Models: LHe and LH Installation and Operation Guide September 25, 2007
ii Trademarks AJA®, KONA®, and XENA® are registered trademarks of AJA Video, Inc. Io HD™ and Io™ are trademarks of AJA Video, Inc. Apple, the Apple logo, AppleShare, AppleTalk, FireWire and Macintosh are registered trademarks of Apple Computer, Inc. Final Cut Pro, QuickTime and the QuickTime Logo are trademarks of Apple Computer, Inc. TASCAM is a registered trademark of TEAC Corporation. All other trademarks are the property of their respective holders. Notice Copyright © 2007 AJA Video, Inc.
KONA LH/LHe Installation and Operation Manual — Limited Warranty Limited Warranty AJA Video warrants that this product will be free from defects in materials and workmanship for a period of three years 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.
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KONA LH/LHe Installation and Operation Manual — Table of Contents Table of Contents Trademarks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ii Notice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ii FCC Emission Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2 Chapter 3: Installation Installation Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23 Unpacking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24 Shipping Box Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24 Installing the KONA LHe Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
KONA LH/LHe Installation and Operation Manual — Table of Contents Chapter 5: Troubleshooting If You Run Into Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81 Updating Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82 Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Models: LH and LHe Chapter 1: Introduction Edge Shot Photo Here Overview The AJA KONA LHe and LH bring the highest quality HD, SD and analog video/ audio to an Apple G5 Power Mac running Final Cut Pro 5 software. (For readability this manual refers throughout to the LHe and LH as “LH”.) KONA LH digital and analog interfaces are very high quality. KONA LH supports 8 and 10 bit uncompressed video, DV25 and DV50 using the DVCPRO codec, and JPEG—all on an Apple Power Mac G5.
2 This manual covers the installation and operation of both KONA LHe and LH models and discusses using them with Final Cut Pro and other applications. Instructions for installing the KL-Box are shipped with the KL-Box. Features For ease of discussion, the text in this manual refers to both the LH and LHe models as “KONA LH”, except where differences are specifically noted.
KONA LH/LHe Installation and Operation Manual — What’s In The Box? For analog audio, KONA LH provides two-channel balanced audio input and output. If you purchase the optional KL-Box breakout box, you also get twochannel unbalanced audio output (RCA jacks). KONA LH also features AES input sample rate conversion; this feature eliminates the requirement for audio source synchronization.
4 • Cable, KONA LH 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 LH card itself. • Read Me First Notice—Contains late-breaking news and/or errata related to KONA LH 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 LH should you wish to do so when moving or sending it in for service.
KONA LH/LHe Installation and Operation Manual — System Requirements System Requirements AJA Video recommends that your system meet minimum hardware and software requirements to achieve a satisfactory level of performance when operating it. Here, we provide minimum and recommended requirements and then discuss disk storage issues that should be understood for proper system configuration.
6 Understanding Disk Storage Methods The KONA LH card, an Apple Power Mac, and Final Cut Pro, together offer an unprecedented level of features and performance for all Video/Audio production applications. However, to ensure performance and quality, the disk storage system used with the Apple Power Mac must be able to meet the demands of storing realtime uncompressed media.
KONA LH/LHe Installation and Operation Manual — System Requirements LHe or LH 1 Disk Storage Solutions—External ATA/IDE or SCSI RAID About RAIDs Redundant Array of Independent Disks, or RAID, is a group of hard drives that appears to the host Power Mac as a single high-speed storage unit. RAID systems enable you to increase storage capacity and get the performance, reliability, and data protection needed for video production, but not possible from a single hard drive.
8 Software For Striping AJA recommends the Disk Utility software provided by Apple with OS X for creating and striping RAIDs, including 3rd-party, SCSI, and Xserve RAIDs. It is very easy to use and has been tested to work well. The utility can be found in Macintosh HD/Applications/Utilities, where “Macintosh HD” is the name of the system drive. AJA KONA LH and Xserve RAID For the optimum in disk storage with Final Cut Pro 5HD and AJA KONA LH, we recommend Apple’s Xserve RAID.
