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1. e LHi provides HDMI input and output settings so it s HDMI input settings are described after KONA 4 3G HDMI output settings 33 www aja com Control Panel The following are some basic definitions you should know Definitions Block Diagram Screen The top area of the AJA Control Panel shows a representation of the current processing if any including inputs outputs up down or cross conversion reference source and system status Lines between inputs the framebuffer and outputs show a video path Where there are no lines no video presence is detected This can be either because an input Control or Right clicking or output isn t selected or because no video is an icon produces a present at the selected input The lines will nbi a also show whether the inputs or outputs are single dual video or video key Icon objects on the block diagram screen input output icons frame buffer etc indicate their status by color You can click on an icon to call up its related settings screen for example click an HDMI icon to call up the HDMI screen information or click any of the screen selection links in the left column Also you can right click or Control click an icon to see context sensitive information and choices NOTE You can use the Up Down arrows on your keyboard to select from the screen navigation links Figure 18 AJA Control Panel Block Diagram KONA 3G AJA ControlPanel Framebuffer Currently KONA 3G 1
2. A female DE 9 connector on the LHi LHe Plus breakout cable provides connection for VTRs camcorders disk media servers and other devices using RS 422 SMPTE Sony protocol This RS 422 connector is also present on the optional KL Box connector pinout iS Sony 9 pin protocol Connectors on the standard cable set are labelled for their function for easy installation and maintenance Connectors on the optional K3G Box breakout box are similarly labelled When using the standard cables BNC connections are provided for AES EBU audio input output Four BNC connectors are provided for audio input and four for audio output Each BNC carries two channels The connectors are labeled for input output and channels The optional K3G Box provides BNC audio connections on the front panel for 16 channels of audio input and output On the K3G breakout box are two analog output connectors one for each channel These connectors are RCA style phono jacks A female DE 9 connector provides connection for VTRs camcorders disk media servers and other devices using RS 422 SMPTE Sony protocol This connector is present on both the general I O cables and the optional K3G Box connector pinout is Sony 9 pin protocol On the KONA 4 3G card mini connectors are provided for bi directional SDI inputs and outputs for Single Link Dual Link or 4K UHD I O A cable with four Mini connectors on one end and four BNCs on the other end is provided for connecting e
3. f Library QuickTime ALACodec component AJADIgttizer component AJAM Uuxern component 10 6 1 AJAVideocOutput component KONA v12 2 59 www aja com Using KONA 4 and 3G in 4K Mode In 4K Mode KONA4 3G only you can input for capture or output four channels of video representing individual quadrants of the higher definition 3840x2160 and 4096x2160 4K formats see Format Screen in 4K Mode on page 61 NOTE The KONA 4 3G can only be configured for either input or output of SDI 4K It cannot support 4K SDI input and output at the same time since both require four BNCs KONA 4 can be configured for 4K SDI input and then use 4K HDMI output to monitor the passthrough video Figure 45 Mapping of Quad SDI Outputs Physical connections of the quadrants will be mapped to the KONA 4 3G SDI connectors as shown For the HDMI and Analog Outputs you can from a variety of options for viewing see HDMI Screen in 4K Mode on page 65 and Analog Output Screen in 4K Mode on page 66 This section describes the AJA Control Panel operations specific to 4K Mode Note that in 4K Mode you can still capture and playback SD HD and 2K formats though there are no up down cross conversions available You will see SDI inputs only when SD HD or 2K inputs are selected SDI Outputs 1 amp 2 will be reconfigured as SDI 1 amp 2 Inputs on the screen KONA v12 2 60 www aja com Figure 46 HD SDI Input Format in 4K Mode 8 0060
4. Es Timecode KONA v12 2 55 www aja com Timecode Input Settings RP 188 Timecode lt n gt In RP 188 timecode SMPTE 12M 2 there can be multiple timecode types in the data stream Use this pull down to select the one you wish to monitor e RP188 LTC Linear timecode e RP188 VITC 1 Vertical Interval timecode e RP188 VITC 2 e LTC Port input The selection will be displayed in the timecode value to the right of the pull down User Bits For monitoring a variable framerate VFR timecode such as Varicam you may wish to check the User bits box If you set this checkbox KONA will detect and interpret the user bits and display them next to the checkbox You will see the original framerate 30 fps in the figure below followed by the adjusted frame padding two digits reporting discarded and retained frame padding NOTE SMPTE 12M 2 is the updated name and specification for what was RP 188 Figure 40 AJA Control Panel Timecode Screen Timecode RP188 LTC User Bits 00 00 30 00 Output Use OT Timecode Timecode Burn In Off Timecode Offset 00 02 59 02 30 fps DF Timecode Output Settings Use QuickTime Timecode This feature is for Final Cut Pro 7 or earlier AJA Control Room and AJA TV only When Mac OS Only checked it directs KONA to output timecode from the QuickTime timecode track Timecode Burn in This pulldown selects whether the timecode value is displayed in a burned in window in video output If set to
5. Je sae Out saa Ol mee Ne K IOO y Ole Te Ch 12 In Ch uzon gh ah A Yie OVES pee ChL Ch 2iR ADEG AES EBU Out Serial External Composite 2 Digital Reference Component Out loop Video Out The KONA KLHi Box offers the same connections as the KL Box except a single connector is provided for the following SDI input SDI output HDMI v1 3a input and HDMI v1 3a output The HDMI connectors on the breakout box are full size not mini as on the LHi endplate Figure 4 KLHi Box Model Breakout Box Composite RS422 AES EBU Audio HDMI v1 3a Component Machine In and Out Video In Control HDMI v1 3a SDI External Composite Analog Out Out Ref or LTC Component Audio loop Video Out Output 13 www aja com K3G Box for KONA 4 amp 3G AES EBU Audio In Channels 1 through 16 Oo ya ag a al AA gi a li AN yi a i h tii ch ya Ch risa as ce i AES EBU Audio Out Channels 1 through 16 All AES EBU audio connectors have two channels per connector The K3G Box for KONA 4 and 3G offers convenient connector access and additional functionality including simultaneous BNC AES output 2 channel RCA analog audio monitoring and looping BNC connection for Genlock reference and LTC timecode If you re using a digital Betacam deck HDCAM DVCPRO HD D5 D9 or even an HDCAM SR you ll have the proper connections Figure 5 K3G Box Model Breakout Box front amp rear view RS422 Machine Control L
6. KONA Version 12 2 Published May 12 2015 WY eee tt thaiaainreteacrrer Because it matters i lt To VIDEO SYSTEMS Table of Contents NOUICCS coco o6 o occ cos ccueseceuwncesuncouesue scecwccentecucceveoasce Tadema S 65 sass acted iter evn es cea EE E eke panna de cera ne eeeen ad nbk 4 COPVHO E E E EE eae enemeaneewesa ETEEN 4 COMTACEING SUD DOIG eraa eE TENT E E ETATE ES 4 Chapter 1 Introduction sesesesecsecesceseseccocosesesese D OVEIWIOW EEE EE E EAE OEE P EE E E E E on 5 KONA Models Covered in this Manual 0 ccc eee eee cece e ee eeeeees 5 AJA Software amp Utilities 00 ccc cc eee ence eee eee nent eeeeeneees 5 System Reg irements 2224 ceecud cee ne dwaeueece cease eheedaesede neues eaeudcse se 6 Disk Storage Methods ccc ccc cc ccc ccc cece eee eee eee eee ENA EEES 6 capture POMS errierta a ssieteen ood wenesoeredwe teres aie a cee eaw eae werecate 6 KONA Card Features 00 cece ccc cece cece ee ee eee nent e eee E R 7 KONA 4 5G Feats 2 3 euvaeeneiciuaos ies yed auaw dads ote eereies weet oeriae wate 7 KONA LHe Plus Features ccc cece cece nisd eee e nent teen E 9 KONA CAI FEatUTOS 0304560008 wewenaeacdeweaawaaur en ei ae nee EEEa 10 Cable CONNECTIONS cc ccc ccc ccc ee eee cece eee e eee e eee eeeeeeeeeeeeeeaees 11 KONA 4 56 CONNECIONS sores canta staranna AN SAONE CETE EEES 12 Using Breakout BOXES cece cece cece cee ene e eee e eee teen e
7. OFF timecode will not be keyed over the video If set to Timecode then the timecode value will be keyed over the output video for all of the KONA outputs This can be useful for synchronizing choosing edit points dailies and many other purposes Timecode Offset entry field When QuickTime timecode in disabled this text entry field allows you to generate a and FPS pull down timecode based on the offset entry You can select a framerate from the pulldown menu at the right side of the pane Use that same value here as the source video to ensure the timecode is synchronized NOTE SMPTE RP 188 defines a standard for the transmission of time code and control code in the ancillary data space of a digital television data stream Time code information is transmitted in the ancillary data space as defined in ANSI SMPTE 291M Multiple codes can be transmitted within a single digital video data stream Other time information such as real time clock DTTR tape timer information and other user defined information may also be carried in the ancillary time code packet instead of time code The actual information transmitted through the interface is identified by the coding of a distributed binary bit Equipment manufacturers can use the meta data for different purposes KONA v12 2 56 www aja com Presets Screen Transferring Saved Presets KONA v12 2 Reset to Default After configuring the AJA Control Panel screens you can then save
8. e 9 pin D connector pinout is as follows 1 GND 2 RX 3 TX 4 GND 5 No Connection 6 GND 7 RX 8 TX 9 GND Shell GND KONA v12 2 79 www aja com LHe Plus Specifications Video Formats Video Input Digital Video Input Analog Video Output Digital Video Output Analog KONA v12 2 e 525i 29 97 e 625i 25 e 720P 50 59 94 60 e 1080i 25 29 97 30 e 1080PsF 23 98 24 25 29 97 30 e 1080p 23 98 24 25 29 97 30 e SD HD SDI SMPTE 259 292 296 8 or 10 bits e Single link 4 2 2 1 x BNC e Composite S Video Y C 1 x BNC 2x BNC Adapter e NTSC NTSCJ PAL Component 3 x BNC e HD YPbPr RGB e SD YPbPr RGB component mode e SMPTE EBU N10 Betacam 525 line Betacam 525J RGB e 12 bit A D 8x oversampling e 2 dB to 5 0 MHz Y Frequency Response e 2 dB to 1 MHz C Frequency Response 5 2T pulse response e lt 1 Diff Phase e lt 1 Diff Gain e lt 1 ns Y C delay inequity e SD SDI SMPTE 259M 10 bit HD SDI SMPTE 292 296 10 bit e Composite S Video Y C 1 x BNC 2x BNC Adapter e NTSC NTSCJ PAL e Component 3 x BNC e HD YPbPr RGB e SD YPbPr RGB component mode e SMPTE EBU N10 Betacam 525 line Betacam 525J RGB e 12 bit D A 8x oversampling 2 dB to 5 0 MHz Y Frequency Response e 2 dB to 1 MHz C Frequency Response 5 2T pulse response e lt 1 Diff Phase e lt 1 Diff Gain e lt 1 ns Y C delay inequity 80 www
9. DE 9 connector 15 Default Kona Output 37 Default output 38 Down Conversion 40 down conversion 40 downstream keyer 8 51 DS Keyer 57 Dual Link HD SDI 7 E expansion slot 17 chassis 21 F file formats 6 Foreground pre multiplied checkbox 52 Format Screen Settings 39 Frame Buffer over Matte 51 Frame Buffer over Video In 51 Framebuffer 35 Freerun 38 www aja com KONA v12 2 full 10 bit conversion 8 Full Frame 49 full screen 40 G Gamma 50 Getting Help 73 Graphic File 52 graphic file test pattern output 38 Graphic over Frame Buffer 52 Graphic over Matte 57 Graphic over Video In 52 H H Crop 41 hardware keyer 8 hardware software conflicts 17 hardware based conversion 10 HDMI 4K screen 65 HDMI audio output 45 HDMI connectors 14 HDMI output 44 HDMI LHi 29 Hold Last Application 38 Horizontal reference 38 horizontally stretched 41 icons 34 Icons Control Panel 35 Info Screen 59 Input Pass through 38 Input Screen 42 Input Output 35 interconnection 24 IRE 47 K keyed video 51 KONA 3G cables 18 KONA 3G System 26 KONA LHi and LHe Plus cable 20 KONA LHi SDI 30 L Letterbox 40 letterbox 40 LHe Plus System 27 LHe LHi Breakout Cable 20 LHi Audio 10 LHi Ref Loop 29 Linear 50 Load File 52 LUT file 54 88 M Mac Pro cardcage 22 machine control 15 25 28 30 Matte 51 Matte Color 52 menus context sensitive 34 Monitor Audio 46 monitor out 16 monitoring
10. This selection directs the KONA card to output video black whenever an application isn t controlling the card Input Pass through This selection directs KONA to route video from its selected input through the card for processing and output When this selection is chosen all Primary Secondary Format selections are available for selection in controlling the output This in effect makes the KONA card a converter No applications other than the AJA Control Panel need be open to convert audio and video from one format to another For example if you have KONA 3G or LHi and need to dub an SD source tape needs to an HD tape the signal can be routed from the SD VTR to the KONA card configured for up conversion in the AJA Control Panel and then passed through to the HD VTR for recording Note LHe Plus performs down conversion only Test Pattern This selection directs the KONA card to output a choice of preset pattern when no other application is using the KONA card You can choose from Black Color bars 75 or 100 Ramp Multiburst Line Sweep Multi Pattern or Flat Field In addition to the preset test pattern choices a Load File selection at the bottom of the menu allows you to load any standard RGB graphics file tif psd etc into the frame buffer for display While in Test Pattern mode you can select RGB or YUV output via a pulldown menu NOTE The graphic file will not be scaled to fit If it s smaller than the current fr
11. to Monitor System Machine Control BALANCED AUIOSO 90 0 0 CKK Optional Video Monitor External Reference acaos Component Connect to Reference 1 KL Box Using Cables and Instructions Supplied With it Computer Monitor Installed Inside Mac AJA KONA LHi Card or PC Apple Mac Pro with OSX or PC with Windows 7 External Storage KONA v12 2 30 www aja com Installing KONA Software KONA v12 2 NOTE For AJA KONA software installation go to the downloads page on the AJA website http www aja com en support downloads Always uninstall previous versions of KONA software before updating your software Before installing the KONA software package ensure that your capture editing application is installed as detailed in its user documentation You cannot use KONA with a third party application until the application has been installed and run at least once on your workstation Next install the KONA software package 31 www aja com Chapter 3 Operation Using KONA with Professional Video Audio Software Control Panel Screens Used After you install the KONA software and any AJA plug ins to support your choice of 3rd party software you re then ready to begin capturing and playing back video and audio Go here to look for AJA plug ins and documentation for your favorite 3rd party software applications http www aja com en support downloads Once you ve installed all the AJA software as detailed
12. 54 Timecode Screen Settings 56 timing adjustment 38 Timing adjustment Control Panel 38 transforming 40 troubleshooting 72 U unbalanced audio 15 up conversion 40 Updating Software 73 User Bits RP 188 56 utilities 18 V V Crop 41 Vertical reference 38 Video Format 39 video input source 38 video path 35 89 Video Key 44 W Windows PC installation 23 X XLR connector 15 XLR connectors 30 Y Y C output 46 Yellow 36 YUV RGB Conversion 50 Z Zoom 14 9 40 Zoom Letterbox 40 Zoom Wide 40 www aja com
13. BNC connectors preferred or instead connect to a composite monitor KONA v12 2 2 www aja com 3 Connect a 9 pin DEY machine control cable between your VTR s RS422 control port and the breakout cable s RS 422 machine control connector 4 Connect two SDI cables between the KONA card BNCs are on the card endplate and your digital VTR Digital Betacam etc one from KONA card s SDI In to the VTR SDI Out and one from card s SDI Out 1 or 2 to the VTR SDI In The KONA LHe Plus SDI connections have embedded audio so the VTR must be configured accordingly 5 Ifyou have an AES EBU ready audio monitoring system connect the two channels of AES EBU output from KONA s XLR connectors channels 1 and 2 to the monitoring system AES EBU inputs If instead you have an analog audio monitoring system you can use either the XLR balanced audio connectors or the two RCA style unbalanced stereo output jacks on the Optional KL box for output Figure 15 Typical LHe Plus System Connections Shown with Optional KL Box Digital VTR with SDI Inputs Analog Audio Inputs Outputs Balanced peer eea mT SS SDI Video Saad with Embedded AES EBU Audio In Out Audio In Out to Monitor System RS422 Machine Control HAL AMEE ALED Optional Vid
