Instruction manual

Chapter 4:

Final Cut Pro and Other Software

Final Cut Pro

After you install the KONA 3 software on your Mac, all you need to do to begin

using it is to become familiar with the KONA 3 Control Panel and how Final Cut

Pro works with KONA 3.

With Final Cut Pro you'll choose the proper setups from those provided by AJA to

utilize the card for input and output. These provided setups are called “Easy Setups”

in Final Cut Pro and are available to use under Audio/Video Settings in the “Final

Cut Pro” menu (next to the apple menu). For unique workﬂows or situations, the

AJA provided Easy Setups may be copied and modiﬁed.

You'll also need to gain familiarity with the KONA 3 Control Panel, which will be

used for source input selection, conﬁguring many KONA 3 features, and for

creating your own preset conﬁgurations for different applications.

The manual you are reading does not provide operational information about Final

Cut Pro. Please read the Final Cut Pro user documentation provided with it for

information on conﬁguration and operation. The chapter you are reading addresses

conﬁguration and setup unique to the use of KONA 3 with Final Cut Pro and other

applications.

Using The KONA 3 Control Panel

The KONA 3 control panel is a software application that provides a simple visual

way to see how the KONA 3 card is currently conﬁgured and then make changes as

desired. Settings-both what you changed and didn't-can be saved as a preset 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 constantly resetting card

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 card is set. The current status of the up-

converters/downconverters, the input and output settings, and many

other details can be viewed as a color-coded block diagram in the

control panel. You can even access the Kona Control Panel application

without exiting the application by ﬁrst holding down the command key

(Apple key) before mouse clicking on the Kona Control Panel

application on the desktop.