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Kona 3 and analog input
If I put a Kona 3 card into a Mac Pro tower what are my options for the rare occasion that I may need to capture analog video through a composite input? As far as I can tell from the Kona specs, it will output analog composite, but not input.
Lee
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The Kona 3 does not have any analog input. If you need input from an analog source, you will need an A to D converter. AJA makes a variety of mini an rack mount converters, as does Black Magic Designs.
Arnie
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Thanks Arnie for confirming that.
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I would suggest that you look at the Kona LHi. It’s capable of such work as well as high-end HD work.
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Wayne Carey
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Thanks Wayne.
The reason I want to go the Kona 3 route is for possible work with Red 2K projects. The LHi seems to stop at 1080 or am I wrong? I’m already looking at one AJA mini-convertor to convert SDI for a HP Dreamcolor monitor for grading but that’s another discussion.
Lee
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[Lee Warner] “The reason I want to go the Kona 3 route is for possible work with Red 2K projects.”
Well… That can throw a wrench into things.
You are correct in your assumption. You’ll have to purchase the Kona3 if you plan on working with RED footage and then having to purchase a mini-converter to convert your analog to SDI. AJA makes plenty of those to choose from also.
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Another option is to get the AJA Io, they are on ebay all the time. I got one from there almost new for $500. The Io will input analog via firewire.
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We have both an IO and Kona. All analog in/out goes between the two using sdi. This is particularly useful for uprezing sd to hd.
John
MacPro 8-core 2.8GHz 8 GB RAM OS 10.5.8 QT7.6.4 Kona 3 Dual Cinema 23 ATI Radeon HD 3870, 24″ TV-Logic Monitor, ATTO ExpressSAS R380 RAID Adapter, PDE enclosure with 8-drive 6TB RAID 5
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