User Manual

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Chapter 1: Introduction
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Overview
The AJA KONA LHe Plus supports both HD/SD analog and digital I/O for video and audio,
providing maximum capability for both Mac OSX and Windows 7 workstations. KONA LHe
Plus simplifies integrating analog and digital signals into a single workflow and multiple
output options to ensure you can deliver whatever formats are required.
KONA LHe Plus offers:
• 10-bit or 8-bit uncompressed video I/O
• Two-channel AES digital audio and eight-channel SDI embedded digital
audio I/O
• Analog composite, S-video or SD/HD component video I/O
• Two-channel balanced analog audio I/O
• 10-bit quality hardware down-conversion from HD to SD.
KONA LHe Plus provides improved performance with third-party applications, such as
Adobe CS6 and Avid Media Composer v6. AJA’s renowned OS X and Windows software and
application integration is included. KONA LHe Plus is also fully extensible via an optional 1RU
breakout box.
KONA LHe Plus supports DV25 and DV50 using the DVCPRO codec, and JPEG. DVCProHD,
HDV, and Apple RT Extreme are all supported—and even accelerated by onboard hardware.