KONA LH/LHe Installation and Operation Manual — System Requirements Transfer Rate in MB/sec Storage Requirement in GB/Hour Hours of Storage Per Terabyte of Disk 10 bit Uncompressed Standard Definition 8 bit Uncompressed Standard Definition DV50 Standard Definition DV25 Standard Definition Photo JPEG Standard Definition 28 101 9.9 21 76 13.1 6.3 3.1 2.5 23 11 9 43.4 90.0 111 8-bit Uncompressed 1080i @59.94/60Hz 10-bit Uncompressed 1080i@59.94/60Hz 124 448 2.2 166 597 1.
10 Cable Connections KONA LH offers unsurpassed cable connectivity for a video/audio capture card. Connections are made via a supplied breakout cable and three BNCs on the KONA LH Card endplate.
KONA LH/LHe Installation and Operation Manual — Cable Connections The KL-box attaches to the KONA LH card via cables that attach to the back of the KL-box. These cables are supplied with the KL-Box (one 60-pin to 60-pin, and one 3BNC to 3-BNC). When you purchase the optional KL-Box, you get two-channel unbalanced audio output (2 RCA Jacks)—not available with the standard cable. Using KL-box Note: When ordering a KL-Box, ensure that you specify one configured for the KONA LH/LHe.
12 Connector Descriptions— Cables and KLbox Connectors on the standard cable set are labelled as to their function for easy installation and maintenance. Similarly, connectors on the optional KL-box are also labelled. SDI Input and Outputs BNC connectors are provided on the KONA LH card endplate for one SD-SDI or HD-SDI input and two SDI outputs (independent of the input). The SDI input and outputs support video and embedded 24-bit digital audio.
KONA LH/LHe Installation and Operation Manual — In This Manual A Note About RGB—Although RGB is used less in today’s video systems, KONA LH supports it. However, because the KONA LH (and SMPTE SDI) native format is YPbPr, AJA recommends the use of YPbPr whenever possible for analog monitoring. Although component video monitors often have RGB inputs, it’s better to use YPbPr when the monitor supports it.
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Chapter 2: Getting Started KONA LH And Your Workflow There are a lot of ways to think about the video/audio workflow you follow. Your setup might be categorized as corporate video, professional broadcast, or desktop video. Or the workflow might be categorized by the type of equipment used rather than the nature of work produced—many systems these days are a mixture of equipment from high-end professional to desktop video.
18 Source Deck Type(s) Workflow Attributes Applications Digital SD-SDI or HD-SDI Examples: Digibeta, DV50, DVCPRO HD, HD Varicam and DVcam KONA LH captures and outputs SD-SDI/HD-SDI video with embedded audio. Use high-quality AES/EBU and/or embedded 8-channel audio output. Pro Broadcast Corporate/Industrial On-site Editing Analog Examples: Beta, VHS, and U-matic KONA LH captures and outputs Y/C, Component, and Composite Video, with 2-channel audio.
KONA LH/LHe Installation and Operation Manual — Understanding Typical PhotoJPEG Data rate: approximately 1-3 MB/second standard definition or high definition—supported by internal system drive Quality: Very Good The Apple PhotoJPEG codec offers an excellent compressed media choice for on-line quality at low data rates. PhotoJPEG can use the full-raster at 4:2:2 sampling. Final Cut Pro 5 allows you to adjust quality using a PhotoJPEG control panel.
20 HDV Data rate: 19 MB/second high definition720p, 25 MB/second high definition 1080i—supported by internal system drive Quality: Excellent KONA LH supports and accelerates the Final Cut Pro HDV Codec. You can use KONA LH to convert HDV projects to uncompressed—in real time—for monitoring and/or output. KONA LH can capture uncompressed from any input, directly to HDV media. The KONA LH advanced scaling engine takes the native frame (long GOP 1440 HD) and outputs it via hardware—in real time.
