Instruction manual

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Saving Your Control
Panel Presets
After configuring the AJA Control Panel via the Tabbed screens, you can then save all your
settings as a snapshot for later recall—called a preset. In this way, you can organize the
presets for all your typical tasks, saving time by not having to manually reconfigure each time.
To save a preset, simply go to “File -> Save Preset...”. Be sure to give the preset a meaningful
name. Thereafter the preset will be available under the Control Panel “Presets” menu.
Who is Controlling
KONA?
There are times when you might have several Quicktime applications open at one time, and
each of these might want to output their video thru the KONA video output. KONA is very
flexible and most applications perform the necessary housekeeping so they work correctly
when they're active and when they're not. This means that the application that is “active” (in
front) will be granted control of the KONA video output. Generally, when you switch to a
different application, the previous application lets go of the video output and the new
application gets control.
AJAControl Panel Control Message
The AJA Control Panel in-use message will tell you the “active” application that has control of
KONA (see in-use message above) and what the format selections are. If you click on another
supported application that is running such as Adobe Premiere Pro or AJA TV, the AJA Control
Panel in-use message will report the change by displaying the new application in control. If no
in-use message is displayed, the AJA Control Panel is in control of KONA. If no QuickTime
applications are running, the board’s state is determined by the AJA Control Panel
application’s settings.
QuickTime Application Format Selection
If a running QuickTime application uses KONA for capture or output, it controls the Primary
format via its own menus and settings. For example, when Final Cut Pro 7 is active (it’s the
front-most application) and has KONA as its “A/V Device”, then the KONA's Primary format is
determined by Final Cut's “Video Playback” submenu (under the “View” menu) or its “Audio/
Video Settings...” dialog under A/V Devices. These format selections are reported in the AJA
Control Panel block diagram.
QuickTime applications can start and stop and change modes—even while they are running.
And the behavior of different QuickTime applications can vary: some applications take control
of the interface as soon as they are launched and don't give it up until they quit, while other
applications take control of the interface only when they are the “front-most” running
application and then relinquish control when they’re not. Final Cut Pro 7 is one of the latter
type QuickTime applications. Even these QuickTime applications may not reliquish control
until capture or output operations are completed.
Note: Final Cut Pro 7 does not release the board if it is in capture mode. The Control Panel "in-
use" message will still say Final Cut Pro 7 has control even if the front application changes.