Spec Sheet

AJA Video Systems Inc.
Grass Valley, California
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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. AJA offers the Io and KONA desktop video products, Ki Pro family of recorders, miniature stand-alone converters, and a complete line of rack mount interface and
conversion cards and frames. With a headquarters and design center located in Grass Valley, California, AJA Video offers its products through an extensive sales channel of dealers and systems
integrators around the world. For further information, please see our website at
www.aja.com
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 or 4:4:4 (3G)
Dual-link HD 4:4:4
HDMI 1.3a
1D LUT Support (Mac and PC)
Video Formats
525i 29.97
625i 25
720P 23.98
720p 25
720P 50
720P 59.94
720P 60
1080i 25
1080i 29.97
1080i 30
1080PsF 23.98
1080PsF 24
1080PsF 25
1080PsF 29.97
1080PsF 30
1080p 23.98
1080P 24
1080P 25
1080P 29.97
1080P 30
1080P 50
1080P 59.94
1080P 60
Video Output
Digital:
3G SD and HD-SDI, SMPTE-259/292/296/424
Dual-link HD 4:4:4
HDMI v1.4, 30/36 bits/pixel, RGB or YUV, 2.25Gbps
Analog:
SD and HD Output, 12-bits, BNC
HD: YPbPr, RGB
SD: YPbPr, RGB (component mode) or Composite + Y/C (composite
mode with simultaneous Y/C)
Audio
24-bit SDI embedded audio, 8 channel, 48kHz
8 channel 24-bit balanced analog audio output
(via DB-25 breakout cable )
Up-Conversion
Hardware 10-bit
Anamorphic: full-screen
Pillar box 4:3: results in a 4:3 image in center of screen with black
sidebars
Zoom 14:9: results in a 4:3 image zoomed slightly to fill a 14:9 image with
black side bars
Zoom Letterbox: results in image zoomed to fill full screen
Zoom Wide: results in a combination of zoom and horizontal stretch to fill
a 16:9 screen; this setting can introduce a small aspect ratio change
Down-Conversion
Hardware 10-bit
Anamorphic: full-screen
Letterbox: image is reduced with black top and bottom added to image
area with the aspect ratio preserved
Crop: image is cropped to fit new screen size
Cross-Conversion
Hardware 10-bit
1080i to 720P
720P to 1080i
720P to 1080PsF
SD to SD Aspect Ratio Conversion
Letterbox: This transforms SD anamorphic material to a letterboxed
image.
H Crop: Will produce a horizontally stretched effect on the image;
transforms anamorphic SD to full frame
SD Pillarbox: Will produce an image in the center of the screen with black
borders on the left and right sides and an anamorphized image in the
center
V Crop: Will transform SD letterbox material to an anamorphic image.
Reference Input or LTC Input
1 BNC assignable to Reference Video or LTC Input
Reference: Analog Color Black (1V) or Composite Sync (2 or 4V)
LTC
Output, 1 BNC
Machine Control
RS-422, Sony 9-pin protocol