KONA LH/LHe Installation and Operation Manual — Understanding Typical connection so some sort of audio level correction device, such as a mixer or a stand alone active interface amplifier, should be used for accurately attenuated audio.) Finally, you will want to control your device. Where all of the video, audio and timecode information moved over the FireWire cable, now you are dividing those tasks.
22 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 Uncompressed media is KONA LH’s native storage format, offering 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.
Chapter 3: Installation & Configuration Installation Overview The installation and set up of a KONA LHe/LH is very simple. All of the steps of installation and configuration are documented in this chapter, summarized as follows: 1. Unpack the shipping box 2. If not previously installed on your Power Mac, ensure that Final Cut Pro is installed as detailed in its user documentation. Final Cut Pro 5 must be installed and have been run at least once prior to installing AJA KONA LH software. 3.
24 Unpacking Shipping Box Contents KONA LH is shipped with a CD containing system software and an Installation and User manual (a PDF on the CD), and a cable. If you purchased the optional KL-box breakout box, it ships with its own set of cables and instructions for connection to the KONA LH card.
KONA LH/LHe Installation and Operation Manual — Installing the KONA LHe Installing the KONA LHe Card 1. Place the PCI-Express G5 in a well-lit convenient area, where you will have easy access to the chassis access door. 2. Using your hand, touch the outside of the G5 to discharge any static electricity you have. Remove the power cable from the back of the PowerMac G5. 3. Remove the access door and clear inner panel as described in your Apple G5 User Manual. Lay the G5 on its side, motherboard facing up. 4.
26 To Install: 1. Remove Screw and Cover Plate and Insert KONA LHe Card 2. Secure KONA with Screw Removed Earlier PCI-Express Slots PowerMac G5 Cardcage Access PCI-Express Slots PowerMac G5, PCI-Express Slots: use any available slot for KONA LHe Note: After you install the KONA LHe card, you may notice that in the MacOSX Network preferences there is a message stating “You have a new network port named KONA LHe —be sure to check the settings...”.
KONA LH/LHe Installation and Operation Manual — Installing the KONA LH 27 Installing the KONA LH Card 1. Place the G5 in a well-lit convenient area, where you will have easy access to the chassis access door. 2. Using your hand, touch the outside of the G5 to discharge any static electricity you have. Remove the power cable from the back of the PowerMac. 3. Open the PowerMac to gain access to the card slots as described in your Apple User Manual. Lay the G5 on its side, motherboard facing up. 4.
28 PCI Slots Locate the PCI Slots Inside Your PowerMac PowerMac G5 PCI Slot Detail Note: After you install the KONA LH card, you may notice that in the MacOSX Network preferences there is a message stating “You have a new network port named KONA LH —be sure to check the settings...”. There is no need to take any action; this occurs because MacOSX detects the RS-422 serial port on the KONA LH card that you will use for VTR machine control.
KONA LH/LHe Installation and Operation Manual — Cabling the System 29 Cabling the System System Video/ Audio Cable Connections When installing your system, you’ll make video and audio input/output connections. These connectors are explained individually in chapter 2. Here, system interconnection is shown and described.
30 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 LH Ref Loop connector (BNC). The second KONA LH Ref Loop connector on the KLbox (if used) can be connected to the VTR or terminated with a 75-ohm terminator. 2.
KONA LH/LHe Installation and Operation Manual — Installing KONA LH Installing KONA LH Software First ensure that Final Cut Pro 5 is installed as detailed in its user documentation. Final Cut Pro 5 must be installed and have been run at least once prior to installing AJA KONA LH software. Next, use the CD-ROM supplied with the KONA LH system to install necessary software drivers and KONA LH control panel.
