AJA KONA LHi Instruction Manual

www.aja.comInstallation and OperationGuideBecause it matters.LHi Published: 6/16/10

4 KONA LHi Shipping Box ContentsInstallation Software CD Installation and Operation Manual in electronic form on the CD (PDF) Read Me First Notice an

1 5 KONA LHi Installation and Operation Manual — System Requirements System Requirements AJA Video recommends that your system meet minimum hardware

6 For uncompressed 3G or HD, AJA recommends that at a minimum, the disk storage system must be able to provide and maintain in excess of 300 MB/sec t

1 7 KONA LHi Installation and Operation Manual — System Requirements Storage capacity No matter which storage system you choose, pick one that can sc

8 Cable Connections KONA LHi offers unsurpassed cable connectivity for a video/audio capture card. Connections are made via a supplied breakout cable

1 9 KONA LHi Installation and Operation Manual — Cable Connections Using KLHi-box The KLHi-box attaches to the KONA LHi card via cables that attach t

10 Connector Descriptions—Cables & KLHi-Box Connectors on the standard cable set are labelled as to their function for easy installation and main

1 11 KONA LHi Installation and Operation Manual — In This Manual Component video signals are generally higher quality than composite, but not as high

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1 1 Chapter 2: Getting Started 2KONA LHi And Your WorkflowThere are a lot of ways to think about the video/audio workflow you follow. Your setup might

ii Trademarks AJA ® , KONA ® , Ki Pro® and XENA ® are registered trademarks of AJA Video, Inc. Ki Pro™, Io HD ™ and Io ™ are trademarks of AJA Vid

14Understanding Typical WorkflowsKONA LHi and Final Cut Pro allow more workflow flexibility than ever before. Users can independently select different fo

115KONA LHi Installation and Operation Manual — Understanding TypicalHDV Data rate: 19 MB/second high definition720p, 25 MB/second high definition 1080i

16Apple ProRes 422 and Apple ProRes 422 HQ(SD or HD)Data rate: Approximately 18 MB/second ProRes 422, Approximately 31 MB/second ProRes 422 HQ— suppor

117KONA LHi Installation and Operation Manual — Mixing and MatchingMixing and Matching Formats in Final CutIn Final Cut Pro, it works best to use one

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11Chapter 3: Installation & Configuration3Installation OverviewThe installation and set up of a KONA LHi is very simple. All of the steps of instal

20Contents, KONA LHi Shipping BoxAs you unpack the shipping box(es), carefully examine the contents. Ensure you received everything and that nothing w

121KONA LHi Installation and Operation Manual — Installing the KONA LHiInstalling the KONA LHi Card in a Mac Pro1. Place the Mac Pro in a well-lit con

22 Installing the KONA LHi Card in a G51. Place the PCI-Express G5 in a well-lit convenient area, where you will have easy access to the chassis acces

123KONA LHi Installation and Operation Manual — Cabling the SystemCabling the SystemSystem Video/Audio Cable ConnectionsWhen installing your system, y

1 iii KONA LHi Installation and Operation Manual — Limited Warranty Limited Warranty AJA Video warrants that this product will be free from defects i

24Typical SystemA figure on the following page shows typical system interconnections for a system with digital A/V sources. Your system may differ depe

125KONA LHi Installation and Operation Manual — Installing KONA LHiInstalling KONA LHi Software First ensure that Final Cut Pro is installed as detail

268. The installer will launch and you’ll see a series of installer screens.Initial Installer Screen9. Click Continue to begin installation.10.The nex

127KONA LHi Installation and Operation Manual — Installing KONA LHiKONA LHi Software License Agreement Screen12.The next screen shows all the availabl

28Installer Screen, Select Easy Setups to be Installed14.A system prompt will pop up with a reminder that OS X must be restarted after installation. C

11Chapter 4: Final Cut Pro and Other Software4Final Cut ProFinal Cut Pro (not included with KONA LHi) ships with information already configured for mos

30Before we go into too much detail, here are some basic definitions you should know (please refer to the figure that follows for reference). After stud

131KONA LHi Installation and Operation Manual — Using The KONA LHi ControlFramebuffer—The framebuffer is the “engine” in the KONA LHi card where activ

32Color Meanings—All items in the KONA LHi Control Panel block diagram are color-coded to show what is happening in realtime. This applies to both ico

133KONA LHi Installation and Operation Manual — Using The KONA LHi ControlInput ScreenKONA LHi Control Panel, Inputs TabOn the Inputs screen you can v

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34When a KONA LHi has a KLHi-Box attached, there are two ways to connect AES/EBU inputs: XLR or BNC connectors. The Audio Input pulldown allows you to

135KONA LHi Installation and Operation Manual — Using The KONA LHi ControlKONA LHi Control Panel, Formats Tab, Showing Primary Formats Pulldown MenuFo

36Up (Conversion)—the Up and Down pull-down menus are available when conversion has been selected for the video path to/from the framebuffer and like

137KONA LHi Installation and Operation Manual — Using The KONA LHi ControlDigital Out Screen SettingsInformation that can appear includes the followin

38Analog Out Screen KONA LHi provides a high-quality analog component or composite output, generally used for monitoring. This screen shows the curren

139KONA LHi Installation and Operation Manual — Using The KONA LHi ControlHDMI Tab Screen The KONA LHi’s HDMI input and output are shown and configured

40Control Screen The KONA LHi can be controlled by various software applications running on a host PowerMac as well as act as a Macintosh Desktop exte

141KONA LHi Installation and Operation Manual — Using The KONA LHi ControlKONA LHi Control Panel, Control Tab, Default KONA Output Pulldown MenuChoice

42KONA LHi Control Panel, Test Pattern ChoicesPlayback Timing (greyed-out when in Input Passthrough)Genlock (Freerun, Ref In, Input 1, or Input 2)—Sel

143KONA LHi Installation and Operation Manual — Using The KONA LHi ControlSetup Screen KONA LHi provides a high-quality analog component or composite

1 1 KONA LHi Installation and Operation Manual — Table of Contents Table of Contents Trademarks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

44Note: If a prompt occurs in Final Cut Pro stating that the AJA output device is missing, this simply may be due to the Active Video Filter for a giv

145KONA LHi Installation and Operation Manual — Using The KONA LHi ControlFull Frame: both fields are displayed resulting in some jitter while paused.

