AJA KONA LHe Plus Instruction Manual download pdf (Page 12)

• Low data rate requirements make for more storage options and require less drive space

to store high quality video.

Uncompressed

8-bit

Data rate: 21 MB/second standard definition, or 100-124 MB/second high definition (see later

“Storage Capacity” chart in Chapter 1 for the various transfer rates per format)—requires SCSI,

Fibre Channel, or ATA drive array

Quality: Excellent

The native storage format for KONA LHe Plus is uncompressed media which offers the highest

quality available. Capturing in uncompressed results in no compression artifacts, and video is

sampled over the full raster at a 4:2:2 rate.

Using uncompressed maintains a higher quality in your project from capture all the way

through effects rendering. Final Cut Pro 7 supports RT with uncompressed media using RT

Extreme. KONA LHe Plus supports capture of uncompressed through any of its inputs, and

uncompressed projects are output to all of its outputs simultaneously.

Uncompressed

10-bit

Data rate: 28 MB/second standard definition, or 133-166 MB/second high definition—

uncompressed 10-bit requires SCSI, Fibre Channel or SATA drive arrays.

Quality: Excellent, very high quality

Offering all the benefits noted previously for 8-bit uncompressed, 10-bit additionally offers

the very highest quality available. With 10-bit media and Final Cut Pro 7’s 32 bit Floating Point

YUV Codec, video quality is second to none. For more information on this subject, please see

the topic at the end of Chapter 4: Installation and Configuration, titled “Using 8-bit Versus 10-

bit Video.'

What’s In The Box?

When you unpack your AJA KONA LHe Plus, you’ll find the following components:

• AJA KONA LHe Plus Software and Documentation CD-ROM—this CD contains the

software installer to place KONA LHe Plus drivers and the Control Panel on an Apple

Power Mac. Install the software as discussed in this manual in Chapter 3: Installation and

Configuration. The CD also contains a wide variety of useful information, including this

manual you’re reading (PDF format).

• KONA LHe Plus PCI Express card.

• Cable, KONA LHe Plus Standard Breakout, with Analog video, audio, AES, Reference

Input, and RS-422 Machine Control. SD-SDI and HD-SDI In/Out connectors are on the

LHe Plus card itself.

• Read Me First Notice—Contains late-breaking news and/or errata related to KONA LHe

Plus and the documentation.

• Registration Sheet—allows you to register your card by mail or online (details provided).

Please save all packaging for shipping the KONA LHe Plus should you wish to do so when

moving or sending it in for service.

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