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KONA LHe Plus Installation & Operation Guide — Using The AJA Control Panel
Formats Screen The Formats screen shows the video format currently in use by the KONA LHe Plus framebuffer
(called the Primary Format) and allows you to change it. All throughout the Control Panel,
choices are always presented based on what KONA LHe Plus can do with the signals available
and the inputs/outputs selected. For example, on the Formats 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 down conversion is
employed.
AJA Control Panel, Formats Screen
For a complete list of Video Formats supported by KONA LHe Plus, see “Video Formats” on
page 59.
Format Screen Settings
Primary (Framebuffer) 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 the KONA LHe Plus framebuffer.
When a change is made via the Video Format pull-down or by clicking an icon (widget) and
selecting a new format via a contextual menu, the block diagram will change to reflect the
new format.
VANC—enables or disables VANC data capture and playback.
Secondary (Converted) 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 formats in
black (incompatible formats are shown in gray and cannot be selected). This allows you to
see what you've chosen, and also see those formats that are compatible with the selected
Primary format.
Note: 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 discern at a glance
if you are working with progressively segm
ented frame formats (sf in the AJA Control Panel)
as compared to progressive frame formats which will show only “p.”