14. Format selected ETEY Primary Format screen Outputs SDI HDMI and Analog Test Pattern Color Bars 75 Screen links click one to edit view a topic KONA v12 2 34 www aja com Framebuffer Primary Format Secondary Format Input Output Icons KONA v12 2 I KONA 3G AJA ControlPanel ex The framebuffer is the engine in KONA where active video operations take place using the third party video application or KONA itself The framebuffer has a format called the Primary Format and color space that it follows as defined in the Control Panel Screens or via external application software easy setups It is important to realize that inside the workstation computer many applications can use the KONA card as you switch from window to window and it may not always be obvious which currently controls it The Control Panel displays the name of the application controlling the KONA card in the upper right corner see the figure below In some cases applications may not always properly release the I O interface as another takes over you ll be able to tell by looking at the Control Panel After studying the basics read Who is Controlling KONA on page 69 for more advanced information on how applications interact with KONA Figure 19 Control Panel Screen Showing Application Currently Using KONA The video format currently assigned to the KONA card This is the format that the fr
15. KONA 3G AJA ControlPanel KONA 3G QUAD 1 Input Select Embedded Ch 1 16 NOTE Up Down and Cross Conversion are available only when the KONA 4 3G module has Standard Mode firmware installed see Firmware Screen on page 58 Format Screen in 4K in 4k Mode you will see SDI inputs when the selected Primary Format is standard SD HD Mode or 2K SDI inputs are reconfigured as Outputs SDI 1 amp 2 when a 4K format is selected KONA v12 2 61 www aja com Figure 47 Format Screen with 4K Primary Selected 8 0 8 KONA 3G AJA ControlPanel KONA 3G QUAD 1 Format RGB 10 E5 4Kp29 97 iixel Format RGE 10 Full Default KONA v12 2 62 www aja com 4K Ca pture Mode You can configure the bi directional SDI connectors for input by accessing the Control Screen and selecting Input Passthrough in the Default Output gt Video Output menu Alternatively when you launch an appropriate capture application such as AJA Control Room and select a 4K digitizer in the application KONA 4 3G will automatically map the SDI ports to 4x HD 1080 for UHD The inputs text will show 2Kx1080 for true 4K Figure 48 Control Screen with a Controlling 4K Capture Application AJA ControlPanel 4kp29 97 Control KONA 4 1 etl 4Kp29 97 i ARGB SHl a OL 4Kp29 97 ia sDl2 a QL 4Kp29 97 i SDI sy OL 4Kp29 97 ie splay QL KONA v12 2 63 www aja com SDI Output Screen The SDI Output Screen allows you to selec
16. aja com LHe Plus Cable Connections Figure 14 KONA LHe Plus System Using The Breakout Cable KONA LHe Plus Installs in PCI Express Slot in Computer Standard Breakout Cable 60 pin connector To KONA LHe Plus SDI Input BNC SD HD SDI Video Audio SDI 1 Output BNC gt Connections SDI 2 Output BNC Reference Input BNC orLTCinput ga 1 switchable via AJA Analog Video Control Panel 1 JE v cves In BNC TT JE Pb Y In BNC TT JEE Pr C in BNC Tt JEF Y G CVBS Out BNC Analog Audio ap I Jy Pb B Y Out BNC re Channel 1 Input AU or IBY Se OOTNE Analog Audio Elw 1 Channel 2 Input AU 6 BNCs Analog Connections Can be Configured for Analog Audio Bot io Component Channel 1 Output Composite Analog Audio mm Ta or Y C Channel 2 Output 2 RS422 Machine Control AES Input Channels 1 amp 2 as toVTR 9 pin AES Output Channels 1 amp 2 green blue red green Balanced Audio blue Typical System Figure 15 on page 28 shows typical system interconnections for KONA LHe Plus with digital A V sources Your system may differ depending on VTRs audio monitoring and video monitoring 1 If desired connect your house reference sync to the KONA LHe Plus Ref Loop connector BNC The second KONA Ref Loop connector on the KL box if used can be connected to the VTR or terminated with a 75 ohm terminator 2 Connect a Video Monitor to the KONA LHe Plus Component Analog Video Out
17. aja com User Preferences Shared Preferences NOTE NOTE KONA v12 2 This file exists to immediately automatically store preference changes made by a user on a particular AJA device When any control is changed in the Control Panel that change is recorded in the preferences file stored in a unique user preferences location dedicated to that particular device and serial number Then when AJA control panel is restarted for any reason it will restart with the same preferences it used when it closed However if a user sets their preferences and then replaces the AJA device with a different one the Control Panel will either e Start up with the factory defaults or e Start up with the house defaults dictated by the system administrator if a Shared Preferences file exists The User Preferences File can be found in the following locations On Mac e Users lt USER_NAME gt Library Preferences com aja devicesettings On Windows 8 e C Users lt USER_NAME gt AppData Local Aja com aja devicesettings An administrator can establish house standards for the AJA Control Panel by creating the user preferences file described above and placing it in a shared location where it will establish a standard default startup state for all users of a given computer system These settings preempt the initial AJA default settings To establish the House Default for every user on every system a system or network administrator can move this
18. all your settings as a snapshot for later recall called a preset In this way you can organize presets for all your typical tasks eliminating time robbing manual reconfiguration each time To save a preset go to the Presets screen and click Save Preset A dialog will be presented asking you for a name enter a meaningful name and click OK Thereafter the preset will be available under the Control Panel Presets list Figure 41 Presets Screen KONA 3G ALA ControlPane KONA 3G 1 YUV 10 52 5129 97 O Save Preset Bdcst Preset From the Presets screen you can manage your collection of presets easily To Load or Delete a stored preset just select it with your mouse and then click the Load Preset or Delete button respectively If you want to use a saved Preset on another workstation you can simply copy the file on removable storage and install it at the new location The Preset file is always stored at e Library Application Support AJA lt device name gt Presets on Mac e c Users lt username gt AppData Local AJA Control Panel lt device name gt Presets Windows 8 When you click the Reset to default button the control panel will delete the User s preference file and do one of the following A If Shared preferences exist they are reloaded and the device is set to this state B If the Shared preferences file does not exist factory defaults are loaded and the device i
19. as stated the Customer shall bear all shipping packing insurance and other costs excluding parts and labor to effectuate repair Customer shall pack and ship the defective product to a service center designated by AJA Video with shipping charges prepaid AJA Video shall pay to return the product to Customer but only if to a location within the country in which the AJA Video service center is located This warranty shall not apply to any defect failure or damage caused by negligent inadequate or improper use handling or maintenance Without limiting the foregoing AJA Video shall not be obligated to furnish service under this warranty or repair any damage or malfunction a resulting from attempts by personnel other than AJA Video representatives to install repair or service the product b resulting from improper use or connection to incompatible equipment c caused by the use of non AJA Video parts or supplies d if the product has been modified or integrated with other products when the effect of such a modification or integration increases the time or difficulty of servicing the product or e resulting from being dropped or otherwise subjected to undue force exposure to moisture or other corrosive or conductive substances exposure to strong magnetic fields use with improperly regulated power supplies exposure to electric shock use in temperatures outside the specified operating range or otherwise failing to treat the product in accor
20. can be configured in the Playout setup panel of the specific application you are using with KONA 4 3G A single BNC on the standard KONA cable or two BNC connectors on the K3G Box looping allow you to synchronize KONA outputs to your house analog reference video signal or black burst If you have a sync generator or central piece of video equipment to use for synchronizing other video equipment in your studio connect its analog composite output here When KONA outputs video it locks to this reference signal When connecting a reference video source the locking signal should be the same format as the Primary format selected in KONA software It is possible in some circumstances to use an alternate format video signal if the basic frame rate is compatible 16 www aja com Chapter 2 Installation Installation Overview Card Placement System Test and Data Rate KONA v12 2 413 as ta i The installation and set up of a KONA card is very simple All of the steps of installation and configuration are documented in this chapter summarized as follows Unpack and examine the contents of the shipping box If your computer has previously had another video capture or multimedia card installed ensure you remove the card and uninstall any related software before installing the KONA card This will prevent any hardware or software conflicts For the KONA Mac installation AJA recommends that the card be placed in Slot 3 an
21. channel unbalanced audio output RCA jacks KONA LHi also features AES input sample rate conversion this feature eliminates the requirement for audio source synchronization Sample rate converters auto lock to any AES or HDMI input 32 96KHz and then convert it to 24 bit 48KHz audio perfectly locked to internal KONA LHi video Sample rate conversion is done at very high quality over 120db THD HDMI audio can be 20 to 24 bit and will be saved as 24 bit samples 10 www aja com Cable Connections KONA LHi and LHe Plus LHi Endplate LHe Plus Endplate KONA v12 2 KONA offers unsurpassed cable connectivity for a video audio capture card Connections are made via the breakout cable included with the card and connectors mounted on the KONA Card endplate These connectors for all three KONA models are illustrated on the following pages The Breakout cable used for both KONA LHi and LHe Plus models provides e Reference Input BNC connector e Component Composite S Video Input 3x BNC e Component Composite S Video Output 3x BNC e AES In 2x XLR e AES Out 2x XLR e Balanced Audio In 2x XLR e Balanced Audio Out 2x XLR e RS 422 Machine Control 9 pin Connectors on the KONA LHi card endplate additionally provide e Standard definition or High definition SDI input 1 BNC and output 1 BNC e HDMI input and output 2x HDMI mini connectors The KONA LHe Plus endplate provides one BNC for SDI SDI HD inp
22. default file to all systems on the network manually or by pushing it out across the network All users on the network will then open to the House Defaults when they launch the AJA control panel for the first time If the user makes changes to the control panel themselves those changes will be saved in their user preferences which will take priority over the house default dictated by the shared preferences file The Shared Preferences file should be a file created at the User Preferences location described above and placed by the System Administrator in the following locations On Mac e Users Shared Library Preferences com aja devicesettings On Windows 8 C Users All Users Aja com aja devicesettings You ll notice that the Control Panel is a visual block diagram representing the KONA card configuration The current status input and output settings and many other details are presented as a color coded block diagram in the Control Panel This section describes all KONA card control screens and functions Available screens and functions vary across KONA models KONA LHe Plus and LHi generally offer subsets of the more robust functionality of the KONA 4 3G Therefore the KONA 4 3G screens will be illustrated and exceptions for the other models will be noted For example e KONA 4 3G offers HDMI output only and its HDMI screen offers output settings only e LHe Plus does not offer HDMI I O and does not list that screen topic link at all
23. for SD to SD aspect ratio conversion e Letterbox this transforms SD anamorphic material to a letterboxed image e HCrop will produce a horizontally stretched effect on the image transforms anamorphic SD to full frame SD Pillarbox will produce an image in the center of the screen with black borders on the left and right sides and an anamorphized image in the center e VCrop will transform SD letterbox material to an anamorphic image KONA v12 2 41 www aja com Input Select Screen Onthe Inputs screen you can view the currently selected video and audio input sources and map audio sources to the channels supported by your editing application Two information panes in the screen are provided Video Input and Audio Input Figure 25 AJA Control Panel Inputs Screen eog KONA 3G AJA ControlPanel KONA 3G 1 YUV 10 Input Select i 720p59 94 Embedded Ch 1 16 z ay nels 1 2 to 1 2 48000 Input select Screen Settings Video Input The pulldown menu allows you to see and change the currently selected video format that KONA has detected if any In the KONA 3G example shown above video is selected at the SDI1 input and the format is 1080i with a frame rate of 29 97 Since this text is shown in blue you an tell that it matches the framebuffer s primary format selected in the Formats screen By looking at the input source you can determine how the promary format should likely be set unless you want to perform a conve
24. formats for selection incompatible formats are not shown This allows you to see what you ve chosen and also see those formats that are compatible with the selected Primary format Use this pulldown menu to choose YUV 10 YUV 8 RGB 10 or ARGB 8 39 www aja com RGB Range NOTE Format Conversions Cross conversion Up Conversion Down Conversion KONA v12 2 The RGB Range pulldown menu allows you to select either Full range 0 1023 or SMPTE range typically 64 940 for RGB color output For video formats supported by the KONA models refer to Specifications on page 75 The AJA Control Panel software uses the abbreviation sf instead of psf when referring to progressive segmented frame formats In the manual and in other literature you may see either of these acronyms used interchangeably Visually it is easier to recognize e sf for progressively segmented frame formats p for progressive frame formats If you have an HD format as your primary and then select a secondary HD format with a different frame size the KONA 4 3G will perform a cross conversion where necessary input or output for like Hz formats Like Hz means that 720P 59 94 may be converted to 1080i 29 97 59 94Hz Converting from disparate Hz is not supported on the KONA 4 3G for cross conversions The example below shows 1080i to 720p The Up and Down pull down menus are available when conversion ha
25. functions The signals are labelled on both the cable and K3G Box connectors The analog component output can be switched between SD and HD KONA 4 3G features 12 bit component video output for both HD and SD SD can be switched to composite and Y C The same three BNC connectors share component and Y C functions This allows use of an inexpensive analog monitor for both HD and SD work You can even use a composite video monitor For Dual Link HD SDI output HD or SD can be monitored through the component output Dual Link HD can be output as 4 4 4 RGB Component video signals are generally higher quality than composite but not as high quality as serial digital SDI Note About RGB Although RGB is used less in today s video systems KONA 4 3G supports it for A V Monitor output However because the KONA 4 3G and SMPTE SDI s native format is YPbPr AJA recommends using YPbPr when the monitor supports it The YPbPr format provides headroom for superwhite and superblack and these video levels will be clipped when transcoding to RGB Also the RGB YPbPr transcoding involves a level translation that results in mathematical round off error RGB can be configured in the Playout setup panel of the specific application you are using with KONA 4 3G Note About YPbPr KONA 4 3G supports three different types of YPbPr e SMPTE EBU N10 e Betacam NTSC e Betacam NTSC J Japan These three formats differ in level only and
