KONA 3 or BlackMagic Multibridge…

[Jeremy Garchow]

What formats are you working in? Need more info.

[Don Wilson]

Format is mostly DVCProHd 720p/24 and 1080i/24. Will do HD Cam work as well. It lookas if the Blackmagic has more versatility as far as inputs go and it seem to monitor with DVI out. I’ve always been an AJA fan but can only spend this money once.

Thanks for your input.

Don Wilson
AmericanaMediaInc.com

[Kevin Francis]

One nice thing KONA 3 gives you is HD upconversion from SD, Multibridge doesn’t offer this.

[Jeremy Garchow]

I’d double check if blackmagic supports downcoversion of 720p24 (it used to not be supported when I used blackmagic products). I’d also double check if donwconversion is supported for 1080/24.

I have had great luck with AJA products. They also do upconvert if you need that feature, currently BM does not.

Jeremy

[Walter Biscardi]

Kona 3 hands down. More flexible, better support and it works.

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

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

[Tony! Hulette]

Ditto on the Kona 3. It hard to beat AJA for support and quality.

Tony!

[Don Wilson]

Bought the Kona 3! Also bought the G5 Quad and my vendor is going to take it back soon when the new G5 **** is released. Will use my Io for analog conversion into K3 to uprez. Talked to Rudy at AJA today, is he cool or what. Honest and wants to help. And best of all after a long absence, I got to gear from TONY!….I’m gonna meet you one day and we’ll realize we’ve met before.

Cow Rocks!

Don Wilson
AmericanaMediaInc.com

[Jeremy Garchow]

Good choice, Don. You get what you pay for.

Jeremy

[Tony! Hulette]

Hey Don,

Thanks for the kind words. I’m sure we’ll meet one day (if we haven’t already). I’m usually at NAB, DV Expo, MacWorld, etc so that might be when it happens. In the meantime, I feel like I know so many people that I’ve never met because of the Cow. Its hard to imagine life without my Creative Cow family.

Rudy at AJA is the coolest