Will the Kona2 work with the new Macs?

[Joe Murray]

I’m not an engineer either, but I think the Kona2 is already being used on Linux systems (RaveHD???) and since PCI is a hardware standard, it would probably just require a software update from AJA/Apple.

Just one guy’s very uninformed opinion.

Joe Murray

[Keicol]

It doesn’t even run on the latest 2.7 G5s. Hd SDI losses audio sync. go figure….

[Gary Adcock]

[Joe Murray] “but I think the Kona2 is already being used on Linux systems (RaveHD???) and since PCI is a hardware standard, it would probably just require a software update from AJA/Apple.”

That would be a correct, at IBC last year AJA was showing their xenia solution in the Microsoft booth.
I assume that AJA {and Apple} will be first out of the box on the solution side due to the way they work together on development now.

and
my 2.5 & 2.7 machines are running tiger and studio on dead on with audio sync. studio has quite a few issues however.

gary adcock

Studio37
HD and Film Consultation

[Steve Swersky]

Your audio sync problem is related to a capture problem with Kona and FCP and Tiger…There is a workaround!!!
Unfortunately you can not batch capture but you can capture each clip as it is logged and the audio will be in sync..I am currently working on an HD movie shot at 23.98..I have successfully captured 800 clips so far…ALSO..I changed my device control offset to -3 (AJA swears that is should be -2.5 but I checked and their -2.5 offset will leace a 1 frame discrepancy between the tape TC and what FCP thinks the TC is…Other than this capture problem The KONA 2 seems to work in Tiger with FCP studio…Hope this helps your capture problem

[Jerry Hofmann]

I’ll wager that it’s not going to be that big a deal…

Jerry

Apple Certified Trainer

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[Keicol]

I would take a closer look at your slates, if you simply look for lip flap you may be deceived, If you’re syncing sound separate from your HD SDI feed you’ll be fine but if you’ve recorded sound in camera and are coming in via HD SDI at 23.98 using a lower res to off line you’ll see it. Good luck with your project, I’d hate to see you have to redo it all

[Steve Swersky]

Thanks for the advice but if I were you I would check your settings because this works 100% correctly..I have smart slates and the tc window tests to verify…EVERYTHING is in perfect sync.

[Steve Swersky]

Thanks for the advice but if I were you I would check your settings because this works 100% correctly..I have smart slates and the tc window tests to verify…EVERYTHING is in perfect sync.

[Keicol]

What version of quicktime are you using? Do you have the 2.7ghz Mac? Are you using a capture frame offset of 2.5? What frame rate are you shooting? What codek are you using to capture with? Thanks, Keith

[Steve Swersky]

I am running QT 7.1 and tiger on a dual 2.5 G5..capturing footage shot on HDCAM at 23.98 digitising into dvcpro100 codec..set capture offset to -3..you can only capture now or use the capture clip setting..DO NOT USE BATCH CAPTURE..this will cause the audio sync problem.