Instruction manual

Using KONA 3G with Professional Video /Audio Software

After you install the KONA 3G software and any AJA plug-ins to support your choice of 3rd-

party software, you’re then ready to begin capturing and playing back video and audio.

Go here to look for AJA plug-ins and documentation for your favorite 3rd-party software

applications:

http://www.aja.com/en/support/downloads/

To get the most out of your KONA 3G, please read this manual.

Once you’ve installed all the AJA software as detailed in Chapter 2, you’ll find the AJA Control

Panel installed on your Mac.

AJA Control Panel Overview

The AJA KONA 3G Control Panel is a software application that provides a simple visual

window showing how the KONA 3G interface is currently configured, and that allows you to

make changes. Settings—both those you changed and those you didn’t—can be saved as a

snapshot for recall at anytime. This lets you save settings associated with all your frequent

tasks; then as you switch tasks you don’t have to spend extra time resetting interface

configurations—just load the previously saved settings for each task.

One thing you’ll notice instantly about the Control Panel is that it represents a visual block

diagram of how the unit is configured. The current status, input and output settings, and

many other details can be viewed as a color-coded block diagram in the Control Panel.

To ensure you make the most of the software, launch the AJA/KONA 3G Control Panel

application and look at its display. Then refer to the “Basics” described here to fully

understand what you’re seeing and learn how to view and change the KONA 3G system

configuration.

Control Panel Basics Block Diagram Screen—The top area of the

Control Panel shows a visual picture representing

the processing (if any) that’s currently occurring,

including inputs/outputs, reference source, and

system status. Lines between inputs, the

framebuffer, and outputs, show a video path.

Where there are no lines, it shows there is no

connection; this can be because an input or output

isn’t selected. The lines will also show whether the

outputs are video or video + key.

Icon objects on the block diagram screen (input/output icons, frame buffer,

etc.—also called “widgets”—indicate their status by color (explained later)

and can be clicked for context-sensitive information and choices. (These same

choices can also be made from the Control Panel screens.)

Note: You can use the Up/Down arrows on your keyboard to navigate Tab

selections

Control-Clicking

an Icon Produces

a Context-sensitive

Chapter 3: Operation