26. high bandwidth 4 2 2 1080p 50 1080p 59 94 and 1080p 60 at 10 bit KONA v12 2 7 www aja com Conversion Audio I O Signal Timing Cabling UHD 4K Mode Capture and Playout Internal HD SD Hardware Downstream Keyer KONA v12 2 e Broadcast quality hardware based 10 bit down conversion e Broadcast quality hardware based 10 bit up conversion e Broadcast quality hardware based 10 bit cross conversion 1080 to 720 and 720 to 1080 e Broadcast quality hardware based 10 bit SD aspect ratio conversion anamorphic to letterbox etc KONA 4 3G features hardware based full 10 bit broadcast quality motion adaptive SD to HD up conversion HD to SD down conversion and HD to HD cross conversion The quality of the conversion features found in the KONA 4 3G is virtually identical to AJA s award winning stand alone converter products used throughout the post production market The KONA 4 3G built in up converter uses a a full 10 bit path fully motion adaptive de interlacing and large multi point digital interpolators Down conversion uses large multi point digital interpolators anti alias filtering and interpolation Cross conversion is high quality hardware based providing capability to streamline dailies and offers true broadcast picture quality in realtime Because these functions are in hardware on the card they are available full time all the time with no CPU load Such conversions are useful for cost effective monitoring ma
27. message shown below 67 www aja com Figure 54 Firmware Changeover to 2K KONA 3G AIA ControlPane KONA 3G QUAD 1 KONA 3G Std Mode 7 2 13 You will be required to power cycle your computer to finish the changeover Figure 55 Update Success Message with Shut Down Button KONA v12 2 68 www aja com Who is Controlling KONA QuickTime Application Format Selection Control Recommendations KONA v12 2 There are times when you might have several Quicktime applications open at one time and each of these might want to output their video thru the KONA video output KONA is very flexible and most applications perform the necessary housekeeping so they work correctly when they re active and when they re not This means that the application that is active in front will be granted control of the KONA video output Generally when you switch to a different application the previous application lets go of the video output and the new application gets control Figure 56 AJA Control Panel Control Message _ UL KONA 3G AJA ControlPanel The AJA Control Panel in use message will tell you the active application that has control of KONA see in use message above and what the format selections are If you click on another supported application that is running such as Adobe Premiere Pro or AJA TV the AJA Control Panel in use message will report the change by displaying the new In use applicat
28. p29 97 2Kp29 97 4K Quarter Component SMPTE For 4K formats a Quandrant Select menu is available to choose the desired quarter segment of the 4K display for Analog Output to a monitor see the discussion on 4K quadrant mapping at this beginning of this section NOTE KONA 4 offers a 4K Quarter output that is a downconversion to 2K x 1080 for 4K format or 1920 x1080 for UHD KONA v12 2 66 www aja com Video Setup Screen in 4K Mode Downstream Keyer Screen in 4K Mode Firmware Screen for Standard Firmware Update KONA v12 2 4K Mode also adds the 4K Geometry selection check box Like other raster sizes the Geometries checkbox needs to be enabled for 4K for the format to be presented and selectable in applications like AJA Control Room and AJA TV Figure 53 Video Setup Adding 4K Geometry Checkbox 800 KONA 3G AJA ControlPanel KONA 3G QUAD i The Downstream Keyer is not available for use in 4K Mode If you select the tab you will see Keyer does not support 4K video formats Use the KONA 4 3G Firmware tab to access the firmware changeover screen The Desired pulldown menu allows you to select either e Standard Mode for SD HD and 2K formats allows up down cross conversion e 4K Mode for SD HD 2K and QuadHD 3840x2160 and 4K 4096x2160 formats disables up down cross conversion Select Standard Mode and click install to erase 4K firmware and load the Standard Mode Note the Installation
29. provides flexible standard definition and high definition capture and playback a hardware based converter for working in mixed SD HD environments and it supports both analog and digital audio video I O including HDMI e 10 bit uncompressed QuickTime capture card e 3G HD SD SDI I O e HDMI v1 3a w Deep Color at 30 bits per pixel input output e 12 bit SD and HD Analog Component Composite S Video I O e Broadcast quality hardware based 10 bit down conversion e Broadcast quality hardware based 10 bit up conversion e Broadcast quality hardware based 10 bit cross conversion 1080 to 720 and 720 to 1080 e Broadcast quality hardware based 10 bit SD aspect ratio conversion anamorphic to letterbox etc e 2 channel analog balanced XLR audio I O e 2 channel AES XLR audio I O e 8 channel SDI embedded audio I O e HD SD genlock on analog video inputs e LTC Input on Reference input e Cables standard e Optional KLHi box Breakout Box provides rack mounting and flexible easy I O KLHi box cabling is included with the KLHi box KONA LHi supports 2 channel 24 bit 48kHz or 96kHz AES audio via XLR connections and 8 channel embedded 24 bit 48kHz audio over HDMI or the same single SDI connection as the video If you are using a digital deck you ll have the proper connections to the deck For analog audio KONA LHi provides two channel balanced audio input and output If you purchase the optional KLHi Box breakout box you also get two
30. www aja com 2 Channel Digital AES EBU Audio Inputs And Outputs NOTE Analog 2 Channel Balanced Audio Unbalanced Audio on KL Box RS 422 Machine Control KONA 4 3G to K3G Box Connectors 8 Channel Digital AES EBU Audio I O Unbalanced Audio on K3G Box RS 422 Machine Control SDI Inputs amp Outputs KONA v12 2 supported The HDMI input is designed to support long cable runs up to 100 ft when using 22 or 24AWG HDMI cable or up to 50 ft using 28 or 30AWG HDMI cable The HDMI output supports standard HDMI cables only One female XLR connector is provided for the channel 1 and 2 inputs while a male XLR connector carries channel 1 and 2 outputs AES EBU signals are handled internally as 24 bit digital The optional KL Box also provides XLR audio connections on the front panel AES XLR connections are digital and cannot be used with analog equipment having XLR connectors Two sets of analog XLR connectors one for each channel support balanced audio connections Male XLRs are provided for outputs and female XLRs are provided for inputs Balanced audio differential connections provide better analog audio quality over longer cable runs Most professional quality VTRs and audio equipment have XLR style connectors for analog audio Analog audio signals are converted internally to 24 bit digital On the KL Box are two analog output connectors one for each channel These connectors are RCA style phono jacks
31. 29 97 button to bring up SDI 1 fant color selection DS Keyer dialog ma Z if nB0i29 EF 1080129 97 E MI ut Select Color ossa OE Image Spectrum Graphic Over Mathe Logo Alpha Key psd Palette Cancel OK KONA v12 2 53 www aja com LUT Screen Users can specify their own custom LUTs by creating a LUT file and uploading it to an AJA Video Device using the LUT lookup table screen in the Control Panel You can create a custom LUT file using most text editors or spread sheets provided the data is arranged according to the LUT File Format Specification that follows see LUT File Format Specification on page 55 Figure 38 LUT Screen aoe KONA 4 AJA ControlPanel LUT Transfer Function Bank 0 128 256 384 512 640 766 896 1024 User LUT File LUT_cust csyv Uploading Custom User LUT file Once the LUT file is created you can upload it with the following steps 1 Before loading a LUT make sure you are using an RGB RGBA frame buffer format and that you have a AJA Video Device that supports LUTs Open AJA Control Panel and select the LUT pane Click the LUT Type popup and choose User LUT File menu item Note LUT Files options become enabled 4 Click the button and use the navigation dialog to choose a custom LUT file The LUT is now loaded KONA v12 2 54 www aja com LUT File Format LUT files are normal text f
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33. 4V e Looping e 75 ohm on optional K3G Box terminated on supplied breakout cable KONA v12 2 76 www aja com KONA 3G Specifications Video Formats 525i 29 97 e 525i 23 98 e 625i 25 e 720P 50 59 94 60 e 1080 25 29 97 30 e 1080PsF 23 98 24 25 29 97 30 e 1080p 23 98 24 25 29 97 30 50 59 94 60 e 2K e 2048 x 1080P 23 98 24 25 29 97 30 50 and 60 e 2048 x 1080PsF 23 98 24 25 e 2048 x 1556p 15 14 98 e 2048 x 1556PsF 15 23 98 24 e 4K e 3840x2160P 23 98 24 25 29 97 30 e 4096x2160P 23 98 24 25 29 97 30 e 3840x2160PsF 23 98 24 25 e 4096x2160PsF 23 98 24 25 Software dependent These formats are dependent on specific software functionality and are not normal Formats over the wire formats e 525i 23 98 e 720P 23 98 24 25 29 97 30 Video Input Digital 3G SD HD SDI SMPTE 259 292 296 424 8 or 10 bits e Single Link 4 2 2 or 4 4 4 1 x BNC e Dual Link HD 4 4 4 2 x BNC e 2K HSDL High Speed Data Link 4 4 4 2 x BNC e 4K UltraHD 422 and 444 4 x BNC e 1D LUT Support Video Output Digital 3G SD HD SDI SMPTE 259 292 296 424 e Single link 4 2 2 or 4 4 4 1 x BNC e Dual link HD 4 4 4 2 x BNC e 2K HSDL High Speed Data Link 4 4 4 2 x BNC e 4K UltraHD 422 and 444 4 x BNC e HDMI v1 4 30 36 bits pixel RGB or YUV 2 25Gbps SD HD 1080p 50 60 1 x mini HDMI KONA v12 2 77 www aja com Video Output Analog Downstream Keyer Audio Input Digital Audio Output Digital A
34. Also the HDMI cable connects between the KONA 4 3G card and the box rear panel 18 www aja com KONA v12 2 Figure 6 Shipping Box Contents KONA 3G contents shown Standard Cable Set AJA KONA PCI Express Read Me First Notice and Registration Sheet RS422 Machine Control 9 pin 3 BNGs Analog Out Connections In SD Can be Configured for Component Composite or S Video In HD Can Only Be Component Reference Input BNC LTC Output BNC LTC Input BNC Audio Input BNCs Channels 1 8 2 channels connector Audio Output BNCs Channels 1 8 2 channels connector l sel fee 1 AT sa 7 aq I TT a Tt gt IA O WA O Ema WA O PE pim H 5 HDMI to HDMI mini cable 2 meters SDI cable SDI Out1 Link ABNC a SDI Out2 Link BBNC SDI In1 Link A BNC a SDI In2 Link B BNC e www aja com The KONA LHi and LHe Plus cards use the breakout cable shown below providing XLR balanced audio connectors an RS 422 9 pin connector and BNCs for video I O and reference connection Figure 7 KONA LHe Plus LHi Breakout Cable Standard Cable Multiple pin connector To KONA LHi RS422 Machine Control to VTR 9 pin W Analog Video 6 BNGs Analog Connections Can be Configured for Component Composite or Y C green Y CVBS In BNC A O blue Pb YInBNC AN red Pr CInBNC A OO green Y G CVBS Out BNC AU OO blue Pb B Y OutBNC A OO red Pr R C Out BNC IA OO Referenc
35. Off When this pulldown menu item is selected the downstream keyer will be turned off Frame Buffer over Matte Places the keyed video with alpha channel currently in the Frame Buffer over a fixed color matte determined by the Matte Color setting set separately Frame Buffer over Video In Places the keyed video currently in the Frame Buffer over the video input for playout or print to tape Graphic over Matte Places a graphics file having an alpha channel chosen in Graphic File pulldown over a fixed color matte determined by the Matte Color setting set separately KONA v12 2 51 www aja com Graphic over Video In Graphic over Frame Buffer Matte Color Foreground pre multiplied checkbox Audio Out Frame Buffer Audio In Opacity Graphic File KONA v12 2 Places a graphics file having an alpha channel chosen in Graphic File pulldown over the video input for playout or print to tape Places a graphics file having an alpha channel chosen in Graphic File pulldown over the current contents of the KONA card s Frame Buffer which might be from storage video In KONA TV etc Only available when the pulldown Frame Buffer over Matte or Graphic over Matte are selected pressing this button brings up a color selection dialog The dialog provides a variety of ways to select a matte color including a color wheel color picker choose from a location anywhere on the computer scr
36. RS 422 Sony 9 pin protocol via DB 25 breakout cable or optional KLHi Box e 9 pin D connector pinout is as follows 1 GND 2 RX 3 TX 4 GND 5 No Connection 6 GND 7 RX 8 TX 9 GND Shell GND KONA v12 2 81 www aja com KONA LHi Specifications Video Formats 525i 29 97 e 625i 25 e 720P 50 59 94 60 e 1080i 25 29 97 30 e 1080PsF 23 98 24 e 1080p 23 98 24 25 29 97 30 50 59 94 60 2K e 2048 x 1080P 23 98 24 25 29 97 30 e 2048 x 1080PsF 23 98 24 Software dependent These formats are dependent on specific software functionality and are not normal Formats over the wire formats e 525i 23 98 e 720P 23 98 Video Input Digital 3G SD HD SDI SMPTE 259 292 296 424 8 or 10 bits e Single link 4 2 2 1 x BNC e HDMI v1 3 30 bits pixel RGB or YUV 2 25 Gbps SD HD 1080p 50 60 1 x mini HDMI Video Input Analog Composite S Video Y C 1 x BNC 2x BNC Adapter e NTSC NTSCJ PAL Component 3 x BNC e HD YPbPr RGB e SD YPbPr RGB component mode e SMPTE EBU N10 Betacam 525 line Betacam 525J RGB e 12 bit D A 8x oversampling e 2 dB to 5 0 MHz Y Frequency Response e 2 dB to 1 MHz C Frequency Response 5 2T pulse response e lt 1 Diff Phase e lt 1 Diff Gain e lt 1 ns Y C delay inequity Video Output Digital 3G SD HD SDI SMPTE 259 292 296 424 e Single link 4 2 2 or 4 4 4 1 x BNC e HDMI v1 3 30 bits pixel RGB or YUV 2 25 Gbps SD HD 1080p 50 60 1 x min
37. Ref Loop connector BNC The second KONA LHi Ref Loop connector on the KLHi box if used can be connected to the VTR or terminated with a 75 ohm terminator If instead using LTC timecode input connect to the Ref Loop input 2 Connect an HDMI Video Monitor to the KONA LHi HDMI Out connector Or instead use the Component Analog Video Out BNC connectors to go to an analog monitor KONA v12 2 29 www aja com 3 Connect a 9 pin DEY machine control cable between your VTR s RS422 control port and the breakout cable s RS 422 machine control connector 4 Connect two SDI cables between KONA LHi BNCs are on the card endplate and your digital VTR Digital Betacam etc one from KONA LHi SDI In to the VTR SDI Out and one from KONA LHi SD Out to the VTR SDI In The KONA LHi SDI connections have embedded audio so the VTR must be configured accordingly 5 Ifyou have an AES EBU ready audio monitoring system then connect the two channels of AES EBU output from KONA LHi s XLR connectors channels 1 and 2 to the monitoring system AES EBU inputs If you instead have an analog audio monitoring system you can use either the XLR balanced audio connectors or the two RCA style unbalanced stereo output jacks on the Optional KLHi Box for output Figure 17 Typical KONA LHi System Connections Shown with Optional KLHi Box Digital VTR with SDI Inputs Analog Audio Inputs Outputs Balanced SDI Video with Embedded AES EBU Audio In Out Audio In Out