32 Log On Authenticate Prompt 7. Click on the OK button after entering a valid user and password. 8. The installer will launch and you’ll see a series of installer screens. Initial Installer Screen 9. Click Continue to begin installation. 10. The next screen lets you know that the installer will check your PowerMac to ensure it has the hardware and software resources required (see Minimum Requirements in Chapter 1).
KONA LH/LHe Installation and Operation Manual — Installing KONA LH 1 System Check Installer Screen 11. Read and agree to the Software License Agreement. KONA LH Software License Agreement Screen 12. The next screen shows all the available drives on the Power Mac. Click on the drive that contains your system files (Apple default is “Macintosh HD”). A green arrow will point to the drive you’ve selected. Click the Continue button to proceed with installation.
34 Select a Destination Drive For the KONA LH Software 13. At the next screen, click the Install button to place the software on the drive you previously selected.
KONA LH/LHe Installation and Operation Manual — Installing KONA LH 14. A system prompt will pop up with a reminder that OS X must be restarted after installation. Click the Continue Installation button to proceed. 1 Restart OS X Reminder Prompt 15. The installer will run and put all the necessary KONA LH drivers, KONA LH Control Panel, presets and software on the desired hard drive. When it has completed installation, a final screen will be displayed announcing that “software was successfully installed.
36 Final Installation Screen Genlock and Your System For video stability and proper system operation, it’s always best to genlock all equipment to house sync. Although genlock is not absolutely required for KONA LH or your system, better quality and repeatable operation will be experienced by doing so. Usually, this means using a black burst generator output looped through the system. On the KONA LH cables and optional KL-box breakout box, house sync is connected to “Ref Loop”.
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Chapter 4: Final Cut Pro and Other Software Final Cut Pro Final Cut Pro (not included with KONA LH) ships with information already configured for most common system configurations. After you install the KONA LH software on your Power Mac, all you need to do to begin using it is to become familiar with the KONA LH Control Panel and how Final Cut Pro works with KONA LH. With Final Cut Pro you’ll choose the proper setups from the canned ones provided by AJA.
40 Control Panel Basics Although the KONA LH card auto-configures depending on the inputs present, and the Control Panel intuitively shows at a glance much about what the card is doing, there is even more information presented that may not be obvious. To ensure you make the most of the software, run the KONA LH 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 LH system configuration.
KONA LH/LHe Installation and Operation Manual — Using The KONA LH Framebuffer—The framebuffer is the “engine” in the KONA LH card where active video operations take place using Final Cut Pro, other 3rd-party applications, or even KONA LH itself. The framebuffer has a format (called the “Primary Format” and color space that it follows, as defined in the Tabbed Windows or via external application software (such as the “Easy Setups” in Final Cut).
42 Color Meanings—All items in the KONA LH Control Panel block diagram are color-coded to show what is happening in realtime. This applies to both icons and text.
KONA LH/LHe Installation and Operation Manual — Using The KONA LH 43 Input Screen Click a Tab to Select a Screen. Click Arrows to View Left or Right Tabs 1 Click to Select an Input KONA LH Control Panel, Inputs Tab On the Inputs screen you can view the currently selected video and audio input sources and map audio sources to the channels supported by Final Cut Pro (more on this later). Two information panes in the screen are provided: Video Input and Audio Input.
44 When a KONA LH has a KL-Box attached, there are two ways to connect AES/ EBU inputs: XLR or BNC connectors. The Audio Input pulldown allows you to select which of the two connector groups will be used. Proc Amp Screen The Proc Amp screen settings affect the analog proc amplifier built into the KONA LH. Each of the four sliders controls a video parameter, with the middle being close to unity.
KONA LH/LHe Installation and Operation Manual — Using The KONA LH Formats Screen The Formats screen shows the video format currently in use by the KONA LH framebuffer (called the Primary Format) and allows you to change it. All throughout the Control Panel, choices are always presented based on what KONA LH can do with the signals available and the inputs/outputs selected.
