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KONA 3 Installation and Operation Manual — Using The KONA 3 Control
KONA 3 Control Priorities
The KONA Control Panel is one of three masters contending for control—and it’s the
lowest priority of the three. The other two masters are: any currently running
QuickTime application (e.g. Final Cut Pro, KONA TV, Apple Motion, After Effects,
etc.) using the board and the Mac “Desktop” display. The priority of these three
“masters” is:
1. QuickTime Application
2. Macintosh Desktop
3. KONA 3 Control Panel
By “Master”, we mean a process that can control and change what the KONA 3 is
doing and the Primary and Secondary formats that it uses (as set in the Control Panel
“Formats” tab screen).
QuickTime Application—1st Priority
If a running QuickTime application uses KONA 3 for capture or output, it controls
the Primary format via its own menus and settings. For example, when Final Cut Pro
is active (it’s the topmost application) and has KONA 3 as its “A/V Device”, then the
KONA 3's Primary format is determined by Final Cut's “Video Playback” submenu
(under the “View” menu) or in its “Audio/Video Settings...” dialog under A/V
Devices.
When a QuickTime application is in control of the KONA 3 board—versus one of
the other masters—it will be indicated by a label in both the KONA Control Panel's
Formats and Control tabs. The KONA 3 Control Panel’s Primary Format menu will
also indicate that it is not active while the QuickTime application is running—it will
be grayed-out.
Control of KONA 3
and
Primary Format
Selection
Masters
That Can
Control KONA 3
Who Has
Priority?
1st Priority
1st Priority
2nd Priority
3rd Priority
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Final Cut Pro
Other “QuickTime Application”
Mac OSX Desktop Video
KONA 3 Control Panel Application
When you click in an application window, the “Master” controlling KONA 3
changes, possibly changing the Format Selections in effect.
This happens because each application has it’s own sets of control parameters
TIP: If you keep the KONA 3 Control Panel window in view,
it displays the application that is in control and
what the Primary and Secondary Format Selections are at all times.