| | | | HD to SD downconversion problem
by Bob Zelin on Oct 8, 2008 at 1:37:51 am
in the AJA Kona Forum
you write - I cannot use kona for realtime downconversion because there is no analog audio output from the card REPLY - this is incorrect information. Every AJA Kona 3 should be purchased with the AJA K3 box. This will ... | | | | |
| | | | HD uncompressed SDI output to HDV sony deck
by Jean Baillargeon on Sep 30, 2008 at 3:45:24 pm
in the AJA Kona Forum
Hi guys, I've just finished a cut and my client wants me to output to HDV tape. The finished piece is in HD 1920-1080, 29,97, 8 bit uncompressed. I have an AJA kona le card and breakout box. Now I ... | | | | |
| | | | Bad Pulldown?
by Angie Piccirillo on Oct 2, 2008 at 7:17:45 pm
in the AJA Kona Forum
Hello All, I have sort of complicated question... I've been finishing some content to HDCAM 59.94i in Final Cut Pro 6 with the AJA Kona 3. When I get QC reports back, they are always mentioning "motion lag". Recently, when ... | | | | |
| | | | Boot up issue
by Bob Zelin on Sep 28, 2008 at 11:04:50 pm
in the AJA Kona Forum
Library/Application Support/FCP System Support/Plug Ins – keep the AJA Kona RT Enabler, kill everything else Also – empty out Library/Quicktime – any plugins NEXT - delete Final Cut Pro 6.0 Preferences, Final Cut Pro Obj Cache, Final Cut Pro Prof ... | | | | |
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AJA Kona SD v2.1
CreativeCOW leader, Marco Solorio reviews the new AJA Kona SD v. 2.1. For those seeking the latest uncompressed capture card for your Final Cut Pro system, this may be the answer you're looking for. With version 2.1 in public release, this system has unique features that other capture cards can only dream of.
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Author: Marco Solorio |
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| | | | HD Sony deck device control issues PDV-2000
by Jean Baillargeon on Oct 2, 2008 at 4:20:13 pm
in the AJA Kona Forum
Hi guys I was trying to make an edit to tape last night. I use an AJA Kona LH card and 9 pin control cable. There are a few control protocols that come with AJA as you know. The one ... | | | | |
| | | | New System, New Card
by Bob Zelin on Oct 3, 2008 at 10:36:07 pm
in the AJA Kona Forum
machine with analog audio, with NO PROBLEMS, and you will have the best card on the market. I could have started the debate between the Blackmagic Decklink Extreme and the AJA Kona LHe, but because you are importing most of ... | | | | |
| | | | Kona / FCP Batch Capture wont stop! Stop my tape!
by steve coulter on Sep 16, 2008 at 3:51:25 pm
in the AJA Kona Forum
the Kona drivers but apparently this is the only set that works under Leopard. Here's a rundown of the setup: Mac Pro 2x2.66ghz, 5gb ram. Final Cut Studio 6.04 OSX 10.5.4 AJA Kona LHe, w/drivers v 6.0 Sony DVW-5000 Digital ... | | | | |
| | | | Kona3 doesn't display uncompressed HD
by philippe muller on Sep 23, 2008 at 8:22:29 pm
in the AJA Kona Forum
control panel identifies the data (YUV 8 bits) but whatever the settings are, the video is not correctly displayed through the Kona. The last settings are for the playback Aja Kona 1080i25 8 bits (1920x1080) for the sequence : 1920x1080 ... | | | | |
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Cal Digit S2VRHD
CreativeCOW's Bob Zelin tests a Cal Digit S2VRHD with a host card for a PCI-X computer, and a PCI-E computer. He used the incredible AJA Kona System Test, to evaluate the drive speeds. He was determined to 'break it.' Did he? No. He determined that...''If you want to do uncompressed HD, for a fraction of the price of an Apple Xserve RAID, or other hi end SCSI or Fibre Channel drive arrays, THIS IS YOUR BOX.'' Read the rest to find out why.
