• AJA Video Systems

  iO LA as stand-alone

  Posted by Ron Thompson on September 20, 2005 at 2:27 pm

  Thinking about the IOLA as a stand-alone addition with the KonaLH. Can anyone confirm whether or not all outputs are active when the unit is setup as a stand-alone box?
  I think this IS the case with the IO box, but its not clear if the LA does this as well.

  Thanks
  Ron

  Aja Sales department replied 20 years, 11 months ago 4 Members · 6 Replies
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  Aja Sales department

  September 20, 2005 at 4:09 pm

  Hi-

  All of the outputs on the IoLA are always active, even in stand-alone mode. This is the case on all three Io models.

  Thanks,

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

  September 20, 2005 at 4:14 pm

  Thanks for the reply. great.

  Ron
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  Tony! Hulette

  September 20, 2005 at 7:06 pm

  [Ron] “Thinking about the IOLA as a stand-alone addition with the KonaLH. Can anyone confirm whether or not all outputs are active when the unit is setup as a stand-alone box?
  I think this IS the case with the IO box, but its not clear if the LA does this as well.”

  Personally, I would get the Kona 2 and Io LA, not the Kona LH and Io LA. With the Kona 2 you can up-convert analog video to HD (using the Io LA in-between the Kona 2 and the analog sources).

  Tony!
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  Ron Thompson

  September 20, 2005 at 8:24 pm

  Thanks Tony!

  Coming from a Cinewave, the LH is actually what I was waiting for from AJA. I really don’t need to up-convert SD video to HD. IF anything, my broadcast and corporate workflow require everything in SD. I also don’t work with any dual-link formats…so as I see it, I will be buying a card that is geared towards the HD post market, when I really don’t need it.
  Right now 95% of my work is SD…5% HD.

  HD readiness is important though with these new HDV formats. But my bread and butter is in SD.
  I would bet that 60%+ of the people who buy Kona2 boards are working in HD on at least 50% of their jobs.
  However, in the future I can easily build another room based on the Kona2 if I need to and my work calls for it.

  Ron
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  Rob Alexander

  September 20, 2005 at 9:36 pm

  [AJA Sales Department] “All of the outputs on the IoLA are always active, even in stand-alone mode. This is the case on all three Io models.”

  does this include firewire? I’m wondering whether the IO could work as a convertor to feed AVID XPRESS pro (DV25) as well as FCP or do I need to look to convergent design for that??
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  Aja Sales department

  September 21, 2005 at 1:45 am

  Hi-

  No, the Io’s will not work in this way. Our Firewire 400 connectors carry uncompressed data, for use with Final Cut Pro, etc.

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

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