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Introduction Solid performance and powerful features. Unparalleled reliability. Built for video professionals by video professionals. KONA Connects. KONA capture, display and mastering solutions for SD, HD, 3G, Dual Link HD, 2K and 4K on a Mac or PC, provide the engine for your post-production process. The working professional—whether non-linear editor, compositor, motion graphics or 3D artist—needs to connect their software with a range of hardware.
The KONA Family KONA capture cards are available in three distinct models to meet your workflow needs. From the cost conscious KONA LHe Plus, affordable and flexible KONA LHi, to the top of the line KONA 3G with extended connectivity, AJA’s reputation for Quality, Reliability and Support is evident in each.
KONA KONA for Mac Software AJA KONA for Mac drivers are optimized for use on OS X, with applications and advanced AJA hardware capabilities controlled easily at-a-glance in the application you’re using. KONA for Mac software integrates within the native environment where used—whether Apple Final Cut Pro, Adobe Creative Suite, Autodesk Smoke for Mac, or a wide array of other Mac applications.
KONA for PC Software KONA for PC software allows Windows to access the hardware power of your KONA within major editing and graphics applications. Other software vendors have also provided integrated support for KONA in their own PC applications through direct collaboration with AJA. Choose the right KONA card to playback HD/SD or SD-only video and audio data from disk— even 2K—in any format you choose, including DPX, Cineon, TGA, TIFF, BMP, AVI and QuickTime.
KONA It’s in the software It’s the Compatibility AJA uniquely offers not only the driver software support, optimized platform compatibility and plug-ins you expect for leading editing and graphics applications like Apple Final Cut Pro on the Mac or Adobe Creative Suite on a Mac or PC, but also a range of additional standalone software applications that extend your power and capability. Visual artists have a range of software applications and platforms they prefer and need to work with.
3D Stereoscopic flexibility Power. Performance. Price. Multi-format Digital I/O KONA 3G offers you the most affordable and simplest path through 3D Stereoscopic workflows. Through SDI, you can output Discrete Left and Right Eye feeds with a simple Stereo button choice in the AJA Control Panel. In addition, all the muxed feeds for SDI stereo monitoring are accessible through tight integration with CineForm’s stereo codecs in Apple FCP and Adobe Premiere Pro timelines for Side by Side and Top Bottom.
KONA 3G breakout cable (supplied) Audio SDI Out1/Link A BNC SDI Out2/Link B BNC SDI 4-mini BNCs to 4 standard BNC Cable Tie the KONA 3G to a digital audio mixer or DAW output with 8-channel 24-bit 48kHz or 96kHz AES audio via BNC connections on the supplied breakout cable— or get the optional K3G-Box to output an even larger 16-channels of AES audio. SDI In1/Link A BNC KONA 3G’s high-quality input sample-rate conversion on AES inputs eliminates the need for audio source synchronization.
KONALH i The Most Flexible Card for Analog and Digital Standard and High Definition Workflows KONA LHi breakout cable (supplied) KONA LHi offers a full host of no-compromise features: 10-bit or 8-bit uncompressed video, 2-channel AES digital audio and 8-channel SDI embedded digital audio, analog composite or s-video or SD/HD component video I/O, 2-channel balanced analog audio I/O, and broadcast-quality hardware-based up/down/crossconversion for flexible SD and HD post production.
KONA Analog and Digital capture card for SD and HD with a Downconverter KONA LHe Plus offers a full host of professional no-compromise features: 10-bit or 8-bit uncompressed video, 2-channel AES digital audio and 8-channel SDI embedded digital audio, analog composite or s-video or SD/HD component video I/O, 2-channel balanced analog audio I/O, and broadcast quality hardware down-conversion from HD to SD.
Specifications KONA 3G Specifications Video Inputs Dual-rate (SD or HD) 3G SD and HD-SDI, SMPTE-259/292/296/424, 10-bits Single Link 4:2:2 Dual-link HD 4:4:4 2K HSDL (High Speed Data Link) 4:4:4 1D LUT Support (Mac and PC) Video Formats 480i 29.97 525i 23.98 (intermediate format only) 525i 29.97 625i 25 720P 23.98 (intermediate format only)* 720p 24 * 720p 25 * 720p 29.97* 4K Playout 720p 30 * Video Formats 720P 50 3840x2160P 24 720P 59.94 3840x2160P 23.
Incredible 3 Year Warranty AJA Video warrants that KONA products will be free from defects in materials and workmanship for a period of three years from the date of purchase. About AJA Video Systems, Inc. Since 1993, AJA Video has been a leading manufacturer of video interface and conversion solutions, bringing high-quality, cost-effective digital video products to the professional broadcast and post-production markets.