46 KONA LH Control Panel, Formats Tab Showing Conversion Pulldown Menu Format Screen Settings Video Format—This pull-down menu shows the currently selected format. This pull-down appears in both the Primary Format area of the Formats screen as well as the Secondary Format area (if present). If you select an alternate value in the Primary Format using the pull-down, it will change the format used by KONA LH’s framebuffer.
KONA LH/LHe Installation and Operation Manual — Using The KONA LH the aspect ratio preserved Crop: image is cropped horizontally to fit new screen size Digital Out Screen The Digital Out screen shows the current settings for both the SDI outputs. If an input/output has no video, it will be indicated on the block diagram (“No Video”). 1 KONA LH Control Panel, Digital Out Tab Digital Out Screen Settings Separate information panes will be listed (as applicable) for SDI Outputs 1 and 2.
48 Control-clicking on an output icon brings up a contextual menu allowing you see the current format and make changes if desired. KONA LH Control Panel, Digital Out Tab 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.
KONA LH/LHe Installation and Operation Manual — Using The KONA LH Analog Out Screen KONA LH provides a high-quality analog component or composite output, generally used for monitoring. This screen shows the current settings for that analog output, and allows you to re-configure it when desired. 1 KONA LH Control Panel, Analog Out Tab Analog Out Screen Settings Analog Format—choices in the Analog Format pulldown menu vary depending upon the Analog Output video standard.
50 Control Screen The KONA LH can be controlled by various software applications running on a host PowerMac as well as act as a Macintosh Desktop extension. The Control Screen is where you select how the KONA LH 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.
KONA LH/LHe Installation and Operation Manual — Using The KONA LH 1 KONA LH Control Panel, Control Tab, Default Kona Output Pulldown Menu Choices available and their meaning are: Macintosh Desktop: when selected, this selection causes the KONA LH program video output (digital and analog) to be an extension of the Macintosh desktop. MacOS windows and applications can appear (when applicable) on the KONA outputs.
52 Tip: Pressing and holding the Apple COMMAND key while clicking in the KONA Control panel—while in any software application (Final Cut, etc.)— causes control of the KONA card to stay with that application, rather than shifting to the Control Panel. This works regardless of the setting of “Default Kona Output.” Test Pattern—This selection directs KONA LHe/LH to output a choice of preset patterns—when no other QuickTime application is using the KONA board.
KONA LH/LHe Installation and Operation Manual — Using The KONA LH DS Keyer The KONA LH has a hardware-based downstream keyer that is ideal for putting logos, “bugs” or other video material 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 is from the KONA’s internal Frame Buffer (from storage, video In, Kona TV, etc.).
54 Matte Color: only available when the pulldown “Frame Buffer over Matte” is 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 screen), numeric sliders, swatches, “crayons”, and spectrums. The matte chosen will be used as a video background under the keyed video.
KONA LH/LHe Installation and Operation Manual — Using The KONA LH Setup Screen KONA LH provides a high-quality analog component or composite output, generally used for monitoring. This screen shows the current settings for that analog output, and allows you to re-configure it when desired. 1 KONA LH Control Panel, Setup Tab Setup Screen Settings Analog Black Level—choices in the black Level pulldown menu are only available for the two Composite analog formats.
56 Codec Screen This screen offers a variety of controls that determine how the card behaves under Final Cut Pro. KONA LH Control Panel, Codec Tab Codec Screen Settings Pause On—these two choices determine what happens when Final Cut Pro is paused in stop mode: 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 would be a distraction).
KONA LH/LHe Installation and Operation Manual — Using The KONA LH 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: Rec 601 Rec 709 Auto Gamma—choose from the following: Linear (1.8) Rec 601 (2.20) Rec 709 (2.22) Auto 1 Enable Custom LUTs—this checkbox enables a custom color lookup table (LUT) for use in Final Cut Pro.