46Timecode Screen The timecode is used for both monitoring the RP-188 timecode embedded in the digital data stream and for selecting a timecode offset

147KONA LHi Installation and Operation Manual — Using The KONA LHi ControlOutput Timecode Offset (entry field and FPS pull-down)—this text entry field

48Info Screen This Tabbed screen shows the KONA LHi software files that have been installed on your system. This information may be needed if you talk

149KONA LHi Installation and Operation Manual — Using The KONA LHi ControlSaving Your Control Panel PresetsAfter configuring the KONA LHi Control Panel

50QuickTime Application—1st PriorityIf a running QuickTime application uses KONA LHi for capture or output, it controls the Primary format via its own

151KONA LHi Installation and Operation Manual — Using The KONA LHi ControlWhen the Finder is in control of the KONA board, the KONA Control Panel disa

52Using Multiple AJA ProductsStarting with the v7.5 drivers, more than one AJA product can be used with your host computer. Using the AJA Control Pane

153KONA LHi Installation and Operation Manual — Easy Setups for Typical UsesEasy Setups for Typical UsesFinal Cut and KONA LHi together make working w

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54Easy Setup dialogAt the top of the Easy Setup dialog is the currently selected Easy Setup. It can be changed by clicking on the pulldown arrow at th

155KONA LHi Installation and Operation Manual — Easy Setups for Typical UsesDescriptions provide a paragraph summarizing what the Easy Setup is intend

56Audio/Video Settings, Summary WindowTo Create A New Easy SetupIf you have a group of presets that you’d like to use continually, then you can create

157KONA LHi Installation and Operation Manual — Easy Setups for Typical UsesThe Sequence Presets WindowAudio/Video Settings, Sequence Presets WindowTh

58Audio/Video Settings, Sequence Presets Editor WindowThe Capture Presets WindowAudio/Video Settings, Capture Presets Window

159KONA LHi Installation and Operation Manual — Easy Setups for Typical UsesThis window lets you choose a preset format for incoming source video and

60button opens a new screen providing choices of codec-specific options. For uncompressed codecs these probably are not unneeded; for other codecs cho

161KONA LHi Installation and Operation Manual — Easy Setups for Typical Uses• Protocol for capture/playback VTR (for KONA LHi this will be RS422)• Aud

62The A/V Devices WindowAudio/Video Settings, A/V Devices WindowThe A/V Devices window selects the current playback device for both audio and video. T

163KONA LHi Installation and Operation Manual — Checking the System with aCreate a New Project3. The Sequence window will be at the bottom of the scre

1 1 Chapter 1: Introduction 1Edge Shot Photo HereLHi Overview The AJA KONA LHi brings the highest quality 3G/HD/SD-SDI and analog video/audio to an

64Click and Drag Bars and Tone From Viewer Window To SequenceClick Filmstrip Button in Viewer Window...Then select “Bars and Tone” Finally, click in

165KONA LHi Installation and Operation Manual — Checking the System with aSequence Window Showing Bars and Tone Clip Dragged from ViewerIf everything

66Using 8-bit Versus 10-bit VideoWhile both 8- and 10-bit uncompressed video are capable of providing excellent quality broadcast video, 10-bit repres

11Chapter 5: Troubleshooting5If You Run Into ProblemsOne useful way to find the source of problems is to isolate your system to the smallest size where

68Updating SoftwareCheck on the AJA Video website (www.aja.com/support_kona.html) for software updates. If any are available, download the file and rea

169KONA LHi Installation and Operation Manual — SupportIf the problem is an AJA Video KONA LHi issue, then contact AJA Video Customer Support using on

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11Appendix A: SpecificationsAFormats525i 29.97625i 25720p 50720p 59.94720p 601080i 251080i 29.971080i 301080PsF 23.981080PsF 241080P 23.981080P 241080P

A-2.5% 2T pulse response< 1% Diff Phase< 1% Diff GainSD Component:SMPTE/EBU N10, Betacam 525 line, Betacam 525J, RGB12 bit D/A, 8x oversampl

1A-3KONA LHi Installation and Operation Manual — Down-ConversionDown-ConversionHardware 10-bitAnamorphic: full-screenLetterbox: image is reduced with

2 Features 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 an

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1I-1KONA LH/LHe Installation and Operation Manual — IndexSymbols.pkg 25Numerics10-bit video 6748kHz audio 28-bit Versus 10-bit Video 678-channel 24-bi

I-2EEasy Setups 54, 55Easy Setups For Use With KONA 3 56Easy Setups Menu 55EBU N10 11editing timebase 58embedded audio 2FFactory Easy Setups 56feature

1I-3KONA LH/LHe Installation and Operation Manual — IndexQuickTime video 59QuickTime Video Settings 61RRAID 6RCA connector pair, K-Box configuration 4

I-4YY/R-Y/B-Y 11Yellow 34YPbPr 11YUV 11ZZoom 149 38Zoom Letterbox 38Zoom Wide 38

1 3 KONA LHi Installation and Operation Manual — What’s In The Box? Software • KONA control panel for source selection and controlling KONA LHi wit