Hi Alex. Yes, mastering to Ki Pro Mini seems viable. AJA ended up doing the tests in lieu of sending me a demo unit.The only limitation is related to Premieres seeming inability to output time code on the SDI signal from the Kona 3. TC could trigger the Ki Pro Mini, but you can manually start it as well.Luckily the KPM generates its own time code when creating the Prores (oreventual DNxHD) master for you And if matching TC on the master is important, someone told me of a utility that allows you to change the TC to suite you needs.
Tom Daigon
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