38. XLR audio I O e 2 channel AES XLR audio I O e 8 channel SDI embedded audio I O e HD SD genlock on analog video inputs e Cables standard e Optional KL box Breakout Box provides rack mounting and flexible easy I O KL box cabling is included with the KL box When ordering specify a KL box for the KONA LHe Plus since it uses a unique cable KONA LHe Plus supports two channel 24 bit 48kHz AES audio via XLR connections and eight channel embedded 24 bit 48kHz audio over the same single SDI connection as the video If you are using a digital deck you ll have the proper connections to the deck For analog audio KONA LHe Plus provides two channel balanced audio input and output If you purchase the optional KL Box breakout box you also get two channel unbalanced audio output RCA jacks KONA LHe Plus also features AES input sample rate conversion this feature eliminates the requirement for audio source synchronization Sample rate converters auto lock to any AES input 32 96KHz and then convert it to 24 bit 48KHz audio perfectly locked to internal KONA LHe Plus video Sample rate conversion is done at very high quality over 120db THD 9 www aja com KONA LHi Features Video I O Conversion Audio I O Signal Timing Cabling KONA LHi Audio KONA v12 2 The KONA LHi card offers a large number of unique features for optimum quality ease of use and support for a wide variety of workflows and environments KONA LHi
39. aja com Audio Input Digital 8 channel 24 bit SMPTE 259 SDI embedded audio 48kHz sample rate Synchronous 2 channel 24 bit AES EBU audio 48kHz or 96 KHz sample rate Synchronous or Non synchronous Internal sample rate conversion via 1 x XLR on breakout cable or optional KL Box Audio Input Analog 2 channel 24 bit A D analog audio 48kHz sample rate balanced via 2 x XLR on breakout cable or optional KL Box e 24dbu Full Scale Digital e 0 2db 20 to 20kHz Frequency Response Audio Output Digital 8 channel 24 bit SMPTE 259 SDI embedded audio 48kHz sample rate Synchronous e 2 channel 24 bit AES EBU audio 48kHz or 96 KHz sample rate Synchronous or Non synchronous Internal sample rate conversion via 1 x XLR on breakout cable or optional KL Box Audio Output Analog 2 channel 24 bit D A analog audio 48kHz sample rate balanced via 2 x XLR on breakout cable or optional KL Box e 24dbu Full Scale Digital OdbFS e 0 2db 20 to 20kHz Frequency Response 2 channel unbalanced output via 2 x RCA jacks on optional KL Box Down conversion Hardware 10 bit e Anamorphic full screen e Letterbox image is reduced with black top and bottom added to image area with the aspect ratio preserved e Crop Crop image is cropped to fit new screen size Reference Input Analog Color Black 1V or Composite Sync 2 or 4V e Looping e 75 ohm on optional KL Box terminated on supplied breakout cable Machine Control
40. ame buffer format KONA will center it in the frame If it s larger than the current frame buffer format it will be cropped on the right and bottom Also some graphics formats and bit depths may not be supported Once a graphic file is loaded into the frame buffer it will be retained until it is overwritten by another graphic or test pattern or when power is turned off Graphic file names are only remembered in the menu until the AJA Control Panel application closed Hold Last Application This selection directs KONA to hold and output the last frame of video from the last application to control KONA This can be helpful when operating in an environment where you re switching back and forth between multiple application windows Playback Timing Use these controls to set Genlock and Timing adjustment Genlock Selects how KONA will synchronize program video Freerun In this mode KONA generates sync without an external reference source Ref In Directs KONA to use the Ref Video source for sync usually an analog black burst video signal Video In Directs KONA to use whichever video input source has been selected in the Inputs Screen for sync Timing Horiz and Vert These two pull downs allow output timing adjustment with reference to the Ref Video source selected e Horizontal selects a number of pixels clocks to offset e Vertical specifies a number of lines to offset KONA v12 2 38 www aja com Format Screen Format Screen Sett
41. amebuffer will use and is shown in the Control Panel using the color blue All icons in blue are the same as the Primary Format used by the framebuffer Also any text descriptions in the block diagram that appear in blue also indicate that something is in the primary format So if you see that the input and output icons are blue then you know that the same format is used throughout the video path and no format conversion is being performed If a different color is displayed on the input or output green for example you know that KONA is performing a format conversion in the video path Any format other than the currently selected Primary Format is a secondary format This means that either the Inputs or Outputs are somehow different from the framebuffer s assigned format the Primary Format The color change from blue makes this immediately apparent These icons are active color coded triangles that show the status of all the KONA inputs and outputs selected not selected input presence format etc A complete video path is shown when inputs and outputs are connected with lines going to from the framebuffer Figure 20 Input Output Icon 35 www aja com Conversion Icons Color Meanings Control Panel Screens KONA v12 2 When an input or output is a different standard than the framebuffer the KONA card may be up down or cross converting the signal to the selected standard This may be automatic because it s detec
42. amorphic full screen e Pillar box 4 3 results in a 4 3 image in center of screen with black sidebars e Zoom 14 9 results in a 4 3 image zoomed slightly to fill a 14 9 image with black side bars e Zoom Letterbox results in image zoomed to fill full screen e Zoom Wide results in a combination of zoom and horizontal stretch to fill a 16 9 screen this setting can introduce a small aspect ratio change e Hardware 10 bit e Anamorphic full screen e Letterbox image is reduced with black top and bottom added to image area with the aspect ratio preserved e Crop image is cropped to fit new screen size 78 www aja com Cross conversion Hardware 10 bit e 1080i to 720P e 720P to 1080i e 720P to 1080PsF SD to SD aspect ratio Letterbox This transforms SD anamorphic material to a letterboxed image conversion H Crop Will produce a horizontally stretched effect on the image transforms anamorphic SD to full frame e SD Pillarbox Will produce an image in the center of the screen with black borders on the left and right sides and an anamorphized image in the center e V Crop Will transform SD letterbox material to an anamorphic image Timecode LTC timecode input and output via 1 x BNC each Reference Input Analog Color Black 1V or Composite Sync 2 or 4V e Looping e 75 ohm on optional K3G Box terminated on supplied breakout cable Machine Control RS 422 Sony 9 pin protocol via breakout cable or optional K3G Box
43. an anamorphic image Reference Input Analog Color Black 1V or Composite Sync 2 or 4V e Looping e 75 ohm on optional KLHi Box terminated on supplied breakout cable Machine Control RS 422 Sony 9 pin protocol via DB 25 breakout cable or optional KLHi Box e 9 pin D connector pinout is as follows 1 GND 2 RX 3 TX 4 GND 5 No Connection 6 GND 7 RX 8 TX 9 GND Shell GND KONA v12 2 84 www aja com Warranty and Liability Information Limited Warranty AJA Video Systems Inc AJA Video warrants that the product not including hard disk based Storage Modules HDD will be free from defects in materials and workmanship for a period of three years from the date of purchase AJA Video warrants that the hard disk based Storage Modules HDD will be free from defects in materials and workmanship for a period of one year from the date of purchase If a product proves to be defective during this warranty period AJA Video at its option will either repair the defective product without charge for parts and labor or will provide a replacement in exchange for the defective product To obtain service under this warranty the Customer must notify AJA Video of the defect before expiration of the warranty period and make suitable arrangements for the performance of service by contacting AJA Video support through the channels set forth on the support contacts web page at http www aja com support index php Except
44. analog outputs 46 O offset video adjustment timing 38 Opacity 52 output video black 38 Overview 5 P pattern test 38 PCI busses 23 PCl Express slots 21 Pillar box 40 Pillarbox 41 Primary 43 Primary format 39 Primary Format Frame Buffer 35 problem symptoms 72 Problems what to do 72 problems what to do if you encounter 72 progressive frame 40 progressive segmented frame 40 psf 40 R RAID controller 23 RCA style unbalanced stereo 30 Rec 601 50 Rec 709 50 Red 36 Ref Loop connector 25 27 Reference Input 38 reference video 16 replacement 20 RGB range 40 RP 188 definition 56 RP 188 Timecode 56 RS 422 15 S SD letterbox material to an anamorphic image 41 SD to SD aspect ratio conversion 41 SDI connections 25 SDI connections LHe Plus 28 SDI connectors 14 www aja com KONA v12 2 Secondary 43 Secondary format 39 select audio 52 shipment contents 78 sidebars 40 Single Field 49 SMPTE RP 188 56 software conversion 49 software files that have been installed 59 software updates 73 software 3rd party 32 Specifications 75 specifications 3G 75 KONA 4 3G 77 LHe Plus 80 LHi 82 storage methods 6 Support 74 support 74 Symptoms and remedies 72 Symptoms problem 72 system configuration Control Panel 32 system connections 3G 24 LHe Plus 27 LHi 29 System Connections LHi 30 System Test 17 T Test Pattern 38 third party software 31 Timecode Offset 56 Timecode Screen 47
45. being captured Check the settings in the Input tab of the KONA 3 from desired external device Control Panel application Also check equipment cables Dropped frames during Look for scroll bars in the viewer or canvas as a playback warning sign that the zoom setting exceeds the fit t window KONA v12 2 72 www aja com Table 1 Problem Solving by Matching Symptoms to Remedies Changes made to Final Cut s Under some circumstances Final Cut Pro may need configuration aren t to be initialized back to the factory default state as remembered or you need to it was when you installed it The easiest way to do force a change to them this is to locate Final Cut s preference file and discard it To do so follow this procedure 1 Locate the file named Final Cut Pro Preferences Note path to file is Macintosh HD users username library preferences final cut user data 3 Click and drag that file to the Trash Can icon and drop it there When you next start up Final Cut Pro it will present the Choose Setup prompt as in initial installation where you can again choose a desired KONA 3 input format in the Setup For pulldown and re enter a desired system scratch disk your RAID Video in the canvas stays 1 The sequence setting does not match the frozen during playback olayback output setting found at FCP Audio Video Settings gt AV Output 2 Canvas Viewer zoom setting exceeds the fit to window sett
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47. ce applications in that they specifically test the system under conditions typically encountered with video capture playback and editing Most of the disk performance tests are generic and don t require an AJA KONA Video Capture card The DMA performance tests do require a KONA card and AJA KONA Driver software to operate We suggest the best test is to fill your storage disk to 80 and then test capture at the highest data rate you will use This software application calculates data rates and storage requirements for a given video size format and frame rate It s great for both KONA and lo users as a resource for configuring systems and determining storage requirements Your KONA shipment includes e KONA 4 8 lane PCI Express card e KONA I O cables If you purchased the KONA 4 or 3G you will receive this complement of cables e Cable HDMI mini to HDMI output e Cable KONA 4 3G SDI In Out mini connectors on the card technically called 1 0 2 3 connectors connect to full size BNCs for ease of use and compatibility with professional equipment e Cable AES BNC digital audio connectors RS422 and Reference Input If you purchased the optional K3G Box breakout box it ships with a multi pin to multi pin cable for connecting from the KONA 4 or 3G card to the breakout box The x4 BNC cable to 1 0 2 3 connectors cable that shipped with the card is also needed interconnect the SDI connectors out of the card to the breakout box
48. d the Apple Expansion Slot Utility be configured so that the slot is running at x4 lane speed or higher The choice of x4 x4 x1 and x16 is ideal Refer to the AJA website at http www aja com en support kona system configuration For the most up to date Windows system requirements for KONA consult the AJA website J http www aja com en support kona pc system configuration Cable the system audio and video sources VTR audio monitor and video monitor If you purchased the optional Breakout Box then install it into an equipment rack or place it on a desk and connect its cables to the KONA card If you re instead using the standard cable set then use those to connect directly to your equipment Install KONA drivers and plugins Each of these steps is discussed in greater detail in the pages of this chapter To guarantee maximum system performance use KONA System Test and the AJA DataRate Calculator to evaluate your workstation capabilities They are available on the AJA website at the following support page http www aja com en products software 17 www aja com KONA System Test NOTE DataRate Calculator Unpacking Shipping Box Contents KONA 4 3G Cables KONA v12 2 KONA System Test is a utility for measuring system performance with AJA KONA Video Capture cards The application includes disk drive speed tests and video data copy DMA speeds The disk speed tests differ from standard disk I O performan
49. d product in the AJA Control Panel application and launch an Adobe video editing application that application is now using the KONA card for its input output Go back to the AJA Control Panel application and select an lo Express as the targeted product Launch the AJA TV application AJA TV will now use the lo Express for its output If you switch back to the Adobe application you will see that it is still using the KONA 3G for its input output Note that some applications like AJA TV have a provision for playing in the background so playback on one product could even continue when switching the targeted device for use with another application In such cases you can even feed the output from one AJA product to another AJA product on the same system Figure 58 AJA TV Preferences Continue Playback when AJA TV is in background ANO AJA TV Preferences l Prompt for Save after changing Mark In Out Tl Enable Closed Captioning in Playback Tl Continue Playback when AJA TV is in background KONA v12 2 70 www aja com Notes on using multiple AJA Products AJA TV optionally supports playback in the background checkbox Continue Playback when AJA TV is in background Performance of multi product use depends on a variety of factors CPU usage RAM disk IOPS bandwidth for streams of video etc and therefore performance may vary Also be aware that multiple input output streams are only supported by software that is explicitly designed f
50. dance with the standard of care appropriate to sensitive and delicate electronic equipment EXCEPT AS STATED ABOVE AJA VIDEO AND ITS VENDORS DISCLAIM IN THEIR ENTIRETY ALL OTHER WARRANTIES EXPRESS OR IMPLIED INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION ALL WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AJA VIDEO S RESPONSIBILITY TO REPAIR OR REPLACE TIMELY REPORTED DEFECTIVE PRODUCTS IS THE WHOLE AND EXCLUSIVE REMEDY CUSTOMER IS PROVIDED THE PRODUCT IS NOT INTENDED STATED OR WARRANTED TO OPERATE UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR FREE YOU UNDERSTAND AND ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THE PRODUCT IS NOT INTENDED TO BE USED AS THE SOLE OR PRIMARY DATA SOURCE OR TARGET FOR CRITICAL DATA AND THAT IT IS YOUR RESPONSIBILITY TO IMPLEMENT REDUNDANT CAPTURE AND BACKUP SYSTEMS AS APPROPRIATE KONA v12 2 85 www aja com Limitation of Liability UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES SHALL AJA VIDEO BE LIABLE IN ANY WAY FOR ANY LOST CORRUPTED OR DESTROYED DATA FOOTAGE OR WORK OR FOR ANY OTHER INDIRECT SPECIAL INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OR FOR ANY THIRD PARTY CLAIM IN CONNECTION WITH THE PRODUCT WHETHER RESULTING FROM DEFECTS IN THE PRODUCT SOFTWARE OR HARDWARE FAILURE OR ANY OTHER CAUSE WHATSOEVER EVEN IF AJA VIDEO HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBLITY OF SUCH DAMAGES AJA VIDEO s LIABILITY IN CONNECTION WITH THIS PRODUCT SHALL UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES EXCEED THE PURCHASE PRICE PAID FOR THE PRODUCT KONA v12 2 86 www aja com Index KONA v12 2 Numerics 10 bit vid
