36UnpackingShipping Box ContentsKONA 3G is shipped with a CD containing system software for installation and a user manual (a PDF on the CD), and thre

137KONA 3G Installation and Operation Manual — Installing the KONA 3G CardAs you unpack the shipping box(es), carefully examine the contents. Ensure y

38Mac Pro Cardcage AccessPCI-ExpressSlotsRemoveScrew andCover Plateand Insert KONACardSecure KONAwith ScrewRemovedEarlierTo Install:1.2.

139KONA 3G Installation and Operation Manual — Installing the KONA 3G CardCard Slots, PCIe Mac Pro shown hereNote: After you install the KONA 3G card,

40Cabling the SystemSystem Video/Audio Cable ConnectionsWhen installing your system, you’ll make video and audio input/output connections. These conne

141KONA 3G Installation and Operation Manual — Cabling the SystemTypical SystemA figure on the following page shows typical system interconnections fo

11KONA Installation and Operation Manual — Table of ContentsTable of ContentsTrademarks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

42Typical System ConnectionsDigital VTR with SDI InputsSDI Videowith EmbeddedAudio In/OutAES/EBU Audio Outto Monitor SystemExternal StorageComputer Mo

143KONA 3G Installation and Operation Manual — Installing KONA 3G SoftwareInstalling KONA 3G Software First ensure that Final Cut Pro is installed as

446. 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

145KONA 3G Installation and Operation Manual — Installing KONA 3G Software KONA 3G Software License Agreement Screen11.At the next screen, click the I

46Installation Progress BarFinal Installation Screen13.Click the Restart button to complete the installation procedure. The system will perform a soft

147KONA 3G Installation and Operation Manual — Updating KONA 3GUpdating KONA 3G FirmwareWhen you update your KONA 3G software by downloading new versi

48Firmware Update Warning ScreenImportant: A Restart of the Mac will not load the new firmware—click Shut Down to initiate a complete ON/OFF power cyc

114Final Cut ProAfter you install the KONA 3G software on your Mac, all you need to do to begin using it is to become familiar with the AJA Control Pa

50For this reason, it is useful to leave the KONA Control Panel application on the desktop while you work in applications and simply command click int

151KONA 3G Installation and Operation Manual — Using The AJA Control Panel Block Diagram Screen – the top area of the AJA Control Panel shows a visual

2Chapter 3: InstallationInstallation Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

52Framebuffer—the framebuffer is the “engine” in the KONA 3G card where active video operations take place using Final Cut Pro, other 3rd-party applic

153KONA 3G Installation and Operation Manual — Using The AJA Control PanelConversion Icons—when an input or output is a different standard than the fr

54Standard Mode Control Panel OperationThe following AJA Control Panel descriptions reflect Standard Mode operation. For Control Panel operations and

155KONA 3G Installation and Operation Manual — Standard Mode ControlAJA Control Panel, Control Tab, Default KONA Output Pulldown MenuDefault KONA Outp

56AJA Control Panel, Test Pattern ChoicesHold Last Application: this selection directs KONA 3G to hold and output the last frame of video from the las

157KONA 3G Installation and Operation Manual — Standard Mode ControlFormats Tab Screen The Formats screen shows the video format currently in use by t

58AJA Control Panel, Formats Tab, Showing Primary Formats Pulldown MenuFormat Tab Screen SettingsVideo Format—this pull-down menu shows the currently

159KONA 3G Installation and Operation Manual — Standard Mode ControlKONA 3G Formats include:Note: “a” and “b” formats are for use with the two 3G stan

60Control Panel, Formats Tab Showing Crossconversion, 720p to 1080i

161KONA 3G Installation and Operation Manual — Standard Mode ControlControl Panel, Formats Tab Showing Crossconversion, 720p to 1080PsFAJA Control Pan

13KONA Installation and Operation Manual — Table of ContentsChapter 5: TroubleshootingIf You Run Into Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

62AJA Control Panel, Formats Tab Showing SD to 1080i UpconvertAJA Control Panel, Formats Tab Showing Dual-link In/Out (no conversion)

163KONA 3G Installation and Operation Manual — Standard Mode ControlNote: Conversions are only supported under Standard Mode, not under 4K Mode firmwa

