Problems on LHe w Component/Composite…

[Kevin Wild]

Actually, I wanted to mention that I’m actually getting just a blue screen in FCP when selecting AJA 501 29.97. The green stuff is coming out of the HD Link to my monitor. Final Cut is just blue…

KW

[Bart Harrison]

What type of DVD player ? Is it a copy protected DVD ??

Bart

P.S. The analog in on the LH can be used to input component, Y/C, or composite depending on your settings in the Kona control panel.

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[Kevin Wild]

No, it’s not copy protection. I’m coming straight out of component into matching component inputs on the Kona LHe. I’m choosing AJA 8 bit Uncompressed and I’m getting nothing or glitching. Audio is coming through fine.

While trying this, though, I realized I didn’t know how to go composite in. Any clues?

KW

[Bob Zelin]

Hi Kevin –
the easy way to switch to component, composite is to go via the EASY SETUP menus, and choose what you want. But just to get you started, so you can see what is going on, get your SDI working again. Now, go into the Audio/Video settings in FCP. Click on Capture Presets (the middle tab).
now, scroll down to the item highlighted (you will see a checkmark on the left of the highlighted item). Double click on this – VOILA ! you now have a new window that has just opened up. See where it says VIDEO INPUT and SDI is selected. Click and hold on SDI, and a list will come up – this is where you choose composite or component. Below this is where you choose Analog audio, AES audio or SDI audio.

Hope this helps –
Bob Zelin

[Kevin Wild]

Hey, Bob. Thanks for the response, but I still don’t know what the deal is. I did get the component input working via reseating the card last night. However, I’m still totally stumped as to change to composite.

I opened Capture Preset Editor and there is no place that says SDI. I have the usual Digitizer & Input and Compressor settings. Under Input, where you’d think it would be, it only has the size & framerate options (1080i29.97 (1920 x 1080), but nothing that says SDI or Composite. Did something not get loaded properly perhaps? It’s working via SDI right now, but I need to have composite one in a while.

If/When I get it working, are you saying the SDI input on the Kbox IS also the analog composite input?

Thanks again.

Kevin

[Bob Zelin]

Kevin –
this is the manual
https://www.aja.com/pdfs/AJA_KonaLH_manual.pdf
I suggest that you read it. The composite video input is shared with the component Y input – you select either component or composite via the menus.

Page 35 of the LH manual shows you the LH control panel, and the input selector, where you select between composite, and component, or SDI. There is A PICTURE OF IT on page 35 – they can’t make it any easier.

Page 41 of the manual shows how to configure the output tab for analog output for composite or component.

I hope this helps. You should print the manual to make it easier for you to refer to when looking at your screen on the mac.

Bob Zelin

[Kevin Wild]

Thanks again, Bob. I did read the manual…of course! What information you gave me just now, though, I did not find there: “The composite video input is shared with the component Y input.” Maybe I missed it, but I don’t think it’s there. If it’s not, I guess they could make it easier, eh?

That said, your earlier post confused me. You said to change this video input setting from SDI to Composite in Final Cut Pro under the “capture preset” tabs. Obviously, you must’ve meant the Kona utility. I had already tried the composite input in the utility to no avail, but I’ll try again with the Y input.

Also, I see all the lit say it supports S-video. Without an S-video connector, I guess I need a splitter into the components. My search of s-video came up with 2 instances of no help whatsoever…just mentions of support.

I am still working all this stuff out…I’m not that technically or editorially green, but I am with the Kona…

Thanks for your help!

Kevin

[Bob Zelin]

Kevin –
do you have a KL box? Serial Digital In is labeled SDI In
Composite/Component Video In is labeled YCVBS, Pb/Y, Pr/C.
There is a picture of this as well on page 10 of the AJA Kona LH manual
that I am viewing on the pdf from the web site.
YCVBS is either the composite video in, or the Y input for component. Pb is blue for component, and Pr is red for component. The / mark on Pb/Y and Pr/C
shows that the Pb and Pr can become the YC signals, which is what is used for S-Video. Yes, you will need an adaptor. You stick composite video into the YCVBS connector, and then switch the menu in either FCP (Audio/Video Settings capture preset input video selector), or the Kona Control panel. SDI is thru an ENTIRELY DIFFERENT BNC CONNECTOR which is clearly labeled SDI IN.
If you don’t have the KL box, you use the BNC connectors that are DIRECTLY ON THE PCI BOARD – not the breakout cable for SDI In/Out.

It’s all in the pdf manual, and all printed right on the front of the KL box. Please spend some time poking around the audio/video setting menus to get used to things, becuase you will get further in trouble with FCP once you start to have to pick compression resolutions, etc.

Bob Zelin

[Kevin Wild]

“YCVBS is either the composite video in, or the Y input for component. Pb is blue for component, and Pr is red for component. The / mark on Pb/Y and Pr/C
shows that the Pb and Pr can become the YC signals, which is what is used for S-Video. Yes, you will need an adaptor. You stick composite video into the YCVBS connector, and then switch the menu in either FCP (Audio/Video Settings capture preset input video selector), or the Kona Control panel.”

Thank you, Bob. This is the exact info I was looking for. I did read the manual…I wish they had spelled it out like you did just now!

Appreciate the posts.

Kevin