51. e Input or LTC Input BNC Q OO Balanced Audio Analog Audio Channel 1 Input Ela 1 Analog Audio Channel 2 Input Ela 1 Analog Audio Channel 1 Output ail Analog Audio Channel 2 Output 5 O Digital AES Input Channels 1 amp 2 5s 0 Digital AES Output Channels 1 amp 2 s 0 As you unpack your shipment carefully examine the contents Ensure you received everything and that nothing was damaged during shipping If you find any damage immediately notify the shipping service and supply them with a complete description of the damage AJA will repair or replace damaged items If you find shipping damage contact your AJA dealer or distributor for details on how to have your KONA card repaired or replaced NOTE Save packing materials and the shipping box If you ever require service or Move your system use the packaging materials and box for safe shipment KONA v12 2 20 www aja com Installing the KONA Card in a MacPro KONA v12 2 9 Place the computer in a well lit area where you will have easy access when opening the MacPro chassis Using your hand touch the outside of the Mac to discharge any static electricity you have Remove the power cable from the back of the chassis Remove the side access door and described in your Apple User Manual Lay the machine on its side motherboard facing up Remove the KONA card from its protective anti static bag place the card on top of the bag Visually locate the PCI Express slots
52. e rate Synchronous or Non synchronous Internal sample rate conversion via 4 x BNC on breakout cable e 16 channel 24 bit AES EBU audio 48 kHz sample rate Synchronous via 8 x BNC on optional K3G Box 75 www aja com Audio Output Digital 16 channel 24 bit SDI embedded audio 48kHz sample rate Synchronous 8 channel 24 bit HDMI embedded audio 48kHz sample rate Synchronous e 8 channel 24 bit AES EBU audio 48kHz sample rate Synchronous or Non synchronous Internal sample rate conversion via 4 x BNC on breakout cable e 16 channel 24 bit AES EBU audio 48 kHz sample rate Synchronous via 8 x BNC on optional K3G Box SD to SD Aspect Ration Letterbox This transforms SD anamorphic material to a letterboxed image Conversion 1 Crop Will produce a horizontally stretched effect on the image transforms anamorphic SD to full frame e SD Pillarbox Will produce an image in the center of the screen with black borders on the left and right sides and an anamorphized image in the center e V Crop Will transform SD letterbox material to an anamorphic image Timecode LTC timecode input and output via 1 x BNC each Machine Control RS 422 Sony 9 pin protocol via breakout cable or optional K3G Box 9 pin D connector pinout is as follows 1 GND 2 RX 3 TX 4 GND 5 No Connection 6 GND 7 RX 8 TX 9 GND Shell GND Reference Input Analog Color Black 1V or Composite Sync 2 or
53. e the component format and audio monitor setup Video Setup configures Video such as composite black level progressive format and QuickTime options Audio Setup configures Audio options such as analog audio monitor level Conversion Mac platform only select codec options such as whether paused video appears as a full frame or a single field jitter shown or not shown and 24 to 30 fps padding patterns Select RGB range and Stereo 3D signal configuration if applicable DS Keyer setup and control the insertion of keyed video from the frame buffer or graphics files with alpha channel LUT Load a lookup table LUT file to adjust the calibration of color for any source Timecode monitors RP 188 timecode and configure timecode window burn output Note SMPTE 12M 2 is the updated name and specification for what was RP 188 Presets add or delete saved preset configurations handy for setting up the KONA card for varied workflows and then saving them as canned configuration for quick and easy recall Firmware for KONA 4 3G choose between Standard and 4K Modes and initiate installation of the firmware For all KONA models install KONA firmware contained in your current driver package Info displays status information and firmware version of the KONA card and how it is installed in the host computer This information is generally intended for troubleshooting support 36 www aja com Control Panel Operation in Standard Mode NOTE Co
54. ee eeeenee 13 KONA KL B x f r WHE PIUS co cc cca wctwusuessarciauwienw eas cousin tow EEEE 13 KONA KER BOX sos cuswtuarssennsee ane danssasenns daeeuteanetauoneeusinh tateeused 13 K5G BOX TOP KONA 4 3G cewd ate cert weaned sedwedae waste anaes etartenetasiweuies 14 Detailed Connector DeSCIiPtiIONS ccc ccc cece cece cnet eeeeeeees 14 LHe Plus LHi CONNECtOIS 2 6 ccc ccc cece cece eee a eee eeeeeeeeeeee 14 KONA 4 3G to K3G Box CONNECHOIS 1 ccc cece e teen eee eeeeeees 15 Chapter 2 Installation cece cc cccccccccccccccccsccccscsel dD istallationwOVeWIEW onic ciwnsnenic sivdenscakat deem E E tia 17 System Test and Data Rate ccc ccc cece cece eee eee e eee eeeeeeneees 17 UDA CKING ocsvcwssasedchuodsye E E E E E E E ees 18 SHIPPING BOX CONTENTS eers sire tis inti aod Codd eddohuionaddddeeuboniighdvecdsawix 18 Installing the KONA Card in a MacPro kee ccc ccc cece cette ee eeeeeeneee 21 Installing the KONA Card in a Windows PC cece ccc cece eee eee eeeeee 23 Cabling the SV StCIM a ncctrewan arene neueecans eaweeeeainmmeninesarauenseewonneearannes 24 KONA 4 3G CONNECHONS 24 cicseecdsos ca deeecdseeetadas edd shares esaadodsens ads 24 LHe Plus Cable Connections 0 ccc ccc cc cece t erd EEEREN EA 27 LHi Cable Connections saci cd ewdcnsandusddnd dutace Geacddodsdeedteewabawvesadaten 29 Installing KONA Software ccc ccc cece cece e eee eee eee e eee eeenneeeaees 31 Chapter 3 Operation ccc
55. eeendmen 77 LHe Pl s Specifications eere reper EE EEE E EER 80 KONA LHi Specifications 0 ccc cee cece cnet ee EEE 82 Warranty and Liability Information cccececceeee ee eBD Limited Warranty ersricrakrero carats ater wes cage ooo NEEE AN EINTE A REER 85 Elia HOMO LaDy aa rerserr ck en N EE ENEA 86 iae gt ETTE E E E E E E E EE gt F KONA v12 2 3 www aja com Notices Trademarks Copyright AJA lo Ki Pro KONA KUMO T TAP Because it matters and ROI are registered trademarks of AJA Video Systems Inc in the United States AJA and Ki Pro are trademarks of AJA Video Systems Inc registered in other countries AJA Control Room ClION Corvid Ultra FiDO Science of the Beautiful TruScale TruZoom V2Analog and V2Digital are trademarks of AJA Video Systems Inc AirPort Apple Apple logo AppleShare AppleTalk FireWire iPod iPod touch Mac and Macintosh are registered trademarks of Apple Inc Final Cut Pro QuickTime and QuickTime logo are trademarks of Apple Inc Avid Avid DNxHD and Media Composer are registered trademarks of Avid Technology Inc HDMI the HDMI logo and High Definition Multimedia Interface are trademarks or registered trademarks of HDMI Licensing LLC DVI is a registered trademark of DDWG TASCAM is a registered trademark of TEAC Corporation Dolby and the double D Dolby logo are registered trademarks of Dolby Laboratories Licensing Cor
56. een numeric sliders swatches crayons and spectrums The matte chosen will be used as a video background under the keyed video Use to avoid matte lines and improve the appearance of the foreground key being composited over the background Select audio out to be routed from the contents of the Frame Buffer Select audio out to be routed from KONA s currently selected input s This slider controls the transparency of the keyed video over the background from translucent to completely opaque This pulldown allows you to choose from any recently accessed file or select a new file Load File which then brings up a file dialogue Remember that the file raster pixel x pixel count should match the primary format in the frame buffer or the secondary format if upconverting Example you wish to key a logo on top of your 1920x1080 footage the still image with alpha channel that you load should be 1920x1080 Figure 35 Downstream Keyer Graphic Selection Graphic Over Video In Clear Files 52 www aja com Figure 36 DS Keyer Screen Loading a Graphic Over Framebuffer KONA 3G AJA ControlPane KONA 3G 1 1080123 a7 k YUV 10 10 pagi2 29 97 TS een 25 Keyer Ps prune tke Freerun Graphic Over Frame Buffer Fon Logo Alpha Key psd Figure 37 DS Keyer Screen Loading a Graphic File Over a Matte KONA 3G AJA ControlPanel KONA 3G 1 1080129 97 Click Matte Color 1080i29 97 YUV 10 10801
57. eo 71 24 frames per second to 30 conversion 49 3D output 45 3G SDI connections 25 4K Analog Output 66 4K Mode 8 75 ohm terminator 27 29 8 bit Versus 10 bit Video 71 9 pin DEY 25 28 30 A AES EBU audio 75 AES EBU output 25 28 alpha channel 52 alpha channel Video Key 44 analog audio 48 analog audio output 46 analog component 47 analog component output 46 analog composite 47 Analog Format 46 47 49 analog monitor out 16 Analog Out Screen 46 Analog Out Screen Settings 46 47 Anamorphic 40 anamorphic SD to full frame SD 47 aspect ratio conversion 40 Audio Out 52 B balanced audio 15 Black 38 black borders 47 Black Level 47 49 black Level pulldown menu 47 Block Diagram Screen 34 Blue 36 borders black 47 breakout box 13 K3 Box 14 KL Box 73 KLHi Box 13 breakout cable 25 C cable LHe LHi 20 cables KONA 3G 78 card control 35 87 card installation Windows PC 23 card placement 17 card slots 23 CineForm Codec 45 color matte 51 Color Meanings Control Panel 36 color selection dialog 52 color codes 36 Colorspace choices 50 composite 46 composite output 47 connectors 11 DE 9 15 RCA style 15 XLR 15 Control Panel configuration screens 36 Control Screen 51 Control Screen Settings 37 controlling application 35 Conversion Icons Control Panel 35 conversion YUV RGB 50 creating a LUT file 54 Crop 40 cross conversion 40 customer service 72 D damaged items 20 DataRate Calculator 17
58. eo Monitor External Reference EERS Component Connect to Reference Video 1 KL Box Using Cables and Instructions supplied with it Computer Monitor Installed inside the computer Workstation HBA for connection of external storage RAID storage KONA v12 2 28 www aja com LHi Cable Connections Figure 16 KONA LHi System Using The Breakout Cable KONA LHi Installs in PCI Express Slot in computer Standard Breakout Cable 60 pin connector To KONA LHi SD HD 3G SDI HDMI Input and HDMI HDMI Output Video Audio SDI Input BNC Connections SDI Output BNC Reference Input BNC or LTC input de 1 switchable via KONA Analog Video Control Panel 11 JES y cves in BNC TT J Pb Y in BNC TT JEE Pr C in BNC 11 J Y G CVBS out BNC Analog Audio IT J Pb B Y Out BNC Channel 1 Input a oT S E Analog Audio ee la Channel 2 Input Ctl 6 BNCs Analog Connections Can be Configured for Analog Audio mm Component Channel 1 Output S O Composite Analog Audio 5 i or Y C Channel 2 Output a RS422 a MMD Machine Control AES Input Channels 1 amp 2 aq to VTR 9 pin AES Output s Channels 1 amp 2 2 Balanced Audio Typical System A figure on the following page shows typical system interconnections for a system with digital A V sources Your system may differ depending on VTRs audio monitoring and video monitoring 1 If desired connect your house reference sync to the KONA LHi
59. er Support see Contacting Support on page 4 KONA v12 2 74 www aja com Appendix A Specifications KONA 4 Specifications Video Output Digital Video Input Digital Video Output Analog Downstream Keyer Audio Input Digital KONA v12 2 e 3G SDI SMPTE 259 292 296 424 e Single Link 4 2 2 or 4 4 4 1 x BNC e Dual Link HD 4 4 4 2 x BNC e 2K HSDL High Speed Data Link 4 4 4 2 x BNC e 4AK UltraHD 4 2 2 and 4 4 4 up to 50 60 fps e HDMI v2 0 30 36 bits pixel RGB or YUV 2 25Gbps SD HD and UHD with HFR support up to 50 60 fps 4 2 0 e 3G SDI SMPTE 259 292 296 424 e Single Link 4 2 2 or 4 4 4 1 x BNC e Dual Link HD 4 4 4 2 x BNC e 2K HSDL High Speed Data Link 4 4 4 2 x BNC e 4K UltraHD 4 2 2 and 4 4 4 up to 50 60 fps e 1D LUT Support e Composite S Video Y C 1 x BNC 2x BNC adapter e NTSC NTSCJ PAL e Component 3 x BNC e HD YPbPr RGB e SD YPbPr RGB component mode e SMPTE EBU N10 Betacam 525 line Betacam 525J RGB e 12 bit D A 8x oversampling 2 dB to 5 0 MHz Y Frequency Response e 2 dB to 1 MHz C Frequency Response e 5 2T pulse response e lt 1 Diff Phase e lt 1 Diff Gain e lt 1 ns Y C delay inequity e Supports graphics with alpha channel over video matte or framebuffer or framebuffer content over incoming video or matte e 16 channel 24 bit SDI embedded audio 48kHz sample rate Synchronous 8 channel 24 bit AES EBU audio 48kHz sampl
60. ers more than one AJA product can be used with your host computer Using the AJA Control Panel application you can choose which installed product an application uses for input output In the upper left corner of the AJA Control Panel application you will see a board name such as KONA 3G 0 and the pane heading will read AJA Control Panel if you have more than one product and the associated drivers installed if only one product is installed you ll see no product or pulldown and the product name will appear in the header To target a specific installed product for use click on the text in the upper left hand side of the UI and select from the list of available products that appear in the pulldown Figure 57 Control Panel Screen Showing Multiple AJA Devices 4200 KONA 3G AJA ControlPanel YUV 10 De 720p59 94 720p59 94 When you launch an application or AJA TV the application will use the product that is currently selected in the AJA Control Panel for its input output When an application is running you can change the targeted product selection using the Control Panel pulldown menu The running application will retain its connection to the product If you change the targeted product and launch a different application that application will use the new product for its input output while the first application you launched will continue to use the other AJA product Example if you select a KONA card as the targete
61. ft eye output and SDI 2 represents the right eye output of stereoscopic material KONA 4 3G also offers single link 3Gb output of multiplexed Stereo 3D Dual 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 Screen The KONA 4 3G and LHi models offer HDMI output while the LHi card accepts HDMI input also The following descriptions and figures show the 3G output configuration options followed by LHi HDMI Input options Figure 27 KONA LHi HDMI Screen e00 KONA 3G AJA ControlPanel YUwW 10 DS Keyer HDMI HDMI KONA v12 2 44 www aja com HDMI Output Settings The Source pulldown menu allows you to select either the primary video format framebuffer or a secondary one up down cross conversion Stereo 3D A pulldown menu for 3D output allows you to select either Side by Side or Top Bottom Stacked output of left eye and right eye signals NOTE This selection must agree with format selection in the third party CineForm Codec NOT included with AJA KONA 4 3G pulldown menu Pulldowns are also provided for configuring the video Protocol Color Space RGB Range and Audio Channels Protocol The Protocol pulldown allows you to choose either HDMI or DVI protocol use DVI if you re outputting to a DVI monitor using an HDMI to DVI adapter Color Space Selects the HDMI output color space and depth These are the choices e A
62. gured independently one output may be the Primary format and the other output may be the Secondary format If an input output has no video it will be indicated on the block diagram No Video Figure 26 AJA Control Panel SDI Output Screen 808 KONA 3G AJA ControlPanel WEI KONA 3G 1 ase YUV 10 SDI Out a Primary Secondary Configure the SDI outputs using pulldown menus When selected this indicates that the SDI output is set to the same format as the framebuffer That value will be listed in blue When selected this indicates that the SDI output is set to a format different from the framebuffer Primary Format That secondary format value will be listed in green This shows that active processing of the video is taking place format change and possibly up or down conversion 43 www aja com Video Key When selected this indicates that the SDI 3 video is set to the same format as the framebuffer SDI 4 is set to a video key signal associated with SDI 3 the shape to be cut out from the video this will appear as a black and white image matte Using the second KONA output as an Alpha Channel key with the video output may be useful for feeding production switchers DVEs or other professional video equipment If Video Key has been selected as an output the block diagram will indicate the SDI outputs with video in blue and the key in red Stereo When selected this indicates that SDI 1 represents the le