58 Timecode Screen The timecode is used for both monitoring the RP-188 timecode embedded in the digital data stream and for selecting a timecode offset (if required) for the attached VTR (connected to KONA LH’s RS-422 port)—and sent during assemble-edit mode. KONA LH Control Panel, Timecode Tab Timecode Screen Settings RP-188 Timecode —in RP-188 timecode there can be multiple timecode values in the data stream. Use this pull-down to select the one you wish to monitor.
KONA LH/LHe Installation and Operation Manual — Using The KONA LH Output Timecode Offset (entry field and FPS pull-down)—this text entry field allows you to specify a timecode offset for use with Final Cut Pro (or any other application that has timecode offsets that are user-controlled). In FCP, go to “Timeline Options” and locate the “Starting Timecode” value. Use that same value here as the “Output Timecode Offset” to ensure the timecode is synchronized.
60 Saving Your Control Panel Presets After configuring the KONA LH Control Panel via the Tabbed screens, you can then save all your settings as a snapshot for later recall—called a preset. In this way, you can organize the presets for all your typical tasks, saving time by not having to manually reconfigure each time. To save a preset, simply go to “File -> Save Preset...”. Be sure to give the preset a meaningful name. Thereafter the preset will be available under the Control Panel “Presets” menu.
KONA LH/LHe Installation and Operation Manual — Using The KONA LH QuickTime Application—1st Priority If a running QuickTime application uses KONA LH for capture or output, it controls the Primary format via its own menus and settings. For example, when Final Cut Pro is active (it’s the topmost application) and has KONA LH as its “A/V Device”, then the KONA LH'S Primary format is determined by Final Cut's “Video Playback” submenu (under the “View” menu) or its “Audio/Video Settings...
62 Mac Desktop Video—2nd Priority If you choose “Macintosh Desktop” as your KONA Default Video Output (Control Tab), then the Mac Finder uses the KONA LH board as a second (or third, or fourth...) graphics “desktop” output—as long as there isn't a QuickTime application running. When the Finder is in control, the Primary Format is dictated by the System Preferences “Displays” panel or by you selecting “Show Displays in the menu bar”, from the Displays menu near the right side of the main menu bar).
KONA LH/LHe Installation and Operation Manual — Easy Setups for Typical Control Recommendations To avoid surprises, run the KONA LH Control Panel, keep it visible on the desktop— and stay consistent in your settings within all QuickTime applications when working on a project. For example, if you’re working in a particular format (e.g. 525i29.97), it would make sense to set Final Cut Pro for 525i29.97, the Mac Desktop size to 720x486, and the KONA Control Panel for 525i29.97.
64 Click on the Easy Setups menu item and Final Cut Pro will present the Easy Setup dialog window: Easy Setup dialog At the top of the Easy Setup dialog is the currently selected Easy Setup. It can be changed by clicking on the pulldown arrow at the right. Doing so results in a long list of the factory Easy Setups stored on the system. If you wish to see all of the Easy Setups, factory and user-defined, then ensure the “Show All” checkbox is marked at the right side of the dialog.
KONA LH/LHe Installation and Operation Manual — Easy Setups for Typical To choose a new Easy Setup from the list, click on the pulldown menu and select a desired choice. The choice won’t take effect until you click the Setup button, but you will be able to see the description for the choice just by selecting it (without clicking the Setup button).
66 Easy Setup (as listed in FCP Pulldown) Description/Usage AJA KONA LH- PAL 23.98 8 bit uncompressed Use this preset when working with 625 at a 23.98 framerate. Material will be processed as Uncompressed 8-bit. Use this preset when working with 625 at a 23.98 framerate. Material will be processed as Uncompressed 10-bit. AJA KONA LH- PAL 23.
KONA LH/LHe Installation and Operation Manual — Easy Setups for Typical 1 Audio/Video Settings, Summary Window To Create A New Easy Setup If you have a group of presets that you’d like to use continually, then you can create a new Easy Setup by modifying the settings of the Easy Setup currently selected (pick one most like the one you want to create) and then saving it under a new name: 1. Change the currently selected Easy Setup by making changes at the Summary tabbed window via the pulldown menus. 2.