64Input Select Tab ScreenOn the Inputs screen you can view the currently selected video and audio input sources and map audio sources to the channels

165KONA 3G Installation and Operation Manual — Standard Mode ControlAudio Input—this pulldown menu allows you to pick where the audio comes from. KONA

66SDI Output Tab ScreenThe SDI Output tab shows the current settings for both of the SDI outputs. Because the outputs can be configured independently,

167KONA 3G Installation and Operation Manual — Standard Mode ControlAJA Control Panel, SDI Output Tab, Secondary DownconvertVideo+Key—when selected, t

68AJA Control Panel, SDI Output Tab, Video + KeyAJA Control Panel, SDI Output Tab, 3G Transport

169KONA 3G Installation and Operation Manual — Standard Mode ControlRGB 4:4:4—high data-rate RGB can be output using either:• Dual Link (SMPTE 372M) u

70HDMI OutputTab ScreenThe KONA 3G’s HDMI output is shown and configured at this tab screen. AJA KONA 3G HDMI, HDMI TabHDMI Output—One set of radio bu

171KONA 3G Installation and Operation Manual — Standard Mode ControlAnalog Out Tab ScreenKONA 3G provides a high-quality analog component or composite

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72Video Setup Tab ScreenKONA 3G provides a high-quality analog component or composite output, generally used for monitoring. This screen shows the cur

173KONA 3G Installation and Operation Manual — Standard Mode Control50Hz unchecked if they work solely in a 60Hz editorial environment. The same might

74Conversion Tab ScreenThis screen offers controls that determine how the card behaves under Final Cut Pro. AJA Control Panel, Conversion TabConversio

175KONA 3G Installation and Operation Manual — Standard Mode ControlYUV-RGB Conversion: These pulldowns select industry standard color space and gamma

76KONA 3G Custom LUTs Dialog Select a “canned” LUT orcreate your ownClick to restore factory defaultsAdjust Gain & Offset sliders tochange color.

177KONA 3G Installation and Operation Manual — Standard Mode Control2K Crop Tab Screen This Tabbed screen allows you to determine how 2K frames captur

78Here’s another 2K crop, this time showing cropped output to a 2K projector:AJA Control Panel, 2K Crop Tab, Showing a 2K Crop to 2K ProjectorIn the F

179KONA 3G Installation and Operation Manual — Standard Mode ControlAJA Control Panel, 2K Crop Tab, Selecting Crop ModeImportant Note about 2K: Operat

80DS Keyer Tab Screen The KONA 3G has a hardware-based downstream keyer that is ideal for putting logos, “bugs” or other video material with an alpha

181KONA 3G Installation and Operation Manual — Standard Mode Control“Graphic File” pulldown) over the current contents of the KONA card’s Frame Buffer

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

82AJA Control Panel, DS Keyer Tab, Loading a Graphic File to Place Over a MatteTimecode Tab ScreenThe timecode screen is used for both monitoring the

183KONA 3G Installation and Operation Manual — Standard Mode ControlAJA Control Panel, Timecode TabTimecode Tab Screen SettingsInputRP-188 Timecode —i

84OutputUse QuickTime Timecode—when checked, this directs KONA to output timecode from the QuickTime timecode track. When not checked, KONA uses the O

185KONA 3G Installation and Operation Manual — Standard Mode ControlTimelapse Tab ScreenThis Tabbed screen is used for the KONA 3G timelapse feature.

86Firmware Tab ScreenUse the KONA 3G tab to access the firmware changeover screen. The Desired pulldown menu allows you to select either:• Standard Mo

187KONA 3G Installation and Operation Manual — Standard Mode ControlInfo Tab Screen This Tabbed screen shows the KONA 3G software files that have been

88Using 4K ModeIn 4K Mode, you can output four channels of video representing individual quadrants of the higher definition 3840x2160 and 4096x2160 4K

189KONA 3G Installation and Operation Manual — Using 4K ModeNote: Up, Down, and Cross Conversion are available only when the KONA 3G module has Standa

90SDI Output Tab in 4K ModeThe SDI Output Screen allows you to select the Primary format or RGB for 4K output. Video+Key and Stereo 3D are available s

191KONA 3G Installation and Operation Manual — Using 4K ModeHDMI Tab in 4K ModeThe HDMI screen allows you to make the same selections previously descr