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KONA 3 Installation and Operation Manual — Workflow General Notes
KONA 3 Workflow for 2K Compared to Traditional 2K Workflow
Shoot 35mm Film
Use Flex Files to
create
Cinema Tools
Database;
Use Batch List
to Digitize
EDL generated for full
video resolution on-line
Cut Lists used to select
film for scanning
Time to Scan:
Days or weeks
Scanned film
results in DPX
or Cineon files
which can be given
to Visual Effects
or Color Grading
Use AJA DPXToQT
Translator application
to convert pre-existing
DPX or Cineon files
from scanners
in order to
generate
2K QuickTIme
Reference Movies
then use Kona 3
for HD and SD
video output.
Telecine
to Tape
OR
Time to Digitize: Hours or days
Footage is at offline
resolution; Media is not at
2K resolution Critical
monitoring for focus and
FX work is not optimal.
2K
SD
HD
2K
KONA 3 2K PATH
TYPICAL 2K PATH
Shoot 35mm Film
Telecine
to
Kona 3
via HSDL
Simultaneous
DPX and
Quicktime
Reference Movies
are created
during telecine
Time to digitize: 0 hours
Footage is at 2K
resolution; Critical
monitoring of focus and
FX work may be started.
Offline media for
editorial may be created
at lower resolution
FCP Media Manager
allows offline media
to be replaced with
2K media; FCP 2K
project may be sent
to Motion or Shake
for FX. Kona 3
allows 2K media
playback along
with1080P HD
and 525i 29.97 SD
simultaneous
video output
Time to Scan:
0 hours
*Files already in
2K format
if from Kona 3
telecine
Potential benefits of
workflow:
*Time, labor and tape
costs minimized
*2K media available
at the beginning
of the process for
screening or sharing
with FX
department, etc.
*HD, SD and
HSDL output
flexibility
vs.
vs.
vs.