Instruction manual

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KONA 3 Installation and Operation Manual — What’s In The Box?
Software
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KONA 3 Control Panel for audio/video source selection, conversion and control
of KONA 3 within the overall MacOS environment (Macintosh Desktop, Input
Pass-through, etc.)
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AJA QuickTime™ Drivers for tightly integrated hardware/software operation
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Support for Apple Final Cut Pro™ (application software not included)
• Support for After Effects, Combustion, Motion, and other application
application software not included.
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AJA Utilities: KONA TV, VTR Xchange, KONA System Test, AJA Data Rate
Calculator, KONA QTtoDPXtranslator, and KONA DPXtoQTtranslator (these
utilities are also available for free download at www.aja.com/html/
support_kona3_swd.html as well as being part of the KONA 3 installer.)
AJA’s KONA 3 software and hardware were developed for use with Final Cut Pro for
powerful integrated video/audio capture, editing, and video production. With a
MacPro or Apple G5, FCP, and KONA 3, you have the ultimate system for standard
definition—and high definition—video production and DI work. Software is
supplied on CD, including the KONA 3 Control Panel, drivers for the card itself, and
all files necessary for Final Cut Pro and other application support.
KONA 3 Supports Final Cut Multi-cam Feature
Final Cut Pro 5 and later provides multi-cam playout-and KONA 3 supports it. With
KONA hardware and a sufficient storage solution, you can handle up to 16 sources in
real time. Each stream of video is captured individually and then ganged together in
Final Cut Pro for a multi-cam editing workflow. The KONA 3 hardware plays the
multi-cam clips out to professional broadcast monitors or decks, via SDI, HD-SDI or
via analog video. Up to 16 sources can be viewed in real time via the KONA (4-up, 6-
up, 9-up, 16-up, etc.) -or each individual source can be viewed as it is selected via
Final Cut Pro.
What’s In The Box?
When you unpack your AJA KONA 3, you’ll find the following components:
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AJA KONA 3 Software and Documentation CD-ROM—this CD contains the
software installer to place KONA 3 drivers and the Control Panel on an Apple
Mac. Due to the pace of innovation, it is best to install the latest driver version
from the AJA website: www.aja.com/html/support_kona3_swd.html
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Install the software as discussed in this manual in Chapter 3: Installation and
Configuration. The CD also contains a wide variety of useful information,
including this manual you’re reading (PDF format).
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KONA 3 4-Lane PCI-Express card (or KONA 3X if you ordered the PCI-X
version).