63. h true 10 bit formats 71 www aja com Chapter 4 Troubleshooting If You Run Into Problems One useful way to find the source of problems is to isolate your system to the smallest size in which the problem still occurs and then note all the symptoms This eliminates areas not involved in the problem and makes finding the problem easier Once you ve noted problem symptoms look through the following table and see if any of the symptoms are listed If so examine the items a make corrections If you later need to call for customer service let them know all of the things you ve tried and when and how the symptoms appeared Table 1 Problem Solving by Matching Symptoms to Remedies Disk RAID cannot keep up Ensure the disk system is providing at least 50 MB dropped frames etc second sustained transfer rate Dropped frames during 1 Canvas Viewer zoom setting exceeds the fit to playback window setting Change to Fit to Window 2 RAID cannot sustain the data rate of the clip sequence 3 The sequence setting does not match the olayback output setting found at FCP Audio Video Settings gt AV Output 4 Virus checking software running in the background disable it 5 Scratch drive not set to the RAID Dropped frames during record 1 RAID cannot sustain the data rate of the capture preset codec 2 Virus checking software running in the background disable it 3 Scratch drive not set to the RAID Media is not
64. i HDMI KONA v12 2 82 www aja com Video Output Analog Audio Input Digital Audio Input Analog Audio Output Digital Audio Output Analog KONA v12 2 Up Conversion e Composite S Video Y C 1 x BNC 2x BNC Adapter e NTSC NTSCJ PAL e Component 3 x BNC e HD YPbPr RGB SD YPbPr RGB component mode e SMPTE EBU N10 Betacam 525 line Betacam 525J RGB e 12 bit D A 8x oversampling e 2 dB to 5 0 MHz Y Frequency Response e 2 dB to 1 MHz C Frequency Response e 5 2T pulse response e lt 1 Diff Phase e lt 1 Diff Gain e lt 1 ns Y C delay inequity e 8 channel 24 bit SMPTE 259 SDI embedded audio 48kHz sample rate Synchronous e 8 channel 24 bit HDMI embedded audio 48kHz sample rate Synchronous e 2 channel 24 bit AES EBU audio 48kHz sample rate Synchronous or Non synchronous Internal sample rate conversion via 1 x XLR on breakout cable or optional KLHi Box e 2 channel 24 bit A D analog audio 48kHz sample rate balanced via 2 x XLR on DB 25 breakout cable or optional KLHi Box e 24dbu Full Scale Digital e 0 2db 20 to 20kHz Frequency Response e 8 channel 24 bit SMPTE 259 SDI embedded audio 48kHz sample rate Synchronous 8 channel 24 bit HDMI embedded audio 48kHz sample rate Synchronous e 2 channel 24 bit AES EBU audio 48kHz sample rate Synchronous or Non synchronous Internal sample rate conversion via 1 x XLR on breakout cable or optional KLHi Box 2 chan
65. iles that contain 1025 lines numbered 0 1024 Specification Each line contains 3 integer values in the range 0 1023 representing 10 bit R G B component output values Component values may be separated by one or more commas spaces or tabs The example below show LUT File contents for Line 0 Line 1 Line 2 and Line 1024 with several valid ways to separate the numbers in a line e 16 17 17 e 171818 e 191921 e 1000 1022 1023 In the example above the first line Line 0 represents the output values for the case where R 0 G 0 or B 0 In other words if the R component of a pixel is set to 0 then set R component value to 16 Likewise if G is set to 0 then set G to 17 The second line Line 1 does a similar thing for input component values equal to 1 A simple way to construct a LUT file is to use a Spreadsheet like Excel Simply fill 3 columns and 1025 rows with LUT data and save the result as a CSV file Timecode Screen The Timecode input e Selects the timecode stream read for applications that use it for example when the timecode source is set to Use control panel setting AJA Control Room will read the selected stream e Is used for monitoring the RP 188 timecode embedded in the digital data stream e Is used for selecting a timecode offset if required Figure 39 AJA Control Panel Timecode Screen 4200 KONA 3G AJA ControlPanel KONA 3G 1 YUV 10 TC Burn in 525129 97 RP188 LTC 4
66. in 3 BNCs Analog Connections fs ptm Output SD Component Composite or S Video Output HD Component or RGB Reference Input BNC LTC Input BNC LTC Output BNC Digital AES Audio Output BNCs Channels 1 8 Digital AES Audio Input BNCs Channels 1 8 KONA v12 2 12 www aja com Using Breakout Boxes KONA KL Box for LHe Plus Balanced Audio In Channels 1 amp 2 BALANCED Ch 1 Out Ch 2 Out Balanced Audio Channels 1 amp KONA KLHi Box NOTE Balanced Audio In Channels 1 amp 2 Balanced Audio Out Channels 1 amp 2 KONA v12 2 The KONA product line offers two optional 19 1RU rack mountable breakout boxes that attach to the KONA card via cables that connect to the back of the Box These cables are supplied with the Box The breakout boxes offer the same inputs and outputs as the standard breakout cables and more Breakout boxes can be easily rackmounted or placed on top of a broadcast monitor or editing desk The KONA KL Box is connected via one 60 pin to 60 pin and one 3 BNC to 3 BNC cable When you purchase the KL Box you get two channel unbalanced audio output 2 RCA Jacks not available with the standard cable When ordering a KL Box specify the KONA card model you ll be using the KL box with to ensure you get the proper cable set Figure 3 KL Box Model Breakout Box Serial Composite RS422 AES EBU Audio Digital Component Machine In and Out In Video In Control 4 C a OK gt
67. in the separate KONA Installation Guide you ll find the AJA Control Panel installed on your computer KONA 4 and KONA 3G Control Panel functions are virtually the same except for KONA 4 s higher frame rates and certain HDMI and Analog Out monitoring options for 4K UHD formats KONA 3G Control Panel screen shots are used for this discussion AJA Control Panel Overview Single user amp Network Settings KONA v12 2 The AJA Control Panel is a software application that provides a simple visual window showing how the KONA interface is currently configured and allows you to make changes To ensure you make the most of the software launch the AJA Control Panel application and look at its display Then refer to the Basics described here to fully understand what you re seeing and learn how to view and change the KONA system configuration Setups you create can be saved as a snapshot Presets screen for recall at any time You can save various KONA configurations associated with all your frequent tasks You don t have to spend time resetting interface configurations just load the previously saved settings for each task The AJA Control Panel offers preference settings that support both e User Preferences Preferences stored from the last Control Panel State to be used on next startup of AJA Control Panel e Shared Preferences Preferences saved by an Administrator for use as a default start state for AJA Control Panel 32 www
68. ing Change to Fit to Window Video output is black 1 External video is set to No Frames View gt External Video 2 The Playback output setting found at FCP Audio Video Settings gt AV Output is set to none or to anon KONA 3 device Video stutter during playback RAID cannot sustain data rate Red render bar occurs when The sequence setting does not match the clip placing a clip on a sequence setting Updating Software Check on the AJA Video website for software updates http www aja com en support software Select the link for your specific KONA model to find either Mac or Windows software downloads If any are available download the file and read any associated instructions prior to installing the software KONA v12 2 73 www aja com Support When calling for support first check over your system configuration and ensure everything is connected properly Even if you cannot find the cause of the problem having this information at hand will help when you call AJA Customer Support for help If the problem is unknown or you need general help first contact the dealer where you purchased the product AJA dealers offer product support for many service requirements If the problem is a 3rd party software operational issue Mac system issue then call Apple Customer Support or the 3rd party software manufacturer for help If the problem is an AJA Video lo XT issue then contact AJA Video Custom
69. ings Video Format Primary and KONA v12 2 Secondary Pixel Format The Formats screen shows the video format currently in use by the KONA framebuffer called the Primary Format and allows you to change it All throughout the Control Panel choices are always presented based on what KONA can do with the signals available and the inputs outputs selected For example on the Format screen if the output or inputs are a different format than the primary then you ll see an additional information pane that allows you to view and edit the secondary format including control over whether up down cross conversion is employed Figure 23 AJA Control Panel Formats Screen 8200 KONA 3G AJA ControlPanel Format YUV 10 1080i29 97 Pixel Format YUV 10 Full Default 525129 97 7 Ji Crop Anamorphic Off These pull down menus show the currently selected formats If you select an alternate value in the Primary Format using the pull down it will change the format used by KONA s framebuffer When a change is made via the Video Format pull down or by clicking an icon and selecting a new format via a contextual menu the block diagram will change to reflect the new format In the case of a Secondary Format the formats available can vary based on what the Primary Format is and the input signal frame rates of input sources limits the to from conversion choices The Secondary Video Format pull down menu lists all compatible
70. inside the Mac chassis Mac Pro photo shown on the following page The KONA card only requires a x4 lane PCI Express slot so any of the available slots will work correctly slot 3 is the preferred slot on the MacPro You should configure the slots with the Apple Expansion Slot Utility application for the MacPro so that the KONA is at x4 or better speed Remove the card edge access cover from the desired slot where you will be inserting the KONA card The card edge cover is secured by a tie down bar with two secured screws on MacPro computers remove and set them aside for securing the KONA card after installation Holding the KONA card by the end plate and an outside edge carefully insert the card by rocking it slowly into the slot Ensure the card edge aligns properly with the computer s slot opening where the card edge cover was just removed and that it is fully seated in the slot Secure the card in the slot using the screw removed earlier or with the tie down bar found on MacPro machines Replace the outer access door on the MacPro Figure 8 KONA Card model 3G shown 21 www aja com Figure 9 Mac Pro Cardcage Access To install 1 Remove Screw and Cover Plate and insert KONA Card 2 Secure KONA with screw removed earlier PCI Express Slots E a _ T amp a a 3 ia z 4 ai N Slot 3 is the preferred slot in a MacPro for KONA PCle card installation KONA v12 2 22 ww
71. io gain setting from the application Enable DBL Audio Capture This selection enables double speed ingest of audio when using hardware and software applications that support it KONA v12 2 48 www aja com Conversion Screen In the Mac OS version of the AJA Control Panel this screen offers controls that determine Mac OS only how the card behaves with 3rd party applications Figure 32 AJA Control Panel Conversion Screen 800 KONA 3G AJA ControlPanel ME KONA 3G 1 o YUV 10 Conversion 525129 97 j Conversion Screen Settings Software Conversion The value selected in this pulldown is used whenever due to format selection you ve chosen to do 24 frames per second to 30 conversion where extra fields will be added to pad the existing ones Depending on video content selection of different field patterns may be useful in reducing jitter due to the content of adjacent fields The numbers in the pattern choices specify the frequency with which inserted fields will be repeated For example 2 3 2 3 means duplicate a field twice then the next field three times then the next twice and then back to three times Pause On These two choices determine what happens when the editing application is paused in stop mode e Full Frame both fields are displayed resulting in some jitter while paused Single Field a single field is displayed showing no flicker useful when color correcting or whenever the flickering
72. ion If no in use message is displayed the AJA Control Panel is in control of KONA If no QuickTime applications are running the board s state is determined by the AJA Control Panel application s settings If a running QuickTime application uses KONA for capture or output it controls the Primary format via its own menus and settings For example when the Third party editing application is active it s the front most application and has KONA as its A V Device the KONA s Primary format is determined by the application s Video Playback settings These format selections are reported in the AJA Control Panel block diagram QuickTime applications can start and stop and change modes even while they are running And the behavior of different QuickTime applications can vary some applications take control of the interface as soon as they are launched and don t give it up until they quit while other applications take control of the interface only when they are the front most running application and then relinquish control when they re not Even these QuickTime applications may not relinquish control until capture or output operations are completed We recommend you have the Control Panel running and visible at all times When the Control Panel is running in the background not front most you can see what the interface is doing and who has control of it 69 www aja com Using Multiple AJA Products Starting with the v7 5 driv
73. king standard definition dubs of an HD project or upconverting from a standard definition project to an HD deliverable e 8 channel 24 bit 48kHz digital AES EBU audio e 16 channels of SDI embedded digital audio KONA 4 3G supports 8 channel 24 bit 48kHz AES audio via BNC connections on the supplied breakout cable or with the optional K3G Box 16 channels of AES audio KONA 4 3G s high quality input sample rate conversion on AES inputs eliminates the need for audio source synchronization Sample rate converters auto lock to any AES input 32 96kHz and then convert it to 24 bit 48kHZ audio locked to internal KONA 4 3G video Sample rate conversion is done at very high quality over 120db THD e Genlock input with optional looping capability via the K3G Box terminated on the supplied breakout cable e LTC longitudinal timecode input output e Standard 2 meter length connection cables including HDMI mini to HDMI output In 4K Mode KONA 4 3G offers 4K capture and playback in both YCbCr and RGB When using a capture application that supports 4K geometry the KONA 4 3G maps connectors SDI1 through SDI 4 as inputs for 4K video When 4K playout is selected the four SDI connectors are remapped as outputs for driving the four quadrants of a 4K display A large number of 4K formats are supported for this emerging workflow see the specifications KONA 4 Specifications on page 75 for supported 4K formats KONA 4 3G provides a powe
74. nel 24 bit D A analog audio 48kHz sample rate balanced via 2 x XLR on DB 25 breakout cable or optional KLHi Box e 24dbu Full Scale Digital OdbFS e 0 2db 20 to 20kHz Frequency Response e 2 channel unbalanced output via 2 x RCA jacks on optional KLHi Box e Hardware 10 bit e Anamorphic full screen e Pillar box 4 3 results in a 4 3 image in center of screen with black sidebars e Zoom 14 9 results in a 4 3 image zoomed slightly to fill a 14 9 image with black side bars e Zoom Letterbox results in image zoomed to fill full screen e Zoom Wide results in a combination of Zoom and horizontal stretch to fill a 16 9 screen this setting can introduce a small aspect ratio change 83 www aja com Down conversion Hardware 10 bit e Anamorphic full screen e Letterbox image is reduced with black top and bottom added to image area with the aspect ratio preserved e Crop image is cropped to fit new screen size Cross conversion Hardware 10 bit e 1080i to 720P e 720P to 1080i e 720P to 1080PsF SD to SD aspect ratio Letterbox This transforms SD anamorphic material to a letterboxed image conversion H Crop Will produce a horizontally stretched effect on the image transforms anamorphic SD to full frame e SD Pillarbox Will produce an image in the center of the screen with black borders on the left and right sides and an anamorphized image in the center e V Crop Will transform SD letterbox material to
