Instruction manual

Features

The KONA 3G card offers many unique features for optimum quality, ease of use, and

support for a wide variety of post production workflows. 3G features include:

• SD-SDI, HD-SDI, Dual Link HD-SDI, HSDL, and 3G HD-SDI inputs

• HDMI 1.4a output for stereoscopic monitoring to consumer 3D displays

• 2K support that includes 2048x1556 and 2048x1080 formats

• 4K capture and playout (see “Video Formats” on page 79)

• x4 Lane PCI-Express Bus Interface

• DVCProHD hardware scaling acceleration

• HDV hardware scaling acceleration

• Dynamic RT Extreme hardware acceleration

• Broadcast quality hardware based 10-bit upconversion

• Broadcast quality hardware based 10-bit downconversion

• Broadcast quality hardware based 10-bit crossconversion (1080 to 720 and 720 to

1080)

• Broadcast quality hardware based 10-bit SD aspect ratio conversion (anamorphic to

letterbox, etc.)

• 12-bit HD component analog video and SD analog component or composite and s-

video output

• 10-bit HD/SD Video+Key Output

• HD/SD Hardware Downstream Keyer

• LTC (longitudinal timecode) input/output

8-channel 24-bit, 48kHz digital AES/EBU audio

• 16 channels of SDI embedded digital audio

• RS-422 control via 9 pin

• Genlock input with optional looping capability via the K3G- Box (terminated on the

supplied breakout cable)

• Standard 2 meter length connection cables including HDMI mini to HDMI output

cable.

3D Stereoscopic Workflow

KONA 3G offers you the 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. Additionally, muxed stereo output is possible using a single

SDI output. AJA hardware and software works in close collaboration with CineForm's

Neo3D software tools and CineForm codec to allow stereoscopic editorial and viewing

when working with compliant professional video editing applications.

Through it's HDMI 1.4a output, KONA 3G makes it possible to connect to affordable 3D-

capable monitors for stereoscopic monitoring.

Broadcast-Quality Conversion

KONA 3G features hardware-based full 10-bit broadcast quality motion adaptive SD to HD

up-conversion, HD to SD down-conversion and HD to HD cross-conversion. The quality of

the conversion features found in the KONA 3G is virtually identical to AJA's award winning

stand-alone converter products used throughout the post production market. The KONA