[Aja Sales department]

Hi,

The release notes state:

“SD to SD aspect ratio conversions

[Aja Sales department]

Hello,

Please call our support group when you have a chance. Based on your posts, we today again verified that KONA 2 is working with this SD-SD anamorphic function, so perhaps there is another reason for the issues you are seeing. Our support department will be happy to help, and the feedback and resolution will be good for us to log as well.

Thank you,

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AJA Video Systems
(530) 274-2048 Intl.
(800) 251-4224 US
sales@aja.com

[Aja Sales department]

OK, the chocolate thing is out. We’ll just continue to make stuff you guys want…my cardiologist thanks you for your understanding. 🙂

[Aja Sales department]

The Chocolate.

🙂

[Aja Sales department]

Regarding your question about using 2048×1080 for the 2K workflow:
2048×1080 is really a Digital Cinema specification and if you get a negative scanned, that’s usually going to be to 2048×1556 in order to give you the whole negative. If you truncate the source data that you work with from the outset you’ve no real room for Y axis adjustments (up and down on the image) that would be possible if you had taken in the whole 2048×1556. This point may be worth considering.

Most facilities will scan to the 2048×1556 dimensions by default as well. And yes, 2048×1556 2K files at 23.98fps will be roughly 300MB/sec so you will need a drive array adequate to handle this (preferably some kind of RAID with that kind of speed and controllers with 512MB cache.)

Whether you work in 2048×1556 or 2048×1080 you will be able to watch the footage on an HD display or an SD display using the 2K Crop function in the Kona Control Panel in conjunction with setting the appropriate Primary and Secondary formats.

Hope this information helps and if you need more information, don’t hesitate to contact AJA’s tech support at support@aja.com

[Aja Sales department]

Hi,

Thanks Walter!

Besides our technical support and 3-year international warranty, here are a few unique features to keep in mind if you choose to go with the KONA LSe:

– KONA LSe has 2-ch. balanced AES audio I/O via professional XLR connectors
– KONA LSe has both Y/C and composite output via a configurable 3x BNC output
– KONA LSe has the popular and easy to operate KONA Control Panel, which is a standlaone app to control the hardware functions of the card.
– KONA LSe has 12-bit analog DAC and ADC video processing.
– KONA LSe has two SDI outputs.
– KONA LSe has the optional KL-BOX breakout box. KL-BOX adds 2-ch. unbalanced RCA audio outputs, looping Genlock, and unbalanced AES on BNC.
– KL-BOX has a supplied 2-meter tether cable. An optional 5-meter tether cable is available, allowing the video/audio/RS422/genlock to be placed far away from the Mac.

Feel free to contact us if you need any further information.

Thank you,

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AJA Video Systems
(530) 274-2048 Intl.
(800) 251-4224 US
sales@aja.com

[Aja Sales department]

Hello,

I would recommend contacting our support department on Monday. The KONA LHe is certainly capable of sending a downconverted 720 signal to its composite output. Perhaps there is a setting that is being overlooked, a cabling issue, or as Bob suggests, a problem with the card itself.

If you wish to contact supprt, they can be reached via email at support@aja.com, or via phone to +1 (530) 271-3190.

Thank you,

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AJA Video Systems
(530) 274-2048 Intl.
(800) 251-4224 US
sales@aja.com

[Aja Sales department]

Hello,

If you are still having issues, you are welcome to contact our technical support department who can help diagnose what may be going on. They can be reached via email at support@aja.com, or via phone during PST business hours, +1 (530) 271-3190.

Thank you,

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AJA Video Systems
(530) 274-2048 Intl.
(800) 251-4224 US
sales@aja.com

[Aja Sales department]

Hi,

The down-conversion on all AJA products is identical in quality; 10-bit hardware based. The conversions on our Desktop products are based on the engineering from our respected converter lineup, used industry-wide.

Thank you,

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AJA Video Systems
(530) 274-2048 Intl.
(800) 251-4224 US
sales@aja.com

[Aja Sales department]

Hi,

Is this a XENA HS card?

Are you sure your JVC monitor has SDI (serial digital) connectors, or are you using the RCA composite analog video inputs? If you are taking the SDI outputs of the XENA, this is a professional digital interface that is not compatible with analog composite.

Thank you,

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AJA Video Systems
(530) 274-2048 Intl.
(800) 251-4224 US
sales@aja.com