No progressive Video Preview in After Effects through AJA Kona3G

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No progressive Video Preview in After Effects through AJA Kona3G

Posted by Trey Gregory on February 13, 2013 at 10:24 pm

Greetings everyone.

I’m a new Kona user, and I’m running into a problem getting my Kona 3G to play well with After Effects CS6 on my mac pro system.

Currently I can only get the AJA Video Preview of my 1920 x 1080 23.976 composition if I set my
Output Mode (in the Video Preview Settings Window) to any of the AJA Kona3G 1080psf settings, which results in a blurry interlaced preview on my broadcast monitor, jagged and/or blurry edges.

I would like to be using one of the AJA Kona3G 1080p settings so I can get a true progressive preview, but it seems like ONLY the interlaced settings for Video Output will work out of After Effects. Any time I use any of the AJA 1080p settings all I get is a blank screen from AE, only the “psf” and “i” settings work…

While troubleshooting I discovered I can get it to preview my 1920×1080 composition by using AJA Kona3G 525i, but none of the progressive settings will work, I just get a blank screen

I’m running AE CS6 11.0.2.11

I installed all the latest Kona Drivers, and have NOT installed the After effects drivers (only the premiere and photoshop ones) as per the instructions that came with the installers.

I even put a call into AJA about this and the person I spoke to was stumped as well, so any help would be appreciated.

Trey Gregory
ECG Productions – Atlanta
HD Production and Post
https://www.ecgprod.com

Gary Adcock replied 13 years, 2 months ago 2 Members · 5 Replies
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Gary Adcock
February 13, 2013 at 11:11 pm

[Trey Gregory] “Currently I can only get the AJA Video Preview of my 1920 x 1080 23.976 composition if I set my
Output Mode (in the Video Preview Settings Window) to any of the AJA Kona3G 1080psf settings, which results in a blurry interlaced preview on my broadcast monitor, jagged and/or blurry edges”

Since you do not explain how you are connecting the K3g to your monitor nor what time of monitor it is, it is difficult to assist.

gary adcock
Studio37

Post and Production Workflow Consultant
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Chicago, IL

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Trey Gregory
February 14, 2013 at 2:11 am

Thanks for the response!

I’m running YPbPr using the standard Kona Breakout Cables into my Flanders Scientific LM-2340W monitor.

Trey Gregory
ECG Productions – Atlanta
HD Production and Post
https://www.ecgprod.com
Gary Adcock
February 14, 2013 at 2:55 pm

[Trey Gregory] “I’m running YPbPr using the standard Kona Breakout Cables into my Flanders Scientific LM-2340W monitor.”

MMMM…
True P in a component analog video connection?

Nope, that pathway usually requires playback of a PSF signal,

Try sending that same “True P” signal over the HDSDI and it should work correctly with the FSI monitor.

gary adcock
Studio37

Post and Production Workflow Consultant
Production and Post Stereographer
Chicago, IL

https://blogs.creativecow.net/24640

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Trey Gregory
February 14, 2013 at 5:29 pm

Gary!

That was the solution, previews look beautiful now.

Thank you for helping me!

Trey Gregory
ECG Productions – Atlanta
HD Production and Post
https://www.ecgprod.com
Gary Adcock
February 14, 2013 at 9:14 pm

[Trey Gregory] “hat was the solution, previews look beautiful now. “

You are most welcome.

gary adcock
Studio37

Post and Production Workflow Consultant
Production and Post Stereographer
Chicago, IL

https://blogs.creativecow.net/24640

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