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Video Playback option on Io?
Hi there,
Just received a new FCP setup with a K2 and Io, and was wondering about video playback option under View>Video Playback. I’m seeing all the Kona setups and the Digital Cinema Desktop Preview, but for the ProIo, i’m only seeing the component out options. Is this normal? Should i be able to select SDI, Composite, or even S-vid?
Thanks in advance,
J. Montellano
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5 Replies
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All outputs should be active at all times, Plug something in and see if it works.
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Ya the outputs of the Io work, just playing a sequence now. Coming out both component and composite to the scope. What I guess i’m refering to is should there be Video Playback options in the the FCP menu to view on composite/S-vid/SDI in addition to component.
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Nope, output is sent to the io via the firewire pipe, and all of the different output options are active at all times when the io is in the ‘out’ mode. You really have to only worry about which input you are choosing as all of the inputs are not active at the same time.
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Ah, that makes sense. I knew all the outputs were live. Just new to the system and trying to figure out if any of the FCP updates or firmware changes hosed the Video Playback Settings. Just a little confusing when you have a ton of Easy Setups that display all your options and only the component one shows up for Video Playback.
Thanks for all your help.
J. Montellano
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Yeah, no problem. the io will be a great companion to your Kona 2 when you need to ingest analog. The io will transcode your video and audio to SDI and then all you need to do is hook up your kona2 to the io. You will need to run the io control panel and set up your inputs. I use this situation all the time from my Kona 2 machine to another machine that is hooked up to a Beta SP deck and it works just dandy.
Have fun and post back if you have any other questions. I guess it can be a bit of a mind screw as you learn all of the different setups and routing, but once you know, you know it. You can also setup custom presets if you only use a certain setup or two. I have done this and it beats searching through the seemingly endless presets provided by apple and aja, especially since you have an io and a kona 2 on the same system. I would suggest editing and monitoring out of the kona 2 as the delay is a lot speedier than editing with the io, although editing with the io is not a bad experience either. Also, make sure you are running the latest software and firmware updates that are downloadable from AJAs website.
Cheers,
Jeremy
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