Best Kona to Use with Sony HVR-M25U VCR

[Bob Zelin]

Kona LH or LHe, but if you want to use the Kona 2 or 3, get the AJA HD10AVA along with it to turn the HDRM25 into a HD-SDI signal.

For VTR control, I would use the Addenda RS-4/L instead of firewire control.

Bob Zelin

[Mark Maness]

Ok… that makes sense… But what do you use for the audio?

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Wayne Carey
Schazam Productions
http://www.schazamproductions.com

[Bob Zelin]

what a great question – the AJA HD10AVA embeddes the analog audio into the HD-SDI stream, so it comes in thru one video cable !!!!! EASY EASY EASY .

bob Zelin

[Stephen Panning]

The best way to deal with HDV is to skip the multiple gadgets and purchase a Miranda HDV Bridge. A no-brainer high-end encoder that does some amazing stuff, including cross conversion. One cable in, one cable out, one cable for serial control, GO.

Good luck

Steve

[Mark Maness]

Thanks, Bob…. I wish I would have know that before purchasing the HD10A. 🙁

Sie La Vie!

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Wayne Carey
Schazam Productions
http://www.schazamproductions.com

[Mark Maness]

Good point! But when you’re on a tight budget, $1000 is easier to swallow than $2500. Besides, you can still use the firewire connection for machine control. Sony isn’t well known for their machine control response on these machines…

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Wayne Carey
Schazam Productions
http://www.schazamproductions.com

[Bob Zelin]

I completely disagree with you Steve – but I guess you are spending someone elses money. The AJA HD10AVA is a SUPPORTED product by AJA, and if you look at the Panasonic P2 flyer (and others), you will see pictures of the AJA HD10A, and HD10AVA in their flyers as recommended devices. I was at an Apple XSan meeting last night, and Apple was using an AJA HD10A.

The AJA HD10AVA is a plug and play device – no menus, and GREAT SUPPORT if there is something wrong (which there never is), AND ITS CHEAPER. The only thing you don’t get is RS422 control. The Addenda RS-4L works perfectly and is only $148. And it requires no software – also plug and play. If you think that Addenda is some fly by night company, this is the SAME COMPANY that supplies AVID with their RS422 controllers with EVERY AVID Adrenaline and AVID Nitris (the RS 2/8 converts RS232 to RS422). AND like AJA, you can get Addenda on the phone for support in 2 seconds.

SO, we get to save money, AND we get great support, and it just works. Now the Miranda has TERRIBLE support, and has menus that need to be setup.

But I guess you must be rich, or spending someone elses money, or have lots of time on your hands.

bob zelin

[Mark Maness]

AMEN, Brother Bob! Great service! LOL

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Wayne Carey
Schazam Productions
http://www.schazamproductions.com

[Fergus Hammond]

Ok, now *I’ve* got a silly question: what would you want to do with a Kona card and the M25U? Input from the deck is via FireWire, right? And output back to the deck would also be FireWire, woudn’t it? What advantage would a Kona bring?

Regards,
fh

[Fergus Hammond]

Oh, never mind: just read the HDV doc on the AJA site.