75. ntrol Screen Control Screen Settings Default Output KONA v12 2 This section discusses KONA standard mode Control Panel operation The KONA 4 and 3G cards also offer 4K Mode which will be discussed later see Using KONA 4 and 3G in 4K Mode on page 60 The KONA card can be controlled by various software applications running on a host computer The Control screen is where you select how the KONA directs video and is used by application software This screen also provides control for configuring output timing with regard to external reference video and horizontal vertical delay At the top of the Control Screen it will show the currently selected AJA device if more than one is available in your system Figure 22 AJA Control Panel Control Screen 8080 KONA 3G AJA ControlPanel KONA 3G 1 YUV 10 Test Pattern Color Bars 75 This is where you select what the KONA card will output as a default when no application has control of the board such as when the Mac Finder or Windows Navigation Pane is active Since KONA can be controlled by software applications as well as its own control panel the output can change dynamically When you select many video applications they will take control of the KONA inputs and outputs However when an application that doesn t take control is active these settings determine what KONA will output 37 www aja com The following are the Default Output Choices and their meanings Black
76. ongitudinal Time Code LTC External Reference loop Video Monitor Out Component Composite Video Output SDI Ports 1 through 4 Analog Audio Output KON 3G Host Connector SDI Ports 1 through 4 HDMI Output from KONA 3G mini HDMI connector Detailed Connector Descriptions LHe Plus LHi Connectors SDI Input and Outputs HDMI Input and Output KONA v12 2 Connectors on the standard cable set are labelled by their function for easy installation and maintenance Connectors on the optional KL Box are similarly labelled BNC connectors are provided on the KONA LHe and LHi card endplates for one SD SDI or HD SDI input The LHe Plus has two and LHi has one SDI output format independent of the input The SDI input and outputs support video and embedded 24 bit digital audio Use SDI wherever possible for the best quality 10 bit uncompressed video input capture and output If peripheral equipment has a variety of inputs outputs look to see if it has SDI I O and use it where possible Most high end professional broadcast equipment supports SDI VTRs cameras media storage servers etc Two HDMI mini connectors on the LHi endplate full size HDMI connectors on the KLHi Box provide for input and output of HDMI compatible video version 1 1 and multi channel embedded audio 8 channels HDCP is not supported on either input or output The LHi s HDMI output does not have HDCP and input sources having HDCP are not
77. operating systems See Software Vendor system requirements for GPU recommendations and additional hardware requirements and recommendations AJA recommends e OS 10 8 4 or later e Windows 7 8 With all updates e 2 5GHz dual core i5 or better 2 0 GHz quad core i7 or better e 4GB RAM Minimum 8GB Recommended 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 17 When capturing you can record data in the following file formats e DPX e TGA e BMP e QuickTime Other file types can be captured using third party capture applications such as Sienna Softron Tools on Air Drastic or Quadrus 6 www aja com KONA Card Features These features are common to all four KONA cards KONA 4 3G LHe Plus and LHi e DVCPRO HD hardware acceleration e HDV hardware scaling acceleration e Dynamic RT Extreme hardware acceleration NOTE KONA offers DVCPROHD HDV and Apple RT Extreme hardware acceleration This is how KONA accelerates DVCPROHD HDV and Apple RT Effects A precision hardware scalar does
78. or a multi product environment Using 8 bit Versus 10 bit Video KONA v12 2 While both 8 and 10 bit uncompressed video are capable of providing excellent quality broadcast video 10 bit represents a significantly higher quality and is preferable in many situations Because 10 bit video has four times the numerical precision when compared to 8 bit it has a signal to noise ratio 12 db higher than 8 bit video Visually in 8 bit video compared to 10 bit video you will notice a substantial difference In 8 bit video there will be contour lines or striations visible particularly noticeable in scenes having soft gradients like a ramp or sunset For example if a sky region is mostly the same color but varies by only a few digital numbers from one side of the picture to another you may see contour lines where the signal passes from one digital value to the next higher value Since each numerical value in a 10 bit system is only one fourth as large as an 8 bit system s these contours become invisible and the sky varies smoothly 10 bit video is often used when the source and output video or master is also 10 bit Even if the input and or output video is 8 bit a 10 bit project will still maintain a higher quality when there is a significant amount of effects rendering involved Industry standard professional mastering formats Sony Digital Betacam for Standard Definition and Panasonic D5 for High Definition are bot
79. ors 1 2 3 4 5 6 and 7 8 to the monitoring system AES EBU inputs If you have an analog audio monitoring system you can use the two RCA style unbalanced stereo output jacks on the optional K3G Box for output 25 www aja com Figure 13 Typical KONA 4 3G System Connections Workstation computer Computer Monitor Video Monitor Component Video AJA KONA 4 3G Card 3 BNCs Analog Connections E In SD Can be Configured for 1 Component l Composite i LA 7 or S Video In HD Can Only Be Component l R prm Optional l Tan Reference InputBNC A TT Reference LTC Output BNC A O LTCInputBNC U 7 HBA for connection of external storage A a ae ce m a E a Installed Audio Input BNCs ut ee eens 1 8 tE inside computer 2 channels connector 4 1 4 mini BNCs to 4 standard i OT BNCs 1 AES EBU Audio Out Audio Output BNCS A i to Monitor System Channels 1 8 4 2channels connector IA O LA 0 Il RS422 Machine Control pln Wi COCY CS SS SS SS SS Se SS ee 1 In 4K Mode all four SDI Out1 Link A BNC A O mini BNCs are Inputs or Outputs one for each Quandrant of the image 1 SDI Out1 Left top AU O SDI In1 Link A BNC U 7 SDI cable Digital VTR with SDI Inputs SDI Out2 Right top IU O SDI Out 3 Left bottom kal I DI Vi SDI Video SDI Out 4 Right bottom U with Embedded Audio In Out ee ee KONA v12 2 26 www
80. pan e 7 5 IRE NTSC US e O IRE NTSC Japan Progressive Formats Radio buttons allow you to choose between psf progressive segmented frames and p progressive frames non interlaced output QuickTime Video Output Filter The QuickTime Video Output Display Filter is designed to help manage the available on Mac OS only comprehensive list of video outputs that may be available to applications By selecting the checkbox next to specified parameters the video outputs related to these specified parameters are enabled as possible video outputs for applications For example if the checkbox next to 25 50 is unchecked 50Hz video outputs are deselected and would not be available to the user s editing application To avoid confusion when working in a particular editorial environment you might choose to leave 50Hz unchecked if working solely in a 60Hz editorial environment The same might be true if you do not intend to work with true progressive 1080 material KONA v12 2 47 www aja com Audio Setup Screen This screen shows the current settings for the analog audio output allowing you to re configure it when desired Figure 31 AJA Control Panel Audio Setup Screen 8080 KONA 3G AJA ControlPanel KONA JG 1 Audio Setup Screen Settings Lock Audio Gain To Unity When set the KONA 4 3G will ignore the third party application gain setting and set the audio gain at unity When not set this checkbox tells the KONA 4 3G to get the aud
81. poration All other trademarks are the property of their respective holders Copyright 2015 AJA Video Systems Inc All rights reserved All information in this manual is subject to change without notice No part of the document may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means electronic or mechanical including photocopying or recording without the express written permission of AJA Video Systems Inc Contacting Support KONA v12 2 Telephone FAX Web Support Email Sales Email When calling for support have all information at hand prior to calling To contact AJA for sales or support use any of the following methods 1 530 271 3190 1 530 271 3140 http www aja com Support aja com sales aja com 4 www aja com Chapter 1 Introduction Overview KONA Models Covered in this Manual AJA Software amp Utilities KONA v12 2 Drivers AJA Control Panel AJA Control Room KONA 3G KONA LHe Plus KONA LHi The AJA KONA series brings the highest quality 4K UHD 2K HD and SD video and audio to Mac and Windows computers This manual discusses the installation of KONA cards and the necessary software drivers and plug ins for each platform This manual covers the installation and operation of these models e KONA LHe Plus e KONA LHi e KONA 3G e KONA 4 The manual discusses using them with supported applications Instructions for installing the optional breakout boxes are shi
82. pped with the option AJA s KONA software and hardware were developed for powerful integrated video audio capture editing and production with a variety of 3rd party software With a KONA card and qualified computer you have the ultimate system for standard and high definition production post production broadcast and streaming work Additionally KONA offers support for UHD and 4K formats in KONA 3G up to 30 fps and KONA 4 up to 60 fps AJA software available for download at the AJA website includes AJA device drivers for tightly integrated hardware software operation The Control Panel provides e Source selection and control of KONA within either Mac or Windows environment A block diagram to show visually what is happening inside your KONA card Control Room is a cross platform software application for ingest playback and output with AJA products 5 www aja com 3rd Party Plugins NOTE AJA provided plugins for popular 3rd party Professional Video Applications from Adobe Avid Apple Telestream and others Fora complete software compatibility list see the AJA website link http www aja com en category edit compatibility System Requirements NOTE Disk Storage Methods Capture Formats NOTE KONA v12 2 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
83. quipment to the SDI inputs and outputs In Standard mode KONA 4 3G offers four video outputs altogether e two SDI outputs that are used for both High and Standard definition SD HD SDI e two monitor outputs discussed later one component analog and one HDMI 1 4a 15 www aja com HDMI Output NOTE Analog Monitor Out puts KONA v12 2 Reference Video Each of the four outputs is independently switchable between HD and SD For example if you are working in HD you can have simultaneous HD SDI SD SDI and HD component analog output SDI inputs and outputs support video and 8 channel embedded 24 bit digital audio Use SDI wherever possible for the best quality 10 bit uncompressed video input capture and output If peripheral equipment has a variety of inputs outputs look to see if it has SDI O and use it wherever possible Most high end professional broadcast equipment supports SDI VTRs cameras media storage servers etc An HDMI mini connector on the KONA4 3G endplate full size HDMI connectors on the K3G Box provides HDMI 1 4 capability supporting 4K up to 24fps and UHD at 25 30 fps KONA 3G supports SD and HD over HDMI KONA 4 supports UHD and 4K over HDMI HDMI also supports multi channel embedded audio 8 channels HDCP is not supported on the output Both the standard I O cable and the optional K3G Box feature two groups of three BNC connectors each for input and output of component composite and Y C
84. rful hardware keyer that can place graphic files with an alpha channel over video in a selectable matte or the contents of the card s framebuffer from a software application including AJA TV Key a bug or text over picture and avoid what might normally be a lengthy software render Also working with these software applications you can key video that has an alpha channel over video input or a matte 8 www aja com For example you can load a QuickTime clip that has an alpha channel a flying logo generated in the Animation codec into AJA TV and then place it over live video coming into the card and then passing both on to a VTR for recording or broadcast KONA LHe Plus Features Video I O Conversion Audio I O Signal Timing Cabling KONA LHe Plus Audio KONA v12 2 The KONA LHe Plus card offers a large number of unique features for optimum quality ease of use and support for a wide variety of workflows and environments KONA LHe Plus provides flexible standard definition and high definition capture and playback a hardware down converter for working in mixed SD HD environments and it supports both analog and digital audio video I O e 10 bit uncompressed SD HD QuickTime capture card e 12 bit HD Analog Component I O e 12 bit SD Analog Component Composite S Video I O e One SDI or HD SDI Input Two independent SDI HD SDI outputs e Broadcast quality hardware based 10 bit down conversion e 2 channel analog balanced
85. rsion on the input If you wish to select a different input use the pulldown to select either SDI 1 2 or Dual Link for two wire 4 4 4 RGB or Stereo 3D For 3G single link choose the SDI Source used and select Stereo 3D from the SDI pulldown menu Use the LTC Ref menu pulldown next to Video Input to select how the LTC BNC is used e Reference a Reference standard e LTC linear time code LTC input System Genlock For video stability and proper system operation you can genlock all equipment to house sync However genlock is not required due to KONA s excellent freerun accuracy To connect genlock use a black burst generator output looped through the system On the KONA connect house sync to LTC Ref In KONA v12 2 42 www aja com NOTE Audio Input SDI Output Screen SDI Output screen settings Primary Secondary KONA v12 2 Be sure to set the Reference LTC connection to Reference in the pulldown menu in the Video Input pane This pulldown menu allows you to pick where the audio comes from KONA supports up to 8 channels of embedded audio You can choose from the 16 channels embedded in the SDI which 8 to bring in 1 8 or 9 16 Here if only two channels were selected in the third party application you are using you can select which two channels from the 8 embedded will be mapped to that application The SDI Output Screen shows the current settings for both of the SDI outputs Because the outputs can be confi
86. s been selected for the video path to from the framebuffer and like Hz formats are selected the one exception is 1080PsF 23 98 which can be downconverted to 525i 29 97 Different choices will be available depending on the type of conversion and formats being converted SD to SD conversions are essentially aspect ratio conversions to accommodate transforming anamorphic images to letterbox or vice versa For up conversion the following choices are available Anamorphic full screen stretched image e Pillar box 4 3 results in a 4 3 image in center of screen with black sidebars e Zoom 14 9 results in a 4 3 image zoomed slightly to fill a 14 9 image with black sidebars e Zoom Letterbox results in image zoomed to fill full screen e Zoom Wide results in a combination of zoom and horizontal stretch to fill a 16 9 screen this setting can introduce a small aspect ratio change For down conversion the following choices are available e Letterbox image is reduced with black top and bottom added to image area with the aspect ratio preserved e Crop image is cropped to fit new screen size e Anamorphic full screen stretched image AO www aja com Figure 24 AJA Control Panel Formats Screen Example shows cross conversion 6 00O KONA 3G AJA ControlPanel Format a YUV 10 E TE 720p59 94 720p59 94 1080i29 97 7 Pixel Format YUV 10 Full Default 720p59 94 7 Crop Anamorphic Off SDtoSD This pulldown is