68 At any point in the above procedure you can go to the other tabbed windows and make additional changes. For example, in the Sequence Presets, Capture Presets, and Device Control Presets windows you can select a preset and click on an Edit button to change specific aspects of the preset. As an example, under Device Control Preset you might wish to change the Time Source on your VTR from LTC to VITC, or change the pre-roll and post-roll values.
KONA LH/LHe Installation and Operation Manual — Easy Setups for Typical The Sequence Presets Window 1 Audio/Video Settings, Sequence Presets Window This window allows you to select an editing timebase for the current sequence. Once you add a clip to the sequence this cannot be changed. For example, once you’ve selected uncompressed 10-bit NTSC 48 kHz, you then have to stay in that timebase and can’t switch to another.
70 Audio/Video Settings, Sequence Presets Editor Window The Capture Presets Window Audio/Video Settings, Capture Presets Window
KONA LH/LHe Installation and Operation Manual — Easy Setups for Typical This window lets you choose a preset format for incoming source video and audio media you’ll be capturing. Select the maximum quality format you’ll be using for most of the material so there will be no need to re-render later. The information on the right window pane describes the preset and all it’s parameters.
72 setting should be one of the 10-bit choices available. The Quality slider should be set to 100 percent when capturing uncompressed; for other formats use an appropriate quality level. Set the FPS (Frames Per Second) setting to the correct frame rate. The Advanced settings button opens a new screen providing choices of codec-specific options. For uncompressed codecs these probably are not unneeded; for other codecs choose the options desired.
KONA LH/LHe Installation and Operation Manual — Easy Setups for Typical machine control settings and parameters for the VTR attached. For KONA LH presets this means the VTR attached at the RS422 port on KONA LH. For nonKONA LH presets, this means camcorder/VTRs attached directly at the FireWire port or via some other interface. If you select a preset you can edit it (click the Edit button) or copy and rename it as another (click Duplicate).
74 The A/V Devices Window Audio/Video Settings, A/V Devices Window The A/V Devices window selects the current playback device for both audio and video. Typically, you’ll select KONA LH for both playback devices. The format chosen determines the Primary format for the KONA LH board during playback.
KONA LH/LHe Installation and Operation Manual — Checking the System with Checking the System with a Simple Test Project of Bars and Tone To test that you’ve installed the KONA LH drivers and have audio and video monitoring correctly configured, try creating a simple Final Cut Pro project with bars and tone. 1. Select an Easy Setup as previously discussed (go to the Final Cut Pro menu and select Easy Setup; then select a desired preset). 2. Select New Project from the File menu. 1 Create a New Project 3.
76 Click Filmstrip Button in Viewer Window ...Then select “Bars and Tone” Finally, click in the viewer window and drag the “bars” to the Sequence window.
KONA LH/LHe Installation and Operation Manual — Checking the System with 1 Bars and Tone In Sequence Window Click “Play” to Test the System Sequence Window Showing Bars and Tone Clip Dragged from Viewer If everything works properly, go ahead and try capturing audio and video media from your VTR.
78 Using 8-bit Versus 10-bit Video 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 8bit, 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.
Chapter 5: Troubleshooting If You Run Into Problems One useful way to find the source of problems is to isolate your system to the smallest size where the problem still occurs and then note all the symptoms. This serves to eliminate 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, check the items listed.
82 Table 5-1. Problem Solving by Matching Symptoms to Remedies Symptom Check Media is not being captured from desired external device. Check the settings in the Input tab of the KONA LH Control Panel application. Also check equipment cables. Dropped frames during playback Look for scroll bars in the viewer or canvas as a warning sign that the zoom setting exceeds the fit-twindow. Changes made to Final Cut’s configuration aren’t remembered or you need to force a change to them.