Review
Author: Bob Zelin |
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| | | | DVCPRO HD 720p50 playback
by Alex Emslie on Aug 22, 2008 at 2:56:56 pm
in the AJA Kona Forum
I'm having problems when trying to show a DVCPRO HD 720p50 sequence on my SD monitor. I'm using FCP 5.1.4 and a Kona 3. I've got the video playback on AJA Kona 720p50 in FCP, with the down conversion in ... | | | | |
| | | | FCP clip timecode to DVCpro
by steve hobbs on Aug 28, 2008 at 6:48:37 pm
in the AJA Kona Forum
I need to record clips from the FCP timeline to DVCpro and the timecode needs to be from the clips not the timeline. Is this possible? I'm using AJA Kona 3 to Panasonic DVCpro AJ-SD93. More detail: I have imported ... | | | | |
| | | | AJA KONA LH
by Antonio Atzei on Aug 2, 2008 at 8:13:29 am
in the AJA Kona Forum
Dear All Should I update the software? I have a AJA KONA LH version 4 Do I have to update? The main reason for purchasing this card was to view the output on a third monitor (bravia) BABALOTTI PRODUCTIONS SYDNEY ... | | | | |
| | | | Using 720p footage in an NTSC project
by Jonathan Capra on Aug 13, 2008 at 10:00:00 pm
in the AJA Kona Forum
PREFACE: We have a MacPro tower outfitting with an AJA Kona LHe, running Final Cut Pro 6. So far we have only been doing standard definition projects on it. We just started our first HD project with it and we ... | | | | |
| | | | output to digibeta framerate problem
by Bob Zelin on Aug 26, 2008 at 1:29:20 am
in the AJA Kona Forum
(29.97), that you are just having bizarre problems when outputting to a Digi Beta VTR. Because I CAN tell you that if you don't have a single black generator genlocking the AJA Kona and the Ref Video IN of your ... | | | | |
| | | | AJA LHe with FCP showing no communication via RS-422
by Kat Sicard on Sep 9, 2008 at 3:27:17 pm
in the AJA Kona Forum
Kona LHe, which is running software version 6.0. I'm trying to digitize from my DVCPro HD deck, the HD150. In FCP I'm using the easy set-up for Panasonic DVCPro HD, using Aja Kona LH-720 p 59.94 DVCPro HD. Device Control ... | | | | |
| | | | Trying to keep a G5 alive (with a Sonnet eSata8)
by Michael Garber on Sep 6, 2008 at 7:07:17 pm
in the AJA Kona Forum
when I use it with Tiger. When I turn on the drive, the computer locks up instantly. Here are the stats: G5 Dual 2.5 8GB RAM OS 10.5.4 Tempo-X eSATA8 firmware version 2.1.4 AJA Kona 2 card ATI Radeon 9600 ... | | | | |
| | | | how to ruin a Kona 3 installation
by Bob Zelin on Aug 21, 2008 at 10:32:13 pm
in the AJA Kona Forum
Drag them to the trash. step 5 - reboot, have same problem (death curtain, where finder fails to launch, and you are told to hold down power button on MAC). step 6 - remove AJA Kona 3 card. Boot up ... | | | | |
| | | | up-converting 29.97 SD to 29.97 1080i DVCPRO HD
by walter biscardi on Sep 6, 2008 at 1:45:30 am
in the AJA Kona Forum
FCP does not do this cleanly. You will either need to purchase a better filtering tool to do this, or better yet, purchase an AJA Kona 3 to do this in hardware. Or even better yet, take your project to ... | | | | |
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The long-awaited AJA Io HD!
Creative COW Community leader Gary Adcock has also worked closely with a number of industry manufacturers over the years, including AJA. Gary offers a guided tour through the features of the much-anticipated Io HD, and its promise of portable, hardware-supported ProRes editing in virtually every frame size and frame rate.
Review
Author: Gary Adcock |
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Apple Bows Out of NAB 2008
Following Avid's November 13, 2007 lead, Apple officially opted out of NAB 2008 on February 7, 2008. What are the ramifications of this laterst news on the future of NAB and what does it likely portend for the industry's largest gathering? In this editorial, the COW's Ron Lindeboom explores some of the trends and factors that are affecting decisionmakers and the growing move away from expensive trade shows.
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Author: Ron Lindeboom |
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AJA HD10AVA Converter
CreativeCOW's Bob Zelin discusses how to turn your HDV VTR into a professional product using the amazing AJA HD10AVA converter. It takes the analog component HD signal from your Sony or JVC HDV VTR, and converts it to an HD-SDI signal that can go right into the HD-SDI input of your capture card.
Review
Author: Bob Zelin |
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High Definition for the Road
Thanks to formats like DVCPro HD and HDV, High Definition can now be edited pretty much anywhere on just about any computer. Yeah, this is cool and you can really make your friends jealous just cutting away with your super slick laptop. But you know what's really slick? Editing Uncompressed High Definition anywhere. How about an Uncompressed editing workstation in a 25'' square box? No way? Way! Read on to find out about Wally's Traveling Box of Mystery and Intrigue...
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Author: Walter Biscardi |
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The G-Tech G-Raid
For years Medea Corporation has been the hallmark of reliability when it comes to storage for the media industry. If you wanted big, fast storage with mission critical reliability, Medea was the drive array for you. Now comes its little brother, G-Technology Corporation. In this article, Creativecow leader reviews the G-Tech G-Raid and concludes...''This is the most versatile unit I've ever used with its ability to work seamlessly with anything up to 10bit uncompressed and just remain solid no matter the situation or machine it's connected to. '''
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Author: Walter Biscardi |
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Recapturing HDV, Can it be done?
CreativeCOW.net contributing editor and leader, David Battistella, explores the question of recapturing HDV. He'd seen so many posts, so much talk about HDV format and the problems incurred, so David has taken the time to test a couple of workflows. Here's David's report.
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Author: David Battistella |
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Shane Ross Reports: IBC 2007
Creative Cow leader Shane Ross saved you a trip to Amsterdam -- further for some Cows than others, but pretty far for most. As always, you can count on Shane to tell you exactly what he thinks about what he saw: AJA, Sony XDCAM EX, Edit Share, and That Other Camera.
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