87. s set to this state For more information on Preset preferences see Single user amp Network Settings on page 32 5 www aja com Firmware Screen KONA v12 2 Use the Firmware link to access the firmware update changeover screen For the KONA 4 3G the Desired pulldown menu allows you to select either e Standard Mode for SD HD and 2K formats allows up down cross conversion e 4K Mode for SD HD 2K and QuadHD 3840x2160 and 4K 4096x2160 formats disables up down cross conversion Click install to erase current firmware and load the desired mode Note the Installation message shown below Figure 42 Firmware Changeover to 4K 8086 KONA 3G AJA ControlPanel KONA 3G 1 7 1080i29 97 1080i 29 97 p YUV 10 p gt 1080129 97 a p 1080i29 97 1080i29 97 525129 97 KONA 3G 4K Mode 7 2 13 You will be required to power cycle your computer to finish the changeover Figure 43 Changeover Completed 58 www aja com Info Screen This screen shows the KONA software files that have been installed on your system This information may be needed if you talk to an AJA Customer Service representative to determine if files are missing or need updating Figure 44 Information Screen in Standard Mode ao 0 KONA 4 AJA ControlPanel Hardware ID KONA 4 0210518400 S N INVALID BNC Breakout Cable VideoProc Bit file 2014 10 22 13 47 04 Koned Main fLibrary Extensions AJAK ona kext AJAKonad Ufc kext
88. t RGB Analog Out Settings Analog Output Select Primary or Secondary any conversion applied for the analog output if a conversion is applied you ll see the conversion icon appear on the block diagram Formats Next select the video format from the Format pulldown e Component SMPTE EBU N10 e Component Beta e Component RGB A Note About YPbPr Component Video or YPbPr has been given several names over time YUV Y R Y B Y and YCbCr are just some examples Although these various formats have some differences in levels they are all basically the same KONA uses the modern YPbPr terminology exclusively KONA supports three different types of YPbPr e SMPTE EBU N10 e Betacam NTSC e Betacam NTSC Japan These three formats differ in level only and are configured here Audio Monitor Here you select which two channels will be mapped to the analog audio stereo output headphone jack KONA v12 2 46 www aja com Video Setup Screen KONA4 3G provides a high quality analog component or composite output generally used for monitoring This screen shows the current settings for that analog video output and allows you to re configure it when desired Figure 30 AJA Control Panel Video Setup Screen 800 KONA 3G AJA ControlPanel KONA 3G 1 YUV 10 Video Setup Video Setup Screen Settings Analog Black Level Choices available for Black Level are the two Composite analog formats Choices presented are for US or Ja
89. t the Primary format or RGB for 4K output in 4K Mode Video Key and Stereo 3D are available selections for SD HD or 2K formats only Figure 49 SDI Output Screen with 4K Format 8 oO 6 KONA 3G AJA ControlPanel KONA 3G QUAD 1 7 RGB SMPTE KONA v12 2 64 www aja com HDMI Screen in 4K The HDMI screen allows you to make the same selections previously described for Mode Standard Mode when an SD HD or 2K format is selected refer to Figure 50 HDMI Output Screen with Quad HD Output Configuration AJA ControlPanel KONA 4 1 4K Quarter Protocol Auto Detect Off Color Space Auto Detect SMPTE Exclusive to UHD 4K formats an HDMI monitor output Select menu is available to choose e Primary the full 4K or UHD format e 4K Quarter in KONA 4 a downconversion to 2K x 1080 in 4K or 1920 x 1080 for UHD e A single Quadrant 1 2 3 or 4 of the 4K or UHD signal see the discussion on 4K quadrant mapping at this beginning of this section Figure 51 HDMI 4K Quadrant Selection Menu v 4K Quarter Protocol Auto Detect g adrant J Auto Detect quad Jued ued SMPTE KONA v12 2 65 www aja com Analog Output The Analog Output screen allows you to make the same selections previously described Screen in 4K Mode for Standard Mode when an SD HD or 2K format is selected refer to Figure 52 Analog Output Screen with 4K Primary Format AJA ControlPanel YUV 10 HOM Analog Out 5k70 OF 2K
90. ted an input signal that differs from the standard currently selected or because you ve explicitly told it to convert In either case the block diagram will show the conversion by displaying a conversion icon between the input or output and the framebuffer Figure 21 Signal Conversion Icons All items in the AJA Control Panel block diagram are color coded to show what is happening in realtime This applies to both icons and text These colors have the following corresponding meanings e Blue video is same format as the Primary Format framebuffer e Red the selected operation cannot be performed e Yellow reference video black burst or other reference source e Green indicates that KONA is performing an active change to the video making it different from the Primary Format e g down conversion The left side area of the AJA Control Panel provides a navigation list of available function screens Clicking on a link or alternatively a related element in the block diagram displays an information screen corresponding to that topic Screens that can be selected for KONA are Control configures some basic KONA operation options and output timing Format select the framebuffer primary video format and any secondary formats for conversion of inputs outputs Input Select view and edit input selections and audio mapping SDI Out select output format HDMI configure the HDMI I O LHi KONA 4 and 3G models only Analog Out configur
91. tem with digital A V sources Your system may differ depending on VTRs audio monitoring and video monitoring KONA v12 2 1 If desired connect your house reference sync to the KONA 4 3G Ref Loop connector BNC On the breakout cable this is a terminated reference input The second KONA 4 3G Ref Loop connector on the optional Breakout Box can be connected to your VTR If you do not loop through the reference the second connector should be terminated with a 75 ohm terminator Connect a Video Monitor to the KONA 4 3G Component Analog Video Out BNC connectors preferred or instead connect to a composite monitor If you have an SDI or HD SDI enabled monitor you may also connect one of the KONASDI outputs to a monitor as well Connect the 9 pin DE9 machine control cable on the supplied breakout cable to your VTR s RS422 control port or connect a 9 pin DEY cable between the breakout box and the VTR s RS422 serial port Connect two SDI cables between KONA 4 3G and your digital VTR Digital Betacam etc one from KONA 4 3G SDI In to the VTR SDI Out and one from KONA 4 3G SDI Out 1 or 2 to the VTR SDI In The KONA 4 3G SDI connections have embedded audio 16 channels so the VTR must be configured accordingly These connections will be made via the mini connectors to BNC cable or via the optional K3G Box If you have an AES EBU ready audio monitoring system then connect the eight channels of AES EBU output from KONA 4 3G s BNC connect
92. udio Output Analog Up Conversion Down conversion KONA v12 2 e Composite S Video Y C 1 x BNC 2x BNC Adapter e NTSC NTSCJ PAL e Component 3 x BNC e HD YPbPr RGB SD YPbPr RGB component mode e SMPTE EBU N10 Betacam 525 line Betacam 525J RGB e 12 bit D A 8x oversampling e 2 dB to 5 0 MHz Y Frequency Response e 2 dB to 1 MHz C Frequency Response e 5 2T pulse response e lt 1 Diff Phase e lt 1 Diff Gain e lt 1 ns Y C delay inequity e Supports graphics with alpha channel over video matte or framebuffer or framebuffer content over incoming video or matte e 16 channel 24 bit SMPTE 259 SDI embedded audio 48kHz sample rate Synchronous e 8 channel 24 bit AES EBU audio 48kHz sample rate Synchronous or Non synchronous Internal sample rate conversion via 4 x BNC on breakout cable e 16 channel 24 bit AES EBU audio 48 kHz sample rate Synchronous via 8 x BNC on optional K3G Box e 16 channel 24 bit SMPTE 259 SDI embedded audio 48kHz sample rate Synchronous e 8 channel 24 bit HDMI embedded audio 48kHz sample rate Synchronous e 8 channel 24 bit AES EBU audio 48kHz sample rate Synchronous or Non synchronous Internal sample rate conversion via 4 x BNC on breakout cable e 16 channel 24 bit AES EBU audio 48 kHz sample rate Synchronous via 8 x BNC on optional K3G Box e 2 channel unbalanced output via 2 x RCA jacks on optional K3G Box e Hardware 10 bit e An
93. ure the card edge aligns properly with the PC s opening where the card edge cover was just removed and that it is fully seated in the slot Secure the card in the slot replacing the card retainer bar 9 Replace the PC s panel door removed in step 3 KONA v12 2 23 www aja com Cabling the System When installing your system you ll make video and audio input output connections These connectors are described individually in Chapter 1 The following diagrams illustrate and describe system interconnection for the three KONA models KONA 4 3G Connections Figure 12 KONA 4 3G System Using Breakout Cable KONA 4 3G Installs in PCI Express Slot Standard Cable Set Showing BNC DE9 cable Use i HDMI Output cable gt gt RS422 T Machine Control 9 pin 3 BNCs Analog Out Connections V In SD Can be Configured for al E Component Composite al 7 or S Video In HD Can Only Be Component el Ta Reference Input BNC Ae LTC Output BNC A OO LTC Input BNC A CO LU 1 eae AO 2 channels connector Get TS LU T aL 0 Audio Output BNCs Channels 1 8 tT 2 channels connector qr Aq 0 4 mini BNCs to 4 standard BNCs SDI Out1 Link A BNC A 7 SDI Out2 Link B BNC U OO SDI In1 Link A BNC SDI cable SDI In2 Link B BNC 4 11 KONA v12 2 24 www aja com Typical System Figure 13 on page 26 shows typical system interconnections for a sys
94. ut and two independent SDI SDI HD output BNC s Figure 1 Breakout Cables for LHe Plus and LHi Models Standard Cable Multiple pin connector To KONA LHi R5422 Machine Control to VTR 9 pin HM Analog Video 6 BNCs Analog Connections Can be Configured for Component Composite or Y C Y CVBS In BNC Phin BNC f Pr CIn BNC Ia G CVBS Out BNC Pb B Y Out BNE Pr R C Out BNC l iq 4 Balanced Audio Ela H Plat 7 gt 7 e T Reference Input or LTC Input BNC Analog Audio Channel 1 Input Analog Audio Channel 2 Input Analog Audio Channel 1 Output Analog Audio Channel 2 Output Digital AES Input Channels 1 amp 2 Digital AES Output Channels 1 amp 2 www aja com KONA 4 3G KONA 4 3G provides complete I O connectivity choices in two multi signal breakout Connectors cables and one HDMI to HDMI mini output cable One multi signal cable provides AES EBU digital BNC connections and analog video monitoring connections The other has 4 mini connectors on one end and 4 BNCs on the other providing SDI connections for both Single Link and Dual Link SD HD SDI connections Cable connections are marked on both the KONA card endplate and on the cable connectors for easy identification Figure 2 KONA 4 3G Breakout Cable KONA 4 3G end plate 4 mini BNCs to 4 standard SDI Out1 Link A BNC SDI Out2 Link B BNC SDI In1 Link A BNC SDI In2 Link B BNC HDMI Output 1 RS422 Machine Control to VTR 9 p
95. uto UDC automatically selects the mode based on getting the attached HDMI device s EDID information This is the recommended setting The selected mode is shown to the right of the pull down control e RGB 8Bit UDC uses 8 bit RGB mode regardless of the attached device s EDID e RGB 10Bit UDC uses 10 bit RGB mode regardless of the attached device s EDID e YCbCr 10Bit UDC uses 10 bit YCbCr mode regardless of the attached device s EDID RGB Range SMPTE or Full levels the RGB Range pulldown menu allows you to select either Full range 0 1023 or SMPTE range typically 64 940 for RGB color output Audio Channels an Audio Channel pulldown allows you to select the number of embedded audio channels for the HDMI output KONA LHi HDMI Input The detected HDMI input video format is displayed and you re given pull down menus to Settings configure the RGB range SMPTE or FULL and select any two embedded channel pairs from those supplied for stereo output if applicable Figure 28 KONA LHi Input Screen section KONA v12 2 45 www aja com Analog Out Screen KONA 4 3G provides a high quality analog component or composite Y C output generally used for monitoring This screen shows the current settings for that analog output and allows you to re configure it when desired format and black level Figure 29 AJA Control Panel Analog Out Screen e oo KONA 3G AJA ControlPanel KONA 3G 1 YUV 10 Thi Secondary Componen
96. w aja com Installing 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 2 Touch the outside of the PC to discharge any static electricity in your body Remove the power cable from the back of the PC 3 Open the PC to gain access to the card slots as described in your Workstation User Manual 4 Remove the KONA card from its protective anti static bag place the card on top of the bag 5 To install the KONA card and RAID controller card SCSI or Fibre Channel refer to the AJA website for the latest installation updates Because of hardware and software changes AJA engineers are constantly testing and grading workstation performance The AJA website is your best source of up to date approved workstation configurations see Installation Overview on page 17 for links NOTE Always put the RAID controller and KONA on separate PCI busses This improves performance by reducing bus contention Figure 11 KONA Card placement in an HP Z800 Motherboard HP Z800 Workstation KONA 4 3G OS SATAY f SATAY SATAY SMAN SATAY SATAY 6 Open the card retainer bar on the left side of the chassis cardcage Remove the card edge access cover from the desired slot where you will be inserting the KONA card 7 Holding the KONA card by the card edge plate and an outside edge carefully insert the KONA card by rocking it slowly into the slot Ens
97. what the Apple computer s processor would otherwise have to do scaling of less than full raster HD DVCProHD and HDV to full raster size This speeds up the system while scaling at full 10 bit broadcast quality e RS 422 Machine Control via 9 pin PCI Bus KONA 4 employs an 8 lane PCI Express Bus interface while the other models use 4 lane PCI Express Bus KONA 4 3G Features The KONA 4 and 3G cards offer many unique features for optimum quality ease of use and support for a wide variety of post production workflows 3G features include Video I O SD SDI HD SDI Dual Link HD SDI HSDL and 3G HD SDI inputs e HDMI 1 4a output e KONA 3G I O supports SD and HD over HDMI e KONA 4 supports UHD and 4K over HDMI NOTE Even though KONA 4 uses the HDMI 1 4 chip it provides up to 2 0 Level B resolutions The HDMI on the KONA 4 can also do 4K to 2K and UHD to HD downconversion and UHD Frame Rate removal for viewing high frame rate hfr video on non hfr capable HDMI displays e 2K support that includes 2048x1556 and 2048x1080 formats 4K and Ultra HD capture and playout e KONA 3G supports framerates up to 30 fps e KONA 4 supports framerates up to 60 fps e 12 bit HD component analog video and SD analog component or composite and s video output 10 bit HD SD Video Key Output e HD SD Hardware Downstream Keyer KONA 4 3G supports Dual Link HD SDI 4 4 4 KONA 4 3G supports the ingest and output of SMPTE 372M compliant 4 4 4 RGB video and
98. would be a distraction KONA v12 2 49 www aja com Figure 33 AJA Control Panel Codec Screen Frame padding Pattern Choices YUV RGB Conversion These pulldowns select industry standard color space and gamma transfer functions for the YUV RGB conversion or allow you to direct the KONA card to automatically determine it for you Colorspace Choose from e Rec 601 e Rec 709 e Auto Gamma Choose from the following Linear 1 8 Rec 601 2 20 Rec 709 2 22 Auto KONA v12 2 50 www aja com DS Keyer Screen The KONA 4 3G have a hardware based downstream keyer that is ideal for putting logos bugs or other video material with an alpha channel on top of video being played out or printed to tape A typical application would be putting a television station s call letters or channel over program video content Keyed video can be from the KONA s internal Frame Buffer from storage video In KONA TV etc or from a graphics file that has an alpha channel PhotoShop etc NOTE The Downstream Keyer is for use with Standard Mode firmware not 4K Mode Figure 34 AJA Control Panel Downstream Keyer Screen 80O0O KONA 3G AJA ControlPanel KONA 3G 1 YUV 10 DS Keyer Graphic Over Video In Logo Alpha Key psd Settings in the DS Keyer Screen provide control over how the keyer operates and whether it s turned on or off Controls and their meanings in the screen are as follows Downstream Keyer Mode Downstream Keyer

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