KONA LH/LHe Installation and Operation Manual — Support Support When calling for support, first check over your system configuration and ensure everything is connected properly and that current Final Cut presets and Easy Setups match what you are trying to do. Even if you cannot find the cause of the problem, having this information at hand will help when you call Apple or AJA Customer Support for help.
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Appendix A: Specifications Formats 525i 29.97 625i 25 720p 59.94 720p 60 1080i 25 1080i 29.97 1080i 50 1080psf 23.98 1080psf 24 Video Input Digital: 8 or 10 bit HD-SDI/SDI, SMPTE-259/292/296, Dual-rate Analog: Composite/S-Video (Y/C): NTSC, NTSCJ, PAL 12 bit A/D, 2x oversampling 3 line adaptive comb filter decoding +/- .25 db to 5.0 MHz Y Frequency Response +/- .25 db to 1 MHz C Frequency Response .5% 2T pulse response < 1.5% Diff Phase < 1.
A-2 Analog SD and HD Output, 12-bits, BNC: HD: YPbPr, RGB SD: YPbPr, RGB (component mode) Composite/YC (composite mode) Audio Input Digital: 2-channel 24 bit AES/EBU, 48KHz sample rate Synchronous or Non-synchronous (Internal sample rate conversion) 24 bit SMPTE-259 SDI embedded audio, 8-ch, 48kHz synchronous Analog: 2-channel balanced input +24dbu Full Scale Digital 24 bit A/D, 48 KHz sample rate +/- 0.
KONA LH/LHe Installation and Operation Manual — Machine Control Machine Control RS-422, Sony 9-pin protocol Connector provided on KONA LH breakout cable and on optional KLBox. 9-pin D-connector pinout is as follows: 1............. GND 2............. RX3............. TX+ 4............. GND 5............. No Connection 6............. GND 7............. RX+ 8............. TX9............. GND Shell.......
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KONA LH/LHe Installation and Operation Manual — Index Index Symbols .
I-2 D data protection 8 DB9 12, 30 Default Kona Output 50 Device Control Preset 68 Digital Out Screen 47 Digital Out Screen Settings 47 Digital System 30 Disk Storage Solutions 6 Disk Utility 8 Down (Conversion) 46 down-convert, Control Panel 41 drivers 31 Drop Frame 75 Dual Link 48 DV (DV25) 19 DV50 19 DVCPRO HD 18 DVCProHD 19, 20, 21 E Easy Setup (as listed in FCP Pulldown) 67 Easy Setups 64, 65 Easy Setups Menu 65 EBU N10 13 editing timebase 70 embedded audio 2 F Factory Easy Setups 66 Features 6 featur
KONA LH/LHe Installation and Operation Manual — Index KONA 2 Software 31 KONA 2 will synchronize program video 52 L Limitations 6 Lock Input Audio Gain To Unity 55 Log On Authenticate Prompt 32 LTC 75 LUT 57 M Machine Control 12 machine control parameters 75 Machine Control, pinout 3 Macintosh Desktop 51 Macintosh Desktop extension 50 Manual 13 minimum hardware and software requirements 5 minimums 6 Mirroring 7 Mixing and Matching Formats 21 Monitor Audio 55, 56 Monitor Out 12 O Operating System 5 OS X ins
I-4 Sequence Preset 68 Sequence window 77 set up 23 Settings 65 shipping 24 Shipping Box Contents 4 Slot Detail 28 SMPTE protocol 12 SMPTE RP 188 59 snapshot, Control Panel settings 60 Software 3 Software CD 31 software files that have been installed 59 Software For Striping 8 Software License Agreement Screen 33 Software on a PowerMac G4 or Xserve Server 31 software requirements 5 software updates 82 software, 3rd-party 39 Sony 12 Standard Cables 10 Storage 5 Storage capacity 8 Storage Methods 6 Storage R
KONA LH/LHe Installation and Operation Manual — Index Xserve RAID 6, 8 Y Y/R-Y/B-Y 13 Yellow 42 YPbPr 13 YUV 13 1 I-5
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