• AJA Video Systems

  HD Upconvert w KONA 3

  Posted by Joe Pitts on May 20, 2006 at 11:42 pm

  Just to see if i’ve got this right….
  If I want to Upconvert a lot of SD sources on digitize to HD…
  and save them as HDV files on the server…
  this is the card for me….. will it work with software besides the Apple Suite
  (ingest Stations, like BuGTV’s CLASS-R)?

  Bob Zelin replied 19 years, 11 months ago 5 Members · 4 Replies
• 4 Replies

• 

  Walter Biscardi

  May 21, 2006 at 1:30 am

  I wouldn’t capture to the HDV codec. I would use DVCPro HD if you’re trying to save drive space. MUCH better codec to work with than HDV.

  And yes, the Kona 3 is the only Kona card on the PCIe machines that will offer SD to HD Upconvert.

  Walter Biscardi, Jr.
  https://www.biscardicreative.com

  Director, “The Rough Cut”
  https://www.theroughcutmovie.com

  Now Posting “Good Eats” in HD for the Food Network

  “I reject your reality and substitute my own!” – Adam Savage, Mythbusters
• 

  Michael Alberts

  May 21, 2006 at 3:15 am

  Upconvert from SD to HDV. Ouch. The man is a masochist! Listen to Walter and save yourself hours of render time and headache. Go with the DVCPro HD codec for offline.

  Michael Alberts
  Ambidextrous Productions, Inc.
• 

  Aja Sales department

  May 21, 2006 at 3:15 am

  Hi,

  The hardware-based upconvert on the KONA 3 works via the KONA Control Panel software, so it can work outside of any application, as well as within. It also works in input passthrough (E-to-E) mode as well.

  Thank you,

  —
  AJA Video Systems
  (530) 274-2048 Intl.
  (800) 251-4224 US
  sales@aja.com
• 

  Bob Zelin

  May 21, 2006 at 2:39 pm

  there is a great misconception that HDV is HD – it ain’t. DVCProHD is dramatically a better codec. And if you have HDV footage you have to work with, get the incredible new AJA HD10AVA to convert your HDV stuff to HD-SDI, to stick it right into the Kona 3, without screwing around.

  Bob Zelin

Reply to this Discussion! Login or Sign Up