[Aja Sales department]

Hi-

Zip files are native to Mac OSX. You create them by simply right-clicking on a file, and choosing “Create Archive of (file name)”. This also means opening them is as simple as double-clicking…no additional software utilities needed.

We’re just trying to make things easier on everyone, now that Stuffit Expander is no longer bundled with Tiger OSX 10.4. Please let us know if you have trouble opening our files.

Thanks-

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

[Aja Sales department]

Hi-

The software is there. We are transitioning over to zip files instead of Stuffit, so perhaps try to refresh your browser.

Kona software and support
https://www.aja.com/support_kona.html

Io software and support
https://www.aja.com/support_Io.html

Thank you,

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

[Aja Sales department]

Hi-

Yes! Here is an earlier Cow post that describes it:

https://www.creativecow.net/forum/read_post.php?postid=111375155576545&forumid=150&highlight=

So, yes, the Io can be used as a stand-alone frame-sync to feed analog and/or digitial signals to anything you like…including the use you asked about, feeding an SDI only card in your FCP setup.

Please feel free to contact us if you addtional questions.

Thank you,

AJA Video Systems
(530) 274-2048
sales@aja.com

[Aja Sales department]

I will forward your request to our engineers, and get it on the wish-list!

Thank you,

AJA Video

[Aja Sales department]

Hi-

The next release of the Io Control Panel is due very soon, and there is also a new Io family driver rev coming.

The next verison of the Io Control Panel introduces procamp controls, audio channel mapping, timing output controls, and more. AJA engineers are finishing this up now, and it will be going to beta very shortly, so release is not far away.

The next version of the Io/Io LA/Io LD driver software introduces 23.98 frame rate support, reduced latency, plus Tiger compatibility (which means multi-channel audio input, multicam, and more). This release also introduces Soundtrack Pro video-out support, and integration with other ProApps. This driver is due from Apple when FCP 5 ships at the end of this month.

Please call or email us with questions.

AJA Video Systems
(530) 274-2048
sales@aja.com

[Aja Sales department]

Hi-

Yes, there is a 1-frame delay when going through the Io in it’s Control Panel stand-alone frame-sync mode. There is a simple setting in FCP when using with the Kona 2 to digitze from the SDI signal coming from the Io:

– go to “Audio/Video Settings” in Final Cut Pro HD pulldown

– choose “Device Control Preset” tab

– click “edit” to modify the device control parameters of the Easy Set-up you are using

– need to reduce the Capture Offset by -1. For example, the Sony default is -3, so you would simply make it -4.

Now you have a frame-accurate preset, taking into account the delay form the external conversion.

Call us if you have any questions! (530) 274-2048.

Thank you,

AJA Video Systems

[Aja Sales department]

Hi Bob-

Yes, we are going to switch our files on the website over to zip…not sure when this will be complete, but we are listening!

Thanks,

Nick
AJA Video Systems

[Aja Sales department]

Hi-

Bob is right, if you wish to capture HDV into a different codec such as 1080 DVCPRO-HD, or even HD uncompressed. This method also means you can downconvert the HDV signal on capture, to DV25, DV50, or uncompressed SD!

At NAB, we announced (and were showing, as was Apple) HDV playback support on KONA 2. KONA 2 not only plays out the codec, but also accelerates it via hardware (like our DVCPRO-HD support), thereby taking some of the workload of this codec off of the G5.

This feature will be available when FCP5 ships in May, and is built into every KONA 2 card. KONA 2 can also downconvert the HDV codec in FCP5, in realtime all-the-time, through our built-in 10-bit hardware downconverter.

And, our free KONA TV utility (available on our website) can playout HDV files from the Desktop through KONA 2 (and many many other codecs as well, including Animation codec, etc.)…very cool.

…email or call us with questions!

Thank you,

AJA Sales Department
(530) 274-2048
sales@aja.com

[Aja Sales department]

Hi-

You have a few options, but either way, the KONA 2 will upconvert on ingest, or playout, so you can upconvert SD video to HD files on disk, or playout SD files on disk to HD video…very flexible and unique.

The Io with the new free Io Control Panel software is a good choice if you need to upconvert on the way in to HD files on disk. This way, you take in your analog SD video and audio material, send it out as SD SDI and AES (or embedded), and feed that to KONA 2 which will upconvert to HD on the way in.

If you wish to upconvert SD files on the way out, an Io LA is a good choice. You would digitize through the Io LA, and then upconvert the playout through KONA 2. There are no file compatibility issues, as we use Apple’s codecs on both products (except for our Dual-Link 4:4:4 codec in KONA 2).

So, you have multiple ways to use the upconvert feature of the KONA 2. It is always realtime, configurable to inputs and/or outputs, and is codec agnostic as it is hardware-based, and works in 1080 and 720 formats (same as our downconverter). And the best part, this feature is available NOW in our shipping hardware and driver!

Please call us if you wish to discuss this further! (530) 274-2048, or sales@aja.com

Thank you,

AJA Video Systems

[Aja Sales department]

Hi-

Io is not a discontinued product! It is still our flagship product line!

Please keep in mind that Apple develops the drivers for Io, which means we have a very tight integration with everything they do. This is reason that the Io concept exists at all, as the technology to transmit 10-bit uncompressed data over Firewire 400 is theirs.

Do not despair…I promise you 😉

Nick Rashby
Director, Sales and Marketing
AJA Video Systems