Kona as a replacement for Cinewave -Questions

[Walter Biscardi]

[Michael Brassert] “I have been happy with my Cinewave but it is time to move on. I need analog component in and out, composite in and out, SDi in and out, HD- SDI in and out.. S-video would also be nice.”

I ran the CineWave for three years and what you want is the combination of a Kona card and the Io LA. We have two Kona 2 systems and one Kona 3 system along with an Io LA.

The LA gives you full analog input / output including S-Video. The Konas give you full SD and HD SDI along with Component output.

Which Kona you require depends on your machine and your editing requirements. The LH and Kona 2 are for PCI-X machines. LHe and Kona 3 for PCIe machines.

LH / LHe give you Analog Inputs along with HD to SD down-convert only.

Kona 2 gives you digial inputs only along with Component HD / SD output. You also get SD to HD Up-convert and HD to SD Downconvert.

Kona 3 gives you everything as the Kona 2 with the addition of HD Cross Convert. 720 to 1080 or 1080 to 720.

Kona is the best choice to move from a CineWave workflow as it even contains a control panel somewhat similar to the CineWave panel.

Walter Biscardi, Jr.
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[Adam Vincent]

Hey Walter,

With a Kona 2 and an IO LA, would you be able to capture HD-SDI video only from the Kona 2 and the audio analog from the IO LA; from the same HD deck simultaneously? The reason I ask is, the HDCAMs we shoot with have an “emphasis” noise reduction feature, that basically boosts the treble on the camera, then the deck de-empasizes on the way out by the same amount (analog outputs). With embeded audio or AES/EBU, the de-emphasis does not happen, so you get treble/hissy audio, unless you use the analog outputs of the deck. I was able to accomplish this easily with the Cinewave system.

I have turned this feature off on our camera, but older footeage or footage shot by our other division may still have “emphasis” on it.

Adam Vincent, Alabama Public Television
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Pinnacle Cinewave with Pro A & D, Pro HD BOBs, Cinewave 4.6
ATTO UL4D
Medea RTRX 1.3 TB stripped with ATTO express stripe
UL4D in slot 4, Cinewave card in slot 2
FCP 4.5
Quicktime 6.5.2

[Herb Sevush]

You might want to look at the BlackMagic Design Multi-Bridge. Unlike the Kona 3 it can handle both analog component and digital — both SD-SDI and HD-SDI. While it down-converts HD to SD on the fly it does not have the Kona 3’s ability to up-convert SD to HD and cross convert 1080 to 720 on the fly. But if you don’t need those features it might be your answer.

Herb Sevush
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